Well I've had two cars since last coming on here, actually. The first was this one:





It was a Rev 2 MR2 Turbo. Running an aftermarket IC, Blueflame exhaust, boost controller, etc., with some awesome Recaro seats and some JDM SSR GT1 Integral alloys.

Only problem was, it was fooked! About two months after getting it, the engine wiring loom shorted out and pretty much melted, due to a frayed wire getting water inside it. Took some real head scratching to work out what had happened to it.

So I had to get hold of a secondhand loom and rewire the engine, which was a bit daunting at first but in the end didn't take me too long once I got up and running. The stereo wiring had been completely butchered as well, and I had to rewire it all up to standard plugs so that I could then connect it to an ISO adapter.

Then I decided to sell her a couple of weeks ago. Took a bit less than I wanted but I had decided I wanted a T-Bar.

So how did I end up with this then?!:







Well, I spotted this one up for sale for just over £2k, and after a bit of bargaining, the seller agreed to £1500. For a Rev 3 Turbo It's not a T-Bar, but at that price I couldn't let it go, as I'd rather have a Rev 3 tintop, than a Rev 2 T-Bar.

I knew she had a few issues before I made the long journey to South Wales to get her, but I wasn't too worried about that.

I got there and the guy picked me up from the station, took me for a drive in the car, and then I had a drive and looked it over. The engine was idling really badly, and was cutting out sometimes, which made approaching junctions and taking it out of gear a real lottery! But while it was in gear, being driven it was fine, so I knew it would be OK to drive the 200 miles home.

It also had warped discs, some faded/oxydized paint on the roof/bonnet and it makes a sqeaky rattle type sound when the clutch is released and it's in neutral, so a clutch change and/or recon 'box will be in order once I find out exactly what's causing it. I don't think it's just a noisy release bearing, as they don't usually squeak, but we'll see.

I took the throttle body off the night after I got her home to give it a good clean. This didn't solve the idling issue, and I had rounded the screws trying to remove the idle control valve for cleaning. So I thought fook it, and bought a used TB and ICV from a breaker, and these came a day or so later.

That night I fitted the new parts, and the car ran beautifully!

So all in all I am very very happy. In a couple of days I sort the brakes out, then at the end of April I will be polybushing her, and fitting new adjustable anti roll bars and drop links. Should be tight as a nun's chuff

Hope the pics work, as Flickr images don't work at work now, yet I can still log into the site and get the links for the images, so they should display for you guys OK.

 

Is anybody out there?!

 

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LOL

Think its cause its a homo's car matey, probably have got more respect if it had been a probe

But sounds like its a wee project and as long as your happy

 

So if you've come back, what happens to BM08. He's taken your resident idiot spot on Pf now

 

LOL at the tags. Glad to see some of the "legend in their own minds" comedian tossers still frequent the site!

 

he can keep said spot, I've grown up

 

Harsh, but fooking funny!

 

That's fucking brilliant

 

Lmao Harsh

 

Balls!

Real men don't care about such misconceptions

 

love the wheels on the first one !

 

 

Hi Mate

nice to see you back on here

Its changed a bit mate , the tossers out number the decent folk quite a bit now but other than that its the same shit

Not a massive fan of MR2"s but must say the yellow one is nice

 

They would have been lovely but the previous owner had sprayed them

If they had been done properly they'd have been really nice.

 

Cheers buddy!

I didn't actually want an MR2 as I had had an N/A many moons ago, but I was struggling to sell my 328 Sport and got offered the first one as a swap so said fook it, why not. Once I drove it I fell in love and then to had to have a Rev 3 after that

Can't wait to get on with sorting the suspension, she should be lovely when I am done.

As for the tossers, they can suck my balls the sad cunts

 

Turbos can be made to go well, tunes a few for customers, big turbos etc...... wouldnt have one but they take off standing start wise.

 

I think they are great matey. Properly converted onto them now not much gives you that kind of tuneability/reliability/mid engined handling characteristics for relatively little money.

This one has an HKS Super Dragger exhaust system, and will be getting an uprated intercooler and boost controller in due time.

 

Aye not bad cars ... Not keen on the Birdtable on the yellow one .. The red'un looks alright like .. Has a Sorta Cool look .. Miles better than the new version ..

 

theres a kid up from near where i lived up north called GTS chris, he was/ is bang into them and i think he was in the 11`s at york.....
didnt talk to him much as he was a right fuckin cock, couldnt beat my cossie above 40mph and he didnt like that lol

i had respect for them then, really enjoyed driving customers cars hard but again, wouldnt have one........
and i really didnt like the handling, front ends wash out far too easy i thaught without warning

 

You can deal with that though by fitting some of the aftermarket suspension bits that are available. The Tein pillowball tension bars are quite cool, and replace a standard non adjustable part with a fully adjustable part. I am debating fitting Whiteline adjustable anti roll bars as well, as the adjustability makes them a more attractive option that TRD bars.

I have HKS top mounts up front too. Going to get some at the back soon.

 

yellows nice

 

yellow one is tidy not my cup of tho.