Here is the story:

Dad and i where looking for a project car for sometime, we eventually found this little MR2 on a farm in Tasmania and decided to go ahead with it... so one week later we flew down to tassie, drove it on the spirit of Tasmania then from Melbourne all the way back to Sydney

1988 AW11 MR 2:
Smallport 16v 4age conversion
Top Gun Leads

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Driveline:
C52

Exhaust:
2 1/4 inch mandrel bent, headers back

Brakes:
Stock with RDA pads

Suspension:
G4 Coilover 24 way adjustable, Camber plates at the front

Wheels & Tyres:
15' Sportmax 002 15 x 7, Bridgestone Potenza RE001s 195/50/15

Interior:
brand new Carpets
TRD "copy" steering wheel
Genuine Leather Gear knob

BEFORE:

AFTER:

Body:
Fresh Original Mica Red


FUTURE:
4AGZE engine Conversion
Dark Tints

This is how it looked when we picked it up..






and this is how it looks now..





the sideskirts are now on, i gotta get some good pictures of it now...

hope you enjoy...

nice cleanup very nice!

DAMN YOU ALL WITH YOUR BLACK INTERIORS!!!!

Great job restoring that.

thanks guys!!

yeh gotta lvoe the Black interior.....YAY!!!!

i might mention that i am the 3rd owner of this car..

first owner bought it brand spankers... ran it a couple of times in the targa tasmania, blew the headgasket on the original Bigport, and so he put the smallport in it, then sold it to a young lady who used it to deliver hay (on teh engine lid) to her cattle as she was a farmer, it spent 14 years doing this duty...

the thing was FILTHY when i got it, ther where 9 UDL cans in teh car, 3 of which where full, Covered in dog hair and Cigarette butts.... not classy!

Who did your bodywork repairs and paint? Looks like a nice job.

Were they expensive?

Just noticed you've taken the side skirts off too. Kinda looks cool!

Far out thats come up good!

Nice work on the resto!

WRECK-A-MENDED smash repair at ingleburn did the paitn work (truly reccomend them)

my dad and i did the majority of the panel work..and the things that where a little out of our league the paint shop did for us at the last stage!

mister 2 the skirts are back on now..

and i should add, that EVERY panel on the aw11 is the original panel.. the pics above of the before we got it, we fixed EVERYTHING, didnt replace any bumper skins or anything..

so here are some pics..

Well done, it looks mint. I'm a huge fan of the colour and the rims!

Very clean. I'd do it if I could be assed and had the time/tools/knowhow. How did you manage to fix the front bar so well?