PPE Header - Have to wait a fortnight for Exhaust Man to return and fabricate the rest of a system, then dyno to see if there's any improvement.
 

 
So far:
 
Toyota MR2 Spyder 2000-2007 Convertible Top, Blue Stayfast, Glass Window.
All toyota badges replaced with Midship Runabout Eagle emblems

SMT to Manual conversion
Solid bush shifter kit
Rolled 2005 Corolla Sportivo bought for 2ZZ and Transmission
MWR RH Engine mount
Serpentine belt

For C64 Sportivo:
MWR Reverse Blockout
MWR .725:1 Sixth gear set
MWR Shifter shaft for Corolla trans
LSD added to box

Lift bolts (Toyota says "Flange bolts")
JDM Celica ECU
Modified wiring harness
Modified Corolla/Celica headers
Fabricated Cat/Exhaust
Engineer approval (so third Party insurance valid)

Speedhut 10,000rpm Tachometer
CEIKA Coilovers
RPF1 Rims
RDA brakes - Slotted & Dimpled Replacement Rotors, FRONTand REAR
All calipers reconditioned.
SS braided brake lines
New facelift air scoops - side – Blue
Power FC ECU

Due to "gudgeon noise" in motor, bought another 2ZZ - 9000km Celica motor and C60 transmission.
Another MWR shifter shaft (different to Corolla C64)
MWR Reverse blockout
MWR Carbon lined synchro set.
LSD added to box

PPE headers

A colour coded steering wheel from Honkers
 

 
And hopefully this will fix my "sticky" driver's side window.

Something tells me my next project will be one of these.. Never realized there was so much potential for modifications.. Very pretty.

 
Monday, whole new exhaust. In the "mail", TRD front and rear braces plus TRD underbody brace..
 
That new Power Window motor did fix the problem.
 
There are lots of mods that can be done, but not that give especially big horsepower gains. I really like the ZZW30 though, so don't feel like I'm wasting money. If it was only for transport or a collector's investment, then I wouldn't want to.

 

 
PPE pipes fitted. Dyno in the morning.
 

 
Forgetting absolute figures, as different dynos rarely agree, this one says that the PPE header was good for another 6 whp, and both altered torque distribution and increased it, mostly. Red is the newer.
 

 
 

Just mechanical costs alone:
 
Toyota SMT MR2 Spyder to MT 2ZZ

SMT to Manual conversion kit $AU1500 (through EssDub)
Solid bush shifter kits $AU65
MWR RH Engine mount $AU60
Serpentine belt $AU40

For C64 from a Corolla Sportivo:
MWR Reverse Blockout $AU138
MWR .725:1 Sixth gear set $308
MWR Shifter shaft for Corolla trans $AU182
Carbon-Lined Synchro Set - Elise Exige 2-eleven Celica Corolla Matrix C6X 6-speed $AU437
LSD added from 1ZZ transmission.
Fitting all of above $AU1200
Freight: $AU140
(Total here depends on condition of transmission you use. I've built up one with C60 ratios as they suit the rev range of a 2ZZ well.)

Lift bolts (Toyota says "Flange bolts") $AU10
Modified wiring harness - (Was done by EssDub)

Engineer approval (so third Party insurance valid) $AU750

Apexi PowerFC - New from MWR - $AU1642.00 Customs adds $326.34, hence $1968.34 in my possession.
A 2000/2001 Celica ECU can be used.

2ZZ - 9000km Celica motor and C60 transmission. $AU3500 (Very few motors around with low mileage any more. Most are over 100,000 klm and cost around $1500.)


PPE headers with freight: $AU1065
Fabricated Cat/Exhaust $AU950

That adds up to $AU12,313 that I can remember.

That without refacing/replacing flywheel or getting new clutch.


(Not counting 2ZZ motor #1 here. This is to give a realistic idea of costs involved in going this far.)

Got some new seat skins (leather) from lseat.com
 
Initial fit a bit wrinkly baggy, but put them out in the sun or run a heat gun over them and they smooth out.
 

 
Moved the battery down onto the crossmember, where all the SMT stuff used to be.