Got my MR2

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Got my MR2

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My Mr2 turbo turned up yesterday :) Dealer dropped it off about tea time so now I`m a proper member of IMOC :)

Heres a picture the dealer took before I collected it .

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Got registered on an N plate . last 3 letters on the number plate are FK U

:lol:

Its got a blitz exhaust , not a stainless one so dunno if its good or not . Not that loud. Blitz dump valve , loads of gauges inside , a strut brace on the front and 16" allys

Couple of jobs need doing , needs a new flexi pipe, its been bound with tape . Interior light doesnt come on when you open the doors, wiring for the extra gauges wants re routing, need an alarm to get it insured, Got some leather seats coming next week and I`m going to get it serviced and fit a cam belt asap.
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nice and tidy looking car :)

Looks like you have autopista side skirts as well
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alanmr2turbo wrote:nice and tidy looking car :)

Looks like you have autopista side skirts as well


Cheers Alan :)
Are autopista skirts good then ? They look alright.
Just reminded me I also need a clip for the back of the skirt on the passenger side . Ones missing by the back wheel. Any idea where to get clips from ?
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Nice Looking car there, Nick.

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Congratulations looks like a nice clean example :thumleft:

The interior light problem maybe caused by a sticking switch in the door jam.

Do you have a pic of the exhaust AFAIK all Blitz exhausts were stainless steel?
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Congratulations!! Mine is a black turbo too :D
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Fair play, straight off the boat I assume? (the car)
If you can't see the angle, you're in trouble.
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I'll get some pics of the exhaust ASAP . It says blitz on the tail pipe which looks stainless . rest of it looks like mild to me.
Car is down the garage getting a service and cambelt etc . Didn't know the state of the antifreeze and the cold weekend had me worried .
It's very dark green 59 ;).
yes charged , straight off the boat . Looks like new underneath :)

I'll get some proper pictures taken as soon as it comes back from the garage
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Very nice mate! Get it wax-oyled to preserve it :thumleft:

Exhaust will be a Blitz Nur spec, if it is, it'll say "Blitz Nur Spec-R" on tailpipe.

Enjoy the car, it looks sweet
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Nick wrote:Couple of jobs need doing.


Don't forget to change the front sidelights to UK spec. :thumleft:
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RedMR² wrote:Very nice mate! Get it wax-oyled to preserve it :thumleft:

Exhaust will be a Blitz Nur spec, if it is, it'll say "Blitz Nur Spec-R" on tailpipe.

Enjoy the car, it looks sweet


It just says Blitz and nothing else.

Peter Gidden - SBITS wrote:
Nick wrote:Couple of jobs need doing.


Don't forget to change the front sidelights to UK spec. :thumleft:


I thought about it but like em orange . I ran an import jeep with orange side lights for years and had no bother off the old bill .
If I do change them I might go black.
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They should technically fail a UK MOT, as sidelights have to be white, not orange.

Depends on MOT tester I guess.
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I got the dealer to stick a fog light on with double sided tape. Got to ask the mot man but I reckon one of the reverse lights would make a good position for a fog light . Just not sure if its far toughen outboard ?? Not a worry till next years mot though :)
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RedMR² wrote:They should technically fail a UK MOT, as sidelights have to be white, not orange.

Depends on MOT tester I guess.


My jeep got tested at several different mot places and none mentioned it . Just have to see how it goes :)
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Nick wrote:I got the dealer to stick a fog light on with double sided tape. Got to ask the mot man but I reckon one of the reverse lights would make a good position for a fog light . Just not sure if its far toughen outboard ?? Not a worry till next years mot though :)


Nah, leave reverse lights as reverse lights, and use relays or diodes for the 4 tail/brake inners as fogs look using 2 additional dual filament bulb holders :)
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Nick wrote:
RedMR² wrote:They should technically fail a UK MOT, as sidelights have to be white, not orange.

Depends on MOT tester I guess.


My jeep got tested at several different mot places and none mentioned it . Just have to see how it goes :)


Yep, like I say, depends on tester :thumleft:
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You got a link how to do that ??
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Nick wrote:You got a link how to do that ??


http://www.awpish.co.uk/motor/tubby/rearLights.html
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Can also use relays, pm Peter Gidden above :thumleft:
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RedMR² wrote:
Nick wrote:You got a link how to do that ??


http://www.awpish.co.uk/motor/tubby/rearLights.html
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Cheers Dude :)
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