Rev5, cosmos blue NA - Undecided on a few things

[Mikey637]

Got rear ended today on the way into work! Luckily my brake was only half on so both cars came away without a scratch!

is this all the leds changed?

Yep with the newer and poorer LEDs, see post #1 for how they actually look (reverted back to that)

hard to do?
at a point where am running out of stuff to do to mine

Very easy, Shinny has a thread either on here or the mr2oc with a lot of info on it

[n52]

What wheels are those

[Mikey637]

They're Rota slipstreams 17x7.5/8.5 I think. Got some Advan sa3r's being delivered tomorrow though!

[Mikey637]

Off to pacific works! Coilovers among other things are going on

[Mikey637]

So went down to see Luke@Pacific works today, brilliant couple of guys that really know their stuff! Ended up getting my Coilovers, ball joints, braided lines and front discs/pads done as planned and ended up having an autofactors drop off some rear discs/pads as well as you'll see.

Got there about 90mins late due to the M25 doing what it does best but they got cracking straight away. (Just realised I haven't actually taken that many photos, I was too busy looking at the Formula Renault and talking b0ll0cks).

Straight away - Bad start. Rear disc wrecked and a cracked pad!



Nice new and shiny


First PITA for Chris was grinding the old drop links off!


Next massive ballache were the ball joints but I didn't get any pics, you can imagine an increasingly frustrated man weilding a hammer...

Coilovers and braided lines went on nice and simple until Luke discovers that someone has already snapped the bleed nipple off the front right caliper. Luckily he had a spare he'd set aside for his car but sold to me for a very fair price! Shame it's white and definitely matches my black diamond discs



After this was sorted we had a short run down the lane to check for noises and Luke was convinced the brakes weren't 100%. Got back and checked over the pit - The front left had a leak from the piston seal where the corrosion on the piston had split it after it not being pushed in for god knows how long. No pictures of this but I now at least have matching front white calipers! Once again so grateful as both front calipers were meant for his car!

This is how the car now stands. Needs a full Geo done on a hunter machine and then I'm all set for a 5hour trip to wales next week. Sorry about the poor shot, It was late and I just wanted to drive!

[wilki]

Best colour for an MR2 that

Looks really nice dropped on them rotas

[Mikey637]

Means a lot coming from you, your build is incredible! I've got some advan sa3r's I need to get refurbed but unsure what colour would suit

[Mikey637]

I've been off work for two weeks due to a back injury, I couldn't drive because I was taking some strong pain pills.

About a week ago I tried starting the car and the alternator was feked, new alternator fitted and now the clutch is gone as well so I need that sorting before I get polybushes and new calipers all round

Anyway, got a few bits done while I've been off work.

I stiffened up the spring in the gear shifted by adding a few pits of plastic sleeve over the ends!

I'd ordered a 5m strip of 5050 LEDS and wired some into the boot to replace the useless 7w bulb. I also plan to have some in the footwells/ under the seats and wire them up to the door switches because I think it'll look cool.





Sorry for the amount of crap in my boot :p

[JAAASH]

Boot light looks good
I've been meaning to do the exact same to mine for ages now. I'll get round to it one day

[Mikey637]

Boot light looks good
I've been meaning to do the exact same to mine for ages now. I'll get round to it one day

I still have a good 3/4meters of the stuff left, I can send 1m to you for postage if you fancy it mate, I won't use it all and it was cheap you'd need to solder wires onto the contacts though.

Update to the car, clutch is now un-drivable so I got my girlfriend to film this whilst limping it home. (Click it it's a video)



Sad times seeing your car go off on the back of a truck Had to drive it on myself which was daunting.



On it's way to Luke again, this time for clutch and 4 new callipers, going to get my Advans refurbed too

[Mikey637]

Got the car back, clutch feels amazing, must've been slipping since I'd got the car, feels quicker and proper throws you back in the seat now!

New callipers not so good, he bled the brakes about 5-6 times and it still has double the travel and feels spongy, he thinks master cylinder may be on it's way out?

Car still pulls and sways and feels unstable but polybush's are getting done within the month (he had no stock), geo is good but I know the ride height needs fiddling with, reckon that's it?

Ah well, happy to have it back and driving better but still not 100%

[Mikey637]

Quite a bit of a checklist!

Fit new roof seals + Buy and fit Tbar seals.
Fit black headlining kit
Decide on a colour for my SA3R's and get them refurbed.
Polybushed
Full GEO inc coilover setup (considering selling them and getting new billies + springs, undecided).
Polish rear lights + exhaust
When money allows it kit the car up (Turbo lid, possibly Toms rear bumper, bomex lip, single side vent mod + side scoops).

Anyone wanna lend a hand?

[alan_uk]

nice man

looks lovely on them rota's the ride height is perfect
ive just done black roof lining makes a massive difference

1 thing i would think long and hard about is kitting it ive done that with my last 2 and neither looked as good as when they were standard body, just a thought

[craig]

1 thing i would think long and hard about is kitting it ive done that with my last 2 and neither looked as good as when they were standard body, just a thought

I beg to differ:

[alan_uk]

dont get me wrong that looks nice but to me bodykits look bulky

have a look at for instance rory's grey 1 looked awesome




even his yellow 1 too was sweet



shinny's carribean blue 1 looks awesome




i think a kit takes the shape away maybe its just me getting old i dunno lol
call me boring but i would prefer any of the above over a kitted 1

[Mikey637]

I was thinking that but I'm not a massive fan of the rear bumper, the Toms rear I like because it's OEM-ish just a bit bulkier

Now, what colour should I get my advans Refurbed in? I could only get silver and flat black to work properly for some reason If anyone could do one in Bronze and another in Anthricite I'd appreciate it

[Mikey637]

Oh and I cleaned her earlier Any excuse to pic whore haha

[alan_uk]

you not thought about putting import rear on and import front plate holder and plate

ive found they suit the car better

bronze would look sweet for the wheels too