Hello all you know me as lsgheero here on the board. I am the owner of the 1988 Toyota Mr2 that was chosen for sponsorship by GSS Powdercoating.
Below is pictures of my car and a little history as well.
*Exterior*
*Engine Bay*
*Interior*
(I will swap out these pics with some better ones later after the powdercoating is completed and installed on the engine. In az we get dust like crazy lol so I wash my car 2 times a week. These pics were taken without a wash
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***UPDATED with recent pics from an event held at our store****
*The story of my 88*
I purchased my car in late April 2007. The engine was totaled the car had major body damage and was in desperate need of a good paint job. I have since replaced the engine (ordered a rebuilt block from a local engine shop that had *according to the shop owner I have never actually confirmed this however the shop owner is a friend of mine and I feel I can trust him* been built up for racing. Because of this information I had the head ported and polished.) In July 2007 my 88 came to life again. I have recently (march 2008) had the car repainted. Since I run a local company I have badged my car with the companies information. We use this car as a source of advertising by attending car shows. We attend around 1-2 car shows a week if we can. Sadly we have yet to win a show but are hoping to change that with GSS's powdercoating
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About the car:
-Engine-
*unconfirmed* (see above)
rebuilt block with high comp pistons (prepped for racing was what I was told and received that explanation when I asked more)
*confirmed* (I have done this or watched it done
)
Ported and Polished head
TRD 272 cams
New distributor (plus rotor, cap and wires)
New Igniter/coil
New Starter
New Alternator
New Battery
New Belts
-Exterior-
New Paint (same as original Toyota Super Red II Code 3e5)
Painted all the (trim/mirror/door handles) Flat Black
Factory SawBlade Rims (I have never seen these on another Mr2) *Painted semi-gloss black, this may change as I will most likely be getting these powdered*
Stock Body (not a fan of kits)
Scrap yard door (original was dented in)
I had the bodyshop fix a minor ding on the drivers rear quarter panel and a small crack in the wing.
-Interior-
Stock Everything aside from the below
shift boot (was on order missing from the above photos)
After market Head unit (panasonic, had a pioneer but it was stolen)
Pioneer speakers throughout including the rears
Working Factory Sub woofer (thanks to muffin man for helping my figure out the wiring)
I would like to thank all of you on this forum without you this car would probably not be in the shape it is in. It certainly wouldn't have been able to get this awesome sponsorship opportunity from GSS Powdercoating.
I will keeping this post updated with pics of the parts as they leave my car, get coated and return to me. If anyone has any questions please don't hesitate to PM or IM me
