fitted stainlees steel lower rear chassis bars as they were rotten not cheap £75 but at least they will never rot again.
jet washed under rear arches and treat with anti rust ready for stone chip protection then new drop links and caliper bolts and strut bolts. then refurb struts . lots still to do.
What've you done to your MR2 today?
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martin42006
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Got the MK1 rear suspension back together, i stripped it all down sand blasted and powdercoated everything.
The driveshafts and pretty much anything around that area is getting the same treatment
The driveshafts and pretty much anything around that area is getting the same treatment
What next? What little thing will change the world because the little tinkers carried on tinkering? - Raising Steam
GNU Terry Pratchett
GNU Terry Pratchett
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Jatgal
Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Sat in the spare wheel well listening for the coy knock from the steering that only ever seems to be present when I'm not searching for it/showing other people leading my mum and the local garage to probably think I'm going crazy.
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Andrew1980
Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Buggered up respraying an alloy wheel, meaning I'm going to have to start again. 're painted the caliper and scrubbed all the rust and crap of the metal suspension parts I could see, before putting the rust stuff on that if spilled, turns your hands black. Also cleaned and sprayed stock exhaust with high heat resistant paint. I was hoping for a shiny silver look but ended up with a light Matt grey. I did not read the can. I actually quite like it. Oh and bought and fitted a new k and n cone filter.
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MRHAPPY62
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Removed my damaged (Kent run) rear bumper ready to fit the replacement from mr mr2 , not sure wether to fit the bumper or order a new slam panel as the nearside has lost the rounded bit ! also got a call from the guys painting my new Autopista rear spoiler saying ready tomorrow !
MK2 3sge Uk sold.
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
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simpson_eh
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Fitted a new window seal on the tintop and a new weatherstrip on the drivers door
Nice seal now so hopefully lot less noise but bloody expensive
Nice seal now so hopefully lot less noise but bloody expensive
forged 5sgte, gt3076r , decat ,ngk leads,ebc,hks filter,link g4+,charge cooled,4 paddle clutch, chromolgy flywheel,acl race bearings,cometic headgasket, arp bolts all over,id1050 injectors, hks cams and gears
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ricky2
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MRHAPPY62
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Drove it to Goodwood for Classic Car Sunday 
Nice Breakfast meet up with Woody in his Z
Nice Breakfast meet up with Woody in his Z
MK2 3sge Uk sold.
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
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TonyleFrog
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
I thought he wasn't going?From the KR thread
Gave T2 a wash and headed off to a Classic & Sports Car show in Suffolk.
If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room!
HM wrote: TonyleFrog aka "The Fog Penetrator"
HM wrote: TonyleFrog aka "The Fog Penetrator"
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MRHAPPY62
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
He wasn’t then he did 
MK2 3sge Uk sold.
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
MK3 Chilli red sold.
MK2 Smg Gltd Super Edition now with V6
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TonyleFrog
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Aaaah.
Next job for T2. Get it ready for the KR on Sunday.
All fluids, tyre pressures, and clean the inside of all the glass (which is somewhat overdue!)
I'm guessing she withdrew the offer then...
Looks like fun! Next job for T2. Get it ready for the KR on Sunday.
All fluids, tyre pressures, and clean the inside of all the glass (which is somewhat overdue!)
If you're not living life on the edge, you're taking up too much room!
HM wrote: TonyleFrog aka "The Fog Penetrator"
HM wrote: TonyleFrog aka "The Fog Penetrator"
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Silord1
Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Today I have mostly been cursing the design of it in a vain attempt to disguise my school boy engineering error that caused the slave cylinder to explode when clearly it was my fault for bolting on in the wrong hole (hangs head in shame, the way a dog does when found alone in a room full of torn up pillows)
Tomorrow is a new day though!
Tomorrow is a new day though!
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MR2DI4
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Fitted a new oil pressure sender to the sandwich adapter plate. Not a fun job as its between the dipstick pipe and the thermostat housing with just enough room to get an 18mm stubby spanner to it.
It was an Auto Guage / VDO type sender of 3 to 160 Ohms, made in Taiwan. It has lasted 10 years so I suppose thats not bad for $25 considering its just inches from the 3" Downpipe that radiates enough heat to start melting the plastic screw terminals on it.
Took the old one apart with an angle grinder. It was full of oil so the seal had eventually failed. Probably not heat as its screws into an alloy sandwich plate. I guess its all over the place from 20psi at idle to 70psi at 3500rpm to even 100psi cold so eventually that tiny piston seal is going to go.
http://www.jonvy.co.nz/index.php?route= ... ct_id=4749
Would be interested if anyone has found a better quality sender but the resistance is quite specific.
Easy to test the guage in the cabin, just put a 150 Ohm resistor on it and it reads full scale or short the gauge wire to earth and it reads zero psi.
Back to 22psi of hot oil pressure at idle now on 10W-60 so its probably been crook for a while.
It was an Auto Guage / VDO type sender of 3 to 160 Ohms, made in Taiwan. It has lasted 10 years so I suppose thats not bad for $25 considering its just inches from the 3" Downpipe that radiates enough heat to start melting the plastic screw terminals on it.
Took the old one apart with an angle grinder. It was full of oil so the seal had eventually failed. Probably not heat as its screws into an alloy sandwich plate. I guess its all over the place from 20psi at idle to 70psi at 3500rpm to even 100psi cold so eventually that tiny piston seal is going to go.
http://www.jonvy.co.nz/index.php?route= ... ct_id=4749
Would be interested if anyone has found a better quality sender but the resistance is quite specific.
Easy to test the guage in the cabin, just put a 150 Ohm resistor on it and it reads full scale or short the gauge wire to earth and it reads zero psi.
Back to 22psi of hot oil pressure at idle now on 10W-60 so its probably been crook for a while.
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BALDYMONSTER
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Re: What've you done to your MR2 today?
Finally and hopefully got the last of the many issues sorted on my bodged turbo conversion.
