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  1. 10-10-2007, 11:17 PM #1
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    Just picked this up today. As u all can see from the picts... I have a few things to take care of before she is running. It's a 1991 (not 93) Toyota MR2 N/A with the 2nd Gen JDM 3SGTE Clip. The car belonged to Tank as a project car and so far it has Border sides and rear molded.... front bumper is molded too and i am not so sure about it yet. It has Custom flush mounted headlights, new Champ white paint, and the clip. Once i get it cleaned up and put back together it will be taken to AAP Motorsports where they will run the electricals... Wiring harness mainly. As far as everything else that is done to the car.... you'll just have to wait and see

    Once i got it home I pulled out everything that was just lying in the car. I wanted to see what all was missing and broken.
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  2. 10-10-2007, 11:18 PM #2
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    .....damn i needa resize these picts lol
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    nice mr2, head on over to www.mr2.com/forums we have a very large atlanta mr2 group there. where in atlanta are you located?
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    Few more...
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    hehehe you should change twin entry to...............


    double penetration turbo hahahahah
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    Quote Originally Posted by PURE jdm
    hehehe you should change twin entry to...............


    double penetration turbo hahahahah

    Then he'd have a DP-T! LOL!

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    that's a nice project you have there minus the phoenix power headlights. my mr2 is also being worked on at the moment. hopefully i'll be able to start driving it again soon. good luck!
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    hey chris check the byt section we could knock out a good bit soon
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  9. 10-11-2007, 12:35 AM #9
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    dman man........good job.....
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    what year was this again?
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  11. 10-11-2007, 03:58 AM #11
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    good project, but I'm NOT a fan of the headlights. Flip ups FTW.
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  12. 10-11-2007, 06:44 AM #12
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    i was told a 1993....the Vin Number says its a 91.


    i have a lot more photos but i'll have to post them up when i get home from work later
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    you do know 91's are more prone to oversteer? Rain is its nemesis. G/L with the project though.
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  14. 10-11-2007, 08:38 AM #14
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    Oversteer>Understeer imho
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    yea,Flip up lights FTW

    and 3SGTE FTW(putting one in the celica,when i get the $$)
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    as far as wiring goes i wouldn't let any shops touch that.....unless there installing a standalone....

    i have someone that could do your wiring for you and it would be cheaper than going to the shop.

    Nice car.....i like the headlights but i would run diff sides and rear.

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    oh yeah if you need any parts i have a full car of parts

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    i love mr2's but i'm not really diggin that front end..

    or the kit in general
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    I saw that car months back, no offense.But get your money back!!!

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    I want these Headlights...


    The Border Front i would like to have too.

    It has a JDM spoiler but still getting painted.

    CF Trunk, hood, and Engine cover

    Low profile engine scoops too
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    Quote Originally Posted by B18c1Turboed
    I saw that car months back, no offense.But get your money back!!!
    why would i wanna do that??? $3000 imo is a good deal. Jusssttt wait and see how it looks when im done.

    Im going to start tonight working on shampooing and installing the Suede Interior.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ©hris
    why would i wanna do that??? $3000 imo is a good deal. Jusssttt wait and see how it looks when im done.

    Im going to start tonight working on shampooing and installing the Suede Interior.
    I hope so man, i saw it when it was at the body shop annd it looked really really bad.

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    lol yeah it did.... after i pulled all of the junk out and cleaned it up a bit last night i felt much better about the buy. It's definatly a project but an easy one at that. only concern i have is the fact it has been sitting for awhile. The fact it's been sitting doesnt bother me because there are no fluids in the car.... but im wondering how much water has been dumped on the motor from rain. The car was under a canopy but still... never know. I'll find out next week though. Im gonna take it up to AAP and drop it off and have them do whatever needs to be done to get it running and running strong
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    Get ready for a money pit and hopefully you won't spend half the money i spent on P.O.S mr2's

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    hehe yeah im glad its a money pit though.... unlike my civic, the money i put into it will actually make a difference lol


    here is my MR2 inspiration..... other than XLR8NMR2 (love his)....

    I would like mine eventually to look like this except white....
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    Wow your in over your head is all im going to say. Ill take wagers from everyone that it will in fact never run. Any takers?
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    If you want your car to look like that red one, you should just go ahead and sell/trade the front end for an oem one.
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    lol wow lol lol oh wow good luck
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    originally posted by redGT
    Oversteer>Understeer imho
    ok agreed to a point, but do you really want it that much in a mid engine layout car. They wouldn't have changed the suspension design in the 93's if it wasn't such an issue. Plus its much harder to control and can be unpredictable, especially if your a first time owner.
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    yes if your a first time owner and have no idea how to control rear wheel drive cars in oversteer but with a halfway decent driver oversteer>understeer still.

    Chris since you me and Tank are the only people that know anything about this car i will show people why in the end this car will kick ass.

    For $3k Chris got a DEAL!!!!!

    91 MR2 non turbo(saving money already on insurance)
    Phoenix Power front end $1600
    Border Sides and Rear $1300 -*Right Here You Just Broke Even*
    Paint and Install-? say $1500
    JDM Gen 2 3s-GTE Motor-it came from a whole clip so say $4500

    Total:$8900
    Savings:5900

    Of course this still doesnt include the money saved from pulling the na motor and tranny putting the new motor and trany in along with swapping the fuel pumps. Yes Chris has some work ahead of him but there is no way in hell it costs $6k to get the car up and running especially if he knocks out a good bit of it before handing over the car to AAP. If and its a lil bit of a big if he has all the parts to complete the swap so that when the car goes to AAP/R2B2 all they have to do is wire the motor put in the new fluids and install an exhaust Chris is looking at tops $1000. Nice set of wheels and some suspension tweaking and he has one sick car to start with.
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    so, you're basically saying a mid engine car layout handles the same as a front engine rwd layout?

    originally posted by redGT
    Chris since you me and Tank are the only people that know anything about this car i will show people why in the end this car will kick ass.
    ignorance is bliss. It doesn't matter if you show people why the car is gonna kick ass. Someone will still find something negative to say. I'm not hating, but you can't argue with me on that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlkCD5
    so, you're basically saying a mid engine car layout handles the same as a front engine rwd layout?
    No i'm simply stating though that with a halfway decent driver that oversteer in ANY layout is better than understeer.


    Quote Originally Posted by BlkCD5
    ignorance is bliss. It doesn't matter if you show people why the car is gonna kick ass. Someone will still find something negative to say. I'm not hating, but you can't argue with me on that.
    You are absolutely right someone will always find something wrong or something to hate about. hopefully what i said above though will abate some of that. Almost no denying though that Chris is going to come out ahead.
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    That **** looks rather tragic... Good ****ing luck buddy....
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    yo i hope u pull it off...
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    diamond in the rough type project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ©hris
    hehe yeah im glad its a money pit though.... unlike my civic, the money i put into it will actually make a difference lol


    here is my MR2 inspiration..... other than XLR8NMR2 (love his)....

    I would like mine eventually to look like this except white....

    thats nate's car he's on mr2board.com you should check out his old post on his car. looks nice too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BlkCD5
    diamond in the rough type project.
    exactly
    Quote Originally Posted by Alan®
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    more picts coming up,..,..
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    Here is how it looked when i got home from work....
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    I didnt get around to Shampooing the carpets because im going to order new Black carpet from Stockinteriors.com and new seats. So i just vacumed and cleaned up a bit....
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