robwilsonirl
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Hi from Ireland :)
Just joined and saying hi.
I'm in Ireland and have had MR2's for the last 14 years. For the last 4 years, i've had a SW20 Spider.
It's had a gen3 turbo swap, PFC, 800cc SARD's and St205 CC.
I swapped out the blue cloth seats and fitted half leather, half alcantara, Border front and bonnet and side skirts and 17" multi-spoke rims.
I've signed up to MR2 Australia because it seems you guys have a lot more experience when it comes to gen4 onwards, Cladina swaps etc
I've gotten a caldina side-feed intake and want to fit it to me gen3. I'm also going to remove the St205CC and replace with a W2A core which will sit over the air intake.
So, i've a load of questions about fitting the Caldina side-feed intake but will post them in the relevant section.
Will post up some pics later today / tomorrow
Rob
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robk
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/04 21:06:56
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Welcome fellow Rob.
Have a look for dasic1's build thread in the showroom section, I think his build might be similar to what you have in mind.
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/04 21:23:07
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Hello Rob,
Thanks for joining us. Good luck with the build.
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robwilsonirl
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/04 21:56:09
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Thanks for the welcome and the info.
Found the thread and started to read it but for some reason my boss wants me to work instead of doing mr2 research :(
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/04 22:48:07
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Welcome :)
Turbo swapped Spider sounds great, look forward to seeing some pics
A man in Dandism ========================== SW20 Midship Runabout
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robwilsonirl
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/05 09:56:55
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Wow - that is some build by Dasic1 !!!! Here's one or two pics of my spider  
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dennis the menace
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/05 11:19:29
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Teach me for not reading properly. When I heard Spider, I envisaged a ZZW . . .
that's a nice conversion!
Past-President, MR2 Owners Club Qld "There is a fine line between hobby and obsession."
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/05 12:17:33
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Welcome to the group Rob.
That is a sexy machine you have there, I am liking that a lot!
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robk
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/05 13:46:32
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dwyer125
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/05 18:50:38
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I'm doing the same with a caldina intake, the manifolds have a cut out on the throttle body flange for the csv? valve on the bottom of the throttle. The MR2 one is in the centre and caldina is off centre. So I welded the slot up and filed a new one in the centre and resurfaces it to match the mr2 gen3 throttle.
People have said it still works without doing this mod, but I preferred to do it so the gasket had better sealing area.
Other than that everything should bolt up fine for you.
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/06 10:08:34
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robk
Wow what a stunner!
+1 Absolutely!!!!
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/06 10:33:51
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Nice Spider. A pity it is no longer stock though as they are very rare.
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robwilsonirl
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Re: Hi from Ireland :)
2013/11/06 21:44:07
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Thanks for the kind comments guys.
In 2015, I hope to get a built 2.2 stroker. So, have a bit of power to back up the pretty looks : )
@dwyer125 - will start a thread about the caldina intake. I'm a hobbyist - so, will probably have tons of questions !!
Most Ive done is 12v wiring, swapped out turbo, fit chargecooler, change plugs, leads, oil, brakes, basic mechanical stuff. I can follow instructions pretty well but am not a mechanic !
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