New here and wanted to say hey!!

CJMR2T · 10-20-2009, 07:34 PM

Greetings ladies (if there are any here) and gentlemen. Just wanted to say hello. As the title says, I am new to this board. I came from the Supra world (8years in it alone) and several years in the RX7 world too. I just recently aquired a 91 T-top turbo that has a Gen 3 swap done and somewhat upgraded (but not correctly to say the least)....

Hope to learn much about the MR2's beyond what I already know and help others in area's that I have extensive knowledge in (such as brake system design and engineering, welding and fab (being that that is my daily job for the last 10years) and so on....)

djskorch · 10-20-2009, 08:23 PM

welcome and congrats on the car. put some pics up and feel free to ask anything as almost everyone on here is very helpful and friendly.

champmr2 · 10-20-2009, 09:30 PM

Welcome to the MR2 community. post some pics of your deuce.

grizzy225 · 10-21-2009, 07:51 AM

Welcome

curvesrgood · 10-21-2009, 12:41 PM

Welcome! I had a supra for a few months... fun car but heavy. I still want another one for cruising around town/trips sometime down the road. My buddy drag raced an RX7 for years. You'll enjoy your MR2 once you get things straightened out!

muffinman · 10-21-2009, 12:52 PM

Welcome

pics please

What part of Fl are you in?

wagonis · 10-21-2009, 12:53 PM

CJMR2T · 10-21-2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by curvesrgood

Welcome! I had a supra for a few months... fun car but heavy. I still want another one for cruising around town/trips sometime down the road. My buddy drag raced an RX7 for years. You'll enjoy your MR2 once you get things straightened out!

Yeah, Supra's are heavy. I did a 1uz V8 swap in mine which helped the weight issues a tiny bit. The nice part is it made for a great DD car. Had power from idle to just shy of redline. The V8 made it a breeze an joy to drive as a DD... As for my past RX7's, I've had all 3gen's and all of them were set up as Track Day car's... I've never been a big fan of drags cause anyone can go fast in a straight line. To me, its how fast can you go around the turns that brings thrill and excitement. I've spent many weekends down in Sebring and a few in Moroso, Homestead and at Road Atlanta.... I miss my Rex's but I know that the MR2 has good potential as a track day car.

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Originally Posted by muffinman

What part of Fl are you in?

Im in the Lakeland area (inbetween Tampa and Orlando)..

wagonis · 10-21-2009, 08:20 PM

Oh snap! You're close by. I'm in New Port Richey. Post some pics up, maybe I've seen your car around.

CJMR2T · 10-21-2009, 08:48 PM

I'll post some when I get some time. I doubt you've seen the car around as its only been in FL for about 4 months at best. I got it from a guy / girl 2 weeks ago that got it from a guy in TX about 3 or 4 months ago. They got it and then realized that they were getting in over there head so they decided to get rid of it.

It needs paint and body work bad but there are other things I have to attend to before worrying about P&B work. Like for one, Its got a turbonetics 62-1 turbo on it and well it cant spool it to save its life. It also has a TMIC but they never vented it so after a short while of driving it, the intercooler becomes and interheated (if you know what I mean)..... At least the basic gen3 swap was fairly cleanly done but the rest of the work was kinda shotty... The Guy spent money, just on the wrong equipment and didn't finish what he started....

Somethine that I found out today is it at one point ripped out both of the front swaybar to frame mounts (which I understand is a fairly common problem with the MKII's) so there is no front swaybar on it at all.. Luckly and thankfully I am a welder and fabricator by trade so fixing it and building to be far beyond Toyota's short comings in that area wont be too much of a problem....

LeePeyton · 10-25-2009, 05:39 AM

welcome sir......

glad to have an engineer aboard.

mr29180 · 10-25-2009, 06:12 AM

Welcome.. Picture...Pls

10-20-2009, 07:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,692 Thanks: 3 Thanked 356 Times in 337 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	New here and wanted to say hey!! Greetings ladies (if there are any here) and gentlemen. Just wanted to say hello. As the title says, I am new to this board. I came from the Supra world (8years in it alone) and several years in the RX7 world too. I just recently aquired a 91 T-top turbo that has a Gen 3 swap done and somewhat upgraded (but not correctly to say the least).... Hope to learn much about the MR2's beyond what I already know and help others in area's that I have extensive knowledge in (such as brake system design and engineering, welding and fab (being that that is my daily job for the last 10years) and so on....)

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djskorch djskorch Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 634 Thanks: 5 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (6/100% )	welcome and congrats on the car. put some pics up and feel free to ask anything as almost everyone on here is very helpful and friendly.

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champmr2 No Skills Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 46 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Welcome to the MR2 community. post some pics of your deuce.

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curvesrgood three mk1's Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NC Posts: 499 Thanks: 8 Thanked 33 Times in 28 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	Welcome! I had a supra for a few months... fun car but heavy. I still want another one for cruising around town/trips sometime down the road. My buddy drag raced an RX7 for years. You'll enjoy your MR2 once you get things straightened out!

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wagonis Cage Fighter Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tampa Bay area, FL Posts: 1,452 Thanks: 60 Thanked 35 Times in 35 Posts iTrader Rating: (17/100% )	Oh snap! You're close by. I'm in New Port Richey. Post some pics up, maybe I've seen your car around.

10-21-2009, 08:48 PM	#10 (permalink)
CJMR2T Fabricator Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,692 Thanks: 3 Thanked 356 Times in 337 Posts iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	I'll post some when I get some time. I doubt you've seen the car around as its only been in FL for about 4 months at best. I got it from a guy / girl 2 weeks ago that got it from a guy in TX about 3 or 4 months ago. They got it and then realized that they were getting in over there head so they decided to get rid of it. It needs paint and body work bad but there are other things I have to attend to before worrying about P&B work. Like for one, Its got a turbonetics 62-1 turbo on it and well it cant spool it to save its life. It also has a TMIC but they never vented it so after a short while of driving it, the intercooler becomes and interheated (if you know what I mean)..... At least the basic gen3 swap was fairly cleanly done but the rest of the work was kinda shotty... The Guy spent money, just on the wrong equipment and didn't finish what he started.... Somethine that I found out today is it at one point ripped out both of the front swaybar to frame mounts (which I understand is a fairly common problem with the MKII's) so there is no front swaybar on it at all.. Luckly and thankfully I am a welder and fabricator by trade so fixing it and building to be far beyond Toyota's short comings in that area wont be too much of a problem....

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LeePeyton Building Motor from Hell Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tennessee/USA Posts: 1,696 Thanks: 23 Thanked 67 Times in 61 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	welcome sir...... glad to have an engineer aboard.

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mr29180 Cage fighter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Frisco (bay area) Posts: 1,368 Thanks: 7 Thanked 42 Times in 37 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Welcome.. Picture...Pls