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So today i traded my 94 Explorer today for a 91 MR2. It was a California car and has been stored up here during the winters, it has a 2 1/2" drop on it which is rediculous for this car, because now it only sits like an 1" off the ground.

I just thought i would share with everyone here.

-Stephan

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Cool. I love MR2's but found them to be pretty expensive for what you get, at least thats how it was 2-3 years ago when I was in the market for a project car.

So N/A, turbo? What are the plans for it??

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Right now its n/a, but i want to do something like my talon, not as extreem but something like it. pistons,rings,cams,turbo,injectors.... the list goes on and on.

But i will keep everyone posted.

-Stephan

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Damn dude, seems like you got a real good deal!

How much were you asking for the explorer?

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$1100 bucks, and just recently got stuck in 4x4L, so i thought i got a pretty good deal.

-Stephan

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Any pics?

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Actually it's a 89 MR2. (I was thinking of my old civic)

And this is a true project! ;)

Here are some pictures to give everyone an idea...

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nice car. I'm also a fan of toyotas. I used to have a '93 celica gt. not a turbo or anything, but for an fwd, it took corners like it was on rails :) good luck with the mr2. oh, btw...rather than trying to turbo that engine, you should find a 3sgte. much better engines

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Nice ride put a 4agze in it. It's supercharged but it'll drop right in. It has low compression so you can slap a turbo on it with some tunning. As far as the 3sgte you might have to do some custom work on.

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Yea me and my buddy were looking at those motors, but for now i already started to turbo it, and have been making really good progress. This coming winter i will do the motor swap (or when the motor blows). I've never turboed a MR2 before, but i thought of something pretty creative.


The turbo and the intercooler will sit in the back trunk area, the turbo will be mounted so that the exhaust comes out where the licence plate was.

It might not make complete sence yet but the pictures will explain when i post them up.

-Stephan

BTW: Thanks for all the advice ;)

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Not bad. I was going to say you got the deal of the century if you actually had a 91, the old body style goes a bit cheaper.

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Yeah, the 91 body style MR2's are real expensive. You still got a helluva deal!

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Stephan, nice new car! But you should have stolen the center piece out of the Ford for me! Congrats on your 9 billionth car!

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HAHA :)

But yea i havnt been on in a day or two but heres the progress...

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More Pix

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Well iver the last week or so i got a couple of things done...

*Mounted the intercooler
*Made a 1 piece trunk/hood
*Tapped the oil pan for oil return line
*Dyed the carpet black
*Got a new seat in there
*Solved alot of electrical problems
*Fixed the suspension
*Ran the oil feed line
*Took the head off, and sent it in to get a mild P&P
*Put in new: Plugs, Wires, Cap, Rotor,Alternator, and Timing Belt
*Ordered: Injectors, SAFC, Boost Gauge, Grant Steering Wheel, and Gaskets

Here are some pics i took a day ago

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a couple more pix...

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This is starting to turn out really cool! Keep it up, man, I can't wait to see the finished product!