RE: SOTW: Toyota MR2... With A V6
Discussion
Riggers said:
Also, AFAIC any mid-engined car is potentially prone to swapping ends suddenly - it's simple physics, isn't it?
Is it ?Here was I thinking the best placement for an engine was the middle.
You'd be thinking about old REAR engined cars.
Still I'll let you off for the interesting shed choice.
CampDavid said:
As far as it goes, that's so bad I feel the need to post my own SOTW.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048807.htm
Seriously gyuys, that's aweful (unlike the barge above, which is awesome)
Love the fact that it looks like the 1 OAP owner of the above barge appears to have chopped it in for a bright pink 6 series convertible!!! http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048807.htm
Seriously gyuys, that's aweful (unlike the barge above, which is awesome)
Who is he? Hugh Hefner?
ZesPak said:
There's a reason it's cheap.
Yes, of course. 
Which can make their loss your gain if you know what you're doing, or you will get your money back or thereabouts when parting it out. I don't know what makes people hardly bat an eyelid when having to spend two grand at your local OPC when their shiny new Boxster's brake discs get a bit rusty, and at the same time be so utterly risk averse for the sake of what they'd blow on a couple of nights out...
groomi said:
Article said:
the car's already 'gravel-trap challenging' handling characteristics...
Really? Ever driven an AW11?It followed a VX Commodore, several Granadas, a VX Victor and a Ventora. I still don't know what she was thinking.
Anyway, I certainly wasn't complaining. I was seventeen at the time, and an MR2 was spectacularly more interesting than her usual barges.
I had great fun with it. In all honesty, it was a bit of a gutless wonder, but it revved well and the handling never seemed anything other than exceptional.
My only real complaint was that it seemed very susceptible to crosswinds and the bow wake that you get when passing HGVs. No doubt that was a function of the rear weight bias.
It was a very sad day when it was chopped in against a new Granada Scorpio.
I thought it was a great car.
Time hasn't been kind to them. The interior hasn't aged well and they all seem to be completely rotten. If you throw in an unfinished home brewed engine conversion, then you have a desperately undesireable car.
How the Hell are you going to get it insured?
Only for the very brave, the very talented, or the terminally stupid.
CTRBEAST said:
Faust66 said:
Always had a bit of a soft spot for the MR2 (prefer the looks of the MK2 however).
Chav!
As for the shed....
[Duncan Bannatyne] You expect me to invest £1000 in a poorly painted, half finished, potential bomb on wheels? This does not interest me and I'd rather buy a half decent Rev 3 SW20 and for that reason, I'm oot [/Duncan Bannatyne]
redgriff500 said:
Riggers said:
Also, AFAIC any mid-engined car is potentially prone to swapping ends suddenly - it's simple physics, isn't it?
Is it ?Here was I thinking the best placement for an engine was the middle.
You'd be thinking about old REAR engined cars.
Still I'll let you off for the interesting shed choice.
You're quite right in as much as a rear-engined car will be more prone to that, but the weight over the front wheels of a front-engined car is still the most secure - putting the engine in the middle improves agility, no doubt, but it still makes it harder to catch if it starts to go away from you...
CTRBEAST said:
Faust66 said:
Always had a bit of a soft spot for the MR2 (prefer the looks of the MK2 however).
Chav!On SOTW - buy it, track it and break it or do all the basic jobs required to make it safe/run right then embarrass flashier/newer cars in the traffic light derby.
I'm sure who ever buys this will have a permanent grin on their face.
CampDavid said:
As far as it goes, that's so bad I feel the need to post my own SOTW.
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048807.htm
Seriously gyuys, that's aweful (unlike the barge above, which is awesome)
Doesn't that break the theoretical £1,000 SotW budget? If so, not very good shedding I'm afraid.http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/3048807.htm
Seriously gyuys, that's aweful (unlike the barge above, which is awesome)
hornetrider said:
Poor show Shed, this is a nail and no mistake. Who sells such a project still 'requiring work' or 'simple fixes'? Owners knowing they've f
ked it up, that's who.
I don't think that's always the case.ked it up, that's who.Sometimes people just buy or bit off more than they can chew. So to some it might well be simple fixes and little work. To others its almost an impossibility.
Then there's the fact that sometimes things change. Money, time, other responsibilities and interests.
This one might be a nail. But that doesn't mean all such cars are.
Myself and a pal stuck a Camry V6 into his mint Mk2 MR2. Its a fun thing and that Camry engine is a very smooth, torquey lump, I did head gaskets on his before it was fitted and was struck at how compact and neat it is.
I would be happy to sort that out with a bit of spannering, it does look a bit rough about the body though.
I would be happy to sort that out with a bit of spannering, it does look a bit rough about the body though.
Pat H said:
If you throw in an unfinished home brewed engine conversion, then you have a desperately undesireable car.
The thing to remember about Sheds is that they don't cost car money - they tend to cost beer money, four-new-boots-for-my-Mondeo money, one-service-for-my-RV8-TVR-at-my-preferred-indie money, or in this case buy-an-Emerald-with-loom-and-stuff-and-get-a-car-thrown-in-for-free money. 
Great SOTW. Absolute bargain.
Many people still pay £3k+ to simply get the conversion done.
It costs £500+ just to get the donor, then add on rebuild costs...
As long as the engine mounts have been done ok, then there's not much to f*** up with this conversion. The hard work has been done.
I used to have one with the 3s-GTE turbo conversion - a hoot, but the peaky delivery made it much harder to feather throttle when cornering, if I was to buy another it would be an SC or V6.
Many people still pay £3k+ to simply get the conversion done.
It costs £500+ just to get the donor, then add on rebuild costs...
As long as the engine mounts have been done ok, then there's not much to f*** up with this conversion. The hard work has been done.
I used to have one with the 3s-GTE turbo conversion - a hoot, but the peaky delivery made it much harder to feather throttle when cornering, if I was to buy another it would be an SC or V6.
I've been in communication with the chap selling this. My impression was that it was in no way a 'bodge' or a 'deathtrap'. The V6 conversion is fairly standard these days and I think this one has probably been done well. If I had the space to store it and finish it off I'd have bought it.
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