Damn respectable for a project car, with cross-platform parts, wiring challenges, and ancient tires, that hadn't run for 4 years!
Damn respectable for a project car, with cross-platform parts, wiring challenges, and ancient tires, that hadn't run for 4 years!
hobiercr said:Damn respectable for a project car, with cross-platform parts, wiring challenges, and ancient tires, that hadn't run for 4 years!
I'm just surprised we got enough rust out to prevent it insta-clogging the filter.
Dynamic events complete- pretty sure this is everything it had in it.
So is it going back to live with Josh or getting sold or?
Looks like you had it running really well, has to be a good feeling after last time.
Patrick said:So is it going back to live with Josh or getting sold or?
I would prefer to sell it. Now that it runs I keep getting all these ideas about enjoying the supercharged goodness, but I have too many projects and my MR2 adventures have switched to a recently acquired 3rd gen.
Andy Neuman said:Looks like you had it running really well, has to be a good feeling after last time.
Clutch was about gone by the time drags came around. Still made respectable times, and might be okayish for any type of daily driving.
But thats not why you buy a SC'd MR2
In reply to jasonkimosabe :
Wow! That gas tank.... is... ummm... kinda scary looking... LOL
Talk about fuel slosh and needing to keep that thing at least half full at all times...
In reply to Dudefladge :
They've got a bunch of baffles in them to prevent that, although as we found with this one all those baffles can be great at forming rust too.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ said:Dynamic events complete- pretty sure this is everything it had in it.
Holy crap I didn't realize it was a 3.2 60ft.
With a working clutch it's easily a 15 second car!
I am very happy we got this running as well as it was. I really think a person with some time could turn this into a fun ripper. But it does need attention in a lot of areas.
In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
The original car 1/4 mile times for MR2 SCs are in the 14s.
singleslammer said:In reply to Robbie (Forum Supporter) :
The original car 1/4 mile times for MR2 SCs are in the 14s.
That's awesome. I didn't realize that. I was kind of dismissing the SC version as "not that much power" compared to modern stuff. I guess combining old school "high power" with old school vehicle weights makes it quicker than I thought.
MR2 shells and body panels are also remarkably heavy for their size- with sufficient gutting and remaking stuff you could get that car under 2k lbs and still have it look like an MR2.
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