What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals?

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (5SGTE)

Sat, 23 May 2015 10:49:58 GMT

Mmm new oem dist.

Just finished my second coat of wax. Need to detail my engine bay next.

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (REDMR2RED)

Sat, 23 May 2015 10:48:13 GMT

Wash and Polish

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (Fast Eddie)

Sat, 23 May 2015 09:04:21 GMT

New OEM distributor, rotor, cap and a safe tune. Running smother now.

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (5SGTE)

Fri, 22 May 2015 22:38:15 GMT

Nice, any pics of the gauges? Sounds interesting.

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (Col)

Fri, 22 May 2015 22:15:07 GMT

Fitted volt/oil pressure/oil temp gauges into the single din and have had cruise control fitted using an original MR2 stalk. Looking forward to the long drive from Melbourne.

Edit: Pics of the gauges with lights on and off are attached. They are not as bright as they look. Thanks to Ian and all the info I obtained from the MR2 Owner's Club newsletter. I've also replaced the driver's side carpet and had the car polished. There's also been a last minute, unscheduled, headlight bulb replacement. Now just need to pack!

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (EssDub)

Tue, 12 May 2015 21:35:05 GMT

4600km road trip incoming!

New tyres
Rebuild rear brakes
Full fluids service
De-rattle the cabin (urethane engine mount inserts, y0)
Clean it!
Fix graze on front splitter

Re: What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (Reddtarga)

Tue, 12 May 2015 16:42:38 GMT

It's a long way from Vic to Qld (including a track day), so to make sure the car gets me there and back I'm doing a couple of things that I've been putting off:

Change oil and filter
Change front rotors and pads.
Change brake fluid.
Change clutch fluid.
Fit a new battery.
Replace 2 leaking coolant hoses.

There will be more stuff to do, but that's enough to start with.

What are you doing to your MR2 in the lead up to the Nationals? (5SGTE)

Tue, 12 May 2015 15:01:11 GMT

I have been doing plenty to mine in preparation recently, and today I thought, I wonder if anyone else is working on there MR2 at the same time.

I have been tying up loose ends that I've been putting off, and getting carried away with other things at the same time.

I've designed (maybe I borrowed the design and adapted to suit) and cut out a catch can and sent it off to be welded.

I've done a fair bit of rewiring. Wideband, gauges, I/C water pump, Engine Lid thermo fans.

I got a bit excited on updating the lighting in the cabin and somehow have ended up with my HVAC completely pulled apart, and I mean completely, the only way it could get any more disassembled is if I was to desolder the components, which actually some of them will be.

I have hit a small snag though. I was going to update the dash lighting to either red or white LEDs but my Greddy gauges light up a nice 90s style green, urgh. Red LEDs in these make the needles look awesome but thats about all you can see, so not a good solution. Red and green is too Xmassy for me so I guess its green and cool white.

Other than that detailing central. What have you been doing or going to be doing?