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I am new here but have been reading and planning to have a classic car for a long long time and finally own an MR2 MK1, its a 1988 in mica blue and im loving the little thing so far although it needs to be saved.
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My first job will be tackling the rust, i was told it is not too bad really but only after we start I will really know.
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It seems someone really loved and looked after it, but it was NOT the guy who sold it to me, the arches have all been done in the past and it was resprayed as well but the t-bat leaks
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Since its got a DAB radio and the original antenna is almost useless, I intend to get rid of that hole, weld and paint the rear panel, thats quoted in the price as well,
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Apart from sills, I will have to change the radiator, I found it at 89+vat and its not too far away so I can collect
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I am driving the car daily, its MOTeed until October
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I am struggling with the sills, I saw a very good post here about using the escort mk3/4 sills as replacement, found them on ebay
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I will buy the parts next week, my shop list so far is:
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Replacement sills;
Radiator;
12 litres of toyota red coolant;
rubber seal for side skirt;
a ring seal for the rad?
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Since im changing the rad, is it advisable to changer termostat hoses or something else?
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I would like to spend no more than
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Thanks for your patience to read this journal.
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Dunga
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