3/10/2024 0 Comments Mr2 spyder green hardtop![]() ![]() Plugs - I replaced these at 50k for no reason (just felt like doing it). Serpentine belt - I heard Goodyear Gatorbacks were great belts, so I thought I'd try it out. There are NO engine oil leaks anywhere now. ![]() I noticed that mine was just starting to dribble oil, so I replaced it with a new one from the Toyota dealer. Timing chain tensioner o-ring - This is the #1 suspect whenever a 1zz engine has an oil leak. The old coolant was still super clean, but I figured I'd replace it anyway. This car has never had the green stuff poured in. Replacing this fixed a slight bogging issue that I had and even improved power a little bit.Ĭoolant - OEM Toyota red coolant. The ACT clutch is a little grippier than stock, but it's still easy to use and is supposed to last longer too.įuel filter - OEM Toyota, from the dealership. My friend's MR2 has an unsprung 6-puck clutch + superlight aluminim flywheel, and that's a whole different beast to drive. However, taking off from a stop isn't extreme since it's still a full-disc street clutch. With this setup, I find that you spend a little less time waiting for RPMs to drop between shifts. Pretty much everything has been done, so you should be good for the next 100k miles.īrakes - The stock brakes lasted me until 100k, so I bought OEM Toyota brake pads and new (not resurfaced) Napa rotors, which are usually made by Brembo or Raybestos.Ĭlutch - The stock clutch also lasted 100k, but this one I replaced with an ACT clutch kit, and a slightly lighter flywheel (from Monkeywrench Racing). 2004-2005 MR2s also have improved crash worthiness thanks to some chassis revisions, on top of the styling changes (and EXCELLENT headlights) that came out for 2003.Īll maintenance, major and minor, has been taken care of using only OEM/quality parts. The limited-slip differential (LSD) was a rare option for 2004-2005 only, and it makes a big difference when you're hard on the throttle going around a turn. This is the last year of the Toyota MR2 in the US, with only a few hundred imported for 2005. I'm only selling this car because I bought a Honda Insight for my commute (70mpg!), and I've decided to sell the mr2 to help me pay for college. I'm anal about my cars, and even if they're not perfect I do everything I can to take care of them. I'm the kind of guy that always shifts gently, keeps the revs low, and even closes the doors with only the minimum amount of force. It's garage kept and has never been raced or abused. What do I do with the little bit of money I make from these products? I buy your left over car parts to store in the attic, of course! :lol: It all stays in the community.The car is in excellent shape, maintained religiously with only the best/OEM parts. click on the blue links below to see the products I make for Dev that hopefully y'all have either purchased or are going to purchase soon. What is the better choice? A dedicated shop now and crappy place to die later or no dedicated shop and comfortable living when it’s time to die? Who knows. :lol: Maybe I shouldn’t care that much about being put into a good rest home and just settle for B&W TV, the constant and tantalizing smell of Pinesol and a cup of noodles for every meal. Maybe it's time to start looking for another house that has a dedicated shop on the same property so I don't have to drag stuff out and put it away every other week. She finished her Masters (all paid for as we went, so no student loans) and just now received her raise (about a 23k a year raise!). I took-on a 2nd (or 3rd of 4th - I can't remember which) job teaching at the University to put my wife through her Master's so she could make enough money to put me in a good rest home in a few years. It's just too much of a pain to have to keep dragging equipment out and putting it away each time I want to get some work done. When I make stuff, I have to do it in spurts and try to get it all done at one time. Then I have to put everything away and clean the place up to get the vehicles back in the garage and try to keep from tracking crap into the house. I hate leaving the cars out in the elements for days at a time, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do to get some work done. band saw, chop saw, sanders, grinders, vacuum, drill press, soldering iron, heat shrink gun, hot glue gun, vacuum forming equipment, pipe bender and sometimes a table saw) that are all stored away in different cubby holes throughout the garage just so I can get some work done. When I'm making products for Dev (hint: click on the product names in light blue type below this post to see them), I've got to move two cars out of the garage (the Spyder stays in the garage, covered and well protected), set-up 2-3 work tables, move out the power tools (i.e. :lol: :lol: :lol: I've got so much stuff in there, I've got to keep it organized to find anything or get any work done. ![]()
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