TWOBRUTAL MR2 - Blogs http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/blog.php The Worlds Largest MR2 Engine Swap Resource. en Fri, 18 May 2012 22:27:04 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg TWOBRUTAL MR2 - Blogs http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/blog.php <![CDATA[“Name's Barf. I'm a Mog, half man half dog. I'm my own best friend.”]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?21-%C2%93Name-s-Barf-I-m-a-Mog-half-man-half-dog-I-m-my-own-best-friend-%C2%94 Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:32:38 GMT Automotive liposuction has begun on McQueen. My mechanical engineering skills excelled in removal of the vertical / horizontal spinal & buttock protection interfaces. Yeah, the seats have been removed - I say removed, more dislodged aggressively. I was hampered by recurring injuries, incompetence and sprained pride. The resulting anarchy left my knuckles brutally raped of skin, drawing more more blood than a vampires Tampax. If you think that’s crass - I Googled your mum!

Going to replace the seats with something super-light and curvy - a bit like a Carbon Fibre Kate Moss. Kinda fancy a leather clad Kate Moss type thingy - caressing my buttocks. Or should that be caressing my leather-clad buttocks? Maybe, a caffeine and cocaine composite Kate Moss thingamy - covered in material so light it’s woven from the fabric of time! Either way - it will weigh less than an astronauts fart and involve my buttocks getting caressed.

Now I feel a bit like a priest in a hotel asking to have his porn disabled - only to be told to have normal porn like everybody else.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?21-%C2%93Name-s-Barf-I-m-a-Mog-half-man-half-dog-I-m-my-own-best-friend-%C2%94 <![CDATA['What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?']]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?20-What-is-your-major-malfunction-numbnuts Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:24:52 GMT Off on a tangent... TAN-GENT noun: ORIGIN late 16th cent from Latin tangent- ‘touching,’ from the verb tangere... My car history has not been great -... Off on a tangent... TAN-GENT noun: ORIGIN late 16th cent from Latin tangent- ‘touching,’ from the verb tangere... My car history has not been great - here’s a few in no particular order: Morris Marina, Nissan Sunny, Austin Allegro (borrowed), Mini Van, Transit, Eagle SS kit car, Mr2 Mk1 (borrowed) Mr2 (mk2), Rover SDI, Opel Manta, Datson 280ZX, MG Metro, Frog Eyed Sprite, MGB GT (V8), Karma (Dino Kit with a Porsche Engine). Montego, VW Beetle, VW Camper Van x 2, BMW 3 Series, Alfasud, Lancia Delta, Lancia Integrale (borrowed) Capri Laser, Renault Fuego (borrowed), Lotus Esprit S1, Audi AllRoad, V5 Beetle and now a 1986 Mr2 Mk1.

To repeat repeat myself, the most unreliable car I have ever owned (as you can see - there has been a few) was the 1978 Lotus Esprit S1. Pushed it further than I ever drove it. It was fantastically underpowered and put together by Helen Keller. I ploughed thousands into trying to keep it on the road - and failed. However, I absolutely LOVED IT! And, one day, when hell defrosts, I will own another one - simply because it was ACE.

Got the first quote through for 3D scanning. I have to be honest, I nearly shat blood! Yet have no doubt I could get it substantially cheaper!! It’s a suitably simplistic quote - but considering the vast amount of complicated options available - simplistic is good.

OPTION ONE; was for a basic scan & Rapid Surfacing (whereby the exterior is scanned as a continuous surface) the cost would be in the region of £5650 + Vodka & Tonic.

That’s broken down to approximately a day and a half for the scan - and five days for surfacing.

The next option, conveniently entitled OPTION TWO; was scanning & Rapid Surfacing - but scanning the exterior as separate panels - up to first return. The price rocketed to £11800 + (insert own comedy acronym to suit).

It’s unfair to say which of the scanning companies supplied these preliminary figures and I’m sure it’s open to negotiation - but at that kinda price then can kiss my nondenominational anus.

Actually, at what point in the negotiations do you negotiate that the negotiations are none negotiable. It’s a simple question I ask, a question so simple in it’s complexity as to confuse the simpleton that asked it.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?20-What-is-your-major-malfunction-numbnuts <![CDATA['You are a realist masquerading as a cynic who is secretly an optimist.']]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?19-You-are-a-realist-masquerading-as-a-cynic-who-is-secretly-an-optimist Tue, 23 Aug 2011 22:15:19 GMT Got some interesting designs taking shape for McQueen. I won’t humiliate myself by posting them up now. That would be like seeing a naked stripper.... Got some interesting designs taking shape for McQueen. I won’t humiliate myself by posting them up now. That would be like seeing a naked stripper. I’ll save all that nonsense for when the build thread goes up.

First, I blamed the Etch-A-Sketch. McQueen resembled a Lego designed Batmobile. Then I blamed the graph paper. The next catastrophe looked like an inebriated Stevie Wonder had been given a set of Crayola’s. And now I seem to have somehow gone a bit hardcore, old-skool Le Mans with it. Big sweeping arches - like a steroidal Beetle. It will get toned down, obviously. The NWA radio edit. It is supposed to be a daily driver after-all ...a seamless, yet convenient segue into...

Despite my previous comments, the Camden Council are not heterophobic, because ’..after investigating the case, and taking into account the contents of your correspondence. I have decide to cancel the Notice as I’m not satisfied with the quality of the evidence provided by the Civil Enforcement Officer.’ Wank sock!

So, the vapid Traffic Warden blatantly lied - is what they are actually saying. The insipid inbred issued a ticket that wasn’t accurate. A falsehood, an untruth. How many ‘incorrect’ tickets does that incompetent governmental crustacean issue everyday? If I believed in violence - I’d let my mum get all medieval on him. Was it Confucius or Pol Pot that said ‘Karma is a hefty piece of 4 x 2’?

Made a terrible faux pas in Cardiff this week. No-one told me that ‘s’ is pronounced ‘w’ in Welsh. Makes asking for a Lamb Shank a significantly different experience.

I was talking to a friend - not an imaginary one - he’s real - he can fly n’everything. Anyway, I was banging on about ‘McQueen’ and what I’m planning to do. I was gesticulating wildly, getting excited, talking with the total authority and accuracy of a stoned United Nations Weapons Inspection Team. He humoured me... until it got to the point where I started talking about stripping the weight out of the car - making it lighter, power to weight ratio’s etc, etc. He simply said (and I paraphrase) ‘Well, if you lost two fu**ing stone you tubby c**t, that would help - wouldn’t it?’ I was so shocked I dropped my doughnuts. Harsh but true. The insensitive hirsute twat has a valid point. Cut to a montage of moi, training, losing weight. Even Rocky had a montage.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?19-You-are-a-realist-masquerading-as-a-cynic-who-is-secretly-an-optimist <![CDATA[‘If I'm not back in five minutes... wait longer!]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?18-%C2%91If-I-m-not-back-in-five-minutes-wait-longer%21 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:38:16 GMT The Daewo Matiz needs a restraining order for indecency. It’s like having a pigmy fetish. It’s humiliating and could end up in criminal proceedings. ... The Daewo Matiz needs a restraining order for indecency. It’s like having a pigmy fetish. It’s humiliating and could end up in criminal proceedings.

Let’s be brutally honest, in a sweeping generalisation, many fiberglass body-kits are like dead epileptics - they don’t fit. They’re a bit like the artist formerly known as Jordan, heinous amounts of filler and silicone are needed to achieve a mildly pleasing end result.

As I kind of mentioned in a previous scribble, I’m seriously contemplating having a 3D scan of McQueen done when I’ve finished the fiberglass buck. However the more I look into it - the more intriguing it becomes. In fact, whilst I’m on the subject, isn’t intriguing an intriguing word? I don’t know the etymology, which incidentally, is in itself an intriguing word. Rumour is; dictionaries are available from all good book-shops.

Been corresponding with one of the many companies that provide the scanning service - and awaiting a quote from a very nice lady. Actually, she may be a Lysergic Acid Diethylamide dependent, bunny boiling, crack-whore - but she types nice. Other defamatory misogynistic comments are available without prescription. Just ask your pharmacist.

So, the question; Is there any worth in having a totally standard Mr2 Mk1 3D scanned, inside and out, all returns, wings, doors, bonnet, boot, suspension, engine bay, underneath - everything? And having a fully accurate 3D model built for future endless examination/manipulation in CAD? Is that kinda thing worth a group buy - with the eventual aim to make it free for all? Dunno.

Meanwhile, it turns out that LSD is a hallucinogenic drug and I’m the only heterosexual to ever get a parking ticket in Camden.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?18-%C2%91If-I-m-not-back-in-five-minutes-wait-longer%21 <![CDATA["Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?"]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?17-Joey-do-you-like-movies-about-gladiators Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:04:58 GMT Apologies - this entry is a tad random - a displacement activity. Anybody see BBC CASUALTY on Saturday night (13th Aug)? No, me neither. Not... Apologies - this entry is a tad random - a displacement activity.

Anybody see BBC CASUALTY on Saturday night (13th Aug)? No, me neither. Not really on my televisual radar. But it happened to be an episode that I directed. I wouldn’t normally mention it, as despite rumours to the contrary I’m not a total self-publicizing whore. However, I bring it up on this occasion as we got to play silly buggers with a BMW which was kinda fun. If you get a chance persevere through the first 7 minutes on the iplayer. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode...s_26_Partners/

Incidentally, CFSV6MR2MK1IGWSC has been re-named. The vehicle shall, from this day forth, be known as McQUEEN.

Obviously, you are all blown away by my uncompromising originality, don’t deny it. You’re jealous that you didn’t think of naming your own Mr2 after the suave, debonair and dare I say it ‘iconic’ legend that is Steve McQueen. The only man cool enough to get away with having a brown Ferrari - from the factory. Remember BULLITT! Google it.

Truth is, I’ve been reliably informed by the shortest and sharpest member of my clan that Dad’s new broken car is named after some little cartoon scrotum sack called Lightening McQueen. I know its retarded! But I lost out to a particularly hard negotiating six year old. If I gave the sprog pocket-money I would stop it in protest. Damn that childs education!

What is the point of a Daewoo Matiz? It’s a comedy car. It’s an Alan & Jimmy Carr. I’m embarrassed for it. I actually blush when I see one. There’s nothing wrong with it. Pity aside, I think I quite like it. I also like sheep - but don’t ever want to be caught climbing out the back of one.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?17-Joey-do-you-like-movies-about-gladiators <![CDATA["I'm so rich, I wish I had a dime for every dime I have."]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?16-I-m-so-rich-I-wish-I-had-a-dime-for-every-dime-I-have Fri, 12 Aug 2011 09:08:21 GMT Been working in Wales, Cardiff. A lot of Mk1’s in Cardiff. It could be the same one of course and I’ve got the early onset of some rare kind of... Been working in Wales, Cardiff. A lot of Mk1’s in Cardiff. It could be the same one of course and I’ve got the early onset of some rare kind of automotive dementia. Or maybe I’m slightly more attuned nowadays. Whichever version of the quantum paradox it was did throw up the niggling doubts I have about the project. One of the AW11’s was immaculate and it simply looked beautiful. A true classic. So why would I, me, the uninitiated, want to change that? I don’t have an answer. I have a rusty Mk1, a hammer and a new set of spanners - is that reason enough? Do I sound like Carrie Bradshaw?

And then, if by divine intervention, I happened across two books. HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN SUPERCAR by BRIAN THOMPSON which I got a car-boot sale for £3 (viciously haggled the guy down from £3:50) and BUILD YOUR OWN SPORTS CAR by RON CHAMPION which was in the window of a charity shop. That cost £4:50 - it didn’t seem right to haggle the price in Cancer Research - and should, by some unholy miracle of Jedwood proportions, I ever complete this car - indirectly it will have helped cured cancer). Total spend now sitting at £575.

Now, once I’ve learnt to read - I’m sure these books will be invaluable. Actually, I can read - provided people write slowly.

Okay, so I’m back on track. So now just need a name for it. Something cool. Something aspirational, something iconic. My better half lovingly refers to it as ‘that piece of ‘expletive’ crap on the drive’. I don’t think it’s catchy enough personally. It’s red so obviously ‘Clitoris’ rolls off the tongue. But if it was in a car park at night - I’d never find it and then feel a bit of an arse-hole.

Our other cars have names, courtesy of our off-spring. Bubble, Chitty and Scooby (not a Subaru). Up until recently I had an old S1 Lotus Esprit, that was un-affectionately called Lohan (It had more breakdown than Lindsey Lohan). It was a good job it had a heated rear screen - kept my hands warm in the winter when I was pushing it.

For a temporary monica I’ve gone with the superlative CFSV6MR2MK1IGWSC. (Carbon Fibre Supercharged V6 MR2 Mk1 Inspired Gull Winged Super-Car). Obviously, we’re holding off on the christening.

MIG or TIG? I don’t speak Klingon so I couldn’t work out what the guy was saying.

I’m boring myself now.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?16-I-m-so-rich-I-wish-I-had-a-dime-for-every-dime-I-have <![CDATA["Oh for goodness sakes, get down off that crucifix, someone needs the wood!"]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?15-Oh-for-goodness-sakes-get-down-off-that-crucifix-someone-needs-the-wood%21 Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:01:07 GMT Anybody heard of RAPID PROTOTYPING? Me neither. A prop maker friend of mine put me onto it. It’s basically making a 3D model in CAD and then getting... Anybody heard of RAPID PROTOTYPING? Me neither. A prop maker friend of mine put me onto it. It’s basically making a 3D model in CAD and then getting all Phantom Menace on it and manipulating the computer image it until you’re happy.

Then - the really clever bit - they transfer that data to a 5 axis CNC machine and make a full size model out of polystyrene. Brilliant. Laura Croft to Angelina kind of thing.

So, In theory, me, you or the Dali Lama could take our AW11’s to a scanning facility and have a fully accurate 3D model made - and totally design his, mine and your Super Car in a computer - cleanly and accurately. Efficient and clinical - like Craig David’s beard.

That’s all well and good. But this is supposed to be a fun project where I maybe even discover something Yoda-like about myself.

I actually want to get my hands dirty. I want mix up the resin, lay it up, sand it back, wax on, wax off umpteen times, like an epileptic Mr Mayagi. Fix my cocks up’s and sand it back again. And, the sad reality of it is I will undoubtedly excel in making a pigs ear out of the Mk1 silk purse. I’m not kidding myself - making the buck and panels perfectly symmetrical is a very skilled, time consuming and labour intensive job and far way beyond my current skill-set.

However, maybe it’s possible to have the best of both worlds. Was Frankenstein’s bride a pretty monster or an ugly human?

I design and manufacture the buck as intended -THEN get the buck 3D scanned and have any measurement deviance corrected in CAD - before having the 5 Axis CNC machine cut me a new perfect buck and have my moulds made from there. Surely that’s the best of both worlds. Sounds too simple. Expensive? Of course, but not as much as you may think.

There are seriously loads of companies doing it. Here’s a couple of links to be going on with http://rapido3d.co.uk & http://www.3dscanners.co.uk.

I dunno. Maybe it’s an utterly stupid idea. Just thinking aloud.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?15-Oh-for-goodness-sakes-get-down-off-that-crucifix-someone-needs-the-wood%21 <![CDATA["Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye."]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?14-Dave-this-conversation-can-serve-no-purpose-anymore-Goodbye Fri, 05 Aug 2011 21:20:02 GMT The spend rocketed up by splashing out on a £24 tarpaulin. Life in the fast lane. Now I know how John Delorean and Eddie Laker felt in those hedonist... The spend rocketed up by splashing out on a £24 tarpaulin. Life in the fast lane. Now I know how John Delorean and Eddie Laker felt in those hedonist sideburn days.

I was actually holding out on purchasing any tools until I have a garage to put them in - but HALFORDS PROFESSIONAL TOOLS have a reasonable reputation and they currently have £100 off the 150 piece kit...

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...k&iozone=PLPz1

...and now I’m moderately ashamed as I let my dear old Mum (Hi Mum & thank you) buy them for my birthday. Bad son. But is that technically another £99 on the spend or not? If so, the total spend is now sitting at £567. I feel morally unclean and as penance will now bath in the glorious assortment of ratchets and spanners to cleanse myself.

Got the new V5 for the Toyota through from DVLA. It’s a fundamentally unamused looking document. Red, annoyed, like a printed smacked arse. Got big letters emblazoned across the front ‘THIS DOCUMENT IS NOT PROOF OF OWNERSHIP’. Now I grasp the nuance. I understand the concept - but VIRTUALLY everyone believes that having a V5 in your name, kinda means you own the vehicle. It doesn’t. I knew it - but I didn’t know I knew it.

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?14-Dave-this-conversation-can-serve-no-purpose-anymore-Goodbye They come out at night, mostly. http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?13-They-come-out-at-night-mostly Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:48:43 GMT Found a reddish oxidized metallic substance I believe some people call RUST. May have to become a collector - because I found loads of it. Under the... Found a reddish oxidized metallic substance I believe some people call RUST. May have to become a collector - because I found loads of it. Under the car - which I’m assuming isn’t a celebratory find. I’m actually not that bothered at the moment - yeah it’s mildly annoying - like vegans at a BBQ. I do however have a short term remedy, a tarpaulin.

Mundanity alert!!! Garage doors are really expensive! Seriously, I’m going to have to have a garage sale in order to get myself a garage. The previous inhabitants of my house had bricked up the garage and put a nice double glazed faux leaded light window in. They had, however, not completed the conversion - so inside it is basically still a garage.

But here’s the dilemma - wing mirror tip - to wing mirror tip the AW11 is 6ft. But what will it be when I have ‘bastadised’ the design? My garage door cavity is approximately 7ft. Do I allow this to govern my design? Or do I find the extra money and do the building work necessary to get maybe 8ft - and then have less money to squander/burn/invest in the project?

How about GULL WING DOORS? Not Lambo’s, not scissor, butterfly, reverse cow-girl, not suicide. Proper Gull Wings. I had them on an Eagle SS - with varying degrees of success.

I’ve got a T-Bar - so the basic shape is intact. Done right it would look cooler than a penguins testicular region. Done badly, a retarded Transformer.

Have a multi-point roll FIA type roll-cage fitted http://www.fia.com. Welded in, discrete - hopefully nigh on invisible. This will add weight, obviously (and chassis rigidity) - however, discarding ‘other’ stuff will significantly counteract the weight deficit + plus the 3ltr V6 Supercharged lump should help a tad. These sites particularly helpful http://www.robinson-race-cars.co.uk and http://www.customcages.co.uk.

Anyway, the Gull Wing would not be the full size door. It would come down to approximately the contour line on the MK1 - approximately 2/3rds down the door. The roof and T-Bar would be reinforced. Also, this will enable me to have side impact bars and build them into the design. The Gull Wing will also be a much lighter, Ideally steel-framed Carbon Fibre - (more likely GRP). It will even have an electric window - but with a very small opening aperture (like the Delorean DMC12). You got to check this out http://www.delorean.com.

As a footnote to this mundane entry. A bird dumped on the T-Bar. If that bird had been 5’9 and called Eva Mendez, then I MAY have overlooked her indiscretion - BUT this bird was a frigging Pterodactyl and it’s penchant for berries has all but ruined muesli fetish (http://uk.mymuesli.com).

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?13-They-come-out-at-night-mostly Were gonna need a bigger boat! http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?12-Were-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat%21 Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:41:52 GMT Where do I start? Hello, I guess. Hello. That's enough about you - lets talk about me. My name is Declan. It's Irish. From Ireland. Like Bono. For a few years I’ve have been toying with the idea of building my own super-car. As I type that phrase I realise just how ridiculous it sounds. I know less than nothing about cars and I can barely dress myself. I like to drive - but not that fast, in fact I’m like Miss Daisy on valium. However, show me a track and I drive like a fat, blind, semi-naked Sebastian Vettel on an acid and crack cocktail.

So after literally minutes of deliberation I decided that I would build a KIT CAR - something, fast, something mid-engined, something reliable - possibly something like the ULTIMA www.ultimasports.co.uk - then I researched the arse (‘ass’ if you’re American) out of it - and eventually decided it wasn’t for me. However, on my journey through the internet I found EXTREME http://www.extreme-sportscars.com, DNA http://www.dnaautomotive.com, EXACT REPLICAS http://www.exactreplicas.co.uk, JH CLASSICS http://www.jhclassics.com etc - with their MR2 based Ferrari clones. I don’t want a Fakari. Nothing wrong with them - just not for me nowadays (did it in the early 90’s with a Karma Dino - exacerbating the onset of penile dysfunction with lasting damage to my dignity).

During this marathon research (it’s still going on) I discovered WOODSPORT www.woodsport.org and the amazing mechanical V6/V8 surgery that Dr Paul Woods (and team) perform on the MR2. It was that alone that truly reignited my interest in the MR2. I researched further and found http://www.mr2mk1club.com, http://www.imoc.co.uk and obviously http://www.twobrutal.co.uk with it’s smorgasbord of fantastical MR2 ace-ness.

Now I’m a big fan of the Mk1. I’ve blasted a couple of them around tracks in the past. Had one on long term ‘borrow’ off a mate for a few months. I even owned a rusted out Mk2 for a while. At risk of offending the MR2 purists, as good as they are, I don’t just want an MR2. Actually, get me a cigar, I’ve just impeached myself. That last statement isn’t true. I DO want an Mr2 Mk1 in my garage - but an absolute unmolested pristine example. BUT, to get back on topic - I want to build my own super-car. A relatively fast, road-going, daily driver (occasional track) - that puts an ESPRIT S1 smile on my face, with the reliability of a Toyota. Not asking much am I?

Okay, so what about employing the premise used by Extreme and Exact and others; GRP panels that fit over/replace the existing bodywork. Most car manufacturers use ‘platform sharing’ so why can’t we? And, a plan, of sorts was hatched; use the Lotus inspired AW11 chassis/platform and replace the panels with my own design GRP (ultimately Carbon Fibre). Upgrade gearbox, brake and suspension components and fit a V6 1MZ-FE engine (ultimately with a TRD Supercharger) from the Woodsport stable. Bad idea? Probably. Worse case scenario I totally cock it up, it looks like a mid-coitus Jeremy Clarkson and drives like a sciatic three legged drunk donkey. So I’ll re-strip it and use it as a cheap(ish) track day car.

Obviously, finances will come into play - or lack of. Dreaming is cheap, free even. Just ask Martin Luther King. Actually, that's a bad example, he was assassinated for his dream. Moving on. Turning that half baked, mis-guided notion into a reality is going to take hard cash. So I am trying to do this a cheaply as possible (I don’t have a choice). If I want something doing - I will either have to do it myself, blag it - or save up. The reality is it’s going to take bloody ages. Also, I will be coercing help from anybody that is willing and able.

As I mentioned, I’m seriously no mechanic. A dyslexic dyspraxic. Don’t know how to weld (yet). Don’t know how to fiberglass (yet). Have no tools (yet). Actually, the biggest problem I have at the moment is I don’t have a garage (yet). You can see I’ve thought this through.

So, when the day job isn’t getting in the way (it will) -- Incidentally, my day job is a film and television director; links to showreel/resume; http://vimeo.com/21430547 and www.imdb.com/name/nm1398781/ if anyone interested. Anyway, I may even video the progress of this lengthy project and make a build DVD - maybe even take it to a cable network at some stage. But for now, I’ll stick occasional, sporadic lack-of-progress reports and updates on this here inter-web-thingy.

So where do I start, really? I don’t know. I guess I draw up a designs until I’m happy with them. Right? Wrong. That's what Stephen Hawking would do. I impatiently bought a clapped out AW11 with a flat battery and a water leak on eBay for £300. It cost another £125 on Shiply to get it moved to my house. www.shiply.com for those of you that don’t know it - is well worth checking out if you needed something moving. Also bought a Haynes manual from eBay for £19. So, far £444. And I have a red MR2 MK1 sitting on my drive. It’s a start. Now what?

I suppose I design and make a buck - using the basic ‘chassis’ or ‘space-frame of the AW11 and construct the shape of my super car. And whilst I’m waiting for lightning to strike instilling me with divine design inspiration - if you’ve got time it’s worth checking out the BAILEY BLADE http://www.bxrmotors.com especially on YouTube as they have charted the projects development. It’s fascinating - and inspirational. Clever guys.

Apart from the build journal, photo’s (once I work out how to upload them) discoveries and misadventures I’m hoping to include links and useful ‘stuff’ as well as a running account of the spend. Occasionally, I may have to do a bit a creative bookkeeping so my Missus doesn’t know how much I’ve actually spent - but anybody in the know will know. Actually, she’ll read this - so perhaps I won’t. Or will I? Double Double bluff!

anon ]]> Captain Plastic http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?12-Were-gonna-need-a-bigger-boat%21 <![CDATA[MR2big's V6 Flappy Paddle Build Thread]]> http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?10-MR2big-s-V6-Flappy-Paddle-Build-Thread Sat, 19 Feb 2011 18:13:52 GMT ---Quote (Originally by mr2big)--- Just checking that I have got the wiring correct Control box is going to sit behind the glove box (out of...
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Just checking that I have got the wiring correct

Control box is going to sit behind the glove box (out of sight)
6 colour-coded wires from the ECU to the Control box (behind the glove box)
4 colour-coded wires from the Control box to the 3-way switch.(where ever it ends up)
1 wire from the horn switch to the control box
1 Live feed to the control box. (Do you want this from the ignition or a stand alone?)
Michael
]]> mr2big http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?10-MR2big-s-V6-Flappy-Paddle-Build-Thread Supercharger Help http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?9-Supercharger-Help Fri, 24 Sep 2010 04:09:57 GMT I have an Eaton M90 supercharger that I want to install on a 3vz-fe 3.0L V6, which I am building up for my 1991 MR2. I will be making a custom intake... I have an Eaton M90 supercharger that I want to install on a 3vz-fe 3.0L V6, which I am building up for my 1991 MR2. I will be making a custom intake for this system, does anyone know which components on the intake have to be used and which ones can be left off. If anybody has a copy of the owners / installation manual for the TRD 1MZ supercharger, I would like to get a copy of it. Any other related information would be welcome too. ]]> KevinAMR2 http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?9-Supercharger-Help Forum Updates http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?8-Forum-Updates Wed, 28 Apr 2010 19:16:01 GMT As Bob Dylan once penned, The Times They Are a-Changin. As I mentioned in the previous blog... As Bob Dylan once penned, The Times They Are a-Changin. As I mentioned in the previous blog, we're planning on making some changes to the forums in the next week. Essentially there's going to be a reshuffle of the existing forums to make the layout a little easier, grouping stuff according to the model. Also as promised, control is coming to the community - We're opening the Admin doors to get some new moderators onboard.

There's no hard and fast rule to being a Mod; It's often a thankless task and there's no payment but thankfully, TB in generally, is a lot easier to moderate than most forums thanks to the members we have. So what does a moderator do? Basically, you'll ensure the smooth running of the section you look after; Make sure the rules are being adhered to, watching for the damn spam bots that sometimes plague us and make suggestions on how to shape TB's future.

So, how do you apply? Drop me a PM starting "I'd like to moderate the MK1/2/3 (delete as applicable) forum because" and tell me why. ]]> Jiff Lemon http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?8-Forum-Updates Jiffs 1st Blog http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?7-Jiffs-1st-Blog Thu, 22 Apr 2010 22:03:47 GMT The internet is a funny old place; It can bring us together, it can drive us apart. Take Forums, seems an obvious place to start doesn't it?

You'll never find a single forum that encompasses ALL your needs. Take me for example; I'm currently a member on several car forums, several technical forums, a couple of DIY forums and a photography one. Now my life would be SO much easier to have a single forum so that I didn't have to have all these different places to check in at. But that, dear folks, is life. Not just life on the Net, but life itself. Just as you'll never find that elusive pub that serves everything you want, with a perfect menu, never to crowded, never to empty and always easy on the pocket, you're never going to find a single forum that deals with your interests.

Now, in theory, there should be a single car forum. Its a single subject matter and after all, we all like cars in one way or another don't we? But once again, life isn't that simple. I like car X, you like car Y. I like them standard, you like them pimped up with bodykits, 26" chrome rims and the suspension replaced with chunks of wood. And so, our happy single car forum concept splinters. And those splinters, splinter. Before you know it there's hundreds of car forums.

If you’re lucky, you'll find a group of like minded people, all heading roughly in the same direction. That way the forum can prosper and grow. Otherwise you can find yourself sat in a forum with one other bloke, posting threads about what you had for your tea last night, in the hope of sparking up some decent conversation. It grows into a community, more people join, more ideas are shared and you hopefully find more people like yourself.

So is it a crime to be a member of another forum? I certainly don't think so. But judging by some of the posts on here in the last week or so, it'd appear I could be wrong. What I struggle to understand are the double standards employed by some people. Yes, there was a new forum setup recently. Yes, some members from TB have joined. Some, even had the audacity to keep their same forum names! Disgraceful!

I wonder, if there would be the same hoo har, for example, if they'd wandered over to say, IMOC, and discovered that they were members there too? Let’s face it, I'd say most of the MR2 crowd are probably members of the many forums that cater for us. Sure, you may not post there regularly, but you’re a member. Now what if these members had all buggered off to say, the SXOC? A car club that caters for Nissan's S13/S14/S15's. Clearly there'd be some sort of conspiracy drummed up and bantered about for months to come. Or perhaps it was just people simply exercising a choice? People, you have a choice. We don't dictate which forums you can join, which you can't. However, the thing we can dictate, is the manner that it's discussed in. TB has rules; if you've never read them before, and I know they're hidden away, then please, click the link and spend 2 minutes reading them now: Those rules apply to all of us.

There are those, who'll choose to vote with their feet. To march off to one of the newly created forums and spit venom at TB. Well, to me that's fine - Heck, at least I'm not going to have to moderate their posts. If they wish to return here from time to time, that's also fine - TB has ALWAYS been known for its hospitality, but once again, I'll remind you all of the rules.

What happened behind the scenes at TB shouldn't really be of a concern; As a member of the community, I'd be more concerned that TB was staying around and moving forward. If you're REALLY concerned, rather than trying to pick up on a bit gossip, then you might want to stick around as several new moderator roles are being planned, to ensure that the community, rather than single admin, has a say in the direction of the club. ]]> Jiff Lemon http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?7-Jiffs-1st-Blog Server Switch Over http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?6-Server-Switch-Over Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:22:25 GMT We are scheduling a server switch for Thursday 22nd April at 12:00 BST. TB will be turned off for a short period whilst we complete the transfer... We are scheduling a server switch for Thursday 22nd April at 12:00 BST.
TB will be turned off for a short period whilst we complete the transfer over to the new host.
Please check www.twobrutal.co.uk after the transfer as this will be the active domain initially and we cant be sure the .com address will be running an up-to-date database.

Thanks. ]]> nik http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/entry.php?6-Server-Switch-Over