Rev2 Project (New pics)

[ricomr2]

The paint is actually quite bright, its just a bad pic and the car was manky!

This is my 2nd MR2, this was my first one...

[ricomr2]

2 little jobs done, New wheels are here and fitted and the dark red stripe is no longer dark red!





I had originally thought the wheels were 8.5" all round but they're actually staggered so 7.5 up front ET32, 8.5 at the business end ET38.

I'm pretty pleased with them, they're way wider than the standard wheels and really fill the arches
and its sitting at a nice height too. Well the rear is but the front definitely needs to come down so that'll be done soon too.

Next is get the cat sorted, tried to make a pipe from the flanges on the cat but they're rotten so need to buy one.

Will also be doing some more painting this week sometime if it heats up a bit!

[Igor]

maybe the wheels in white?

just a thought

[ricomr2]

I'm gonna actually go darker with them, like a gunmetal colour.
Not till the cold weather is gone though.

Also, Just ordered this...



Should be here tomorrow!

[ricomr2]

De-cat fitted which has transformed the sound of the Mongoose to a deeper growl and a little boost in power too!
Well pleased.

[Mike 'MR2' McHugh]

Tis coming on mate, how come you sold your tubby ? Looked a cracker mate.

[ricomr2]

I sold it because we had a baby and it wasn't practical at the time.
Wasn't a tubby either, just a tubby engine lid.

[silverhawk160]

Looks good indeed

[ricomr2]

And a reminder of how it looked 4 weeks ago when I got it...



Getting quite happy with how the car has developed now, just need to try get a decent shine out of the paintwork now

[Mike 'MR2' McHugh]

Very nice mate, what have you used and how much has it been lowered ?

[ricomr2]

Dropped by -40mm on a set of 2nd hand springs of unknown origin and standard shocks.
My front top mounts have seen better days so they'll need done at some point but they're not the worst I've ever seen.

[Mike 'MR2' McHugh]

good stuff mate, any rub ?

[ricomr2]

Getting a little rub on full lock but thats down to the tyre profile at the front as it was rubbing before I lowered it.
I plan to drop to a 45 profile tyre from the current 50 profile so that should fix that.

[ricomr2]

Nothing much has changed with the MR2 recently but gave it a good polish yesterday which means I had to take some new pictorals...









Probably gonna sell up soon and look for a tubby.
Not using the car much at all now since my work is 1 min walk away!
I recon I can afford to run one now.