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by FossMan
Mon Oct 12, 2015 10:39 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Stripes & Decals
Replies: 5
Views: 1583

Re: Stripes & Decals

alanmr2turbo wrote:You mean the standard MK1 stripes and rear eagle etc?

If so then i do them in pretty much any colour you like. I can also do custom decals etc


Yes. That's pretty much what I need. Will send you a PM.
by FossMan
Sat Oct 10, 2015 10:05 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Stripes & Decals
Replies: 5
Views: 1583

Re: Stripes & Decals

I've sent him a PM but his account doesn't look very active.
by FossMan
Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Stripes & Decals
Replies: 5
Views: 1583

Stripes & Decals

Hello, Who/where is the best person to get stripes and decals from these days? Mine were custom made by coverco quite a few years ago when I got my car resprayed as I wanted them white instead of the factory colours. I also removed the side mouldings so the door stripes needed to be a bit longer. As...
by FossMan
Sun Jun 14, 2015 10:10 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Show season
Replies: 9
Views: 1788

Re: Show season

What show was this?

I'm desperately trying to get mine sorted before the end of the summer so I can attend a few shows.
by FossMan
Wed Jun 05, 2013 5:46 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Adjustable Cam Gears
Replies: 2
Views: 423

Re: Adjustable Cam Gears

Is that me by any chance?

I have Blox cam pulleys and when I bought them a couple of months ago they were all over eBay and labelled as 4AGE specific.

Chris
by FossMan
Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:20 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning
Replies: 133
Views: 52692

Re: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning

@superred. Nope.I listed the spec in my post.

M tech didn't provide the whp figure so I can't do a comparison there.
by FossMan
Sat Mar 23, 2013 8:42 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning
Replies: 133
Views: 52692

Re: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning

the only time I'd believe a flywheel figure is if it was measured on an engine dyno :wink: Everyone that tunes their engine uses RR figures as a benchmark. Is there a rule on car forums I don't know about where someone has to give the "transmission losses" or "rolling roads over-read...
by FossMan
Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:22 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning
Replies: 133
Views: 52692

Re: 4AGE budget cam install and tuning

Just got my car back from Circuit Motors at Castle Combe where the car was Rolling Road tuned for HKS cams (256/8.1). They were previously installed and set up with assistance from vashy. I felt the car was quick high up the rev range but starting was poor, it ran rich and idle was very lumpy. It no...
by FossMan
Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:25 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: MR2 AW11 Front Valance corners,Part No ?. ...
Replies: 38
Views: 9006

Re: MR2 AW11 Front Valance corners,Part No ?. ...

I tried to get new ones for my respray in 2011 and one side is discontinued! Or was back then.

I have the part numbers at home, will check later.

Edit: found them:

53901-17021 Front valance rh
53902-17020 Front valance lh

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by FossMan
Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:29 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Thoughts on best disc/pads upgrade
Replies: 13
Views: 1267

Re: Thoughts on best disc/pads upgrade

I studied this matter thoroughly last year and finally rebuilt my brakes with refurbished calipers, new discs and EBC green pads front and rear. They have been brilliant on the street - summer and winter - and on track, too. That's reassuring. This is the exact setup I am hoping to fit this weekend...
by FossMan
Fri Oct 12, 2012 6:09 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Perfect MR2?
Replies: 31
Views: 2688

Re: Perfect MR2?

I would happily call that car the perfect mk1 MR2. Can't fault the styling and that is the exact route I would go (given the funds and know-how) with regards to tuning the 4A over some kind of engine transplant. Having said that I'm sure we all have our own ideas or it would be boring! If it were mi...
by FossMan
Wed Oct 10, 2012 8:30 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)
Replies: 24
Views: 2336

Re: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)

If they were fitted to a sw20 all you have to do is drill the spot welds out of the mounting brackets on both seats and simply bolt the mk1 brackets to the sw20 seats. There is a link on here somewhere Yeah this is pretty similar to what I had to do to fit the Recaros in mine. Drill all the welds o...
by FossMan
Sat Oct 06, 2012 1:01 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)
Replies: 24
Views: 2336

Re: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)

These Recaros were called 'Milano', that was the model, so that is the seat and it will be used in other cars. You aren't going to pick up a pair for £50 though. Personally if I was going for Recaros I'd get something decent, like the Recaros out of a DC2, they are far superior to the Milanos' whic...
by FossMan
Sat Oct 06, 2012 12:59 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)
Replies: 24
Views: 2336

Re: Mk1A seats into Mk1B (opinons please)

I think the mk1a red/back seats would suit that car very well. Pretty much any seats you like will fit though by modifying/swapping the rails! There are some great bargains on eBay - I got these, which are quite similar to SE seats at a fraction of the cost: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/2F...
by FossMan
Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:17 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Educate me a little on the MK1
Replies: 6
Views: 869

Re: Educate me a little on the MK1

Well to get you started. Any picture of the exterior will tell you if it is early or late spec by things such as bumpers, sideskirts, air vent. If it is a UK car it is almost certainly an NA, as supercharged was import only. Early cars have different dash/seats/door cards. Late spec had the option o...
by FossMan
Tue Sep 11, 2012 6:34 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Woodsport (Buddy Club Replica) Front lip
Replies: 11
Views: 2517

Re: Woodsport (Buddy Club Replica) Front lip

Looks great.

It's the only bit of aftermarket body styling I would even consider for a mk1. Everything else I've seen looks bad.
by FossMan
Thu Aug 30, 2012 6:37 am
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: HKS Cams
Replies: 21
Views: 4030

Re: HKS cams

Unlike standard mk1s with the HKS cams it really does pull strongly right up to the limiter, intact the limiter is a bit too low with the 264s. This is my experience too! I am running HKS cams with a gas flowed cylinder head and Janspeed down pipe. Luckily vashy was on hand to assist with with cam ...
by FossMan
Mon Aug 20, 2012 2:13 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: A MK1 at Prescott
Replies: 8
Views: 727

Re: A MK1 at Prescott

I was there too with my white over black t bar.

Liked the white car with the Lotus wheels :)
by FossMan
Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:58 pm
Forum: Past Events
Topic: Retro Toyota gathering for pre-1990 Toyota Ace Cafe London 11 August
Replies: 31
Views: 8978

Re: Retro Toyota gathering for pre-1990 Toyota Ace Cafe London 11 August

retrochristian wrote:I'm the owner of the red mk1a.


Are you responsible for this write-up by any chance?

http://www.dep-o.co.uk/events/retro-toy ... -ace-cafe/

Some great pics in there.

Chris (owner of the white over black mk1b)
by FossMan
Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:26 pm
Forum: MR2 MK1 1984-1989 NA & SC
Topic: Wheels
Replies: 10
Views: 1649

Re: Wheels

They look much better!

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