1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda

As a freshman in high school, I remember seeing this one senior who brought his dad's 1998 Supra NA to school. At this point, all I had known was my dad's 1995 Toyota Pickup truck so to see this Supra in person felt surreal.

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1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda
1993 Toyota Supra RZ - Ray Abeleda

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1993 Toyota Supra RZ

Ray Abeleda

Instagram:@kyddo112

Photographer: Jeremy Rogers

Instagram:  @twin.lakes.design

Performance 708 whp / 564 tq

My name is Ray Abeleda and I am a car addict. Literally. I'm 37 years old and live right outside of Washington, D.C. As I type this about my Toyota Supra, I have counted about 50 cars that I've owned since getting my driver's license. I wouldn't say I'm loyal to a specific make but most cars I've owned have been JDM cars.

The addiction began with a 1995 Honda Civic EX in early 2001. Gathering whatever information I could find in forums, this Civic went through all of the stages of that time; Fast and the Furious body kits and spoilers, then the minimalist "JDM" phase, then finally the OEM+ look with a GReddy turbo kit. After all of the hand's on learning and really becoming a proud DIYer with this Civic, I set it a goal to always build my own project cars as much as I was capable of and live by the mantra of "built not bought". 

My dad was a big inspiration for me being a DIYer. As a flashlight holder as a kid, I would help him maintain all of our cars from simple maintenance to major engine work with just a manual for the local parts store. Because of being around cars all the time, my passion for working on them grew as I grew older. By the time I got my learner's permit, Fast and the Furious had just come out and the car scene completely pulled me in. I went to my first major show and it was Hot Import Nights. The endless customization and creativity people brought to the shows opened my eyes to the possibilities of what could be done with a car. I was hooked! 

As a freshman in high school, I remember seeing this one senior who brought his dad's 1998 Supra NA to school. At this point, all I had known was my dad's 1995 Toyota Pickup truck so to see this Supra in person felt surreal. Considering this was pre-internet and pre-social media, actually seeing a Supra in person was like seeing an exotic car up close. I mentally added it to my bucket list of cars to eventually/hopefully own.

Fast forward 16 years and you guessed it, I was finally able to own my own... R32 Skyline GTR. I was fortunate enough to purchase the GTR before the JDM boom and I finally had the means to build it to be a successful show car. In the beginning, there would be a handful of Skyline owners at shows, but as years of ownership went by and countless shows were entered, the one thing I started noticing and hating was the amount of R32 Skylines at these shows. I knew it was time to sell the GTR. I wanted something different from the sea of Nissans and that's when I finally took the leap to look for my very own Supra. 

Owning and driving the Supra is very interesting. I'm very much an introvert so I've definitely chosen the wrong car for my personality type, though I still get a chuckle with every "is that a Supra?" scream. The attention the car gets is a bit overwhelming but I get it comes with owning this type of car. Driving it is comfortable - way more comfortable than my GTR - and the way it's been tuned by Ben at Freed Engineering, I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere. Owning it has been great as well because the support, community, and parts availability is so readily available that I don't have to spend hours searching as I did with my R32. At the end of the day, it's a Toyota and Toyota's reliability really is incredible. 

This being an RHD, a lot of people see the inspiration of it coming from Smokey's Top Secret car so I think the Gold wrap makes my car unique simply because there aren't any other gold Supra's in my area. I'm big on zagging when everyone is zigging and while it's obviously not the first gold Supra ever, I pride myself in making it stand out from the many OEM-bodied Supra's that are around. I guess I'm "old school" with liking the body kits but I believe you can have both Show and Go when done properly. I think it being on wheels other than Volk's or CCW's and Abflug duckbill also makes it unique from the rest. 

What do you think?

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Build List:

Engine: 

  • 2JZGTE, 
  • Dress Up Bolts engine kit, 
  • BC springs, 
  • HKS 264 cams, 
  • HKS manifold, 
  • HKS wastegate, 
  • Precision 6766, 
  • AAC 4" down pipe, 
  • ETS 4" Catback, 
  • ETS intercooler kit, 
  • Radium fuel rail, 
  • Radium E85 fuel kit with fuel tank hanger, 
  • Dual Walbro 450 pumps,
  • ID 1300cc injectors, 
  • Koyo Radiator, 
  • Carbon cooling panel, 
  • Link ECU tuned by Ben at Freed Engineering,
  • V160 trans with South Bend stage 3 clutch.

Interior: 

  • Recaro Tomcat seats, 
  • Personal steering wheel with Dress Up Bolts wheel kit, 
  • Top Secret shift knob, 
  • Yellow stitched interior, 
  • Stu Hagen LED gauges and HVAC controls, 
  • Carbon dash kit, 
  • Alpine double din, 
  • Subwoofer and Amp, 
  • Rockford Fosgate speakers, 
  • AEM air/fuel gauge, 
  • BTI display.

Exterior: 

  • "Top Secret" style Gold vinyl wrap, 
  • Ridox style front bumper and splitter, 
  • Twin Z designs side skirts and splitters, 
  • Bomex rear spats and custom rear diffuser, 
  • Abflug spoiler, 
  • Ridox fender vent, 
  • Seibon CF hood, 
  • Aerocatch hood pins, 
  • APR CF mirrors, 
  • 97+ Headlights, 
  • 97+ taillights with custom LED halo rings, 
  • Autoextrude license plate garnish, 
  • Dress Up Bolts hardware

Wheels: 

  • 19x9 and 19x10 K-Break Hybreed Fivesta wheels on Toyo Proxes r888r

Suspension: 

  • Tein coil overs

Brakes: 

  • LS400 front calipers with slotted rotors 

Who did the work?

Most of the work and installations including the vinyl wrap were done by me in my garage. Clutch, HKS cams, and BC headwork were done by Shane at Freed Engineering and then tuned by Ben at Freed Engineering. Tim at AAC custom-built the 4" downpipe and installed the ETS exhaust. Victor/@gs4_vic dialed in the wheel alignment while Jamie from On the Road Tires always comes through for mounting and balancing. 

Future Plans:

My future plans for this Toyota Supra are to finally choose a color! The original color was silver and poorly resprayed gunmetal before it was imported from Japan. I then went on to put three different removal vinyl colors on it as I was scared of not liking a permanent color. I finally chose this gold wrap and I think, with me finally hitting my power goals, the last thing left for me to do is finally get the car fully painted gold. 

Advice/Tips

My advice to anyone building cars or starting a project is to build it yourself. At the end of the day, you're the one spending your money on it and driving it. It's easy to get caught up in trends but if you build it following your own vision, rather than social media comments, it won't be a trend, it'll be your own style. I've seen many people get intoxicated with 'clout' that it doesn't become about the cars anymore but about their own insecurities. And if you're in America and looking to import an RHD JDM car, make sure you can get parts easily or it quickly becomes a headache! 

Shout Outs:

What do you get from the car scene?

I think the car scene gives a lot of sense of belonging. I've met a lot of people through car meets and have made pretty lasting relationships with them. I think the car scene gives me an escape to share my creativity through something so simple as a car. It simply gives me a way to come out of my introvert shell without having to really come out of my introvert shell. 

Dream Car:

I wouldn't say I have a dream car as my bucket list of cars continues to grow. So my Dream Car, I would say, is whatever my next project car is.

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