Couple of new photo's of my mk2 mr2 . .

[Nicko_12345]

Well cleaned the MR2 yesterday, was perfect weather for the roof to be off so i took some pics afterwards

Interior clean for once!



Audio sounding much better now set up.





Little rememberance to my dad who's car it was



RIP mate.



Not a bad shine for 19 year old paint work!

Some genral picture's showing the car lowered now the springs have settled.







Car is booked in for a full decat exhaust on the 18th of this month and i have a jap spec peformance induction kit to fit at the same time.

I no its old but its so much more fun to drive than anything else i have ever owned, i no relise why the old man got it and i understand why he kept it to

Any thoughts or anything?

Thanks

Nick

[a_bloke]

Thats a cracking looking car. Love where you've put the amp and bass box!!

We had a '96 Anniversary edition some years ago. Loved it. Great cars.

[Nicko_12345]

a_bloke said:

Thats a cracking looking car. Love where you've put the amp and bass box!!

We had a '96 Anniversary edition some years ago. Loved it. Great cars.

Its the only place they would fit

It really is a great car to drive, no abs, no traction control just me, 3 pedals, 4 wheels and a engine

Just how its meant to be!

[Paul 8v]

Lovely car, always fancied one of these

[Nicko_12345]

Paul 8v said:

Lovely car, always fancied one of these

There a great drive to

I went from a 240bhp astra gsi turbo to this and i would take the mr2 over the astra every day of the week, it may not be as fast in a straight line but in the bends its great.

[RobCrezz]

Nicko_12345 said:

Paul 8v said:

Lovely car, always fancied one of these

There a great drive to

I went from a 240bhp astra gsi turbo to this and i would take the mr2 over the astra every day of the week, it may not be as fast in a straight line but in the bends its great.

Cool. Have you joined to IMOC yet?

Try a Rev3 Turbo for best of both worlds

[Nicko_12345]

RobCrezz said:

Nicko_12345 said:

Paul 8v said:

Lovely car, always fancied one of these

There a great drive to

I went from a 240bhp astra gsi turbo to this and i would take the mr2 over the astra every day of the week, it may not be as fast in a straight line but in the bends its great.

Cool. Have you joined to IMOC yet?

Try a Rev3 Turbo for best of both worlds

Hi Rob,

I am on imoc and mr2oc, i am going to be getting another car next year, not sure if i should get something nice and comfy (thinking 5 series) or another mr3 to run side by side

[Geoffers]

Looks excellent!
I have owned two MR2 MK 2`s over the years, and enjoyed every mile in them!
Very tempted with another one, but that would mean selling my MGBGT, cant quite bring myself to do it..........yet!

[Nicko_12345]

Fitted another mod tonight

Before:


After:


Its a carbon pannel for the blind among us!

What do you think?

Thanks

Nick

[RobCrezz]

Looks good. A set of Rev3 rear lights would improve the look further imo

[War Pig]

Love these! Black is the best color too.

Stupid question, but once you take the roof off is there somewhere in the car it fits? Or do you have to leave it at home?

[Nicko_12345]

War Pig said:

Love these! Black is the best color too.

Stupid question, but once you take the roof off is there somewhere in the car it fits? Or do you have to leave it at home?

Hi, there great

There meant to go behind the seats where my sub and amp are but fit in the boot as well where mine seem to live at the min!

Edited by Nicko_12345 on Saturday 11th July 19:22

[Nicko_12345]

olly22n said:

nice car mate, had 3 mr2s, rev 1's were my favourite!

AS a warning, the turbo path is not always the right one....keep yours mate and you won't regret it!

Whats the reason for thinking that pal?

I wont ever sell this car, it will rot away before i get rid of it

[FastLaneGirl]

Beautiful

I have a black Rev 2 N/A & spend many happy hours buffing up the paintwork. As you've said, not neccessarily that quick in a straight line (especially at lower revs), but amazing through corners and the perfect combo - RWD, mid engine and no electronic gizmos to interfere with that driving pleasure

I'd be really interested to hear what you think of the Jap Spec induction kit once you fit it, can you post/PM an update?

[RobCrezz]

Nicko_12345 said:

olly22n said:

nice car mate, had 3 mr2s, rev 1's were my favourite!

AS a warning, the turbo path is not always the right one....keep yours mate and you won't regret it!

Whats the reason for thinking that pal?

I wont ever sell this car, it will rot away before i get rid of it

Some people are scared of the turbos, as it amplifies the "snappyness" of the rear end under power. But the Rev3 onwards suspension geometry is more controllable, and the turbo (different in the rev3 onwards) is more progressive - the CT26 turbo in the rev1/2 makes a big lump of torque early, then tails off. The turbo is a more exciting car IMO, but balancing the throttle in the bends is no doubt much easier in a normally aspirated model.

[Kenny-Mack]

Lovely car the wheels look cool, i wouldn't have guessed it unless i seen them on the car!

I've owned MR2 2 turbos and a GT4 not to mentioned worked on a lot of them and the 3S-GTE engine is a great bit of kit, the N/A engine is also good ... lot of low down torque for a 2.0 16V, i've seen some N/A's go very quickly on back roads!

The rev3 onwards as someone has said is a bit more predictable ... certainly mine always felt a lot more planted than any of the rev1s i've driven.

Great platform to start with the MR2 ... can do a lot with it in the future.

[Nicko_12345]

Today i had my decat exhaust and JSP induction kit fitted, here are some pictures:










As you can see i have kept the tail pipes nice and small and almost oem looking, i am very very happy with the sound of the exhaust, its only a tiny bit louder than standard up to about 3000 revs then it brakes into a very nice sporty sound. I am very impressed with the performance increase that the decat/exhaust/induction kit have provided, i mean it revs so much more freely and even seems to idle alot better!

Also i am really impressed with the quality of the whole exhaust, Phil at Unique Exhausts in Stafford made everything infont of me and his work is perfect This is my 4th exhaust by phil and the quality has being second to none!

Any comments?

Thanks

Nick

[gareth.e]

Steering wheel, audio and rear pannel are all aweful mods!

[iRoll]

I know where you can get a black Rev.3 rear end for that

[Nicko_12345]

gareth.e said:

Steering wheel, audio and rear pannel are all aweful mods!

Have you ever seen a standard steering wheel in one of these? its bigger than the moon!

The standard audio is shocking but i think im starting to agree with you on the rear pannel. .