My MR2. Random AW11 content inside.

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I would have been afraid to do a no reserve auction on a car like that.

 

[Eric.]

He can always claim "the car sold locally" if he doesn't like the winning bid when the time comes.

 

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And then he re-lists it the next day. lol.

 

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I did a quicky detail after work today. Meguiars quik wax is pretty good. I had never used it before. Going to a meet tomorrow hopefully there will be a few other MR2s there.

 

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I got a nail in my tire on the way home from work today. Car feels weird to like it might be out of alignment. Not sure what I hit as I was in heavy traffic and didnt see anything. I went to our local discount tire and they said it can't be plugged and they can't get a tire in that size. Hopefully I can make it to work and have it checked out properly tomorrow.

 

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Yep. Just picked up my 5th MR2 today. Nothing special...

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Congratulations! 👍 I hope we'll be seeing some more images soon. Plan on modifying it at all?

 

[disinfected]

I almost bought one myself last night...someone beat me to it while we were busy discussing the pros and cons on here!

 

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Pros? everything. Cons? People asking if its a pontiac.

I am going to modify it of course. Only typical stuff at first. Suspension and tires. I'll consider a larger pulley in the future but only after taking care of everything else first.

 

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[Eric.]

If you ever want to sell me one of those rear window visors...

 

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Here's one for you. Only $650 shipped...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/JDM-84-89-M...Parts_Accessories&hash=item2c62107f5d&vxp=mtr

 

[Keef]

Purple tint? Baller.

 

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I hate purple tint. I see it a lot on cars that come through my work. Its retarded. I'll take a razor blade to it soon.

 

[Azuremen]

Wow, wow, how much are those rear visors worth? I literally gave one to a friend that I found at a yard once, and had another on my old AW11. Which I sold to the same guy.

Question T_A, how many hardtop AW11's have you seen before?

 

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That one is going for so much because its from a Japanese only super edition. The regular ones aren't that expensive.

As for hardtops I haven't seen many hardtop MR2s in general. Most are sunroofs that I come across.

 

[Eric.]

The regular ones go for around $100 on ebay if they're in good condition.

 

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I wouldn't pay much more than 50 for one.

 

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I just bought an '85 rear sway bar for my '86. $65 shipped with hardware. Not bad IMO.

Now I'm just waiting on a boat load of money to clear into paypal and then I'm going on a buying spree for the SC.

 

[Eric.]

Factory sway bar is nice. Mine was really neutral, tending to understeer with Star Specs. Factory '85 sway brought that oversteer edge back.

 

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I'm hoping it will help negate the understeer the ST front sway added. There isn't much of a difference between rear bars for these cars.

 

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I now have the bar sitting here waiting for me to put it on.

I also just received a bunch of parts while at work today. New front end pieces for the SC and a shiny new titanium shift knob. I ordered a leather bot as well but its coming from England.

 

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Shift boot came today. It was better than expected so I ordered another. lol.

 

[thechosenwonton]

I've been looking at getting a turbo one of these as a track car - they're quite reasonably priced (decent one can be had for 7-9k in my neck of the woods) but I've heard can be a handful at the limit, and a pain to work on.

Any take on either of these topics? And how is getting parts?

 

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You could say that about anything and it will always be true to an extent. Nothing to worry about really.

 

[SpartanG]

Was this the silver MR2 that had the Akina Speed Stars decal on it? if so, where did you get it!?

edit: maybe not, but where can I find the owner of this car? does someone remember? I know I saw it somewhere on these forums, it's buried somewhere in a "your car" thread i think.

 

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No idea.

 

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New poly bushing kit and brembo blanks came today. Still need to get brake pads.

Also I found that my driver rear sway link was installed backwards on the S/C. It looks to be twisted and causing the bar to bind. Time to order new links I guess. Hopefully thats that has been causing the popping noise I've been hearing.

 

[Leonidae@MFT]

This thread needs more pictures!

 

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True. Maybe I'll take some later.