Supercharged 2GR SW20 Project
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2016 3:36 pm
PROJECT CAR
I am working on a project to build a 1990 Targa Top SW20 with a supercharged 2GR.
I wanted to do a project after returning from Saudi Arabia last year (was there for 10years working in the biggest canned manufacturing plant - 3million can bodies/day & 6million ends/day, Fonterra's 6th biggest customer for dairy products) and decided on doing up an MR2 with either a V8 or a supercharged V6.
Did a bit of research on both options and I was not keen on cutting up the body to fit in a V8 hence it has gone to the V6 option which seems to be a very common re-power now all around the world.
I bought a Targa Top NA auto MR2 with a blown bottom end for $250 and have been busy stripping it bare body. Pleased that the car has no rust, just a small ding on the front (easily fixed since I am replacing the whole front) and it is overall in very good condition. The usual perished rubber etc. around the Targa but since I was going to completely gut it and re-start from there, all of the rubbers etc will be replaced.
DONOR CAR
To help with getting uprated items, I managed to get my hands on a manual SW20 Turbo-charged MR2 (hardtop) for $600, this one had an overheating engine and was manual with a pretty good interior. This was going to be my donor car for wiring and a few other bits and pieces
The car has been completely stripped and is with the panel/painter as of last week.
I will put up some pictures of the journey and also the names of all the suppliers/contact detaisl for anyone else that wants to grab bits and pieces if they wish
Any questions or suggestions, just contact me
Thanks to Brian for encouraging me to start up a thread on my build.
Mo
I am working on a project to build a 1990 Targa Top SW20 with a supercharged 2GR.
I wanted to do a project after returning from Saudi Arabia last year (was there for 10years working in the biggest canned manufacturing plant - 3million can bodies/day & 6million ends/day, Fonterra's 6th biggest customer for dairy products) and decided on doing up an MR2 with either a V8 or a supercharged V6.
Did a bit of research on both options and I was not keen on cutting up the body to fit in a V8 hence it has gone to the V6 option which seems to be a very common re-power now all around the world.
I bought a Targa Top NA auto MR2 with a blown bottom end for $250 and have been busy stripping it bare body. Pleased that the car has no rust, just a small ding on the front (easily fixed since I am replacing the whole front) and it is overall in very good condition. The usual perished rubber etc. around the Targa but since I was going to completely gut it and re-start from there, all of the rubbers etc will be replaced.
DONOR CAR
To help with getting uprated items, I managed to get my hands on a manual SW20 Turbo-charged MR2 (hardtop) for $600, this one had an overheating engine and was manual with a pretty good interior. This was going to be my donor car for wiring and a few other bits and pieces
The car has been completely stripped and is with the panel/painter as of last week.
I will put up some pictures of the journey and also the names of all the suppliers/contact detaisl for anyone else that wants to grab bits and pieces if they wish
Any questions or suggestions, just contact me
Thanks to Brian for encouraging me to start up a thread on my build.
Mo