Wheel buddies! The GT-Ps always look amazing on these cars.

Toyota red is different to aftermarket green, specifically the way it reacts over time with the metals of the mr2 engine. The general mechanic advice is not specific to mr2.
Toyota red only with the mr2.

I knew the coolant thing would come up. It’s a myth plain and simple, read the service manual “good brand ethylene-glycol base”

Jason, congrats on finding a nice clean SW20.
 
Re cooling system, have you checked out:
https://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=113820

Looks great.  Hope to see you on some of the NSW runs.
 
keep an eye on here for the dates.  Yet to be sorted out.

Christmas has come early! Sort of .... I have been stock piling a few bits and pieces over the last month and a bit to freshen up the interior and really start tying in the character of the car that I want to achieve. However today(The 20th of DEC) I received the final and arguably the most important part off the interior which is my brand new MOMO competition steering wheel! 

I opted for this steering wheel based on size, thickness and style. For me personally it suits all of those things perfectly! I wanted something which was 340-350mm in diameter, had a nice thick grip and was not too out of the time period. I didn't want anything too heritage but nothing too modern and I believe this is the perfect median. I also decided on the perforated leather to match the next piece I will talk about to accent the perforated alcantara on the door cards. 


The next piece of the puzzle is the Superklasse OE style, weighted gear knob. I decided on this gear knob to keep it looking original and shorten the shift throw. I have a "Sprint" knob atm and it is quite tall which i think made the shift throw feel sloppy and light. Coming from an Mx-5 as my first car and it having such a tight, solid shift feel I knew I would have to address this. Hoping the shift feel is increased significantly and I will update this thread on it once I get around to installing it. (Although the photo does not show it very well there is a 5 Speed H pattern debossed into the leather to keep it legal within NSW road vehicle standards.)

 
Now for my favourite piece. Owning an MX-5 for my first car I was introduced to a guy named Adam who runs an online store "Revlimiter". He creates custom gauge dials and horn buttons for our little mazdas but he also makes a few other designs for certain cars and manufacturers. I knew I was going to have this horn button in my MR2 before I even owned one and I am super happy with the finish and quality of the product. The horn button for me has always completed a car and this really ties in the look I'm going for. Adam was even nice enough to send me a personal thank you note and a Xmas present!(It was a lotus hotwheels toy for anyone wondering.)

 
Another thing worth mentioning is that I picked up a unbranded Slimline quick release hub from a local tuning shop here in Sydney. I specifically chose this one as I didn't want any random logos being displayed in the cockpit nor did I want any ridiculous anodised colours. Bonus picture of the horn button in the wheel with the gearknob next to it to compare the perforations in the leather.
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I will be uploading before and after pictures of the interior clean up soon. I am getting the car a set of professional grade before photos before all of these go in which is happening this Sunday (22nd of DEC). Then I will be installing all of these lovely bits and I can't wait.
 
 

Great quality of life additions to the interior. Look forward to seeing the before and after photos!

Yes, very nice parts. Will enhance an already lovely cabin. Great place to spend some time.
Regarding that coolant outlet. Be mindful that the welding heat may have upset the press fit of the metal tube into the aluminium housing. They have been known to leak under pressure or even come right out.
Maybe in the future you should consider replacing all the cooling system hoses, have the radiator rodded out and change to the Toyota Red at that time. Please don't just put a radiator flush through it.
Such a shame the coolant had been neglected previously causing that 90 degree bend to rot out.
Gen 2 has a couple of other pipes that also go bad with neglected coolant. Can cause other problems as well.
Should be a really nice car when you get it sorted to how you want it.
We would like more photos please.

Falcon
Yes, very nice parts. Will enhance an already lovely cabin. Great place to spend some time.
Regarding that coolant outlet. Be mindful that the welding heat may have upset the press fit of the metal tube into the aluminium housing. They have been known to leak under pressure or even come right out.
Maybe in the future you should consider replacing all the cooling system hoses, have the radiator rodded out and change to the Toyota Red at that time. Please don't just put a radiator flush through it.
Such a shame the coolant had been neglected previously causing that 90 degree bend to rot out.
Gen 2 has a couple of other pipes that also go bad with neglected coolant. Can cause other problems as well.
Should be a really nice car when you get it sorted to how you want it.
We would like more photos please.

I will definitely keep that point in mind. I have plans to overhaul the cooling system as time comes but I have other areas where I think the car can benefit more from the money spent. Photos will be uploaded very shortly!

Just before Christmas I contacted a very talented friend of my John Tieu who had taken photos of my little Mazda in the past and asked him if he could take a very last minute photo shoot of my MR2 to really capture the condition of the car I purchased it in. This photo shoot shows exactly how the car presented when I first bought it minus an oil cap and a clean water outlet housing. Without further rambling here is the link to the complete shoot:
 
http://www.johntieu.com/Jasons-1990-Toyota-mr2-sw20-gt?fbclid=IwAR1Ihd46urboU3-IOIv1E6je5fu1v7X4yYH4HJOHxiDnHjo7f_TGBoozT8s
 
Here are some bonus teaser photos of the wash before the photo shoot.