It's finally arrived.Highlanders 2GR SW20

Re: There goes this pension cheque (dennis the menace)

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:11:11 GMT

" ... This is almost becoming as expensive as stamp collecting... "

I'd like to see you put a Penny Black around Wakefield . . .

There goes this pension cheque (Highlander)

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:06:52 GMT

Adding more pretty bits and pieces. Can't wait to drop it back on the floor and I'm sure the guards are going to need rolling now. This is almost becoming as expensive as stamp collecting.

Re:More Updates and Wallet Drain (kameleon)

Sat, 04 May 2013 16:55:56 GMT

They fit exactly as per the specs i drew in CAD.

Here is the weights:-

Re:More Updates and Wallet Drain (kameleon)

Fri, 03 May 2013 22:58:06 GMT

Nice rims Pete,

These arrived in the mail today :)

Re:More Updates and Wallet Drain (Dudeman)

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:20:44 GMT

Some Noice Looking Wheels There, What Sizes Did You GO With?

Re:More Updates and Wallet Drain (Highlander)

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:49:28 GMT

Tacho issue soon to be sorted thanks to CharlieMR2. Apparently the 2GR tacho signal needs to be amplified to drive the MR2 tacho. I have to say that Charlie typifies what MR2 enthusiasts and camradarie are all about.

Some Enkei Goodness has arrived via Gorilla Industries. Competitive price and great service. Thanks Dylan.

Now just sweating on DeltaV's rear caliper brackets to finalise the brake rebuild/upgrade.

All happening with assistance from this forum. Thanks again.

Re: Crossmember bolts (B24)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:10:19 GMT

When are you going to Wakefield? I will come along and help out if available.
Is the tacho working?

Re: Crossmember bolts (Soaren1)

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 04:55:32 GMT

Wanna see some 0-100 and quart times to get hard over please

Re: Crossmember bolts (kameleon)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:55:01 GMT

When The Pearl first came to our shores the bolt that holds the rear lateral arm in place dropped out and caused the wheel to move all over the place. That was at the docks when he picked it up.......

Got it home and found alot more loose bolts. Definitely not normal, just shoddy work!

Re: Crossmember bolts (dylmrt)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:54:25 GMT

Absolutely love it peter!

Re: Crossmember bolts (dennis the menace)

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:33:11 GMT

The few times I've seen these bolts "loosen up" is when they haven't been installed properly to start with. Clean threads on both bolt and body, and good quality threadlocker. Plus refer to factory torque settings - a little bit anal, but much better than the consequences . . .

Re: Crossmember bolts (Dudeman)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:27:44 GMT

I can't imagine that (the cross member bolts) loosening would be a 'normal trait'. Could you picture that happening regularly on daily drivers?

Thats a deadly fault imho.

Crossmember bolts (Highlander)

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:02:57 GMT

I'm still fairly new to MR2 ownership but learning fast. Wasn't happy with brakes at the MR2 Challenge as they were inconsistent. Pulled down the master cylinder and found it full of a rubbery like substance. Best guess was that brake fluids had been mixed but unlikely as previous owner was Road and Track for over 10 years. Nonetheless, bit the bullet and decided on Lexus/Skyline/Mazda RX8 Delta V brake upgrade. Rebuilt Skyline 4 pot calipers, Rebuilt 22v MR2 rear calipers, rebuilt brake master cylinder and new braided lines. Brake lines were filled with Nulon brakeclean and then purged with compressed air in case there was more of the rubbery substance in the brake lines.

When refitting the rear calipers with the car sitting on jack stands, I decided to run a spanner over every bolt I could see just as a bit of general maintenance. I have only done 325 track kilometres since picking it up in December 2012. To my surprise the two large bolts in the RHS of the cross member were finger tight. A bit scary as he car has seen 170-180kph quite a few times. Is this a normal trait that these bolts work loose on SW20s. Bolts on the LHS of the cross member were tight and correctly tensioned?

I will definitely be keeping a close eye on them in future

Re:It's finally arrived.Highlanders 2GR SW20 (nuk1ear)

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 22:52:31 GMT

come on dude. No pics still?

Re:It's finally arrived.Highlanders 2GR SW20 (matt234)

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 03:38:13 GMT

Looks and sounds great mate, exotic are 2 for 2 mine sounds almost identical.
I know your pain with the tacho, I still havnt got mine sorted yet either.