CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Donor car found and acquired. Rev 2 with 52k miles and lots of history. Being sold as a spares or repair due to a NSF shunt. Not too sure what goodies are on it as once again I had to buy blind or lose it as it was a good price. I should have it with me middle of next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 So, what would you folks recommend doing whilst the engine is out? I was thinking of changing the timing belt as a precaution anyway. Head gasket? Anything else that can be upgraded fairly cheaply whilst it is all out in the open? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 I have also acquired these 17" rims and tyres at a goodly price too. They need a bit of work but it is a nice project for Josh and I to work on. The plan is to paint them gold - although Josh thinks silver would be much better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Colin, out of interest, how much would you want for the old alloys? I have a 1992 MR2 T-Bar that I'm doing up to sell, but the alloys are knackered! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Colin, out of interest, how much would you want for the old alloys? I have a 1992 MR2 T-Bar that I'm doing up to sell, but the alloys are knackered! TBH, I am not sure if I will be selling them just yet as I want to see what the damage is like on the Turbo car and rather than scrap the whole thing, it may be worth swapping engines and doing up to sell. I doubt it but until I see it I don't know. Give me a shout in about a week or so and I will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 TBH, I am not sure if I will be selling them just yet as I want to see what the damage is like on the Turbo car and rather than scrap the whole thing, it may be worth swapping engines and doing up to sell. I doubt it but until I see it I don't know. Give me a shout in about a week or so and I will let you know. No problem, thanks for letting me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 No problem, thanks for letting me know. As I say, in all probability they will be up for grabs so I will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 I have also acquired these 17" rims and tyres at a goodly price too. They need a bit of work but it is a nice project for Josh and I to work on. The plan is to paint them gold - although Josh thinks silver would be much better. http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff394/iliveonkos/MR2/22092011030.jpg Do them in white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Do them in white White on my red car? I will have to get a photoshop guru to look at the wheels and my car and do some witchcraft and show me them in gold and white Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan294 Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 As I say, in all probability they will be up for grabs so I will let you know. Thanks Colin, if you do decide to sell them, PM me and I'll probably have them. Saves Ebay fees! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 White on my red car? I will have to get a photoshop guru to look at the wheels and my car and do some witchcraft and show me them in gold and white Obviously not the same wheels but it gives an idea of the look. MR2 looks great in red with white wheels. http://s2.images.drive2.ru/car.photos/3840/000/000/041/3cd/88cc1880564732f7-original.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 Noooo!!! Satin black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Obviously not the same wheels but it gives an idea of the look. MR2 looks great in red with white wheels. Noooo!!! Satin black! And I fancy Gold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 And I fancy Gold Bleurghhh... suberpooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 Bleurghhh... suberpooo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Been looking at this and i think i will find one for a run around until my supra is back on the road. Got a few on ebay im watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Been looking at this and i think i will find one for a run around until my supra is back on the road. Got a few on ebay im watching I've been very pleased with mine so far. For an NA it is quite nippy and handles so much better than a standard Supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 http://i1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff394/iliveonkos/MR2/mr2_s13pc_gld.jpg Those look good, but they would still look better with black or silver rather than gold. Anyway, going by the picture of the wheels you have got I would say gold would look rubbish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Anyway, going by the picture of the wheels you have got I would say gold would look rubbish Deflate a man why don't you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Deflate a man why don't you! That's just my opinion though CJ, I'm just not a fan of gold. It's your car, you shouldn't be aiming to please me or anyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 That's just my opinion though CJ, I'm just not a fan of gold. It's your car, you shouldn't be aiming to please me or anyone else I was only jesting my friend. I mean, lets be honest, who the hell listens to the jocks anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Colin, out of interest, how much would you want for the old alloys? I have a 1992 MR2 T-Bar that I'm doing up to sell, but the alloys are knackered! Dan - have a look here as they seem cheap enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toxo Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Remember when doing the engine transplant you will need to use the loom that runs down the passenger side of the car from the dashboard to the engine bay fusebox from the donor car. You won't need the hubs as AFAIK they are all the same size - if your car has ABS then naturally you will either need ABS rear hubs or to disable the ABS system. Obviously it's no problem if your destination car is non ABS and your donor hubs have ABS sensors in them. You will probably have to repin the loom down the side of the car anyway, as you are fitting a pre-facelift engine + ECU to a post-facelift dash. Speedo wire springs to mind. You may have an interesting time with ignitor and rev pulse too, the ignitors are different pre and post facelift. The wiring is different between UK and JDM cars, and different between pre- and post-facelift cars, and you fall in to both categories. Wiring colours are different between destination markets too. Good luck You won't regret it. And FWIW following some earlier posts regarding power outputs, when I owned my rev3 turbo it was producing 285bhp at the fly (Surrey Rolling Road for comparison) at stock boost which is 0.9 bar. That was on Toyota management running an ST205 CC, induction and decat. If you wanted, while you've got the engine out you could change the headgasket to a rev3 one. Rev1 and 2 use a paper gasket which can fail at raised levels of boost. Rev3+ is an MLS gasket and is a straight swap. Another cheeky mod you can do is put an N/A pulley on the oil pump. I forget exactly which pulley you need but on pre-facelift engines the turbo oil pump pulley is 1 tooth different so you can up the oil pressure slightly. Compare your turbo and n/a oil pump pulleys, I think you'll have everything you need. Any other questions feel free to drop me a PM. I don't post on here much at all but am always around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Wow, thank you very much for taking the time out to post the info. It is much appreciated. I have a couple of questions that I will post up here to get others input too: Of the ancillaries, (brakes, starter, alternator etc) and assuming they are compatible, is there a preference of which to use i.e. the rev4 UK car or the rev2 tubby? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toxo Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 You will need the turbo alternator and starter. Starter from memory is gearbox specific (and more to the point flywheel specific - the 2 are different 3S-GE to 3S-GTE). Turbo alternator is higher output than N/A and generally larger and more robust (leaking rocker cover gaskets can quickly kill alternators due to their location and the angle of the engine). Brakes are the same 92 onwards (rev2+) on N/As and turbos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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