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by toxo
Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:31 pm
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: 1.2 Clio puts MR2 ownership in perspective!
Replies: 49
Views: 7666

Re: 1.2 Clio puts MR2 ownership in perspective!

Lol - you lot should try my daily runner... wait for it... 1995 1.1 Fiesta Classic! I have to rev it hard as you like to get it to do 70 and it was a whopping 48 bhp when it was new! You're now talking around 18 seconds 0-60... the only thing it has going for it is that it's only done 40,000 miles a...
by toxo
Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:09 pm
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] nvi
Replies: 5
Views: 299

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] nvi

I bought my car from NVI last year. 1st rate service, I have never dealt with anyone trying to sell something who is as straight up as Tom. No messing around, no hard sell, just quality cars. My advice - go for it! The one thing I wish I'd done is get Tom to take me out in his mk2 spider :)
by toxo
Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:15 pm
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: mitsubishi FTO
Replies: 20
Views: 4880

Re: mitsubishi FTO

Are we talking imports here? The only ones i know of are the V6 GPX auto and V6 GPX manual both of which have just shy of 200bhp. Thats UK models though. I don't know anything about imported ones. I'm sure someone told me once that they were never actually sold in this country, so every one that yo...
by toxo
Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:07 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Where to fix HARNESSES?
Replies: 10
Views: 352

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Where to fix HARNESSES?

The previous owner of my car fixed his in by drilling 2 holes through the firewall and attaching bolts to them - they were directly behind the passenger seat and came up 1 behind the heat shield and 1 clearly visible in the engine bay. Still not totally sure where he fixed the other 2 mounts though,...
by toxo
Wed Apr 11, 2007 12:23 am
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: How Do You Take The Fog Lights Appart - MK2
Replies: 8
Views: 599

Re: How Do You Take The Fog Lights Appart - MK2

Actually, you can quite easily get the fog lights apart. I've just reconditioned 3 pairs of them (incl 1 steering pair). It requires a lot of time, and a very powerful hairdryer. From what I can work out, toyota put a layer of hot glue in to the plastic housing, clip the lens in place with the metal...
by toxo
Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:09 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Power Steering
Replies: 1
Views: 226

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] Power Steering

Just to add a bit more detail - I have tonight checked for ECU error codes and there were none. I also tracked down the noise and it's definately coming from the motor to the left of the battery, mounted in the floor. I can't get under it until Friday to take a look at the other side, but that's my ...
by toxo
Tue Apr 10, 2007 10:16 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP boot wont open
Replies: 12
Views: 1633

Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] HELP boot wont open

Worst case? :) Worst case would be cutting a hole in the rear bumper behind one of the wheels, unscrewing the vent and reaching all the way into the boot to release the mechanism! Fortunately when I removed the lock from my boot and then closed it I didn't have the rear bumper on my car...
by toxo
Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:57 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Power Steering
Replies: 1
Views: 226

[Mk2] [Turbo] Power Steering

Not sure whether this should be in Mechanical or Electrical - I guess the answer to the problem will decide! First some background. About 8 months ago I parked my car in a hedge, which had hidden about its person a rather thick oak fence with concrete posts in it. After picking up the various pieces...
by toxo
Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:21 pm
Forum: Driving Experiences
Topic: mitsubishi FTO
Replies: 20
Views: 4880

Re: mitsubishi FTO

Plus the option of the weirdass INVECS2 Porsche auto gearbox which supposedly 'learns' your gearchange points via a tiptronic style system. There were 2 straight 4's and a V6 from what I remember, 1.8 and 2 2.somethings. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_FTO . I am trying to blag one of th...
by toxo
Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:35 am
Forum: MR2 MK2 1990 - 1999 NA & Turbo
Topic: [Mk2] [Turbo] Airbags
Replies: 3
Views: 169

[Mk2] [Turbo] Airbags

I've got a MK3 (1994) tubby in which the previous owner had installed a TOMs (It has their logo on it anyway) steering wheel, which IMHO is horrible to drive with. It feels like it's been polished so it slides out of your hands far too easily, it's literaly impossible to activate the horn without pu...
by toxo
Thu Mar 15, 2007 10:59 am
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: DC's GTS Turbo. *PICS PG 6*
Replies: 142
Views: 9583

Re: DC's GTS Turbo. *PICS PG 6*

Hurrah! More car porn! :twisted:

Looks great hun! :thumleft: :thumleft:
by toxo
Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:08 pm
Forum: Member Profiles
Topic: DC's GTS Turbo. *PICS PG 6*
Replies: 142
Views: 9583

Re: DC's GTS Turbo. *PICS PG 6*

It's about time, cmon make with the pics!
by toxo
Mon Mar 05, 2007 7:52 pm
Forum: ICE and Security
Topic: [Mk2] [Generic] in car pc... i need help.. dont know where to start
Replies: 5
Views: 586

Re: [Mk2] [Generic] in car pc... i need help.. dont know where to start

Something I bought from linitx.com - it's the M1-ATX I think. My PCB skills only extend as far as the bit of stripboard that's hanging off the atx power plug :)
by toxo
Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:23 pm
Forum: Spotted
Topic: 2 Carribean Blue MK2 Imports in/around Milton Keynes
Replies: 5
Views: 451

Re: 2 Carribean Blue MK2 Imports in/around Milton Keynes

Hello mate! I got incredibly jealous when I saw it, looks and sounds amazing. It's the same colour as mine but unlike mine is still in one piece! :o Is it running a standard exhaust / intake? And how did you fit a snowboard in?!
by toxo
Sat Mar 03, 2007 5:10 pm
Forum: ICE and Security
Topic: alarm/turbo timer ... issues ?
Replies: 2
Views: 548

Re: alarm/turbo timer ... issues ?

If it helps, I've got a toad ai606 and a turbo timer and the 2 work together fine.
by toxo
Sat Mar 03, 2007 2:59 pm
Forum: ICE and Security
Topic: [Mk2] [Generic] in car pc... i need help.. dont know where to start
Replies: 5
Views: 586

Re: [Mk2] [Generic] in car pc... i need help.. dont know where to start

Hello Mate, I'm making an in-car mini xbox at the moment, and there are plenty of 12V DC ATX power supplies you can get from suppliers of mini-itx kit, like linitx.com or itx-warehouse.co.uk. They do clever things like switching the pc on with the ignition etc, and you do away with having inverters ...
by toxo
Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:53 pm
Forum: Past Events
Topic: jae 2007
Replies: 114
Views: 8020

Re: jae 2007

hopefully I'll be able to make it as well, I got my car about 3 weeks after JAE last year so it'll be good to get to show it off! (presuming it's finished in time...)
by toxo
Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:59 pm
Forum: Spotted
Topic: 2 Carribean Blue MK2 Imports in/around Milton Keynes
Replies: 5
Views: 451

2 Carribean Blue MK2 Imports in/around Milton Keynes

1 on Monday, definately a tubby, in the xscape car park (round the back near the airkix thing). Personalised plate, A17xxx w/lexus clusters and what looked like TSW's and border or bomex skirts. 1 quite regularly, import but not sure whether it's a tubby or not. Seen going between Buckingham and Han...
by toxo
Fri Jan 26, 2007 7:45 pm
Forum: Group Buys - MR2 related
Topic: COPY Air Walker Rear Bumpers - gauging interest
Replies: 0
Views: 1480

COPY Air Walker Rear Bumpers - gauging interest

Hi Guys, I have a 100% genuine original air walker rear bumper (see my garage for pics or here and here (2nd & 3rd cars are nowt to do with me, just some pics i found) which I am prepared to make some copies of. Those of you who have tried looking will know that the airwalker kit is pretty rare ...
by toxo
Mon Aug 07, 2006 11:37 pm
Forum: Mechanical
Topic: [Mk2 Turbo] Removing aftermarket boost gauge (maybe)
Replies: 3
Views: 179

[Mk2 Turbo] Removing aftermarket boost gauge (maybe)

My car has recently been imported and I think it's previously had an aftermarket boost gauge on it. There's a rubber hose under the (front) bonnet that is just coiled up and doesn't go anywhere, just to the left of the battery and it's right next to a small hole in a metal pipe. Now I figured this i...

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