Ok guys i need your help here. Hard times have come upon me and my Z. My frame is totally rotten, rusted like hell and in some parts flaking off. Im considering taking a risk on the car and completely restoring it, but thats an whole lot of money and time that im going to have to commit.
Anyway, the purpose of this thread is to gather some information and get opinions. I love my Z, and frankly i want another Z. But looking at my options, there are more mkIII supras out there in better condition than Z31's. I'd like to know which car you guys think is better and for what reason. Any additional info or words of encouragement are welcome

 

yo my cuzn got a 91 supra n it is pretty as hell he got thatcar lookin mint but with plentyof modifications, supras r nnice buti heardthhe headgasketgoes quick in that car but toyota haaad aa recall on that **** n there faster thenn a z31....

 

You can buy a nice Z31 for about 4K with no rust, spend another 5k and have a Z that'll make supra owners think twice about racing an old ZX for about 9 grand

 

HeRo ShiRo: learn to read and write. That post absolutely sucks.

For anyone else that found HeRo ShiRo's post hard to read, I'll translate:

"Hi. My cousin bought a 91 Supra, and it is in mint condition. It also has lots of modifications. Supras are nice, but I've heard the head gaskets are very common problems. Toyota had issued a recall on them. They're faster than a Z31."

I've also heard the headgaskets are a problem. I have a friend who had two MKII Supra engines die on him for the same reason. One was while I was racing him in my NA and was beating him at the time.

 

...Oh thats wat that said.

Thanks for the input all. The thing is i live in canada so most z31's up here are in total crap condition. The rare ones that are in good condition usually go for around $6-$7000 canadian. I bought my car for like $800. I figure if i get the entire car restored it'll cost less than buying one in "almost" mint condition.

Supra's are nice and all, they're just kinda big. And besides, i like my Z.

 

my friend has a mkIII supra turbo and i smoked him in my n/a '86. The supra is a good car, but as far as the earlier years go, the z31 is better.

 

I agree the MKIII is a nice car, my friend has an '87 turbo and I've beaten him every time I raced him both top-end and quarter mile. They are rather heavy (3700 lbs at the most and 3500 at least) they have back seats standard and 30 more horsepower than the Z though. His best time slip (5spd turbocharged running tip-top shape) was a 16.5 at 4400 ft. At the same track with just a custom intake, stock turbo, stock PSI everything I ran a 15.44. They are good cars with great technology and have good potential, but I don't think that they are much of a threat stock for stock for a Z. Remember it's 90% driver and 10% car, though. I would recommend both, but I love my Z to death and prefer it's looks, engine and handling to the supra. And yes, on the 7m-gte engines the headgaskets are very weak. If I were you and got a MKIII supra I would immediately replace the headgaskets.

 

mkiii's with turbo do 0-60 in 6.6 sec while the z31 turbo does it in 7.3. mkiii has 232 hp and z31 has 200. i think stock the mkiii is better but the z keeps on goin forever and doesnt ever break like the mkiii, mkiii's are very fragile(head gaskets). but hey its ur choice, they r both awesome cars.

 

I still smoked a mkIII in my n/a

 

if supras have a lower 0-60 time than the 300turbo, then how come i have beaten two different ones on multiple occasions in my 86 na with 211,000 miles (50,000 more tahn either of the 2 mkIII turbos)