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OnslaughtNZ wrote:You might be seeing this around Auckland now David, car has been sold and Tom is onto a new project :mrgreen:
That would be good! I never see mint MR2's around Auckland. It's because they're all red, haha.
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DravidDavid wrote:I never see mint MR2's around Auckland. It's because they're all red, haha.
I beg to differ :mrgreen:
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Mr Shiny wrote:
DravidDavid wrote:I never see mint MR2's around Auckland. It's because they're all red, haha.
I beg to differ :mrgreen:
Mine doesn't count, Bre ;)

Yours is pretty mint though. If only I saw it 'round town!
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Yes.. onto bigger and better things!
I'll start a build thread when things start to take shape in a few months.
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tomnomnom wrote:Yes.. onto bigger and better things!
I'll start a build thread when things start to take shape in a few months.
This car is for sale again. On Facebook. Thinking about buying it!

What were the results of the compression test? I see it's still over-heating. Is it likely a head gasket :)
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Compression test results were 149/149/140/151
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That's a little low, should be at least 160.
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In bgb it says 123 minimum, while 160 was a perfect test outcome. I think as long as the cylinders are within 5% of each other it is acceptable.
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DravidDavid wrote:
OnslaughtNZ wrote:You might be seeing this around Auckland now David, car has been sold and Tom is onto a new project :mrgreen:
That would be good! I never see mint MR2's around Auckland. It's because they're all red, haha.
I know of heaps of nice ones around Auckland!
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IC3YG4M3R wrote:
DravidDavid wrote:
OnslaughtNZ wrote:You might be seeing this around Auckland now David, car has been sold and Tom is onto a new project :mrgreen:
That would be good! I never see mint MR2's around Auckland. It's because they're all red, haha.
I know of heaps of nice ones around Auckland!
I never see them! :(
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tomnomnom wrote:Compression test results were 149/149/140/151
A few more months.... ;)
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