Donato's Track Rev3

[matt-mr2]

Great read up was nice to meet you today enjoy the strut brace

[CRAIGROBBO]

Nice clean and tidy MR2 there, Some nice mods! Suspension kit looks good quality.

Craig

[Donato]

Great read up was nice to meet you today enjoy the strut brace

And you too! If i would of know you had an MR2 tucked away, i would of stayed a bit longer for a nosy

Nice clean and tidy MR2 there, Some nice mods! Suspension kit looks good quality.

Craig

Cheers, It's a good riding piece of kit too!

[Donato]

So, it's been a few weeks since my last update and since then i've been across Europe and added a couple of bits to the car.

The Rev5 wheels i had, i bought brand new Toyo T1-R tyres for and had them fitted at Toyota. I had to source some Avensis nuts due to them being shorter on the Rev5 wheels.



And fitted them on..



Gave them a good clean too..



I also had the car fully aligned at Toyota and all wheel balanced to perfection. Nice and smooth now. They spent three hours unseazing all the threads

[Donato]

Now, the fun part. I've been planning to go to the south of Italy for a long time. It's finally happened. I absolutely enjoyed it, what a ball. Car performed outstandingly. Not a slight struggle or mishap from the engine driving 3000+ miles in two weeks! It coped with 45 degree heat on the motorway and only managed to melt my Power Flex engine mount

I'll let the pictures do the talking..

All packed up and ready to go..



At the hotel in dover..



Somewhere in France..



And arrived!





On the way to Como, Italy..



Swiss tunnels...



And the ferry back home in Calais.



Absolute blast

[Donato]

So the car was fully serviced after, nice a fresh again. When i got back to work, i ordered up a refurbished calliper for the NSF which was fitted. As you can probably tell it was dying off. Whilst the calliper was being replaced, i had the rubber boots for the sliders swapped for new genuine ones.

Then i purchased a Cusco front adjustable brace off Matt-MR2. Fitted that and what a difference that made to the cars turn in! Much sharper response now.



I also managed to source a Top Fuel Power Deck Spacer, imported from Japan a few years ago through Nengun. Similar to the one Hurley are doing a group buy on now. I idea behind it is 'That it increases torque at acis change over by changing the acoustic signal and providing a larger chamber of air to draw upon, which in turn increases power, typical gains 3-7 bhp on an engine in good Condition.'



It's all fitted now with genuine gaskets from Toyota for both sides. Previous user used silicone, which works, but i'd rather use gaskets.






I've noticed a lot more torque at low - mid rev range. But overall feels like it's done a world of good to the rev range. To fit this, i had to remove the coil lead plastic holder. So i need to find a new way of holding the coil leads in place.




Although the block looks like some form of resin on the outside, it's made from a block of aluminium. Previous user has painted it in some weird gold colour. I'll have a go a removing that at a later date.

Next on the to-do-list is replace the down pipe as it's blowing at the flex and to replace the discs at the front. Think i'll be going with OEM items as they seem to have pretty good views.

[Magic Beans]

Someone's been having fun

God bless tunnels

[Donato]

Someone's been having fun

God bless tunnels

AMEN to that!

[RikH77]

Interested by the power deck, but think I may be close on my strut brace...
How much we're the gaskets?

Worth group buy price

[Donato]

Interested by the power deck, but think I may be close on my strut brace...
How much we're the gaskets?

Worth group buy price

Hurley Motorsport are doing the group buy currently. I think they come with gaskets, but i paid £16.73 for mine at cost

It lifts the ACIS cover by 25mm, as essentially it is just a 25mm spacer.

[RikH77]

Yeh I know

Measured acis in my black one and too close to Cusco rear brace....either way mainly not doing it as its 150 that im not spending on new engine hash

[Donato]

Whilst adding the ACIS spacer, i've discovered that i can't re-attach the vacuum piping to the cover as the threaded bars aren't extended. So i've decided to replace them with Samco equivalent. Just an excuse to spruce up the engine bay a little. I've ordered up 3 meters of 4mm & 6.3mm. That should be here by this weekend, that'll give me something to do. Also going to visit Peter @ sBits to have a coolant flush and fresh fitted and to see if he has a spare B-pipe as the flex on mine is blowing a bit.

[Donato]

Yeh I know

Measured acis in my black one and too close to Cusco rear brace....either way mainly not doing it as its 150 that im not spending on new engine hash

I believe there is someone that is making a plastic version of the ACIS spacer. It's in trials now and will be coming out in the next couple of weeks if it works fully. A few Celica guys have used this guy before for the part, but i'm told he made aluminium ones before He think's prices will be about £90 + postage

I've just measured mine to double check the measurement and it's 30mm! I thought it looked quite thick.

[Donato]

So with it being the bank holiday, and the sun blaring out, i decided it was time to fit some long over due front discs. I opted for the OEM Toyota ones as they are pretty good.










As you can see, they are well overdue..






Also had to lower the car back down since the road trip. Looks miles better now

[Donato]

I do have quite a few photos off my SLR camera that i keep meaning to upload to the net. Maybe one day

[craig]

Looks like you had fun mate! Euro trips are awesome, especially where lots of tunnels are involved.

[Magic Beans]

Very nice sir

[Donato]

Looks like you had fun mate! Euro trips are awesome, especially where lots of tunnels are involved.

Too much fun!

Very nice sir

Thank you for the kind words


I ordered up Samco vacuum piping from Demon Tweeks the other day. It arrived today so i had to fit them on the car.





Can't help but thing i need to spruce up the engine bay now Opinions?

[synXero]

Paint dat strut brace (and the feet for it)
Back to black dat air intake system
Polish dat heat shield
Gloss black dat intake plenum


Or polish it all

[Magic Beans]

Paint dat strut brace (and the feet for it)
Back to black dat air intake system
Polish dat heat shield
Gloss black dat intake plenum


Or polish it all

This.

It will completely transform your bay and will look awesome. Doesn't look bad now mind, however small touches make a huge difference. Means you'll be a slave to cleaning though