Doogs AW11 - Targa + SC14
Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum but have spent a bit of time on rollaclub.com and Toymods. I bought this car back in December and fixed it up to be registered again in late January.
I have a 1973 KE20 Corolla that I restored and got registered late last year, even though I plan to tweak the suspension and power a bit more I had the thirst for something a bit quicker. Hence I started looking for an AW11.
I had been looking for another fun car to use for hills work and weekend motorsport for sometime. The idea was to get something that was almost ready to go and required very little work, as I still want to keep modding the KE20. Like every other young drift-boy wannabe in Melbourne I had been looking at R32s and 180s, but it became increasingly hard to find one that had not been thrashed or was a little dodgy! Also both of these cars were really not me..
After riding in an AW11 with and over-driven SC12 up at DECA, and driving a mates N/A one I was sold on the idea of an MR2.
A 1987 Toyota AW11 SC with an SC14 fitted popped up on Toymods, and I picked it up for the bargain price of $1,500 because the previous owner was desperate to get rid of it for some more shed space! When this one came up it wasn't really turn key as I'd planned, but who could say no at the price!
The good;
- Factory SC with targa roof
- Adjustable shocks
- SC14
The bad
- A little rust in the rear guard
- Slipping clutch
- Worn brake rotors and flogged pads
- Dirty as all hell! -I think he must have sat doing doughies in a puddle or something, it was amazing the amount of crap we found under the car!
So far I have fitted a new Exedy HD Organic clutch, EBC red stuff pads all round, new rear rotors, repaired the rust, wet-vacced the carpet/seats, pressure washed/de-greased underneath.
In time I will upgrade a few things on the motor to squeeze some more power out, and also fit coilovers/wheels.
The current wheels are a nice style but are a horrible offset! 15x6.5 +47!

I am thinking I will go for 15x8 with some decent quality semis, and maybe a set of street wheel too. That should really improve the image of the car and take away from the body imperfections.
The other part of the story is I couldn't bring home another un-rego'd car or Mum and Dad would crack the ****s! So I managed to negotiate storing the MR2 at a friend of a friends place untill it is rego'd. He also has an AW11 with an SC14! The agreement was that I could store the car at his place if I helped part out another AW11 SC he had in the front yard. This has also meant I could salvage a few parts from that shell!
When I picked it up and took it to my mates place (all dirty)


Adjustable shocks, Tokico?


With the temporary stablemate (another Sc14 powered GZE)

Someone got this hot....



Quick cleanup of some rust in the rear 1/4 (my first attempt at 2 pack)


The car has now been registered since January and I had a blast up at a DECA day a few weeks back, seriously needs an alignment and some good tyres as I really struggled with front end grip!
Cheers,
Dougal
post edited by Doogs - Monday, April 08, 2013 2:33 AM