Wow, you actually take the time to freshen the interior below the  surface as well. Every time I work with that kind of thing, I've always got screws and stuff left over or bits of busted trim etc. - but then again I'm not a natural by any means! ;) You must be pretty highly skilled.

thats what i call dedication!!! Excelent work mate!!

Man I would pay you detail my car lol
Super clean car you got, can't wait to see this thing fly at Haunted Hills

My SW def no where near as clean especially cos there's some damage at the front :(
True! I think the MR2 is general is just more rare, and I don't drive it too often but you might see me on Wellington Rd sometimes getting to uni or work

very gook work as usual. :)
aw11 love. :)
shame about the cage though eh <_< im pro just-bend-the-fkn-thing.. orr just price up how much a cage costs to get bent up. it probably isnt that much of a step up in money.. :)

Update time.
Been slack as on the updates. Saved some coin to fix a few gremlins.
What’s happened since April 2012.
 
- AMR custom coilovers arrived.
- Pillar resto - 2Layer black paint.
- Tail lamp fix and recolour
- Gearbox gremlins
- New addition!  1987 Super Red AW11 wreck
- Finally bought a car cover
  Pics to prove it:
 
AMR custom coilovers arrived. July 2012
Not my pic but rather the pics of the talented guy who makes them in the states. Andy had a bit going on and hence there was a large delay but alas. It’s the big stuff that’s important. Glad everything is okay and going from strength to strength Andy’s side. Wicked as craftsmanship and quality.
Thoroughly impressed with these  - looking forward to driving with these installed.



 
Pillar resto - 2Layer black paint. April 2012
Just the standard wear and tear on a 20+ year painted exterior part. Resprayed in 2 layer black paint for extra durability 



 
Also a belated photo of coin holder delete. Two blanking inserts. The coin holder takes a small load so the snap clip on the back of the plate and coin holder are slightly different even though they both share the same footprint. The second blanking insert has the tiniest amount of black cotton tape wrapped around the snap clip barbs to hold it firmly and rattle free.

 
Tail lamp fix and recolour. April 2012
Interestingly the LHS rear lamp had developed a crack in the housing immediately in front of the reverse glove (which shines towards the cars centreline and not rearwards) so whenever the lights were on a small illuminated red line was visible.
 
Dissembled the lamp to reveal it hadn’t just cracked but rather perished! In a circle perhaps from the heat of the reverse globe?!



The plastic was very brittle. Just touching the effected zone caused it to break apart.


Removed all brittle plastic as far as I could tell. I gently ran a scraper along the edge of the circle until no more brittle plastic broke off.

 
Fix. High temperature bearing U/V stabilised electrical tape.


Removed tail lamp gasket seal, and replaced with new seal compound.


 
Recoloured the black surround whilst it was apart

 
Gearbox gremlins. April 2012
The random funny sounds, and in more recent days the heavy vibration under load was cause for concern. This was why I didn’t make this year Haunted Hills event and why this AW11 has been sleeping until this month. 
Turns out the driveshaft inputs have been worn since I purchased  the car and instead of being circles have been wearing away the diff creating an elliptical shape so the shafts move up and down as well as in and out.... the vibrations also caused a motor mount to develop a series of cracks. On the dyno to scout for other issues the rear end of the car was shaking pretty severe. Could not handle a hill climb. I’ve driven uber cautious say 5 times but decided to take it off the road until I could save a bit of $$$ and pick up a second hand better condition drivetrain.
 
Enter ...
New addition!  1987 Super Red AW11 wreck. May 2012
As found on AE86 Driving Club / http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/  by fellow AW11’ers Geoff and Michael – we initially decided to make an offer, go three way and ideally part out the wreck. But seeing I needed most of the bits I hired a truck and trailer and drove up to Kyneton with some kind super pro assistance and brought it back!





Have begun parting it out, interior trims are in awesome condition bar the floor console.


Carpets are really good. Don’t recall seeing cigarette burns

But were caked in mud.
A good scrub and rinse and they're pretty good again!


Headliner




 
Thoroughly like the AW11 with no rear glass, open motoring! Jealous of all you Targa Top kids!

 
Engine bay before

Engine bay after Tvis, header, exhaust, ancillaries and driveshafts removed (Which has been a great learning experience).



** Will be selling anything of interest, most parts available. If your interested in something see:  
http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?high=&m=82572&mpage=1#82572
 
Sleeping. October 2012


 
Next weekend engine and gearbox out.
During that week gearbox serviced.
Then during the week after, gearbox and coilover install.
Then... ITG breathing and skat hose cooling aids.
 
Drive.
 

YES!!! 
 
Back!!!
Had no idea how sloppy the gearbox and suspension was until this weekend! Picked up Friday and i kid you not! feels like a different car. Decent photos to come... in the meantime.
check this! Doesn't look like a boat with its leveled out and just on legal ride height!

 
It handles so differently courtesy of the the new coiliver suspension set up that I reckon a new steering wheel is in order. Larger diameter for less input with more precise feel. In the interim im rocking this larger uber cool rolla wheel until I work out what may be best.
Before:

After:

 
On the topic of steering wheels
 
Real bad cycling habit...
weighing stuff for no real reason.


 
and more reason to switch to another wheel...
 
The wicked personal wheel is showing wear and tear way sooner than i would like.
Fading and patina of use are showing. i dont mind it at all to be honest gives it character just that the sticky residue it leaves is slightly annoying...


I did read and hear similar things before buying it so i guess i had it coming. Suede DOES wear quickly if your not wearing gloves on a daily basis. Lesson learnt.
 
Also interestingly as im parting out the wreck and taking photos of the various bits and pieces enquired about I found this with the LHS/passenger side switchpack the earlier adubs used ABS almost exclusively up until the later models getting close to final runs where PP was substituted (switchpack on the end/RHS). 

Note the part number revision! ( down the bottom)
 
cool.
 
 
 
 

I am confused as this doesn't make sense:
"Larger diameter for less input with more precise feel."
 
Unless you are talking about less leverage to turn due to the reduced radius?