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Originally posted by Knightrous

Interesting exhaust there on that old 4A... Doesn't look stock...

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No, it looks home-made, but nicely done, maybe in a workshop. It has egr and all.

Nice b-pipe too :

Also, the box that was in is not an mr2 box, it has been converted from a FWD corolla or similar.

When I pulled the lever and dust boot off the selector shaft, I found this :



The case has been drilled (like I did), but no oil seal has been fitted. Surprisingly, it never used to leak much, but it was always oily around there.

So - is it a c52 or c56 ? how do I tell ?

Blcktop and 6-speed are bolted in !
All mounts lines up, all gears select ok.
Another rally coming up (BP Ultimate - 4 days, thousands of km), and then I'll finish plumbing and cabling.
It's finally in!

Nice work. Looking forward to seeing it on the road and track.

Great stuff! I can relate as my engine just went in, should be very rewarding once its on the road.

Yeah, I'm dying to drive it. I can't do anything for a couple of weeks, then we should get the rest done over a weekend. The HRA (historic rally assn) are having a day at the Haunted Hills track in June, and I aim to be there in the mr2. It's that or the van, and although the van is "mid-engined" and 4wd, I don't see it as a track weapon.
I still have to design airbox/filter system and cold-air intake, sort out oil cooling, plumbing, hook up the cruise control & aircon, and get an exhaust made.
The biggest headache will be removing the old alarm - I've taken it out, and traced the wires to a rats-nest of wiring under the dash : yuk.

evl_132 - how close are you to finished are you ? And which state ?

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The biggest headache will be removing the old alarm - I've taken it out, and traced the wires to a rats-nest of wiring under the dash : yuk.

evl_132 - how close are you to finished are you ? And which state ?

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Tell me about it! I too am trying to tidy up the $#%^ job someones done at wiring in my alarm. Some people shouldn't be allowed near cars let alone work on them.

Id say I'm only a few days away from turning the key. It will always be an ongoing project, for instance I just purchased an APexI powerfc (stand alone plug in ecu) which will need to be tuned.

Im from Vic and if im not mistaken I think I met you at the mr2 haunted hills track day last year. I drive/drove a black gen3 non turbo sw20 with gold wheels. Check out my showroom thread for pictures

Good luck with the alarm! Sadly, mine looks like it was "professionally" installed - and they put the main alarm ecu in the engine bay, about 8" from the #1 exhaust header !
Ahh yes evl_132, you're another Adrian no? I remember meeting you at HH.

Yep, that would be me :)

And now we both have to sell the old driveline - mine includes aircon and all accessories.
The hard bit is pricing : I had both the a/c and gearbox rebuilt before I decided to swap the driveline. I see you have the sw20 engine etc. for sale; how do you set a price ?