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  1. #1
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    Default 83 supra rebuild

    Well I been slowly getting at this rebuild but I am almost ready to drop it off at my friends shop to get it in line for new stringers and a new floor. I have a nice list of to do's for this project but main thing first is stringer and floor, new mufflers, and hopefully new interior. If budget allows hopefully some new wet sound speakers for the tower and build an eclosure to have 6 of them up there. I have to decide on the fill & drain system or wet sound speakers but I am leaning more towards the speakers. I can still use my bilge over the side to fill it up and install the system later on. I am working out a deal with my friend so FAE might be installed also as payment for painting his V Star for him.

    Here is some pictures of what has been done so far.




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    Yeah this is the so called supra star. The floors were pretty bad and it didn't help that the previous owner was not the brightest. He let it sit uncovered and with the plugs in so it sat with the floor flooded at one point. I got a friend price on replacing the floor, stringers, and gel coating the stringer and floor when finished up. He is also going to put foam while he is rebuilding the floor. Was glad I have a friend doing this type of work and letting him put the shop sticker on my boat kind of helped out lol.

    The chrysler runs great but I need to look at the carb and give it a rebuild. I am also going to drop the oil pan and put a new gasket while it's out and clean up the motor and give it some new paint. We ran all summer and no issues with it other than when it idles it would sometimes die out like it was starving for fuel and would be fine with a little pump of the throttle here and there. The trailer I liked that idea also and while the boat is gone I have plenty of room in storage to work on the motor but it was holding one of my stand up jet ski's but put it on a dolly so I can sit the motor on the trailer for now. The shop is where I work at and they make it easy for me when I need to do something. I had to use the hydraulic press to push out to seized pistons in a jet ski motor. The hoist and large compressor made it easy to get everything unbolted to pull out and build the motor stand for the trailer.

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    Any updates?

    1986 Saltare
    Restoration link: http://supraboats.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=7839

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    Quote Originally Posted by TitanTn View Post
    Any updates?
    Sorry no update right now since it's still waiting for my friend to get to it. I did get an update last week that he is getting caught up since we been having some warmer days for his work to dry faster. I plan on calling him this weekend to see when he thinks it will go in for the work to be done. I am trying to see if I can get some updates of the motor after this weekend. I want to take it to work and clean it up then scuff up the motor parts to give it a new coat of blue engine paint.

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    Glad to see another one pop up online.

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