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Here are a couple of pictures how I fixed the sagging doors . Started by removing the old hinges with an angle grinder . Didn't want to touch the part that is bolted to the body , as it still is nicely sealed . The hinge pin in pressed and rivetted , si I just ground it away completely . http://i160...

Oh and btw , I hit a small snag . My car is a 1986 MK1 . The front spoiler is rusted , I think beyond repair . So I got me a 2 piece MK2 lower front , thinking it would simply bolt on . Well that is not true . The MK1b is quite different in that area. :( The crossmember on wich the radiator rests is...

Nice work, 're the aircon, the loom is already wired to run aircon as standard. Are you sure about that ? I've had the car virtually stripped of everything , but didn't come across any not needed wiring . Maybe it wasn't present on the earlier versions ? Picture of the now painted rear arches . htt...

Couple of pictures of the car being towed to be resprayed . No body filler has been applied yet . As you can see , even without any filler the rear arches look quite good . The white stuff is an epoxy primer . The mr2 is being towed with a triangle bolted to the front bumper mounting holes . It was ...

omg that looks awesome

didn't make a spare one by any chance

Pat

The hardest parts to find , iI think , will be the parts underneath the dash .
vaporisor , air duct's and all the plumbing .
And I need them for a left hand drive .

Pat

That cheap , I din't know that . Din't even know it was available . Lucky I didn't start machining the nut :) Now that I have reluctantyly decided that an engine upgrade will not be done , I'm thinking of retrofitting an airco to my MK1 . Can it be done without to much trouble . Guess I'll have to d...

Break caliper reassembley . The MrT workshop manual says you need a special tool to compress the internal spring in the caliper . That tool is basicly a nut with an 8mm 4 entry 10mm pitch internal trapezium tread . I could cut such a nut on the lathe , but that's not an easy task to do . One could a...

A word about shock absorber oil . As I stated before , some of my oil ended up on the floor and I bought grade 3 fork oil to replace it . Didn't work out . Grade 3 ( SAE 15 ) makes the suspension almost solid . Feels like the shock absorber is non existent , as if it was welded shut . Might be great...

Yes out of curiosity I checked a local supplier round here , vanwezel , and they also still have escort panels . Prices are about thesame 25€ a piece . I've ordered a set , who knows maybe some day I'll find myself a t-roof mr2 . They also have an inner skin repair panel , wich seems to cover about ...

I think you mean fiesta MK3 1983-1989 or the escork MK4 1986-1990 Both these cars have very similar rear arches to our beloved MR2's . For the escort there are ( or were ) also inner arch repair pieces availble . It's true , welding in new steel isn't sufficient . It'll start rusting again in no tim...

The brake calipers . They were still working , no trouble there . Mr T did a very good job designing these ./ Fi audi uses a similar design , but their calipers will seize after a couple of years . Did my share of rebuilding on those . Anyway , some of the dust seals were broken or in poor condition...

Shock absorbers . When I took the struts apart , I was expecting a crtridge type shockabsorber So I didn't think and pulled it out . To my surprise half of the oil ended up on the floor . These are oil filled , rebuildable shocks . I carefully catched and measured the oil from the other side . Turns...

the fun part Re assembling all kinds of parts . New grease , new seals , and an old bearing that has been thouroughly cleaned and dried . The bearing was in good condition when I took it apart , so it should be good . when reassembled . Both sides were marked and assembled the way the came apart . h...

Insides cleaned , degreased and a layer of primer . Funny , on the left side of the car the factory pvc coating stopped at abt an inch from the edge . On the right side , the entire area was coated . It didn't have any consequences though , both sides were in more or less thesame shape . Quite good ...

finally both sides are finished . As to be expected , the other side was a mirror image of the first one , as far as repairs are concerned . Then I took the struts out to be able to treat the inner rim . It's been welded on , so part of the protection will certainly be gone . In order to get an angl...

And while all those tank stuff was going one , I decided to take care of the rusted coolant pipes . Easy acces with the tank removed , and I had to wait for the new pump to arrive anyway . Cleaned them , sanded them , repaired a rusted section on the heater tubing , sprayed on a layer of epoxy prime...

Then I took a chance and got me one of those cheap chinese fuelpumps off ebay . It looked a lot like an mr pump . Wel it was identical . Fitted just like original . http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/soikedubois/mr2/tank3_zpsrgyntce0.jpg http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t179/soikedubois/mr2/t...

To treat the tank internally I bought one of those tank reconditioning kits . Usually I don't like those miracle products , but this one was recomended to me by a friend . The first part is what they call a super degreaser . You have to mix it with water and heat it . Then put it in the tank for sev...

Sadly that lasted only a couple of months . That pump , altough not seized this time , stopped working all together . Electrical failure probably . Took it apart again , and the brand new filter was all clogged and dirty once more . Time for some more drastic measures . I bought 5000 dry wall screws...