spudgun's '87 MR2

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spudgun GB

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461 posts

174 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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It's been a couple of years since I have taken the time to take a few pics. It has only just come out to play this year, on Friday, so now was a good a time as any. Here we go.

The suspension has been taken as far as it can on a road car, really. Polybushed throughout, Koni SSK with Apex springs and an uprated rear anti-roll bar. It also has spherical rod end drop links that I knocked up myself. Also the strut braces are another home brew as well. It sits on Toyo T1-R's all round.

The brakes were sand blasted and rebuilt a few years back. The discs are stock, as are the calipers, the front pads are uprated as well with some Ferodo Ds series jobs.















Here's a few interior shots, I replaced the seats a couple of years ago now, as the old ones buggered my back up, with these Corbeau jobs. Also there is a momo wheel and a Halfords/Ripspeed gear knob that I got for a fiver. I'm not adverse to being a bit on the cheap side if I can smile

I also cleaned and repainted the spare wheel well this year as well. I retrimmed the boot carpet last year with some speaker cabinet carpet as Toyota want £40 quid for a piece of plastic with some grey mould growing on it. No thanks.









Engine bay all spruced up. I have just found the joys of silicon spray. Nice shine, little work.



Something I'm particular proud of and new for 2010, a brand new Toyota 'box. Theres also a Scorpion exhast in shot as well.





I am now into my 10th year of owning it now. The summers here and all there is to do is get on out there and enjoy it, including a 'ring trip next month. In fact what the hell am I doing here smile

TonyRPH

13,126 posts

174 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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That is a lovely example. I would love to own one of those, in that condition.

supersingle

3,205 posts

225 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Fantastic car. I can't believe the condition it's in, it looks new.

Love the mk1, makes subsequent cars look flabby. thumbup

Kit80

4,764 posts

193 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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That looks beautiful! cloud9


spudgun GB

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461 posts

174 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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Thanks guys, much appreciated. It is a bit of a full time job keeping on top of it all. Also its not really a low milage job either, just coming up to 135,000 miles anytime soon.

Thanks Kit, your earlier post was what made me get up off my arse and take a few.

james_gt3rs

4,816 posts

197 months

Sunday 6th June 2010
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I want one of these so badly...

shouldbworking

4,773 posts

218 months

Monday 7th June 2010
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Don't live in Cheddar do you? looks vaguely familiar but all I can remember is a mint looking mk1 being worked on at a house near the gorge road

spudgun GB

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461 posts

174 months

Monday 7th June 2010
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How do should,
Nope, afraid not. Right county but I'm right a the bottom of Somerset. Good to know there are others about.
There's a absolute beaut in Britol owned by a chap called Matt. The number plate is "25 DEC" he get's a lot of photo work around christmas.

JFReturns

3,710 posts

177 months

Tuesday 8th June 2010
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Looks clean! Are those wheels Mille Miglias? I got some that look identical with my MX5, since gone back to standard. I want to sell them but know nothing about them!

spudgun GB

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461 posts

174 months

Tuesday 8th June 2010
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Hello JF
Yes they are Mille Miglia rims and the model is called chronos. I bought mine new back in 2001 so I'm guessing they may well have been out of production for a while now.
I like em though.