My MR2, Knuckles61
Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2015 11:06 pm
Hi,
I've always wanted to make a build thread but never really had the car to do it with. I learnt to drive in a manual car ( not really well but well enough I guess). From there the only cars I could afford were auto. I was given a very old ford laser which I loved to bits, Having any car at 15 is great. So I wrote that car off after a nice 18 months of owning it and after a long time of public transport working during uni holidays I finally bought a car for myself.
Honda Prelude bb6, great car and exactly what I wanted and need at that time. Fit into my price range and went fast but I could still be insured. However, it was auto/triptronic which was horrendous. So after 2 years of spirited driving I calmed out and just tried to get a nice and long life out of the car. It lived for a nice 6 years till the gearbox started to slip. After a big trip to Europe I ended up going back to public transport for a few months till I could gather enough funds to get a car. I was looking for manual but couldn't quite get anything in my price range that wasn't too hard to maintain. I ended up with a Toyota Will VS. I liked the way it looked, kinda.. And because other people didn't like it I could get a 2001 for a reasonable price. It was a nice car and I used it to increase my knowledge regarding all things electrical. I redid all the wiring for sounds and put in sub/amp in a sleek way and learned all about soldering and failed at to learn crimping ( ). At the end of the day the car was great as a car but not fun and I didn't look forward to driving it. So I started looking at MX5's and after test driving one and having horrible knee pain as a result of not being able to fit in the seat properly I started exploring other cars.
Cue the MR2, I bought it as a car that will teach me what I need to know about driving and general maintenance and as of this weekend using silicon to stop leaks. So far driving has been okay, will be watching more videos to get an idea of how to shift properly. The car had leaks on both doors so that was fixed using the silicon and cling wrap method. I think it may have helped but not completely fixed it, I have left it out tonight so I guess I will know by tomorrow. I took a photo on my phone but it looks bad so I will wait till tomorrow to take another one.
There is a bunch of stuff I want to do with the car but for now figuring out why the central locking works some of the time, fixing/tightening of the handbrake, the cause of all the noise when I go over a speed bump, join the club and fixing the head unit are my main objectives. I'm also on the hunt for cheap 5 spoke wheels on trademe but that will have to wait till I have some funds.
Luckily for me there is a LOT of information out there so I just need the time and tools to do it all! Should be a fun experience.
I've always wanted to make a build thread but never really had the car to do it with. I learnt to drive in a manual car ( not really well but well enough I guess). From there the only cars I could afford were auto. I was given a very old ford laser which I loved to bits, Having any car at 15 is great. So I wrote that car off after a nice 18 months of owning it and after a long time of public transport working during uni holidays I finally bought a car for myself.
Honda Prelude bb6, great car and exactly what I wanted and need at that time. Fit into my price range and went fast but I could still be insured. However, it was auto/triptronic which was horrendous. So after 2 years of spirited driving I calmed out and just tried to get a nice and long life out of the car. It lived for a nice 6 years till the gearbox started to slip. After a big trip to Europe I ended up going back to public transport for a few months till I could gather enough funds to get a car. I was looking for manual but couldn't quite get anything in my price range that wasn't too hard to maintain. I ended up with a Toyota Will VS. I liked the way it looked, kinda.. And because other people didn't like it I could get a 2001 for a reasonable price. It was a nice car and I used it to increase my knowledge regarding all things electrical. I redid all the wiring for sounds and put in sub/amp in a sleek way and learned all about soldering and failed at to learn crimping ( ). At the end of the day the car was great as a car but not fun and I didn't look forward to driving it. So I started looking at MX5's and after test driving one and having horrible knee pain as a result of not being able to fit in the seat properly I started exploring other cars.
Cue the MR2, I bought it as a car that will teach me what I need to know about driving and general maintenance and as of this weekend using silicon to stop leaks. So far driving has been okay, will be watching more videos to get an idea of how to shift properly. The car had leaks on both doors so that was fixed using the silicon and cling wrap method. I think it may have helped but not completely fixed it, I have left it out tonight so I guess I will know by tomorrow. I took a photo on my phone but it looks bad so I will wait till tomorrow to take another one.
There is a bunch of stuff I want to do with the car but for now figuring out why the central locking works some of the time, fixing/tightening of the handbrake, the cause of all the noise when I go over a speed bump, join the club and fixing the head unit are my main objectives. I'm also on the hunt for cheap 5 spoke wheels on trademe but that will have to wait till I have some funds.
Luckily for me there is a LOT of information out there so I just need the time and tools to do it all! Should be a fun experience.