About September last year, i bought an '84 AW11 MR2 as a daily while the supra was off the road. It wasnt in the best condition, but it ran 
excuse quality of pics
- except for the ones at meremere, they were all taken off my phoneA few pics
this lasted a while, but then the big end bearings decided to let go.
and the supra still wasnt ready. i needed a new engine, but i didnt really want to put another bluetop in. i decided to go with a silvertop 20v 4age. Apparently a relatively easy swap. While buying all the parts i would need for the conversion, i got sidetracked and bought a parts car another
'84 AW11, but with a blown head gasket. However this one had a few goodies on it. it came with white watanabe style rims, a momo steering wheel, a 5Zigen branded cat-back exhaust system, braided brake lines, a brand new water pump in box (sure why not 
) and a haynes manual (VERY useful). So i figured for $350 it was worth the space it would take up.Parts Car
With parts car in my posession, i bought everything else i needed to convert AW11 number one to a 20v.
I purchsed a silvertop 20v 4age out of a facelift levin, with only ~50,xxxkms on itSilvertop being put together
So the MR2 was taken to a mates place so we could use his garage.
Taking the old bluetop out was pretty easy, but boy was it in awful condition - previous owners hadnt been very kind to it, i dont think 
Disconnecting everything
Dropping the Engine
Engine out
- eeeets feeeelthy!
When weight reduction goes too far
now a FWD silvertop gearbox
(c52) has the shifters on the wrong side of the gearbox, and modifying one was out of mine or my mates leaague, so i decided to use the standard bluetop box (c50). We used the bluetop flywheel, but obviously a standard bluetop clutch wasnt gonna cut it. So i purchased this manly looking clutch set up 
Exeddy 4 Puck Clutch
Heavy duty pressure plate
(the only color available, i swear)
Now when i bought the parts car, i fell in love with the white and black color scheme, so i decided the red one would be painted to match it.
While the silvertop was out, the rocker cover, sparkplug cover and intake cover were painted to suit this color schemePainted engine
The engine bay was also painted while it was empty
Engine Bay
Then all that remained for the conversion was to get it all in there.
Easier said than done, but not too bad. the engine and box themselves bolted straight on to the original mounts. the accelerator cable had to be relocated so that it went far enough around to the new throttle position. The fuel lines had to be extended by about an inch, and we had to make up an entirely new section of piping for the main radiator hose (filler cap in rear of car, radiator at front). Wiring took about a week, and then she was ready to goEngine in
I got slack with pictures, so thats all i got at the time, but as you can see, it fits in there nicely.
So after it was all done and the new clutch was bedded in, i headed to meremere to find out what it could do.
On nothing great tyres, no passenger seat or spare tyre, a full tank of gas and street tyre pressures, i managed to run a 15.43s @ 140km/h which i was reasonably pleased with 
20v AW11 in action at Meremere
It now has the mags off the parts car, a white supercharged AW11 side vent, and white bonnet and headlight covers
(were in better condition, and i sold the red bonnet). As for future plans, who knows? Get the supra working, and then perhaps a turbo conversion. But more likely, just a white paint job and leave it like it is... It is supposed to be my daily, after all and the latest photos.
..the engine in, with everything hooked up
and pic with the white bonnet, vent, etc.
it started raining before i could finish the swapping of mags, they will all match once i can get the motivation up 
