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  1. 04-03-2005, 01:08 PM #1
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    Default my new car...

    91 MR2
    N/A Sunroof/no power options body = Stiffer/lighter
    Swapped in 93 J-spec 3sgte with 62k miles (turbo motor stock 230hp)
    Hks SSBOV
    Custom Intercooler piping
    3" exhaust
    Ceramic bearing Ct26b turbo
    Hks Turbo Timer
    Walbro 255 fuel pump
    TRD widebody kit + tom's airscoop

    Widebody kit is in rough shape, certianly a project car...i've got a TON of work ahead.
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  2. 04-03-2005, 01:40 PM #2
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    damn thats cool cant wait to see what its like when you're done
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  3. 04-03-2005, 02:58 PM #3
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    wow, that's definitely the shittiest widebody installation i've ever seen... good luck fixing all that. hope you got a good deal considering the horrible shape of the bodywork
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  4. 04-03-2005, 03:41 PM #4
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    Quote Originally Posted by HiPSI
    wow, that's definitely the shittiest widebody installation i've ever seen... good luck fixing all that. hope you got a good deal considering the horrible shape of the bodywork
    yeah its pretty shitty bodywork but the diamond in the rough is the engine.
    and for the record, i just set that side skirt up there just to snap the picture...it's back off again, but yeah, the back fenders are awful.
    because i am going to school for body work this is really what i was looking for in a car, i just want something that runs and is fun to drive that i can work on as i learn more in school and just ride the bike on nice days....i just think of it like a big homework assignment.
    he was asking $2500 for the car (engine and turbo is worth $2000). i really wanted a project that would result in something other that just a stock car. I made him an offer he couldn't refuse on friday night then I left with a trailor to pick up the car in knoxville yesterday morning.
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  5. 04-03-2005, 06:03 PM #5
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    damn that car is going to be one money pit. But the work doesnt look all too bad, nothing some bondo cant fix. I was going to go widebody but none of the widebodies really are perfect and not many shops around here can pull the kit off for more the $4,000+ to make it fit right and look good.

    but good luck, you wont regret buying it when your done with it. Youll prob buy another one.
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  6. 04-03-2005, 06:27 PM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by XLR8NMr2
    damn that car is going to be one money pit. But the work doesnt look all too bad, nothing some bondo cant fix. I was going to go widebody but none of the widebodies really are perfect and not many shops around here can pull the kit off for more the $4,000+ to make it fit right and look good.

    but good luck, you wont regret buying it when your done with it. Youll prob buy another one.
    yeah a time pit too...but yeah it needs a lot of fiberglass work, its just going to take a long time. but i'm still gonna drive it all over the place just like it is.
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  7. 04-04-2005, 12:57 PM #7
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    You have a lot of work ahead of you but, you will nurse her back to life.

    Can't wait to see the progress!
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  8. 04-04-2005, 02:53 PM #8
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    yeah that car should look nice when it's done. I've always liked the widebody mr2's...
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  9. 04-04-2005, 02:57 PM #9
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    Should look pretty hot, when it's done. Nice find. I bet it's pretty fast.
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  10. 04-04-2005, 09:22 PM #10
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    damn man looks good. cant wait to see it done!
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    Nice chuck! You going to paint it up at Chris's when everything's fixed?
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  12. 04-05-2005, 11:47 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Black Paper Diary
    Nice chuck! You going to paint it up at Chris's when everything's fixed?
    i don't think so, i'll probably do most of this at school.
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    well its a nice project !
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