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Ok done a little bit more, stopped for today now as im hungary and its a crap day lol :D

All masked up ready to go go! ;)

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One coat of primer

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2nd coat

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Sanded it down againto fill in the indent rather than use filler

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Its getting there but not quite as got to wait for it to dry now :)

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Also will be sorting out my engine lid started to try and sand it down

Notice the undertray all paint flaking :(

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Will be attempting to spray it and see how it will turn out, lots of masking tape to cover grills etc


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Got bored so am experimenting with old parts lol, not finished with it yet

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No where near finished, going to go for something unique an different although going rev3 :D

Sanded down my spare wheel to get ready to be refurbed just to tarten up the front boot!!

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Thats it for now thanks to the rubbish day, lets hope it will be a better day when i next make progress!!

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Ok not much atall today as i have not been well, but boot lid rust patch is ready for spraying now! and also i have just quickly sprayed over the mr2 Badge, just for a test run to see what it looked like and i like it so going to do a proper jobby tommorrow ;)

Heres some pics

Primed to fill in the gap

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Sanded down ready for spray ;)

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Just tested to see what this looked like got to get some laquer and proper spray but gives you the idea how it will be

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This pic you can see boot repaired ready for spray and centre mr2 Badge plans accepted and ready for redoing properly

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Hope you like

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Done a little today basically just mowed my mothers lawn kept her happy for the day :P

my mrs was sun bathing so that meant i was bored and i was underneath my car mmmm dirt bathing ;)

Here are some pics :D

Cut this off using hacksaw as i couldnt be assed to gp and buy a angle grinder altough future reference i will, but a good workout :lol:

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Off to the tip that goes :)

Notice the back end is bare now

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As you can see got to cut off that bit yet but i took the backbox first for easier access, it was really heavy and quite restrictive from looks of it :unsure:

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Thats it for today got abit achy as i got a stupid summer cold and hayfever

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Today was a annoying day as i got the rest of the exhaust of and tried to take the downpipe, now i have on the downpipe one stud off, one rounded and one snapped, oh the fun :(

Here is the rest of the exhaust which came off

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Ended up getting new hacksaw blades and chopping one bolt head off and used a big hammer and it ended up falling off :rolleyes:

Here is the downpipe condition and its poo so off it will eventually come, got to find me blow torch now :angry:

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Pic of all my broken shields underneath

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Managed to do abit more today and find some more brackets to paint!

Here are the piccys

I painted the part of the acis red cant think what its called but you can easily notice

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Red bracket

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Another red bracket

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Parts in the engine bay

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Thats it for today, untill i find more to do which isnt hard ;)

Watch this Space!!!!

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ok people done abit more today got the downpipe off with my new irwin socket set what a great bargain!

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Very dented due to keep hitting road service

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Flexi section abit buggered

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Underneath

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Manifold join, cant get the manifold off the support bracket bit, the bolt which joins is really tight

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this is where im struggling to get the bolt off, any suggestions?

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Thats it for now due to the manifold not coming off which is annoying but thats life

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Right as promised got more pics and progress, took me like 3-5 hours with loads of tea breaks just to get the thing off due to rust and buggered bolts, but i wasnt going to give in ;)

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Lots of broken bolts in this pic :rolleyes:

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Think i found a problem my exhaust manifold gasket was a bit worn and dead just crumbled in my hands :eeek:

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Engine bay very empty now more excuse for cleaning around there now :D

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Just shoved some tissue there so all the crap from the rotted gasket dont go in the engine!

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Thats it for today as i feel dead now and can barely move my arms :rolleyes:

Prepare for more progress soon

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No pics at the moment but got some brand new front clear indicators for £13 and have sidelight so uk legal etc

Also got a set of rev 3 rear lights but they were well......................................Cheap at £17.99 bargain

Im well happy, also steam cleaned the engine again to get all the crap off and then will attempt to spray a few more things :)

Got some pics of my new indicators did have some on itbut robbed them for the black one and though ide treat the white one fro new ones, but not fitting them yet as they will just sit there getting crappy in the rain

Also won a engine bay fan today for £2.99 another bargain and am going to make it look all good!

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Not bad for £13 hey

Will get piccys of my rev 3 lights when i receive them, Going away for next week to wont be on here to update as wont be near car sure i can find something though :)

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There you go TOCers thats it for now :) hope you like

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your car is going to be awesome!

Good luck with the rest of the work and if it is to the standard of what you have done so far this will be one mint MR2!

Keep us posted on the progress :thumbsup:

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EXCELLENT!! :thumbsup:

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Thanks peeps its nice to recieve good feedback when you have put alot of effort into something, got to get ***** into gear to get it back together for JAE lol :)

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Looks like you are "nearly" loving every second of it. :P

Cant wait till its all done.


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Thanks for you comments peeps ;)

I am home now so can update a little bit although got to take it easy because of a toe lol either way i will be doing more spraying this week also ordering my japspeed exhaust and manifold tommorrow from jap spec performance :)

Got some piccys of my rev 3 lights £17.99 they cost me lol :P

Also pics of my £5.06 for my fli Speakers, not great but will do for now :)

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Wow, car is looking well good mate, cant wait to see it in full. U think it will be ready for SOL on the 20th?

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Thanks mate you coming JAE ? it wont be done untill mid august as got holiday next week in cyprus for 2 weeks :)

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looking good andy

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Thanks mate you coming JAE ? it wont be done untill mid august as got holiday next week in cyprus for 2 weeks :)

Lucky bugger. Not sure if i am going to get to JAE bit too far for me to travel. I live in County Durham.

Loving the car though. Might see it one day

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I have drove to durham before to get my old red mr2 :) took about 2 hours

Thanks for the comments and yeah im sure you will as ive been offered to get it into magazines :)

Well guess what arrived today, although not fitting it untill after holiday

All my japspeed equipment from Jap Spec Performance :D

Here are lots of piccys lol as i love it all so much

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Do you think i like it all lol :lol:

The quality looks fantastic and the weight compared to the old stock system is much lighter

Cant wait to get my car back on the road now :rolleyes:

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oooooh shiney! that will look soooo good.

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Little progress today nothing special as been a busy day but managed to sneak in the garage for an hour lol

I got a good condition engine bay fan for 2.99 from eBay, pulled it apart and started to spray it

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Needs laquering and another coat yet

Here is the fan itself and im going to spray the whole unit red

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Heres the fan mesh but run out of paint lol

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Here is the soaking in the vineger method of some nuts and bolts and big metal thing lol

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And here is me testing the rev 3 rear lights, just need the centre panel so if someone has one let me know and ill have it :)

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Still need to sort boot lid so i can out spoiler back on but need to take a trip to halfrauds for paint :)

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Well today i got some more paint and some gasket sealant, i got inpatient to and put my manifold on :) am going to put downpipe and exhaust on tommorrow :D

Here is some pics

First coat of red ;)

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2nd coat

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And first coat of laquer :)

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Here is the housing laquered and also the mesh

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A engine bracket i found so painted that although now going to paint in red to stand out more :)

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Here is where i have put the first thing back on the car since i started

:D

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Here it is where the downpipe will connect to :) :D :thumbsup:

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Watch this space for more progress tommorrow hope you like :yes:

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:D Ok today was putting the downpipe and exhaust on day :) was great fun, was really easy and was a great fit thanks jamie :)

Anyway here are some pics

Here is the downpipe on looks great and is a great fit :D

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Here is my exhaust join and my exhaust i love it :)

Looks a little messy where the joins are but wipe it over and now all looking nice

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