Kitcar Project - MR2 the Donor

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Danbob
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Sounds like good advice! I'll definately be considering buying a chassis and body kit from them when the time comes!

Looking forward to seeing more of your build!
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So I had the car trailored to a quiet industrial estate on a saturday afternoon...first drive test run bedding the brakes and doing a braking test

http://youtu.be/nwXLEOUl_XQ
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Good to see it up and running after all your hard work - congratulations.
Can I ask about the mirrors? are they like that for SVA and then getting swapped for something different when its passed?
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slipping clutch wrote:Good to see it up and running after all your hard work - congratulations.
Can I ask about the mirrors? are they like that for SVA and then getting swapped for something different when its passed?


Exactly that. The caravan mirrors as they have been labelled :D will be swapped for some carbon F1 style mirrors
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Danbob
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Very nice! When is it planned to be on the road?
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killerferret666 wrote:
slipping clutch wrote:Good to see it up and running after all your hard work - congratulations.
Can I ask about the mirrors? are they like that for SVA and then getting swapped for something different when its passed?


Exactly that. The caravan mirrors as they have been labelled :D will be swapped for some carbon F1 style mirrors


Thats good news! Did you decide if your going to paint it or wrap it?
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The test is within few weeks. But after that it will go to the bodyshop which probably be about 10 weeks over the winter. So first proper drive will be next spring.

And yep decided as summers gone now no point wrapping I'll get the bodywork done properly and sprayed. May wrap it after to protect the bodywork of course.

Pretty chuffed with myself most I'd done before this build was bleed brakes and changed spark plugs really lol
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How's this going now? Engine sorted out? SVA'd?
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Danbob wrote:How's this going now? Engine sorted out? SVA'd?


Yep all passed

http://www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=181774

and paperwork sent off for an age related plate which will be good! The hardwork has now started though.
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Very nice! Well Done!

Looking forward to seeing more, some in car vids would be cool.


I'd really like to give this a go in the future!
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small video...annoyingly this test (what they are for mind you) has shown up an oil leak at the headgasket Grrr. cam lower hand side...definitely not the rocker cover unfortunately as no trace of oil down the head and can see a film from the gasket area....just one of those things!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xFBbIyh4Wc
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It's looking great I'm very jealous =P~ :twisted:

The spoiler on this one looks awesome :thumleft:
http://youtu.be/gpF-x-974KA
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matt-mr2 wrote:It's looking great I'm very jealous =P~ :twisted:

The spoiler on this one looks awesome :thumleft:
http://youtu.be/gpF-x-974KA


I was going to go with a lower profile one I think, liking this... Trim the outside curve bits so don't curve as much and may have something good!

http://www.aoaizmo.com/assets/previews/ ... 711818.jpg
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Was asked by a few people (not from this forum) to do a walk around of the car as they were looking into one....so here it with my commentary and all. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFeZU-Exug
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slipping clutch
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killerferret666 wrote:Was asked by a few people (not from this forum) to do a walk around of the car as they were looking into one....so here it with my commentary and all. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyFeZU-Exug

I enjoyed that. :thumleft:
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I can`t wait to see this back from the bodyshop! Interested to see how the rear end turns out. Very cool project.
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Great video :thumleft:

there's loads of room in that engine bay lots of room for upgrades later :twisted:
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matt-mr2 wrote:Great video :thumleft:

there's loads of room in that engine bay lots of room for upgrades later :twisted:

cheers guys,

exactly, although ill see how it goes wit hthe 290 - 300bhp first. But would be easy to fit in the 3.5l v6 conversion even with the supercharger on it so that would be a 380bhp engine then. I think that would be about right for noise and power then as i want to keep it driveable.
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W88NEE
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Great work. Stumbled accross your build thread and glad I did. Will keep an eye out for updates. Seriously well done.
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W88NEE wrote:Great work. Stumbled accross your build thread and glad I did. Will keep an eye out for updates. Seriously well done.
:thumleft:


There will be an update monday actually as I'm off to see the car at the bodyshop and pick up some parts to be hydro dipped.
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