After a long hard slog over 3 and a half years i managed to save up my hard earned pennies and had my car rebuilt just over a year ago now.
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The car just needed the injectors fitting and the hydra ecu mapped and i would be finished and ready to enjoy my car.
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.Well yet again the car has let me down.
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Having only done 2000 miles since rebuild i was a bit alarmed the other week to find the oil catch can had sheared off one of it's hoses and the tank was full of oil and watery mayo
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(happened during the journey).
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Having had a peek it seems to be the head gasket i think.
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It also gave off some white smoke on idle.
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So yet again the car won't be ready for summer and now it's really got me annoyed again.
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I honestly considered smashing it up with a big hammer, but common sense prevailed.
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On top off this the wifes cambelt went and her car is dead as well
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I'm getting a company car soon so we decided to garage the mr2 for a bit and then just dedicate it to racing and nothing else, trailering it to and from the strip when needed.
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With this in mind have you guys got any ideas on what else to change when i take out the engine.
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I was thinking Better clutch and moving to a big bootmounted i/c then a really silly turbo.
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.but which one?
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(road use will no longer be an issue so i can be a bit wild with the cams and turbo
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set up)
Any ideas or thoughts on where to go from here would be great.
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Michael