Say hello to my little friend...

vsavoldi · 10-13-2008, 02:59 PM

Hi all, Newly registered and very new to the board...

I bought a 85 MR2 about 18 months ago, right after I got the car I bought a cheepo F1 style body kit. - only about $400 delivered to the local greyhound station.

Well I have been busy and finally started the install this last week.
Here are some pics of the 1st complete test fitting.
New Page 1

It fits very badly and is taking a lot of work to make it fit properly. I am actually mounting it for more of a wide body look in the side skirts, it looks much cooler that way but i will need to glass in some large areas. I am totally a novice with glass/body work so I'm learning as I go.

I am thinking I will fiber-glass this into the body for no seams and am interested in others experiences with this method... Should I modify (cut) the fenders to make mounting easier or not cut so it can be reversed in the future? Should I not glass it in? what's your experience?

I don't know if you can all tell but the car seems to sit about 2 inches lower than other ones I have seen.

Timon · 10-14-2008, 09:19 AM

Welcome to the board.

Looks like your car is coming out nicely. As for bodywork, I have little to no experience with kits, but I can suggest (if possible) making it reversible just in case you don't like it later on.

baileyncreme · 10-15-2008, 02:48 AM

welcome!

vsavoldi · 10-17-2008, 01:15 AM

Thanks! The more I do to it the better it looks. The bad part is that it has been crunched before and the front end sub structure is quite wrinkly and actually flexes the front bumper a bit.

10-13-2008, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
vsavoldi MR2 Noob Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Monterey Bay California Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Say hello to my little friend... Hi all, Newly registered and very new to the board... I bought a 85 MR2 about 18 months ago, right after I got the car I bought a cheepo F1 style body kit. - only about $400 delivered to the local greyhound station. Well I have been busy and finally started the install this last week. Here are some pics of the 1st complete test fitting. New Page 1 It fits very badly and is taking a lot of work to make it fit properly. I am actually mounting it for more of a wide body look in the side skirts, it looks much cooler that way but i will need to glass in some large areas. I am totally a novice with glass/body work so I'm learning as I go. I am thinking I will fiber-glass this into the body for no seams and am interested in others experiences with this method... Should I modify (cut) the fenders to make mounting easier or not cut so it can be reversed in the future? Should I not glass it in? what's your experience? I don't know if you can all tell but the car seems to sit about 2 inches lower than other ones I have seen.

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10-14-2008, 09:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Timon MR2 MKI AW11 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Utah Posts: 428 Thanks: 4 Thanked 27 Times in 23 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Welcome to the board. Looks like your car is coming out nicely. As for bodywork, I have little to no experience with kits, but I can suggest (if possible) making it reversible just in case you don't like it later on.

10-15-2008, 02:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
baileyncreme No Skills Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	welcome!

10-17-2008, 01:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
vsavoldi MR2 Noob Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Monterey Bay California Posts: 5 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Thanks! The more I do to it the better it looks. The bad part is that it has been crunched before and the front end sub structure is quite wrinkly and actually flexes the front bumper a bit.