Hi all.
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Just thought I would introduce myself after being a member of mr2oc for a while now and seeing that IMOC comes up quite a lot I thought I would join and get the best of both worlds
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I have always been a fan of the mk2 mr2 ever since I first saw one and I have always wanted to own one and now the time has come I have my own Mk2 Mr2
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( well 2 of them now).
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I bought my first mr2 back in May/June last year it was a rev1 N/A automatic in white(sort of) and it was cheap
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(£400) and it had no work done to the sills either.
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After putting new wheels on it, discs and pads all round, an exhaust and giving it a damn good service I was happy with my mr2 apart from 2 things
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1.
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I wanted a turbo
2.
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I wanted to change gears myself.
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So after a while I started looking on internet for a cheap tubby and I came across a rev 1 manual tubby for
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£300.
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bargain.
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It came with an aftermarket intercooler, tinted windows, mongoose exhaust,leather interior and its a t-bar.
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bad points are that the sills have gone, interior isnt great, it leaks from the roof and it dosent sound quite right when its running.
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My plan was to remove everything from the tubby engine and gearbox and convert the white one into a tubby manual and give it a respray as I only has eyes for my white one.
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But after actually thinking things through I have decide it would be much easier
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(work wise and on the wallet) just to put the black tubby on the road as is so heres what i have got to do
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1.
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Replace rusty sills
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- Looking into Mk1 Astra sills
2.
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Remove engine and strip it
3.
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Replace timing belt, clutch, head gasket and seals
4.
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Replace interior or re trim the seats
5.
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Possibly get a new ct20 turbo
6.
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Replace all the pipes and hoses from hell
7.
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Sort out binding brakes
8.Tidy engine bay and paint a few things
9.
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Tidy up the bodywork
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Hopefully after all of this I am looking to achive 250-300 bhp which I think is possible.
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Would a gen 7 celica interior fit into my mr2 including the steering wheel?
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will get some more pics this weekend after a good wash!!!
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(sorry i can post pics yet need 15 posts)