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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #50 on: April 22, 2015, 10:21:29 am »
Did you guys hear about that train wreck in Saskatchewan?

No?
http://www.ford-trucks.com/articles/train-full-new-fords-derails-saskatchewan/

I work for LKQ in Ponoka, as the warehouse inventory manager, which is an auto recycling plant. We received 150 2015 vehicles from the wreck; including two Fiesta ST, three AMG Mercedes 4.5L turbos (can't sell anything in the interior), a SRT8 Jeep with the 6.4L, and enough F-150s and RAM 1500s to shake a stick at.

Also, when you look at car-part.com, I can get it. But, go through the company, not me, please. I'm not sales. 403-783-5189.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #51 on: April 22, 2015, 11:35:28 am »
Sweet mother...
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #52 on: April 22, 2015, 01:36:16 pm »
Yeah, so that's where I am getting the ST Recaros from.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #53 on: April 23, 2015, 08:46:46 am »
Sweet tranny Jesus you just got added to my Christmas card list. Welcome to the family, son.

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #54 on: April 23, 2015, 08:49:17 am »
Sweet tranny Jesus you just got added to my Christmas card list. Welcome to the family, son.

I didn't even get a uckfaying card from you this year.

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #55 on: April 23, 2015, 02:49:14 pm »
Sweet tranny Jesus you just got added to my Christmas card list. Welcome to the family, son.

I feel so... Adopted.

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #56 on: April 29, 2015, 09:46:13 pm »
Interior clean up had started while bills go into the car fund.

Started off be removed the ecu, speed control, and power antenna out of the rear trunk


And then I tackled the air box... Wow.

Much 4A-G, such piping. I haven't even got all of the "intake"  in this picture. There's just so much of it.

Here's the engine harness out of the car


Sticking to the namesake, that's the rear quarter panel, on the inside of the trunk.


Moved to the interior


The top T-bar cover hasn't been vacuumed, the bottom has.


Under the driver seat was worse.


There's so much dust, went though two vacuum bags that normally last the summer for cleaning the Subie.



After doing more research after finding out the engine had definitely been vented, I've come up with a plan of a sort.

Engine: 4A-GE 20V. I like the bolt in aspect vs the 3sge, which requires some fabrication for the alternator, as it has to be relocated. Or, I stick with the same engine family and use different headers to clear the starter, which was gonna happen anyways.

Ecu: haltech sport 1000 series, after reading countless articles of people doing their own 20v to 16v harness hack jobs, I looked at sending the harness to someone. Or, I sell the harness complete and buy a haltech and ends up costing me the same with more useful features, and less "ehhh I don't know"

Body: for the mean time, I'm gonna clean up the frame as best myself and the welder friends can, put a pipe for the rockers, and ignore the rusting appearance parts... So.  Fenders.... Doors.... Rear quarters... Hood... Frunk.... Trunk.... Bumpers...
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #57 on: May 20, 2015, 09:30:20 pm »
This season, the mr2 is gonna run as is, where is, how is, no shiz... as soon as it's going.

Next season, I'm gonna try and class out the mr2 as Street Prepared, providing that a 3sge swap falls under the rules... I starting on page 103 aaaand then I became confused.
http://scca.cdn.racersites.com/prod/assets/2015-5-19_SCCA_Solo_Rules_book_online_reduced.pdf

I mean, I think it falls under that catagory, but I could be completely wrong.

The engine I've had luck finding with reasonable price tags on them, is a 3SGE Beams Blacktop; 200 horses, twin variable valves, 2.0L, high red line. Toyota reliability with basic services backed by several drifters. Perfect. Mounts up with my trans, flywheel and clutch. Just needs minor modifications to the engine mounts to make it work (the car mounts are going to be the same).

Asides from the engine that needs to be fixed, I have a couple other things that require addressing:
- My friend wanted my long hub and assembly, he took that, and then proceeded to bend my steering wheel >.< So I'm also gonna need to find a short hub and assembly for that, as well as a steering wheel to replace it. Hopefully the bunk Celica's steering wheel will fit.. I mean, toyota has only ever used the parts bin, right? I find the same hazard switch in my brother's truck, the mr2, all he way up to a 2007 Taco...
- Make the Fiesta ST  Recaros fit into this thing. Actually, after sitting in the fiesta st recaros, I'm now on the fence about them. They don't grip as nicely as the Evo recaros, but anything is better than the stock church pews that are in there. Deliberation is required here.
- As for the body... what body? I'm gonna try my best to stiffen the chassis via running a tube down the remainder of my pinch points, in hopes that there's actually any weldable surfaces left there, and come winter, I'll start with only the best techniques of hack and slash to clear the rust away and put on the widest of fender flare/homemade body kits to house the obsurd type of tire that I'm looking for. Only after I pass the inspection though so it's road legal. And then gps speedo as those tires are likely not going to be stock size.

Is it overkill? No, it's Roadkill. Putting way too nice of junk into way too crappy of a car.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #58 on: May 20, 2015, 09:38:04 pm »
Engine swaps are SM I think.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #59 on: May 20, 2015, 10:08:37 pm »
Engine swaps are SM I think.

Engine swaps from the same manufacturer are SM.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #60 on: May 20, 2015, 10:23:36 pm »
Engine swaps from the same manufacturer are SM.

So Street Modified it is... Now, as it's a coupe/2 seater, it looks like I'm Super Street Modified.

Excellent. Time to start putting together a wish list, put the car together, get the junk off my driveway and into a race.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #61 on: May 21, 2015, 09:44:40 am »
You know what might fit better? NA Miata seats.

You know who has one and a half thumbs, an undiagnosed mental illness surrounding Recaro products and NA Miata seats in his basement? This guy right here <<<<

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #62 on: May 21, 2015, 09:49:24 am »
an undiagnosed mental illness

Yeah, sure. They know....
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #63 on: May 21, 2015, 10:02:32 am »
You know what might fit better? NA Miata seats.

You know who has one and a half thumbs, an undiagnosed mental illness surrounding Recaro products and NA Miata seats in his basement? This guy right here <<<<

There's also fairly decent Celica bucket seat, non-adjustable headrest seats here... I wonder if those would bolt right in...

I'm unsure if you have a beef or a fanatasy over the recaros...
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #64 on: May 21, 2015, 03:03:04 pm »
There's also fairly decent Celica bucket seat, non-adjustable headrest seats here... I wonder if those would bolt right in...

I'm unsure if you have a beef or a fanatasy over the recaros...
Celicas, you say?

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #65 on: May 21, 2015, 04:02:05 pm »
Celicas, you say?

(Holy itshay, do I have a problem?)

I'll send you a list of all the vehicles that I currently have on my lot but it may be too much for you to handle.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #66 on: May 21, 2015, 04:31:01 pm »
I'll send you a list of all the vehicles that I currently have on my lot but it may be too much for you to handle.

Haha, you underestimate him. Greatly.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #67 on: May 21, 2015, 05:52:30 pm »
Haha, you underestimate him. Greatly.

When he starts spurting out ideas for PT Cruisers, then he's gone too far.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #68 on: May 21, 2015, 06:07:27 pm »
got any 02-04 Focii SVT on your lot?

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #69 on: May 21, 2015, 06:13:46 pm »
got any 02-04 Focii SVT on your lot?

I'm gonna take a look and I'll send you a PM when I find out what I have.

Mmmmm seats.
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« Reply #70 on: May 21, 2015, 09:07:42 pm »
When he starts spurting out ideas for PT Cruisers, then he's gone too far.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #71 on: May 21, 2015, 09:09:48 pm »
I'm gonna take a look and I'll send you a PM when I find out what I have.

Mmmmm seats.

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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #72 on: May 25, 2015, 12:22:43 am »
Excellent; found a thread that contains good information about the swap I'd like to do.
http://www.twobrutal.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=22358

So things I'm gonna ignore from that thread:
Wrap
Intake stuff (gonna go velocity stacks because badhattery
Aftermarket ecu in place of wiring.
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Re: Rusty - Red's 1989 Toyota MR2
« Reply #73 on: May 25, 2015, 07:09:45 am »
You need an account to see that thread :(
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« Reply #74 on: May 25, 2015, 10:16:37 am »
You need an account to see that thread :(
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Well, get an MR2 and join ;)
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