MR2 Twin Entry Turbo - Saxperience

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:20

I've seen a few non-Saxo's now and for those interested in something a little different or possibly bored and looking to kill 10 min's or so here is my blog

(Please bare with me as most is copied from IMOC so if anything doesn't make sense feel free to shout at me or ask questions

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I had one of these

someone made an offer on it so we parted company leaving me this

with out much thought process someone linked me to this on piston heads

needed a little work, short tax and test, so drove 150 miles and collected for the pricely sum of £900

bit of tech

imported in 1998
1991 toyota MR2 3S-GTE T-bar
twin entry turbo
standard engine with dump valve (althou its had an after market air filter at some point as the adapter was in the boot)
turbo timer
trd leads and hks spark plugs
lowered about 45mm
17" alloys with bridgstone tyres
toad ai606 alarm cat 1 with lots of toys on it
half leather interior (scruffy)
painted consol
hks steering wheel
razo gearknob
sony double din cd,tape, radio
sony speakers (fit for the bin!)

hole hog of history with it,
engine and gearbox replaced in 2008 with a 80kms unit
new track rod ends
just had £400 service!!

every mot from import, and import documents

only prob is the owners manual is in japanesse and my jap is isnt as good as it used to be

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:20

i since found out it was a december 1989 model not the 1991 as he stated

not the end of the world,

quick plans

tidy up the shell as paint is just starting to fade on the roof
good clean inside
have engine checked to make sure its 100%
have chassis checked make sure there is a nice clean platform
change clocks to 140 mph units (make sure its limitor has been raised)
japspeed quickshift

should be able to decide if i want to strip it or not after first track outing, main thing putting me of is the dash, and upseting weight balance

sorted 1 or 2 niggles out that were annoying me like
rear fog light, wire had broke somewhere so replaced the wire wors fine now, but what an ass of a job,
you need to unclip the side relflector to get at the retaining screws for cluster, then remove plasics in top of boot to get the inner retaining screw, cluster can then be removed, then there is the getting it from the boot throught the engine bay, and firewall removing all interior panels to try find suitable gromit, also double skined really didnt help, tyurned in to quite a long winded job.

got the turbo timer working correctly to now but interferes with alarm, so just have to either let it alarm its self which it does after around 5/6 mins or leave it for a min then alarm no effort really

got cd player and other speaker working as that was driving me insane

did give it a good wash and polish, but tyres have never been shined before so the application wasnt as sucessfull as id hoped, so its got more, gonna give it good polish again this week seems it didnt get done for trax it was filthy

while at trax did a 0-60 run and also decided it was a safe place to check if it was limited to 112mph still,

impressed ish with results for a first attempt 6.48s 0-60

(thanks titch)

and i can report its not limited thank god saved me £180

however really looking for new steering wheel now as the hks one is doing my tits in, but there was nowt took my fancy at trax

also found passenger side brake caliper to be binding causing pad to wear faster than normal, so awaiting new pads and see what i can do with caliper

(i have shiney pics of it when it was waxed being uploaded)

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:21

front passenger side pad was bindin so i replaced them, only went ebc ultra as i plan to upgrade to rev 2+ versions

so i gave it a good wash (excuse camra phone pics)

so went to a nice quite spot for some pics

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:22

tried to be less homosexual today, by removing a bit of its fat!

not to much just yet, but both boots are now empty, also had a little look at the old owners attempt at audio and quite frankly he fucking fails on epic levels,

brainstorm lets disconnect the 6 speaker system and sub, and fit 2 wank ass sony co-axils in the doors that cut out crackle and are in general fucking nasty, oh and dont fit, so he had brainwave to fit them with washers WTF!!!!

so gonna have a think about what to do about that,

also put little deposit down on some new seats,

won boost gauge and adjuster on ebay

bought fresh wheel from aidys mate, as the one thats in there is doing my tits in and wasnt D shape so one of them should be on its way to me soon, fingers crossed its same mounting as the one i have,

also mister barnes has sorted me some lovely seats out, which kinda puts a predicament on things fixed back carbon kevlar side mounted jobbies lovely small issue on mounting them thou, sure il sort it but may have bit of pondering.

also leaves me an issue on loosing carpets and what not, not sure if am ready for that just yet as am enjoying a bit of comfort and refinement lol

ordered some more stalks as ive lost main beam, its there when i flash just not when i push slalk forward, strange it is

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:23

bad times
on sunday of my mishap on a1 thanks to some cock in a lorry catching standing water/swerveing or doing something he shouldnt and ending up in my lane with out any warning leaving me no where to go and caught a shit load of standaing water which put me in the barrier,

lorry driver behind me said god knows how i kept it there with out twating in to all the other people on the road, police and highway agency were alot happier it being single car incident, but the bill for damage is going to exceed 4k

and well the cars fucked tbqfh

so from this at trax in september

to this on 1st of november

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:24

so i built up the enthuisam to sort it out and make it something again i set about on the hunt for wheels and body parts

spotted some enkei racing s 2 peice split rims under a bad listing on ebay,
won them for £80 with good tyres on, so treked from my house to essex to collect them

traked down a front bumper
nipped to hull to collect that

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:26

after to much mulled wine i forgot i bid on this

only small problem.............

ermmm its meant for a 275gtb ferrari!!!!! opps only paid £35.10 delivered so not all bad seems it cost original owner £2000 fabricated and fitted!!

not sure what on earth am gonna do with it!!

so with change of heart i decided it was time to put ones hand in his pocket and pull some upgrades out

so bought
hks powerflow filter
stainless decat
rev4 clear front repeaters with markers
5zegin cat back exhaust

time to ease up and fit some parts

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:26

rare bit of progress
bumper fitted, with help of my persuader

then a bit of a clean as its not seen any shampoo since before november

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:27

some 15" split wheels designed for track use

cant complain at another set of bargain wheels £50

and some silcone hoses that were fitted today and what a ball ache

ive had to replace every old jubilee clip with brand new ones due boost pressure making old ones loose seal with new hoses fitted.

tided up the engine bay a fair bit.

exhaust system is now on and fully complete sound dee rumble on tick over but jesus its like death when you rev it up and it comes on boost.

just need to sort out that rear drivers side wheel nut now as it wont come of for me to fit the enkeis on the rear, and ive also picked up a nasty vibration from the from when i drive, feels like the wheel nuts are loose.

time for me to get some fresh stock versions and hae a look under it see if anything is a miss

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:28

oh and progress, over paid dumb fucks that dont know what there doing and added specialist that have no idea.

id like to say a big thank you and **** OFF!!!!!

i was having trouble removing the rear wheel bolts on the drivers side, seemed welded of, so what did these so called experts do???? crack all the fucking allen nuts idiots!!!!!!

and then with a ermmm i dont know what ya gonna do pal!!!
you could try remove the hub and replace the whole lot, you cracked the nuts you dick head!!!!!!!!

any way few phones and so refreshed enthusiam fucker would come of, wheel needs minor refurb like but its of and nothing else was damaged.

next time i wont think sod the expense and get some other person to do it, il do the bastard myself first time round.

update:
started like this one afternoon

one cat that wouldnt come off!!!

no matter which way ya tried wasnt coming off

oh and the wheel that as far as experts say couldnt ever be removed from hub!!!!

showed what they knew!!!!!!!!
et volia!

NOTE KIDS USE COPPER GREASE OR THIS SHIT GETS REAL!!!!

**anyone know any good wheel refurb place that could do me a small repair on a couple of rims **

so few new bits ordered so ensure that it was right, and on the case for rev2 brakes as the rear caliper is shot and chewed hell out of the pad.

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:29

wheels fitted and exhast better alighned, ansd wash the standing winters dibrise of.

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:31

progress

started the day like this

had bought alot of this

so set about it and well

another bitch job bolts snapping all over god i forgot what a pain 20 year old cars car for rusted bolts

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:32

pulled my finger out y ass and got some more parts

fresh toblerones as my drivers side one got smashed in the accident and well ive never really liked pop up lights and they did weigh alot so ive binned them for some quad lamps

am not as sold on them as i thought i would be tbh, but all in all its helping with progress

also organised some more glass roof panels for something

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:34

something else ive been playing with but dont think il have the balls to pull it of right but fuck it its a shed anyway

yes that's meant to be battleship grey and nato green non of this fancy paint stuff, so if anyone can lay there hands on a bit

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:34

well thinks its time i updated, althou not much new really

painted the quad lights black and wired them so they were all for on dip beam

fitted replacment knock sensor how ever it hasnt cured my low boost problem

anyway decided to set about fitting some new tunes as the single speaker set up and piss poor sony head unit was driving me crazy. so cracked out the tools and OMFG

wish i hadnt bothered what a bloody mess, and yes the radio was hooked up to the hazzard light switch!!! which had the wrong fuse in it so it blew the relay up!

so many many many hours pass and the whole car striped out (i even took 4 days holiday from work so i could focus on the wiring and get it done.

and ditched the door cards in the process

and tided my boost gauge fitting and placed the toad led up the

much nicer.

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:35

stripped out passenger side,

now i have single din i needed something to fill the hole left behind, and my god not having a cup holder got on my tits so kapow 2 problems one answer!

proper happy with it althou i do wish it didnt have sodding writing on the front.

ive broke my big bass amp so fitted my little rockford 10" quite impressed but then i should be 2" behind my back lol

need to get my r888's fitted as well now as there taking room up in the kitchen!

and how it stands now

also bought some kei office side skirts

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:39

for all those after a sound clip of how my exhaust sounds i found this after looking for a friend for his mx5.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-eb-kLHE78

didnt think it was mine when he reved it up but has to be as its the guy i bought it of lol

so thats what annoys my neighbours lol

the sound clip has a little drive this evening thought id share. just waiting my drive by shot and well a blatant rev the tits of it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snoWr5uzyvg

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 08:41

Suppose this is due an update really as I've been a little lazy as of late.

Side skirts never showed up and looks like i was scammed.

clutch has gone so is out of action, but i keep stock parts up ready

brand new exeedy 3 piece clutch to go in
new poly bushes to fit front and rear inc tie rods and to keep the rev1 adjustable tow ive bought polybushes for them to to tighten it up
new quickshift
500ml red paint
2l grey paint
2 lotus elise seats
kca 420i to run proper ipod function

few other bit's ive probably forgot about and will find when i start ripping/putting it back together digging through parts

currently looking for a nice set of coilovers with adjustable top mounts so i can drop it on its arse and get stance y0!

Davo106 · 7th January 2011, 10:08

It looked alright before you got your pikey hands on it midget!

loudandproud205 · 7th January 2011, 10:37

Top Tip *

I should never have bought it, but I was seduced by boost