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010on1986
08-09-2005, 15:18
Great site. Have 1986 aw11 with mongoose K&n, apex susp. have had it since 1991 am second owner from 48000miles to 110000(now). have thrashed every mile, burn through 2 mild steel janspeeds in the process. Will post a piccy soon as i have just completed a full rspray in my 16by9 garage using an earlex 3000 HVLP spray station DON'T LAUGH, you'd be suprised at the result! Still compounding with the farecla g3 and 1200 grade as no one told me to thin the paint by 60% (i thinned by 40%). Also have some intersting pictures of my blown head gasket fix, in short I filled the head and block pitting with JB Weld after going for broke with a dremel and stone grinding tip. . Have covered 2500 miles since and I guess its fixed? Thanks to Blue hylomar as well.... would love to do a 1.5 but insurance!
regards from the west country....
010on1986
08-09-2005, 15:50
http://img391.imageshack.us/my.php?image=aw111pe.jpg
superchargedsam
08-09-2005, 17:12
like the wheels fella, where in the west country you from then ? Also I think these guys say you can insure them as kits cars once the engine swap is done so should be nice and cheap !
Paul Woods
08-09-2005, 18:14
im lovin the plumley spoiler,that looks so much better than stock y'know.....nice to see a mk1 die hard ,1991! thats some ownership,but time to take it to the next level my friend! somewhere theres a 3s-gte or V6 begging to go in that car of yours.
Let me guess,the head gasket went around number 4 cylinder near the front water jacket?
Welcome to TB ,its infectious so be warned and if you start to develop a grinder fettish dont worry,this is normal and will pass :lol:
lodgeman
08-09-2005, 18:29
when i joined all i had done was fabricated a straight thro exhaust :lol: now i'm on my second mr2 and in process of finding a camry for it,s v6 engine. :shock: it gets under your skin very slowly and then it just bites you :twisted: welcome to the nuthouse :lol:
welcome, nice white one.. squeeze a new engine into it, you'll be hammering away at the 4age for ever for more power. :D
quigonjay
08-09-2005, 19:58
welcome to the madhouse :)
superchargedsam
08-09-2005, 21:42
so where in the west country you from then fella ?
congratulations on finding TB mate 8)
..with the nutters i have here youll be pulled down into the depths of hp madness in no time at all..dont be surprised if you return from a holiday to find someone has started cutting your 4age mounts off in preparation :shock: ..some of the guys hav got it BAD..!
nice mk1 though..and i too like the Plumley loads..
i dont think ?250 fully comp is that bad..!!! :wink:
"if in doubt JB weld it"...lol...
010on1986
09-09-2005, 09:03
just finished the wheels last weekend, they are the originals i painted them satin then dremel'd the edges back to aluminium where i next intend to polish and laquer. They look bigger than 14" that way and since the car is lowered there is little gap between the arches. Tried the other day to get those mk3 wheels on ebay but craftier than me, some other guys stepped in in the last 10 seconds!!
South bristol, although I drive a rav4 monday to friday and the mr2 is me weekender when I get it back from the missus who rants it monday to friday.
Head gasket went on number 4 edge towards front of car, found out on web that Saab head pitting is solved by JB Weld as a dealer fix. It has held up so far, I can hammer down motorway nice and cool, no heat build up on the slip roads, job done.
I was thinking of putting in a coolant expansion tank so there is an air cushion instead of a pressure release cap system has any one done this? When I knew it was on the way out I used a gilera runner expansion bottle with 1 bar cap attached to overflow pipe, with a rad cap with the spring removed, it worked okay until the gasket gave in big time.
At the moment I am also fabricating an oil catch can out of a stainless steel pepper pot to go between the breather pipe (Cost ?1.99 plus JB Weld).
Are the last generation normally aspired (184?bhp) engines an easy instal, I got the money and the tools.....
regards
"if in doubt JB weld it"
Welcome to the site mate :lol: and thanks for the advice I'll try to follow it :wink: :P
Are the last generation normally aspired (184?bhp) engines an easy instal, I got the money and the tools.....
if your thinking about the 20v conversion i personaly would`nt bother as you can put a 3sgte engine in quite simply and get more bang for your buck
Paul Woods
09-09-2005, 16:10
even then the 20vs are only around 160bhp...184bhp,do you mean the 2zz celica 1.8 vvti lump? thats around 190bhp if memory serves....i think that would make a belting swap,six speed box from the mk3 will bolt straight to it as well....lovely!
010on1986
09-09-2005, 16:16
the 2.0 litre mk2 last engine (Square brake lights model)?
Got a friend with that model... I might back me tractor into it by accident then pick up the engine cheap!
Paul Woods
09-09-2005, 16:20
the mk2na 3s-ge engine is only 158bhp,theres exactly the same effort needed to fit the 3s-ge as there is the 3s-gte but the latter has 100bhp more!....the 3s-ge is heavier than the 4a-ge so the extra 30bhp would only be lugging around the extra engine weight,not really worth doing bud.
010on1986
09-09-2005, 16:45
2zz celica 1.8 vvti lump? thats around 190bhp if memory serves....i think that would make a belting swap,six speed box from the mk3 will bolt straight to it as well....lovely
Point taken.... I could call it MR2zz
Paul Woods
09-09-2005, 16:48
Mr2zz indeed! go for it! 5 posts into the site and an engine conversion might already be on the cards....thats the effect this place has :D
010on1986
09-09-2005, 16:52
I sit in a trance recalling engines from various cars and imagine them being fitted.. I remember a ford mustang 5litre v8 a friend had , or a prosche 928s4 engine... :lol:
only a matter of time before we see MR2viper.....
Paul Woods
09-09-2005, 17:38
now an mr2viper...i like the sound of that,you might just be the man to build it.
superchargedsam
10-09-2005, 16:28
listen to podge and pop over the bridge to see his if your in doubt and then listen to it as its worth it for that sound alone ! 20vavle conversion is ok if you want to live on the redline ALL the time as you really have to rev them hard to get the power out of it !
I like the wheels and the way they've been painted too......really suits the colour of the car. :wink:
Nice one.
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