TRD Show car - Rebild & Re-spray in Candy Red

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My new front arms (painted gloss white) powder coated rev 3 roll bar and prothane bush kit is now ready to go on

Ill probably wait until I take the car o the road in the winter to fit them, that give me more time to get the rears ready aswel :thumleft:

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Unfortunately circumstances mean i need funds - may have to sell up

Contact me if u want to buy individual parts or the whole car
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Shame your selling up , pmd
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Iv decided to keep ot for the summer and a friend of mine is helping me re-spray the car! watch this space : )
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Watching :cyclops:
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So iv finished the re-spray.

While i was at it i fixed some cracks and made a few adjustments to the kit.

The strip down:
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The silver base coat going on:

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The blood candy red top coat

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Time to polish......
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After re-assembly in the sunshine

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wow... looks stunning 8)
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Looks lovely...though that silver base coat would look nice by itself!
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That looks awesome mate,loving the colour 8) . I was tempted to cut the middle bar out of my skirts.ain't sure why i didn't as its the first thing i do on std vents lol.love this car,well done.
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what are your wheels specs?? looking for wheels to fit my abflug wide arch, :(
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Don't know about vampire but i got 10&9j on mine and i could still go bigger at rear if wanted.not sure on offsets and wheels have to come off to see the stamp but thinks rears are 0 n fronts+12 or 25.
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nuttasie wrote:Don't know about vampire but i got 10&9j on mine and i could still go bigger at rear if wanted.not sure on offsets and wheels have to come off to see the stamp but thinks rears are 0 n fronts+12 or 25.



10J rear and 0 offset? nice, I'm gonna have to measure my arches properly!
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Wow it looks great in candy red :thumleft:
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More pics of the car, Gona put a fresh MOT on it and sell it next month as im starting a new project


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Bodywork
1993 Toyota MR2 Rev 2 Turbo –TRD
Fully Candy Red resprayed (£2000! May 2014)
Full TRD wide bodykit
Flushed door handles, Rub stripes, Washer jets, Aerial
Supra Spoiler
Custom Glass engine lid and vented side panels (£300 2012)
Engine
Rev 2 2.0 Turbo engine 90K
Magnecor Blue ignition leads
Samco blue hoses throughout(£200)
70mm custom throttlebody and inlet
Uprated Alloy side mount intercooler & Fan and pipework (new 2014)
Alloy Radiator and fans (£150 new 2014)
Blitz Dump valve
Uprated clutch
Custom Air filter setup
Alloy Strut brace (new 2013)
Wheels & suspension
19” DTM alloy wheels & low profile tyres (£800 2013)
Coilovers all round (£400 2012)
Supra 330mm Front brake disk conversion ( 2013)
Interior
R6 Black and white racing seats (£600 2013)
White leather door cards
Custom Dash gauges (£300 2012)
Alpine type ‘R’ speakers and door cards (£300)
White steering wheel, gators, resprayed plastic trim
Alloy gear knob & Handbrake lever
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