Well, this is my second MR2 now in three years
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I had no intentions of changing from my last white rev3 N/A import, but when this came up for sale impulse took over and I had to have it! I bought it on the first of September, so it's only been with me a short while.
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I also update the car on the website THRLL:
http://thrll.com/car/1997-toyota-mr2-12845
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The car the day I picked it up!
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Once it was home, it was time to start the labourious process of cleaning, and grabbing some rare OEM or just personal parts from my old car
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(which will soon be for sale)
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Nothing transferred here though
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Next up, a thorough cleaning:
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Including polishing the
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(standard) exhaust
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Since then, I've worked on little bits of modification here and there, with some much more exciting ones to come.
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Here's a half-way photo of my new gear shifter, using a Type R knob.
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I polished up the shifter base plate and arm.
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I really like the exposed mechanicals, though I know it's not to everyone's tastes by any means.
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I've also painted the centre console plastics in pearlescent black paint.
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They look great, so much more contrasted with the main dash texture.
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I also fitted some lovely chrome dial rings
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- a different look to the white lockwoods I had in the previous 2.
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