My New Toy

[Tazza]

Im new proud owner of thsi baby is K reg 1992, done 80,000 miles FSH at Toyota garage, 12 month MOT, Full Black Leather, Fully Loaded with all electrics/immobiliser,

will be changing the alloys tho to 17's, adding nice stainless steel exhaust system, new steering wheel and gearknob and induction kit :P

pick it up on tuesday :D

[Jimlad]

no pics mate

[ZeroBlade]

Not coming up for me either pal.

[Tazza]

try here instead :P http://www.mr2oc.co.uk/modules.php?name=co...rmine&cat=10904

[John R]

That's nice, how much did it set you back?

[kash]

try here instead :P http://www.mr2oc.co.uk/modules.php?name=co...rmine&cat=10904

Lovely Jubly....

[ZeroBlade]

She looks to be in gud nick :)

Tho the gear knob is really small compared to mine (ooh errr ;)), is it stock?

-Z

[midmotorsteve]

same as mine, rev 2+ have much sorter shifters.. :D

[ZeroBlade]

same as mine, rev 2+ have much sorter shifters.. :D

Didn't know that. Guess u learn something new everyday!

[Jimlad]

is it not just a case of a different gear nob ??

Andy ( JappyBeast ), also has a rev1 but he has that gearnob. I just assumed it was a different nob ?? ...no ??

[Tazza]

cheers for compliments :D

[JappyBeast]

I have that nob. :P

[midmotorsteve]

i looked at quite a few rev1's with a muchlonger gear knob, all rev2's i saw had the short stubby one. I have read quite a few people retro fit the rev2 one as its a cheap short shift upgrade, plently of rev2 gearknobs assemblys in scrap yards

[Jimlad]

I have that nob. :P

yes... you have a smaller nob than me.... :P

[Jimlad]

rev2 nobs fit rev1 cars.... as far as I've been told.

[midmotorsteve]

..i ment you can find plenty of crashed rev2+ cars in scrappys that Rev 1 owners can scrounge the knobs off to put in their cars. :D

[JappyBeast]

Jimlad.. your nob looked well naff when you bought your MR2.

My friends nob in her MR2 lights up when you press a button.

I cant imagine driving with a longer stick.

[ZeroBlade]

If u wanted to get the smaller know from a rev2 is it just the knob but u steal, well the pipe that the cover goes onto (err, calm down son...) I think u all know what i mean, or do u have to get the whole assembly?

[Jimlad]

Jimlad.. your nob looked well naff when you bought your MR2.

My friends nob in her MR2 lights up when you press a button.

I cant imagine driving with a longer stick.

yeah.. my original nob that was on the car was toss... hence I bought a proper toyota nob for it. It is the longer one tho... may try to scrounge a smaller nob from somewhere.

[Jimlad]

If u wanted to get the smaller know from a rev2 is it just the knob but u steal, well the pipe that the cover goes onto (err, calm down son...) I think u all know what i mean, or do u have to get the whole assembly?

I think you can get away with just nabbing the nob.

[Tazza]

well lot of talk about knobs lol getting a new one anyway and new steering wheel :D

[midmotorsteve]

I think you need the shaft as well as the knob to acheive an actual short shifter, still very easy to fit.

[Jimlad]

I was looking into getting a shorter shaft and a shorter nob... mine are just to big... ( lol )

[ZeroBlade]

I think you need the shaft as well as the knob to acheive an actual short shifter, still very easy to fit.

That what i mean the shaft, i've bought an aftermarket knob that i kinda like

So i'll be looking to get a shorter shaft, ne1 w. one going spare, possibly some1 who's converted to a short shifter setup.

But from the looks of things it's short enuff, go smaller and i won't be able to hold the thing...

-Z

[Nippon]

None of those look like my knob, I'll get some pics of mine (from UK car) cos it's a toyota one, but I've never seen one like it on any other MR2, and it too is a short shift one.......but it's quite long and thin, as opposed the the one in my Jap car wich is short and fat.....

But the UK car has a much better gearbox, throw between gears is unreal, about 1.5 inch between 1st / 2nd 2nd / 3rd....where as the Jap car seems twice the distance.....