Here is my wife�s and my new mr2. It is a 88 sc manual and apparently its a rare color, orange pearl mica, so this winter I will be having the body repainted the same color as you can tell by the pics the paint is the definition of oxidized, im thinking it was a desert car, only rust is a spot just behind the rr wheel and a few little spots here and there these are the pics from when I bought it (from the local junk yard) it has 118k on it I already put 3k on it in the last month, its mechanically sound, needs ft sway bar end links, a idler pulley, and im gonna do a belt soon (it don�t look old but id rather do it and know how old it is).
Also this is our 3rd mr2 out first was a 86 na that ran great just the body was rusting off (literally), and a 91 na that looked great but didn�t handle anywhere as good as the 86 (go-cart) so we decided to get another 2, and after like 3 years of searching with no luck, we found this one which is exactly what we wanted, I wanted a 88-89 sc, manual and the rare color is a added bonus, I guess the previous owner had taken good care of it but he scrapped it when the starter went out, oh well his loss is my gain.
MORE PICS TO FOLLOW AS THE WORK CONTINUES
heres some vids
1: exhaust is only about a foot long in this vid, no muffler, no cat
mr2 flyby with no exhaust
2:free revs w/ no exhaust
vroom vroom
3: new exhaust, muffler, no cat
fly by at about 90
4: start up and a couple revs with exhaust
vroom vroom w/ exhaust
still a work in progress, havent done much, finally got exhaust a short throw shifter, and basically just buying all sorts of parts and fixin stuff
got some ink done, and i know what some think, but this is my 3rd mr2 and ive been knows as chicken since 91 so its not just a fad. its all part of my half sleeve, that shows what has made me who i am today (also have one for my lincoln, one for my tbird, and other birds ive built, and one for my grandfather who inspired me to be a tech, also still to come is a cb radio, and something to do with my old truck
