Nguyen first tried his hand at working with other Japanese cars in Nextmod in Toronto, before he turned to Toyota's version of the Canadian market. «I just could not deprive her attention,» — says Tom about Supra. He had the idea to open their own retail store of spare parts and workshop to build one of the most wild and ambiguous Supra in the world.
Initially, the work Tom wanted to find the most current version of the Supra, but the search was not as easy as it initially seemed. «Find a suitable model for the building was damn hard, in the end the choice fell on the model 1994, created for the Canadian market. That she was able to show what can our shop,» — said Nguyen.
Nguyen is happy when he talks about cars made in the walls Nextmod, especially those that expanded body Powerhouse Amuse GT1 S2000 and Varis Evo X. «Based on this experience, I wanted to do something similar with the Supra, make it unique in its kind, „- said the Canadian.
He began with an unusual alliance Engine 2JZ-GTE, air suspension, typical premium and eclectic appearance. Under the hood is kept inline six-cylinder engine with factory components, however, he got a turbo GReddy T88. Fuel injectors and ECU Titan Motorsports from AEM have been established by Advance Power House (she was a partner Nextmod), they are also given the results: 697 horsepower and 884 Nm of torque.
In general, the tuning of his fascination began at age 16 when he and his friends watched the movie «Fast and the Furious» and read car magazines. Hollywood interpretation of street racing in Southern California is so captivated by Tom that he has made a career in the automotive industry.
Canadian refused to use the popular exhaust systems MoTeC and began to try variations — different systems, installed on Honda Civic, a racing version of RSX S2000 and even with 500 horsepower, but in the end he opted for the system from Toyota GS300.
Also uncharacteristic air suspension and power turbines, Canadian baggy equipped car bodywork and body parts that had to try to Varis. He changed the lights on newer 1998 version. Work on the wheel arches were made Work Meister S1. As for the brakes, they are equipped with 6- (front) and 4-piston (rear) calipers by AP Racing.
After making all the changes, Nguyen decided to quit my company another challenge — the car had to be built to not just go sometimes on it and use it every day and make the most modern. The hardest thing was to deal with the electronics. The 20-year-coupe had to integrate the new ignition system with engine start button, the remote control of the suspension, the command center Bluetooth and the ability to control all of this with a smartphone.
Since Supra has the status of a legend, she was the vehicle for brand promotion business Tom: «I was surprised how the recognition it has received. But to me it does not require huge effort and waste of time, because for me this was not a job, and a real pleasure. »
Now Tom — happy owner of one of the most powerful Supra in the world, and definitely unique in terms of bodywork and body kit. He was able to bring it to a kind of incredible limits.
