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Mk1 is a cool car but today is really is only a weekend classic the last ones being nearly 30 years old Having had 2 mk1's i can say the mk3 is a much better car for day to day use. It also has a LSD and is a full convertible, i may regret selling my mk1 in 20 years but at the moment i am having mor...

NOW SOLD selling my modified Mk1 £2000 ono all info on ebay 131162801598 Must sell my 1987 mr2 mk1 currently SORN £2000 o.n.o tel ....07740647874 at my home address in stanley durham https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/13743223855_1a5549ea19.jpg The car had already been restored when i purchased th...

Been away for a few years because of many things but moved to a mk3 from my 2nd mk1 for a variety of reasons https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7318/13742628423_a499cafdf0.jpg It's a 2004 black leather with 55k and great fun. have DIY refurbished the wheels. fitted new door speakers and custom made sub....

Cheer Paul great stuff

One to put on my list to do , with the many others

Cheers Paul any info on the parts used etc would be great for all even just for future reference .
i have a friend who is a electronics genius who may be able to clobber up a cheaper version for us mortals

love it paul !
Any chance you might do a kit?

you could always use this

£30 for bonnet diy

Cheers for the info
will leave it out as it is badly rusted

Stripping down front suspension to fit new poly bushes, found one thin spacer packing piece under the offside ball joint and none under the nearside. i remember reading the MrT fitted the odd pack piece when building up the cars. going to have a 4 wheel alignment done afterwards so should i refit th...

Found this Electric YES electric MK1.
it may have been discussed before but though it was worth showing



http://www.amphibike.org/index.cgi?page ... wheels/mr2

i have now decided to ditch these Chinese springs on my coilover conversion because of the unknown suspect they are around 350lb 450lb ?. but without being tested know one really knows, the importers on ebay had no info. feel that they may be too hard for normal day to day driving so instead i have ...

Stripping down struts to fit Diy coilovers. what is a good rough starting point to set the camber adjusting bolts for normal road use on 15" wheels i think they were never correct to begin with it's never been as light as my old mk1 will have it laser set up later after it gets it's MOT hopeful...

my 1st mr2 didn't like damp country roads and cheapo rear tyres

Guy at the salvage said it had stood up better than a lot of modern cars Taught me a big lesson

I am doing the DIY mx5 coilover mod After stripping down the front struts and pulling out the shock inserts i find that both legs had been filled with oil of one sort or the other (blue) along with the insert. Both strut inserts are nearly new and not leaking. did a google and find some people put s...

Cheers glad you like.
yes standard caps with vinyl stickers

i got the stickers made to my size colour design etc from fleabay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/140641179275? ... 1438.l2649
or direct at
www.classiccapsule.com

great service and quick delivery

If your were to upgrade the front brakes with st 165 / 185
could your original vented fronts be fitted to the rear or would you also have to buy and fit all four from a st165 / 185?

Finishing touches

Multicar insurance is it worth looking at?
i have a fiat panda for everyday use , work etc.
The wife has a car , i also have a motorhome and my MR2

Don't want to waste time on the telephone / etc

Having a classic car as well as the motorhome is going to cause problems?

Mk3 wheels have a offset of 45 and are placed too far inside the wheel arch for my liking my new wheels have a offset of 30 This lower offset makes my new wheels stick out further by an extra 15mm from my old mk3 wheels. (45 - 30 =15) if you went to zero or -2 then they would stick out even further ...

while searching on ebay i came across a TRD must have!