1990 tubby projecct

[glen n]

hi everyone,my names glen,25 from glasgow.

i own a 1990 mr2 t-bar turbo in black

the car has caused me major grief from the word go if im being honest,what started as a smallish project has turned into a major one...... im sure it will be worth it in the end when the end will be is the question tho!

when i got the car it had sat for 2 years,so after a respray,new big end shells,alternator,boost sensor,dizzy cap and rotor arm,disks,pads,steering wheel,caliper,rocker gasket etc etc it hought i was good to go

a few weeks later i heard a pop and saw a cloud of smoke,apparently the oil feed to the turbo was blocked and the pressure blew the sump gasket appart and the oil cap to pieces. after sorting this the car wont boost,and theres loads of oil prom the dump valve,possibley knackered turbo. to save throwing more money at the car for it to break again its now off the road till april,so i can get my forged internals sorted,and some other goodies.











car as it is just now

[ashley]

Welcome to the club matey, looks like you've done a nice job there

What are your plans?

[reddev1ll09]

Go on,nice tae c another Glaswegian postin on here your MR2 looks really nice bud.Maybe c you out n about,a still hiv a few bits (a good few) to do to mine before it looks anythin near as good as yours.

[glen n]

Welcome to the club matey, looks like you've done a nice job there

What are your plans?

forged pistons
rings
acl bearings
eagle rods
head gasket
arp head bolts
sard injectors 800cc
uprated actuator
chargecooler set up
turbo
external wastegate
manifold
downpipe
bov
gredy clutch
full new hose kit
an apexi if i can afford

and all the other stuff that comes with the project,im just starting to buy my parts,got a bit saved already

[glen n]

Go on,nice tae c another Glaswegian postin on here your MR2 looks really nice bud.Maybe c you out n about,a still hiv a few bits (a good few) to do to mine before it looks anythin near as good as yours.

hey matey, where abouts in glasgow are u from?

you got much planned for your 2?

[reddev1ll09]

Orite buddy,am fae Southside,You ?
A bought my 2 back in Oct 09,my first 2..1 of my m8's had 1 n it was feckin stunnin,a turbo-ed import,a fell in luv haha,mostly cosmetic for mine bud,am lookin to try n get as muck carbon as i can on it,it's still a long way away tho,she is still standard at the mo.bought a few bits for it 'seats,induction kit,front brace,momo wheel,waitin on a single hks rear section exhaust cumin.thats about it at the moment.
As a said in ma last post good tae c another fellow weegy on here lol,your 2 is really nice lookin buddy,had a look at what you have planned fookin hell..go on lol

[glen n]

im from renfrew mate.

its fine having plans for ur car but trying to source the parts at a decent price is torture,ive been looking for weeks

[reddev1ll09]

im from renfrew mate.

its fine having plans for ur car but trying to source the parts at a decent price is torture,ive been looking for weeks

Cool bud mibby c you about then.
That's so true m8,for a Carbon bonnet n boot am lookin at least £6-£700 & there was a Carbon spoiler on here n it went for £500 it was so F***ing nice tho