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JLW wrote:Madabout wrote:
I am just outside Crawley towards East Grinstead so a meet at some stage would be good.
Wicked pal, should do it in June, Oxted's 20 minutes with some good roads
from my gaff.
Some point in June. With the Grasshopper Inn it's not bad as huge carpark, off a25 so around 10 minutes off M25 and central for quite a few areas.(and a couple of my other cars). I liked the leather seats but in my MX5s I run some pretty special seats. For me the MR2 has all been about building a subtly modified version with period mods from Japan to suit the car. As I have learned more about MR2s I quickly found the factory upgrade MR2 recaros which fitted perfectly what I wanted. I kept a look out for a while and saw a set for sale in Bradford a mate bought before luckily coming across a really tidy set for sale 10 minutes away from me. A deal was struck and today I got them fitted plus a quick run out.
Mine had seen better days as were starting to rust in places so got a set of fresh powder coated arms sent to me which I fitted this week and tidy this area up.
Both run some period jdm mods too like the SSR MK2 wheels, Hayashi wheels, etc.
Still got the rev1 deep pile carpet sitting inside that needs fitting too. Car is coming along nicely and looking great. 
craig wrote:Lovely seats mate.
I run factory upgrade carbon fibre recaros in 2 of my mx5s. Still more to do on the car but hopefully moving the right way. I saw a lovely rev4 today so that has inspired me or think how I could afford it! I have not seen many other mr2s next to mine and one thing that did surprise me is how low mine is. Other one was on 40mm dropped springs and mine is lower, which I didn't expect. Magic Beans wrote:Those Recaros are pretty awesome, really comfy
Fits with the scheme for the car. Still more to do as ever.... PM me your number, think we're trying to organise via WhatsApp.androo007 wrote:looking good!! Time to get a Sussex meet going.
I drop you a pm now.: http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... highlight=^^^ Good to see you part of this Sussex planned MR2 get together. It will be nice to see your MR2 Jordan. He lives pretty local to me and had some 17x8 and 17x9 SSR Professor for sale. A quick test fit and it was difficult to see no and a deal was struck. I did like the Super Advan wheels but as you can see with my MX5s I like JDM wheels with a bit of dish.
The wheels are a great addition from the period and the suit the car very much. Good work!craig wrote:I approve.
will16v wrote:The car looks tip top James, love the de-cluttered look with no fogs at the front even more so now.
As has been said above, exterior styling the car is pretty much as it should be.
I think the exterior is pretty much how I want it. As with my MX5s I like OG JDM wheels and this fits the bill. I used to run SSR Professors on my old RX7 and a wheel that suits the era of the car. This car is bloody noisy as essentially a track car with a fully forged engine built by Tomei Racing. The cams mean on idle it almost sounds like an old rally car. The old radiator I had noticed had a slight weep so new alloy radiator fitted, fresh coolant and run up to temperature which has maybe not made me popular on a Saturday morning.
Madabout wrote:
Tonight I met up with a long time car enthusiast friend who I first met when we both had RX7s.
The SSR Professor are a wheel I've always liked since I had them on my RX7. The car is lowered. Wheels on the back are wider and deeper dish. Thought I would share on here in case I lose them off my phone.
I still have work I need to get done on it like the rev1 carpet to go in, I also bought some polybushed front control arms that I rubbed down and coated in waxoyl last weekend, etc. I have on the one hand decided to downsize my fleet but on the other bought another mr2! I sold 2 of my mx5s (red MK1 and the white MK1) as not seeing enough use and decided 4x MX5s was enough. The MR2 I bought is/was an enthusiast owned 1997 yellow hardtop rev4 turbo. Today I have spent the afternoon with the seller who kindly agreed to help in swopping over parts from the red car to the yellow car. This means the spec of the yellow one is something like this.(576 Solar Yellow) Manufactured March 1997. Rev5 rear spoiler with new gaskets from Toyota. Upgraded headlights to clear and HID light. Clear indicators, clear raptors also added. Black grills on the side intake to keep the crap away from the bay. All arches are rolled. SSR Professor 17x9 ET49 and 17x9 ET37. 25mm bolt on spacers. Apex 40mm lowering springs on standard shocks. Genuine 3SGTE with C20 turbo. Apexi Induction Kit Greddy style intercooler and pipes HKS black limited edition SQV II dump valve. Blue silicone hoses. Magnacor HT leads Cusco Engine braces for engine bay and frunk 5 speed manual no crunches LSD Box Peter Gibbon gear linkage kit. UK 160mph Speedo Fitted. Grooved disks all around with almost new mintex pads, recently changed brake Full berk system with berk decat. Also have a brand new mid pipe with life time warranty Full leather seats. Custom made Blue bride door cards. Custom made blue bride gear gaitor. Custom made blue bride sun visors. Rev1 Full Black headliner, sun visors, interior light, etc. Recaro JDM factory upgrade bucket seats B&M short shifter. Alan Bryson custom made centre console, with 3x25 Pro sport gauges. Oil pressure, boost, and oil temp. HKS Turbo timer. Zoom Engineering carbon fibre interior mirror. TRD ball-type leather gear knob Man in Danism carpets. MK3 steering wheel. Anniversary edition door sills. Genuine Toyota MR2 trunk/boot lid liner. Genuine Toyota MR2 tool kit. I really liked my red mr2 but this one came up locally for sale and I really fancied it having seen the car and figured being a genuine rev4 turbo, rare being in yellow with some nice extras worth a punt. It means I will need to sell the red one which is why some of you may have noticed I did a early for sale ad. In the meantime my driveway looks like any decent mr2 enthusiasts!!
Any plans for this ?: http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic. ... highlight= It is a lovely car, plenty of potential too 