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- Thu Oct 27, 2016 10:33 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
converting a n/a to a v6, loads on infor on a turbo to v6 and a mk1 to v6...
- Thu Oct 27, 2016 9:51 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
ive looked over at twobrutal but i cant find much info on the n/a conversion aspect and what i do find seems to contradict other sources...
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 10:24 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
1st question or two.
can i use my n/a gearbox with a 3vz-fe v6?
can i convert a auto engine to manual by chucking a manual flywheel at it (im sure ive read you can)
and can i make the n/a flywheel fit?
and thats just to start with....
can i use my n/a gearbox with a 3vz-fe v6?
can i convert a auto engine to manual by chucking a manual flywheel at it (im sure ive read you can)
and can i make the n/a flywheel fit?
and thats just to start with....
- Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:40 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
ummm. oops. i might have just gone and bid on a cheap toyota camry with no intention of winning it... y know, the ill bid this for it and ill never win it... bid. i won it. looks like ill be converting my mr2 to v6. and if im going to do that, i might as well supercharge it.... IT BEGINS.... again :...
- Sun Oct 23, 2016 8:24 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
took it round the block yesterday to get it out of the way whilst i put the land rover into the garage. its sooo much better to drive. no banging clonking or lurching about it goes where you point it and all the torque steer has gone. and GOOD NEWS! it fits over speed bumps. now to strip and sell an...
- Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:10 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
my v5 arrived today. relief all around , just gotta tax it now... that i will wait til the 1st of next month to do on principal, and then its good to go
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 9:02 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
so nearly 3 months after buying it... iv finally got the V5c on its way to me. the idiot P/O never sent it off (dont know why not, it has cost him 6 months tax!) so i sent off a v62 form last month and got a letter last week saying they are processing it. today i checked the online tax/mot checker a...
- Tue Oct 18, 2016 5:26 pm
- Forum: MR2s Being Broken
- Topic: parts left from breaking rev 3 turbo
- Replies: 12
- Views: 12283
Re: parts left from breaking rev 3 turbo
have you got the heater control cable?
- Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:42 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
groan....
- Sun Oct 16, 2016 8:19 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
went straight over my head that one lol
- Sun Oct 16, 2016 7:42 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
oh and you will notice im sure the tyres are covered in paint and im sure youre thinking why didnt you mask them off? you dont need to. take 1 paintbrush and 1 bottle of fairy liquid coat tyre sidewall liberally in fairy liquid paint wheel. when you come to clean the car once all is done take press...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 8:08 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
oh and you will notice im sure the tyres are covered in paint and im sure youre thinking why didnt you mask them off? you dont need to. take 1 paintbrush and 1 bottle of fairy liquid coat tyre sidewall liberally in fairy liquid paint wheel. when you come to clean the car once all is done take pressu...
- Fri Oct 14, 2016 7:21 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
getting towards the flat and polish stage... http://i.imgur.com/ttem1DS.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yOMTEkv.jpg ps is anyone else having issues seeing the pictures in this thread? im having issues with photobucket where i can't see embedded images or thumbnails but i can see them fine if i open from a hy...
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 8:09 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
- Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:48 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
LOOK!!!!! NO REACTION!! http://i.imgur.com/Kp6WvRv.jpg so ive only got one pair of axle stands therefore can only do two wheels at a time but ive done them well! http://i.imgur.com/mjxp47N.jpg http://i.imgur.com/FacckTE.jpg would it be considered blasphemy if i stuck bbs stickers on the wheels :lol:...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 10:27 am
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Suspension refesh?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1959
Re: Suspension refesh?
all i can say is im VERY happy with the improvement my reds gave me, butttt, it IS being built as a track car.....
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:48 pm
- Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
- Topic: Suspension refesh?
- Replies: 23
- Views: 1959
Re: Suspension refesh?
i can only speak for polybushes on price and looking at prothane bushes i found the uk prices errrr, frightening... but i got mine from america for $142.80 including shipping from http://www.aftermarketsuspensionparts.com/products/toyota_mr2_1995 the service was bang on and the bushes seem great. a ...
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 8:36 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
ive decided to go body colour on the mirrors. the annoying thing is i would have had plenty of paint if the bleeding wing hadnt reacted. but hey. another £30 of paint bought... that takes the paint bill to nearly £300!!!!!!! anywho. started putting it back together today. http://i.imgur.com/qer2ZCM....
- Mon Oct 10, 2016 11:14 am
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
patience, mon ami
- Sun Oct 09, 2016 9:05 pm
- Forum: Member Profiles
- Topic: welcome to my basket case.
- Replies: 305
- Views: 85302
Re: welcome to my basket case.
sorry guys its been a few days... ive had most of this week working silly hours so ive not had any time for the car. ive gotten the doors sprayed the engine cover and boot are also done and i had another go at the wing, there is just something about it that is stopping the paint sticking. im going t...