Davis' MK3: Rosette

[Davis]

Your just mad cuz my body roll is full of steeeeeeeeeez.

[David]

haha I wish my cars could roll like yours.

[randomxzero]

Davis!!! your cars real nice man ...
just let me know when you wanna do the photoshoot!

[eRock]

Any progrees lately?
MkIIIs have been growing on me, so I wanna see where this goes.

[Davis]

Haha sorry no progress as of late. I've been too busy paying things off.

Next update is going to be sweet though (whenever that will be)!

[Davis]

Got some pics from our local MR2uesdays. 33 MR2s, 2 Miatas, 1 Matrix, and 1 Mitsubishi SUV thingy.


IMG_2188 by DavisEng, on Flickr


IMG_2179 by DavisEng, on Flickr


IMG_2202 by DavisEng, on Flickr

Wow, flickr's new update sucks! I need to find an easier way to post pics.

[David]

And 1 Lincoln?

P.s. use photobucket.

[Davis]

^ Photobucket fails because the picture quality goes down the crapper.

Anywho, update!!! Finally huh?







She's now lowered on coilovers. BC Racing to be exact. Nothing too ballin'. Was planning on some KWs, but decided that at this moment in life I can't afford to spend all that money on top of the line coilovers.

The reason I decided on these is because:

- They have had good reviews in the Spyder community.
- Custom spring rates avaliable.
- Pillowball mounts (KWs don't, so you have to reuse your stock top hats).
- Price.

I ordered them from Apexlater on Spyderchat, he's a great guy to deal with. Answered all my questions and kept me up to date with what was going on with my order.

I ordered these with Front: 8K, Rear: 7k spring rates. So far so good. It isn't too bad. Stiffer than my TRD/Koni combo on my MK2 for sure!

On stock tire 15/16 I measured 5" from the ground to the fronts pinch rail and 5 1/4" for the rear. I like it.

I haven't fully aligned it yet, I tried, but ran out of time at work! I'm planning for:

Front: -3.0 Camber
0.0 Toe

Rear: -2.2 Camber
0.0 Toe

and go on from there.

I'll get some proper photos up soon.

[pops toy]

Its hard to hide money !!! haha
The pics show good work.
Keep on keeping on.
Later

[David]

Ooohh vedy nice. How much were the BCs? I was thinking of some for my 240.

[Davis]

Thanks guys!

Pops toy, did you ever get your hands on the front emblem yet?

David, I got them for $1,000 shipped. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical about them, but when I opened up the heavy ass package and saw them sitting there, they were beautiful! Build quality looks good. I've only driven on them for < 100 miles, but they feel awesome. We'll see how they perform at the next autocross!

[David]

Ooooh. I was looking at some Powered by max coils that were $1,000 + shipping from jay dee em land, I need to read up more, but I really want to know how easy they are to adjust and how they perform.

[Davis]

BCs are pretty easy to adjust. The broken English instructions didn't really help though..

"Lossen the locked screw A.( The elevation angle already fexed, and you need to adjust ride-height again )"

Uhh wtf?

I just looked at the max coils website. "Designed for lowness" That's all you 240 boy! The BCs don't really lower the car much. I can't lower the fronts anymore. and the rears are adjusted a little lower than what it was from the box.

Oh yeah, no more stock class. Street Prepared here I come!

[David]

Lowness isn't all I care about! although it is important. I really just want to get rid of my stock boat suspension. Every time I turn it feels like I'm gonna roll over.

[pops toy]

Originally Posted by Davis

Thanks guys!

Pops toy, did you ever get your hands on the front emblem yet?

Sorry to say not yet but I have been thinking of it again. Need to get it done, I think they are cool. Thanks for the info. POPS



David, I got them for $1,000 shipped. I'll admit I was a bit skeptical about them, but when I opened up the heavy ass package and saw them sitting there, they were beautiful! Build quality looks good. I've only driven on them for < 100 miles, but they feel awesome. We'll see how they perform at the next autocross!

[Davis]

Work was a bit slow on Friday, so I finally had time to align my car!



Yes, she did scrape on the way up, and on the way down. I wish we had the in ground alignment racks. Oh well.

Front:

camber -3.0
toe 0.0

Rear:

camber -2.3
toe: 0.0

I haven't had a chance to autocross yet, but on the road these specs feel pretty good.

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David, throw on some r comps and you'll be 3 wheelin' with all that mad body roll yo! On one side they be like damn his wheelz all up in the err! and the other side be like damn he squatting low like a mofo!

pops, Painted(and stock) jspec nose badge- replace front cowboy hat

[David]

I wants teh durifto. I actually found out that Azenis RT-615s are stupid cheap, so I might get two for the fronts and hope it never rains again. And I'm looking at buying stances now. I just need my MKI to sell =/

[Dooz]

where did you get the roll bar from

[Davis]

My old Azenis were fun in the rain. :3

Dooz, originally I was going to get it from Bethania Garage themselves, but twosrus started selling them (cheaper too! ). Twos R Us - Parts for Toyotas from Club MR2

I don't know how capable you are, so I'm just going to give you a fair warning (I apologize, if I did offend you). This install is not a walk in the park, it involves dropping the gas tank, drilling 30 precise-ish holes, and cutting two access panels into the car's chassis.

Another choice in roll bars is either Autopower or Techno Pro Spirits (if you can find one). They are not real roll bars, but they bolt into factory bolt locations. They will mouse trap you if you flip over to.

Then there are style bars, and well... we all know that style bars are gay.

[David]

PVC piping=super legit roll cage!!