[castrol_supra_gt]

Like with ERTL's Dodge Charger (from the Fast and the Furious), their Toyota Supra model has no wiring in the engine bay so I decided to wire it up myself as well as paint the battery, water and oil boxes. I also painted the intercooler to look more realistic as well.

Engine bay before

Engine bay after

Intercooler (please forgive the low light - it was the easiest way to reduce the glare from the light.

 

[Guest]

:nicejob Nice work Darren.

:cheers

 

[StygianMax]

That really looks super CS_GT!! Your modified engine bay looks like it came straight out from an import tuner magazine :nicejob :nicejob :nicejob

I really like the wiring harness and the yellow battery top (it really looks like the Optima Yellow battery!!) Did you use coloured wires for your hoses and wire looms?

Did you paint the front strut tower brace aluminum also?

You must have had lots of fun doing you mods! :cheers :cheers :cheers

 

[Guest]

Nice work darren. :nicejob Does the hood stay up by itself?

 

[castrol_supra_gt]

Thanks for the feedback, guys.
To answer your questions, SM. I did use coloured wires and a metal wire for the hoses and wire looms - I got them from the cable in an old computer mouse. I painted the brace to look like aluminium shortly after I took the photos (yesterday evening).
To answer your question, PhantomGTR, yes the hood does stay up by itself.

 

[Ford GT]

Looks good! :nicejob :danbanna

 

[calgary7er]

Great work CS_GT, makes a huge difference and a marked improvement over the stock Ertl version. :nicejob :nicejob :nicejob :nicejob :nicejob

 

[Guest]

What a nice way to bring the engine out, good work. :cheers

 

[allanmodel]

Nice work Darren :nicejob

Looks so much better... :danbanna :cheers

 

[SilentHobbes]

A very nice job Darren. :nicejob :nicejob

 

[mz6jlt]

:bowdown :bowdown Very nice work! :bowdown :bowdown
:nicejob :nicejob :cool :cool :nicejob :nicejob

 

[Scott_S]

Looks 10 times better now.

 

[Guest]

:nicejob

 

[miniman]

Nice work Darren.
:happytwo :happytwo :happytwo

 

[Guest]

Great improvement.....

 

[Guest]

Nice Work! :rockon

 

[Guest]

Thats some fantastic work SupraGT!

 

[Guest]

looks good!! :cool

very nice work :nicejob

 

[Guest]

looks very good...how did you make the wires stay in place?? did you glue them down?

 

[castrol_supra_gt]

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Not quite. I drilled small holes in the engine bay and drew the wires tightly enough so they wouldn't move around then threaded them through the holes.