MR2
We bought the MR2 from George a month ago, and it’s a lovely car. Red, targa-roofed, and 2.0 of 4 cylinders giving about 160 bhp in a 1 tonne body – gives lots of fun! Also a real looker – you have to like poppy-uppy lights ;)
I’ve started ‘sorting’ it, with a few little fixes and tweaks here and there:
- improving the speakers and the stereo,
- making the foglight work again (though I have to re-aim it down a little bit),
- waxing the car a bit to stop the lightening of the paintwork,
- adding an induction kit for a bit of extra noise under acceleration,
- Fixing the aerial allowing it to go up and down again!
- Brighter white LED park lights
Future ideas:
- Quad light conversion with 4300k HID dip setup and decent halogen fulls,
- 3000k HID foglights,
- 50% tint allround,
- Bright red under-car neons ;)
There’s a timing belt due in a few thousand miles, and I’m considering some engine work while the block is out for the belt/tensioner and water pump replacement. Possibly some valvespring replacements to allow higher revs, maybe a higher lift and longer duration pair of camshafts, and maybe even some forged higher-compression pistons for a bit more power. Maybe even adding in a tuned tubular manifold and a proper quiet tuned exhaust. A stroker kit would be a bit too much though, as would a piggyback ECU. That’s just too pricey.
All in all, it’ll be kept pretty much stock, as the cost of doing things will be too much. It’s a future classic and I hope I’ll be having fun in it as a driver and a passenger for some time to come.
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