Quick background, I was a big Ford fan until I drove a BMW and instantly thought I need one!!!
I ended up buying a E36 320, then sold that and bought a E36 323.
I had my first winter in a rear wheel drive and wrote it off 
This is when I learnt what lift off over steer is
Anyway, not disheartened I bought a E36 328 and thats when I started to spend a lot of money turning it into the car I wanted.
Thousands later I ended up with this 
I was so proud of this car because it had only ever once seen a mechanic for a clutch change and everything else was done by me
(except arch rolling). Really do miss herAt this point I was in my 2nd year of my PhD and had to quit my night shift job
(paid really well). Funds were low and BM was costing me a packet and like an idiot I racked up some debt!Anyway I ended up taking the BM back to standard, sold all the bits off, bought a fiesta 1.25 zetec and started paying off my debt.
This lasted a whole 4 months before I decided I have had enough and wanted something nicer/quicker.
....During my night shift job one of my colleges was Duvva Duvva
(IMOC member). His MR2 was so lovely. Packed with goodies; lovely bodykit, defi gauges everywhere, custom seats, loads of mods and Im sure he has a Blitz Nur Spec 
Since then Ive always wanted a MR2.
Dont get me wrong, I love BMs and as soon as I finish my PhD and get a job Im buying a mint E36 M3 Evo. Got to be a coupe and has to be manual!!Anyway for now I though a nice Rev 5 sonic shadow is what I want.
I though the insurance/petrol wouldnt be too bad and started to look for one. On 27th August 2011 I bought my first MR2 from Bradford and drove back to London.
Its a funny story because the car was for sale on ebay in Hertfordshire, I bidded and lost out. The guy who won was a dealer and made some money on me because I still wanted the car! And here she is:
The bodywork was mint and the alloys didnt have a mark on them.
I instantly fell in love with this car. I also thought I would never own a car that you could take the roof off. Unnecessarily heavy and for posers.....Looks like I became a poser and Im loving every minute of it. Taking off the roof any chance I get 
Anyway back to the 2.
She looked sweet but wasn't running that well. I knew as soon as I drove her she just needed a good service and she would run sweet. The same day I had to remove that stupid windscreen cover thing.
You could hardly see anything!!
Next up was a much needed service:
Plugs
Uprated Leads,
Oil
Oil Filter
Fuel Filter
Dizzy Cap and Rotor Arm
Next up was sorting out the dodgy induction kit:
I went back to standard
(Thanks Kayjay for sorting me out a standard box).
Then a few weeks later I ended up winning a Apexi induction kit on ebay
She now sounds sweet!!!Next up was a trip to Luke a Pacific Works.
The guy really is a MR2 Jedi!!!For the 1st time in my life I've found a mechanic who's attention to detail is better than mine.
I'm not saying I'm a good mechanic but whenever I gave my car to a mechanic I never found they put as much effort as I would and i always use specialists!!Anyway I popped down to Luke to get my Cambelt, tensioner, idler, water pump and thermostat changed.
They guy was a legend and found loads of non-Toyota bolts and replaced them for the correct ones.
Since then its been a fun ride.
Car not needing much apart from some headlight bulbs. I searched the forum and the best ones seemed to be those night breaker ones and you guys were right 
Next up was another oil service.
Whenever I buy a new car I try to do a few oil serviced quite frequently. Just for peace of mind because you never know what engine oil has been used before and how often its been done.
A few months ago I let my dad borrow my car as his one was in the garage.
He only went and curbed the xxxx out of it!!!! Turning my mint set of alloys into crap. To make matters worse he curbed both fronts 
So this was the perfect excuse to buy some Sparco NS2s
I also needed these Shank style bolts to hold the nuts in.
I got them from rare rims on ebay. I must say they are great. Excellent customer service and really quick delivery:
After reading a few refurb threads I saw that Cardhore gave some feedback on his recent refurb so I have been in contact with him and Next month my Alloys get refurbed.
I have no idea what colour to do but I'm really liking the idea of Shadow Chrome.
When I heard the name I thought it was a bit Chavvy but then I googled a few pics and found this 
Right time for the good stuff!!!
In Feb I bought a smashed up Rev 3 turbo
The plan was that my
'so-called' mate would let me use his garage, crane and together we would do the conversion. We would take our time, get the job done properly.
He's done a few before since he owned an MR2.The day I took the interior and rear lights out he told me he want
£400 for his help and tools. What a xxxxxx right hand jockey!!!!Put a total spanner in the works and made me reconsider the whole thing.
I don't really have the cash to take the loss of the car but thankfully Luke came to the rescue and the car is now at Pacific Works!!!!!I will say it again, the guys a legend and hopefully in the next 2 weeks I will be
'turboed-up'.The car has HKS silent exhaust system, Blitz dump valve and HKS induction kit.
I got a call from Luke today and its good news.
The engine has passed the all important compression test and looks to be a solid lump. Thank God I've also been spending money on ebay.
I bought a tax disc holder
(big spender) 
A Rhon Gearnob
(Thanks Jonny Hizzle) and I ordered the gear/handbrake gaitor from Rhon himself. My ones are knackered!
I also wanted to sort out my sounds.
I had a huge set up in my BMW and nothing actually fits in my 2 (apart from the components) .I won a bass enclosure
(the one from here that fits behind the seat) on ebay for £15. I also won a vibe active 10" sub so hopefully I will start fitting everything in soon.That's about it for now.
Expect an update within the next 2 weeks on the turbo progress and ICE install.
