My Mista 2 - 1990 Red SW20 GT

Hey guys. Thought I'd share some pics of my car

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History:

I purchased a 1990 MR2 SW20 N/A in late 2005. At the time there were very few MR2s in WA which made it very hard for me to get one. I spent a good few months looking for one and eventually decided on one from South Australia. Cost me about $1000 to get it over here. Absolutely fell in love with the car when I got it. It had a few mods including Momo Steering Wheel and Gear stick, lowering springs, air intake, and a big cannon exhaust.

Unfortunately my car ended up getting stolen one night while I was asleep. They broke in and took my car keys and gave it a good thrashing. They even held up East Vic Park Maccas, a store I used to work at and they knew my car well! I got the car back within 48 hours but the stereo system had been ripped out and all the dash was wrecked. The insurance company had to end up getting a whole new dash from Japan which took about 6 weeks.

Not long after I got it back I decided to sell it having only owned it about 9 months. I began looking for a turbo. I ended up finding one at Extreme Machines and purchased it around mid 2006.

Anyway here she is not long after I got it, completely stock except for a turbo timer which I had fitted before I purchased it.

Here's some pics after only having it a few months. I had installed :
• Momo Steering Wheel
• Momo Gear Stick
• Apexi Turbo Timer
• Immobiliser and alarm

I took the 17 inch mags from my previous MR2. Not sure what brand they are. They look like the 17" Volk Racing F-Zero Challenge Rims. Does someone know?

Plus Stereo System:

• Alpine CDA-9855R MP3 Headunit with iPod connector
• Alpine 10” SWS-1022D Subwoofer
• 5 ¼ MBQuart front splits
• Alpine MRV-F545 Amplifier

More to follow..

awsome work man nice colour as well
car could be lowered a tad more me thinks
where did you manage the lip from
cheers

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Originally posted by purple5ive
[br]awsome work man nice colour as well
car could be lowered a tad more me thinks
where did you manage the lip from
cheers

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Yeah I do plan on lowering it but I'm not sure whether to just get lowering springs or coilovers. I've done a bit of reading in the "Suspension" forums and haven't heard too many good reviews for any of Pedder's springs or G4 coilovers.. If anyone has any suggestions on what I should get that'd be great! I'm in WA.

I purchased my front lip from Toyota Fremantle. Cost me about $330. I did find one on eBay second hand awhile ago but it wasn't in very good condition and didn't come with the retainers you need.

sweeeet

yeah that's a fighter plane steering wheel if I've ever seen one[:u]

Ok back guys.. with some new mods

GReddy Profec – B-Spec II EBC (Electronic Boost Controller)

HKS FCD and HKS SLD

Apexi Power Air Intake (Pod filter)

Custom Engine Lid Fans

My engine bay was absolutely filthy so I took it to Adrian (greddy_es) and he gave it a nice detail :)

Before:

After:

And here's a few recent pics:

Well I thought it was about time for an update.

My car's been in Tristan's workshop for a month and I've just gotten it back. The car's had a fair bit of work done and needless to say, it wasn't cheap:

* Gearbox overhaul - new synchros gears 1 - 4, new shaft bearings, and also had to get a new housing as the previous one was cracked :(
* New clutch
* Suspension - koni yellow inserts and eibach pro-kit springs
* Timing belt and service

Car is driving a lot better now, especially with my new suspension and being able to change gears smoothly (no crunching to 2nd!)

Anyway here's some pics I took today after a wash and polish:











Also installed my gas strut that I got from a Twos R Us group buy recently.



Still have a bit of trouble getting the engine lid to pop up since installing the fans. It was actually working for a few goes before I hooked up the temp sensor thing to the underside of the engine lid again!

how much did the gas strut cost u bro?