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mapmaker

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Need some help figuring out what all has been done to my 87 TR. Quick background - my dad bought this car about 15 years ago from a guy in the Denver / Boulder area who also had a GN. He had done a number of things to the car, but took some stuff back off before selling. Dad says there was an 11 sec time slip in the glove box. It pretty much sat until last year when my wife bought it as a surprise birthday present.
Here is what I know so far: TA49 turbo, Caspers thumb wheel Ultrachip, KB ram air, test pipe, boost gauge, brake cylinders, trans cooler. Rumor has it the trans and engine have both been opened (I can tell the oil pan has been off).
Surprised it had stock FP regulator and some of the "basic" things hadn't been done (hot wire, passenger valve cover block off, throttle body coolant lines).
I was under the car today fabricating a drive shaft loop and noticed maybe there are some suspension mods. Are these stock lower rear arms? The front away bar looks like it has blocks added and extra braces? The front bar is 1 1/4" and rear 7/8.
It also looks like the pass. side of the crossmember has been flattened?
Appreciate any help.
 

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Yes those are stock rear lowers. I have never seen the front sway bar modded like that...Trans cross member looks stock.

Bryan
 
From what I have been reading here, hard to believe this car could do 11's. I've put on adj FP regulator and took the canister off the KB intake. Have 50lb injectors and a 255lph fuel pump on the way. Already have a Scanmaster. Any "reasonable" way to estimate what might have been done in the engine? Start bumping the boost and see what happens?
 
Front sway bar was likely modded like that to clear intercooler pipes or shroud. I have seen it done back in the day. There was a place in Englewood CO called "engines to go" owned by Mike Gale that used to do work on cars in that area. I have not heard from him in a while he may still be around.
Mike
 
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