spyderballers work in progress
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spyderballers work in progress
Brought this a month ago from Hamilton Wof/rego from BrandonT on the forums
other minor issues was some flat spots and low power at higher rpms, this was fixed by new spark plugs and by refitting the oem bov as the aftermarket one had a serious leak which was upsetting the afm.
Fitted a new slave cylinder as the old one was leaking. Clutch now worked but not if it was depressed fully which resulted in a nasty whirring noise.
My boss at work had a listen and said definitely a clutch problem. so out it came
glad i was able to use the hoist at work as it made it alot easier
A rather sorry looking clutch disc i replaced that and gave the whole car a good going over so its up to spec.
(quick tip) if your struggling the bleed the mr2 clutch by yourself crack the bleeder loose on the slave and remove the little dust cap from the master cylinder cap you can carefully pressure bleed the system using a compressed air gun (very very low pressure) to force new fluid through. makes it a quick 5min job by yourself
Heres the car as it stands now. stickers are only on as a joke btw im hoping to paint it in a couple months once it warms up a bit lol and one i took today proving a mr2 can be a delivery truck (was for a very short couple k drive in a 50kph zone from here my plans are to make it a road legal track car. it is completely stock gen1 turbo apart from gen3 sway bars. id like to strip out and get some nice racing rims/tyres for it and then after some track time begin more serious engine/handling modifications.
Clutch didnt disengage so drove it home matching the engine speed other minor issues was some flat spots and low power at higher rpms, this was fixed by new spark plugs and by refitting the oem bov as the aftermarket one had a serious leak which was upsetting the afm.
Fitted a new slave cylinder as the old one was leaking. Clutch now worked but not if it was depressed fully which resulted in a nasty whirring noise.
My boss at work had a listen and said definitely a clutch problem. so out it came
glad i was able to use the hoist at work as it made it alot easier
A rather sorry looking clutch disc i replaced that and gave the whole car a good going over so its up to spec.
(quick tip) if your struggling the bleed the mr2 clutch by yourself crack the bleeder loose on the slave and remove the little dust cap from the master cylinder cap you can carefully pressure bleed the system using a compressed air gun (very very low pressure) to force new fluid through. makes it a quick 5min job by yourself
Heres the car as it stands now. stickers are only on as a joke btw im hoping to paint it in a couple months once it warms up a bit lol and one i took today proving a mr2 can be a delivery truck (was for a very short couple k drive in a 50kph zone from here my plans are to make it a road legal track car. it is completely stock gen1 turbo apart from gen3 sway bars. id like to strip out and get some nice racing rims/tyres for it and then after some track time begin more serious engine/handling modifications.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
Has anyone had any experience with for car vinyling btw? as ive been considering it to make it look a bit nicer during winter
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
So awesome to see the car being used for good! awesome job so far
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
ha ha ha and i thought bringing a clothes drying rack home in the tin top on rochelles lap was inpressive
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
eek spotted a couple drops of coolant around this gasket tonight. turns into to broken bolts that are seized solid in
Tomorrow im gonna fire up the gas welder and heat the damaged studs up so hopefully they come out alright. then a couple helicoil and itll be better than you.
Tomorrow im gonna fire up the gas welder and heat the damaged studs up so hopefully they come out alright. then a couple helicoil and itll be better than you.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
spyderballer wrote:eek spotted a couple drops of coolant around this gasket tonight. turns into to broken bolts that are seized solid in
Tomorrow im gonna fire up the gas welder and heat the damaged studs up so hopefully they come out alright. then a couple helicoil and itll be better than you.
last line should read
Then a couple helicoils and itll be better than new.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
spyderballer wrote:...a mr2 can be a delivery truck
And here's me thinking you were converting it into a serious rocket launcher for the next Rocket Run...!
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
why would you need Helicoils if your not drilling them out? Won't the Ali' shrink back to normal size when it cools? Forgive me if i'm missing something here
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
if the threads were damaged i could drill them out and then fit helicoils to keep the orginal thread/bolt size. i was expecting to because there appeared to be alor of corrosion around one bolt
as it turned out both broken bolts came out cleanly with a good soaking of Rost Off and some heat so no need to helicoil the holes,
i just forgot to take a picture of the finished job
as it turned out both broken bolts came out cleanly with a good soaking of Rost Off and some heat so no need to helicoil the holes,
i just forgot to take a picture of the finished job
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
quick update started stripping interior to lighten it up a little bit.
plus sourced a extra bonnet, the plan being to cut the front firewall out and direct radiator air up through a slit in the bonnet and over the windscreen. \
this will happen as soon i save up some $$$ for certification. ill also put my koni adjustable in at this time
have some Yokohama semi slicks coming up from Christchurch, fingers crossed they arrive before my 1st track day on the 13th ive also swapped from the leather seats to gen 3 cloth seats. but im on the look out for some quality bucket seats as ive had bolt on adapter rails tucked away for a couple months now
plus sourced a extra bonnet, the plan being to cut the front firewall out and direct radiator air up through a slit in the bonnet and over the windscreen. \
this will happen as soon i save up some $$$ for certification. ill also put my koni adjustable in at this time
have some Yokohama semi slicks coming up from Christchurch, fingers crossed they arrive before my 1st track day on the 13th ive also swapped from the leather seats to gen 3 cloth seats. but im on the look out for some quality bucket seats as ive had bolt on adapter rails tucked away for a couple months now
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
What spyderballer fails to mention is me and a friend stripped the interior for him outside, while he was doing the sump seal / oil change on my car in the garage.
Never seen an oil change take so long
Funny enough when we finished so had he
Should say that this is only the start, still have alot more to strip out.
Had a go at removing the sound deading material on the floor with a scraper/hammer. Done 1/2 of the drivers side. While removing it isn't very hard, it takes ages so might be something
that we chip away at
Never seen an oil change take so long
Funny enough when we finished so had he
Should say that this is only the start, still have alot more to strip out.
Had a go at removing the sound deading material on the floor with a scraper/hammer. Done 1/2 of the drivers side. While removing it isn't very hard, it takes ages so might be something
that we chip away at
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
Awesome first trackday at Hampton Downs
Super happy with the mr2. it was setup with re002"s on the front and Yokohama advans 032 on the rear and toyota pads front lucas rear.
Mr2 handled nicely with me only letting it down once with a silly spin while trying to catch a Gen 3 turbo mr2.
But was great to push the car a bit and learn its limits and how it responds, id also fitted some KW bucket seats/rails to the car which helped in the corners. there a little flexible in the head area but i cant complain for the price i paid for them (cheap )
video/better pics to come but heres a couple.
Super happy with the mr2. it was setup with re002"s on the front and Yokohama advans 032 on the rear and toyota pads front lucas rear.
Mr2 handled nicely with me only letting it down once with a silly spin while trying to catch a Gen 3 turbo mr2.
But was great to push the car a bit and learn its limits and how it responds, id also fitted some KW bucket seats/rails to the car which helped in the corners. there a little flexible in the head area but i cant complain for the price i paid for them (cheap )
video/better pics to come but heres a couple.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
Good stuff. Look forward to seeing the video.
Hey maybe try a big gnarly wire brush wheel on an angle grinder for stripping that sound deadening? Just be sure to wear protective goggles cos you don't need a wire bristle in the eyeball (trust me on this one).
Hey maybe try a big gnarly wire brush wheel on an angle grinder for stripping that sound deadening? Just be sure to wear protective goggles cos you don't need a wire bristle in the eyeball (trust me on this one).
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
Or you could just use dry ice and a big f**k-off chisel
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Re: spyderballers work in progress
Now now Graham, I'm sure Hayden doesn't need extra drain holes in his floor pan...
You'll be suggesting liquid nitrogen and a shotgun next.
You'll be suggesting liquid nitrogen and a shotgun next.
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.
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100+ MR2OCNZ runs and counting... When going hard, good rubber's your best protection against unwanted accidents. Buy good tyres!
When you're nearing the end of the drag-strip and you have no 'chute, you may as well keep your foot to the floor... Live life. There ain't no second pass.