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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 6:16 AM (permalink)
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Now with more low :)
 

 
Front is a tad high compared to the rear most likely due to the additional weight of the 3sgte/e153e. I will modify the front so it comes down another 1cm or so.
But the rear looks fat now. very happy.
 
In other news I installed a 93+ SW20 shifter which has made the shifting feel fantastic. Better than my old SW20!
 
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:14 AM (permalink)
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I wanted those wheels!
 
How are you going to change the front? cutting the kings?
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:25 AM (permalink)
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Yeah I think that would be the only way. Just rim a little off the end.
 
Or another idea I just came up with is to add a 5mm or so spacer to the rear which would be easier and I wouldn't have to cut the front. The strut top has heaps of thread coming through so I can't see why it wouldn't work.
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 9:30 AM (permalink)
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Why not get them reset to the height you want?
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 1:34 PM (permalink)
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I did research the resetting process but I'm not sure I want to try it. There are some horror stories out there with springs sagging or breaking afterwards.
 
I'm thinking I might remove half of one coil on each one.
 
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Why not get them reset to the height you want?


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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Saturday, November 10, 2012 5:42 PM (permalink)
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Mrskylighter

Yeah I think that would be the only way. Just rim a little off the end.

Or another idea I just came up with is to add a 5mm or so spacer to the rear which would be easier and I wouldn't have to cut the front. The strut top has heaps of thread coming through so I can't see why it wouldn't work.

 
Cutting springs is houso IMHO, the rear spacer sounds like a better and non defectable option to me. The little things like that really count if you ever get sent over the pits.

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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Thursday, November 15, 2012 4:16 AM (permalink)
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Liking this car even more after checking it out in some detail at last nights meet, awesome little thing!

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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:03 AM (permalink)
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Resetting lowered springs is a bad idea. Only seen it work ok for OEM springs. IMHO, little chop choppy won't hurt as long as the springs won't pop out :)
 
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Monday, November 26, 2012 1:11 AM (permalink)
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Small update:
Went for a drive down the coast to meet up with Bezek27 to buy some AW11 parts.
Top block he was and sorted me out with a whole heap of stuff that my car was missing. List below:
 
Passenger side coat hook and screw.
Glovebox in excellent condition. (Mine had collapsed inside and was beyond repair. Why they made this out of cardboard I have no idea)
Front suspension strut top nut.
Rear clear visor in good condition. (Just need to source the correct bolts to secure it through the C Pillar trim)
Frunk items: Large plastic trim, fuse box cover, spare wheel support bar, carpet, firewall insulation, wire loom covers and various clips and fasteners.
Some C pillar bolts that I was missing
 
Overall am stoked with all the bits I got. When I bought the car so many parts were missing. It basically has everything now and is very complete.
 
Next job to do for completeness is to find an original AW11 scissor jack and complete tool kit. Prob buy this from the UK in the next week or so.
 
Also ordered a leather handbrake boot to match the shifter boot I installed a few months back.
 
Ohh and I discovered for the first time that the car has an alarm (ding dong sound) constantly when you exceed about 103kms/hr. Hopefully this can be switched off some how. Really pissed me off as the freeway I was on was 110km/hr for like an hour.
post edited by Mrskylighter - Monday, November 26, 2012 1:15 AM
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Friday, November 30, 2012 3:14 AM (permalink)
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Ordered some new plates for the little beast today. Was going to get a premium colour but the black/white is fine and cheap. They are just basic personalised plates anyway and better than the random text on my current ones.
Shouldn't be too hard to work out what it means :)
 


I will hopefully get my recently aquired clear rear visor mounted up this weekend as well which will be nice.
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Friday, November 30, 2012 3:54 AM (permalink)
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haha nice

There is an extensive build thread for my car here: http://www.mr2australia.com/mr2play/tm.aspx?m=18316
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Friday, November 30, 2012 4:59 AM (permalink)
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Nice one WASBAG! lol jks :)
 
Good work with the interior pieces. That's one of the best bits about this MR2 community. Plenty of SW20/AW11 wrecks to gather replacement worn/damaged pieces from.
 
Why you going to the UK for a scissor jack? Was the AW11 one special? Honestly, I'd rather just get a cheap trolley jack & cross from Repco/Supercheap & keep that in the car instead. So much easier to work with if ever required.
I'm feeling the urge to do some auto photography. Can't wait to shoot this beast, the FD, Robs, Dylans, Julians.....etc

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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:50 AM (permalink)
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Jay, I want the original 'double' scissor jack so that I can mount it where it should be in the frunk. Its bothering me having an empty bracket :)
 
Other news:
Started replacing the old scratched and semi rusted bolts from the frunk area. All the bolts holding the guards on, radiator slam panel, windor wiper, front & rear number plates etc have been replaced with stainless hex head bolts with washers. Looks much tidier.
 
The leather handbrake boot I ordered arrived and installed easily.

 
The rear visor is on now! Thanks MK1corse for sending me the bolts/spacers that were required.
 
I'm really wanting some Recaro LX seats after seeing a couple of Adub's with them. Not cheap for good condition ones :(
 
I also determined that my car is a 1989 build not the 1988 that I though it was.
This is due to a few additions such as: Led brakelight in the spoiler, colour coded folding mirrors of a different design, colour coded door handles and lighter silver paint instead of grey on the bottom half of the two tone paint work.
post edited by Mrskylighter - Wednesday, December 05, 2012 1:56 AM
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Wednesday, December 05, 2012 2:26 AM (permalink)
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I reckon these Recaros currently listed on RPM Garage are a good buy.
http://www.rpmgarage.com/new/detail/?tid=22100
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Re:Nick's Two Tone 1988 AW11 MK1.5 Wednesday, December 05, 2012 3:05 AM (permalink)
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They are a good buy! Thanks for the link. $300 for EMS postage is pretty good
They are the LX style i'm looking for but I was hoping to find some in the original colour scheme.
 

 
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I reckon these Recaros currently listed on RPM Garage are a good buy.
http://www.rpmgarage.com/new/detail/?tid=22100


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