My MR2...

[RamboPreacher]

Some of you know that because of some circumstances, I traded my almost new car for an older sports car. I was able to get the stickers off the windows. I had to replace the windshield, new brakes, tune-up and other misc. stuff totaling about a grand to get it in this condition. I am waiting for warmer weather to remove the stickers on the body.

[RamboPreacher]

another pic...
and actually the pics do the car better justice than maybe deserves. The body panels on teh bottom of each side are broken, one side is sheetmetal screwed in, and is pretty obvious. teh front body piece (sorry gearheads, I don't know what these are called), is cracked and the rear lower "air-foil" body piece is split.

It's a nice ride, don't get me wrong, but it is old and has been abused (previous owner to JT).

think it would be worth being a "project" or should I drive it till it dies b4 getting something new for myself? - keeping in mind that I probably couldn't do much work myself.

Oh, and I don't have a cllue what's under the hood (mid-engine), matter of fact, I just learned how to open the hood to the engine!

[RamboPreacher]

while I am at it, here is the squirl cage thing under the hood. it appears to be some kind of 4-popper.

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by irbodden
Paint that body kit, please!

part of the questions I have. all teh pieces inteh body kit thingy are broken in one way or another. should I just replace them, ir is it "worth it"?

[Python14]

Maybe you should change your name to RicePreacher. Looks good, but like you said, looks can be decieving. I'd say get a few quotes and see how things look from there. I like it, that's for sure.

[rhetor22]

if you go to a junk yard you might be able to find the stock rocker panels for pretty cheap.

Yeah, its a 4 cylinder. You can tell by the spark wires. There's only four on that bank, and being that there is no second bank, and its a toyota, and a v8 would never fit, we can conclude that it is an inline 4 cylinder engine.

Looks like a nice little car. It'll handle really well if those are good tires, although judging by what else was done to the car, i'd bet that those are cheap tires on the rims.

If you're not doing work yourself, no, i would not consider any type of toyota a good "project" unless you are looking for some experience, but you stated you aren't doing it yourself so, no. Before someone who watches Fast and Furious says WHAT ABOUT THE SUPRA ITS A 'TOY', if he were to get a supra, and not do any of the work himself, it would not be worth the cost at all. so nananah.

If you want to get some nice shocks though, i bet that thing would handle great, and do some nice four wheel drifts, as opposed to my pickup's rear end drifts

[hitech]

Originally posted by rhetor22
If you're not doing work yourself, no...

I would agree. It is rarly worth it to pay someone else to fix up a car. Let someone else do it and buy it from them at a discount.

To bad, it looks nice enough from the pictures.

[-Xugg-]

Thats got to be the most ghetto front license plate. It looks like it was just bent and glued on to the body.

[Gotenks]

you can swap a toyota v6 into their.

Theres a guide in the current Sport Compact Car on shelves now.

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by -Xugg-
Thats got to be the most ghetto front license plate. It looks like it was just bent and glued on to the body.

it was just screwed to the fiberglass on the body part

[dropkick1]

nice car man, i think it looks good, not to ricey, but just enough to be "sporty"

ken

[FooTemps]

Is that an sw20 or sw21? I always thought that those two were the best looking MR2s ever.

[giblit]

mr2's are nice cars and be pretty quick, ive seen one of them race, it smoked a mustang 5.0. i hear the insurence is pretty bad on those cars since its a 2 seater, how bad is it?

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by giblit
[clip]i hear the insurence is pretty bad on those cars since its a 2 seater, how bad is it?

not bad, considering I am over 40. I suppose it would be much higher for a "younger" adult.

[RamboPreacher]

Originally posted by FooTemps
Is that an sw20 or sw21? I always thought that those two were the best looking MR2s ever.

dunno - whats the difference? it is a toyota with a 4 cyl. motor.

BTW - JT has a line on new side pieces body kit thingys (rocker panels?) for $50, I think I will be getting them and trying to install them myself.

Any suggestions on where I can sho for ones for the front and back?