1986 white/silver mk1a MR2 - For sale - non insulting offers invited - Oxfordshire
160k miles
Taxed until 31/07/2012 (so its got about 180quid of tax left on it).
MOT until 29/09/2011 - This thursday.
45 images taken just an hour ago can be found here, the good, the bad and the ugly.
www.scottwoodcock.co.uk/Toyota/
Good points:
Head gasket replaced (half metal type, better than ebay crap, all new valve seals, valve lapping job).
re-shimmed to account for installed valve height differences.
De-rusting/de-blocking of head and block coolant ways.
New cam belt and new tensioner.
New alternator belt.
New dizzy cap and arm and oil seal.
New plugs.
New fuel filter with copper washers (always a good thing!)
New rad cap.
New oil cooler pipes and clips.
New exhaust and inlet manifold gaskets and exhaust DP fire rings. New studs in downpipe and new slip-nuts on exhaust to DP join.
New oil filter and new oil - 1ltr top up bottle included.
Fresh coolant + Distilled water added after coolant drain, took a whole 5 litres of PURE blue antifreeze, 3 or 4 litres still left for new owner.
Painted cam covers - letters also painted. Was pristine when fitted to car, lost its edge now since i re-shimmed the lifters.
Wheels sandblasted, basecoated/painted (t91 high sparkle silver/lacqered by myself, re balanced (on the inside) and 4 brand new Yokohama C drive 2's all round (done baout 500 miles if that). All wheels hold air.
all electric windows / mirrors / door locks / interior lights / key illumination / dash illumination, all working. All lights popping up as expected, all exterior bulbs checked and working.
clifford fob immobiliser - no certificate sadly. 1 key and 1 fob (not remote C/L)
new sendai CD player with USB connectivity, and built in bluetooth handsfree. Underseat sub not wired in.
TVIS kicking in at 4,150rpm, linkages all oiled and checked whilst inlet manifold was off.
Bad points:
Cracked windscreen.
Rust bubbling through on rear arch, and various other places.
Silver part of car is not lacquered.
Slight play in steering rack or suspension when front right wheel is 'unloaded'
Ignition timing needs checking (still drives fine upto and over motorway speeds, just feels a bit flat top end of rev range), makes a good noise though. Standard exhaust, but K+N style airfilter.
wheel stud sheared on rear wheel, previous owner must have weakend through over tightening :( I have the wheel nut still however.
Overall, a car you can drive away, and either restore further at your leisure, or nick the good bits and break the rest, or just drive away and brake it yourself if you have the time / space (i have neither sadly).
I dread to think how much i have spent on this car in the short time ive owned it, which was not an entirely sensible choice (but you gotta love the car right!?).
Instead of taking 3 weekends to do a full head rebuilt/change , it ended up taking 3 months because of all the crap jobs made by previous owners. Ive righted most of those problems, but a few more still remain. Sadly, the car was purchased as a 'summer only' amusement, so its time to pass it on. I have the V5 present of course and some previous history.
Im looking for sensible offers, but ideally car needs to be driven away thursday morning or sooner. Car is located OX18 1TU
So those of you on the hunt for a bargain, this could be it!
Any interest please drop me a PM and i will be checking it very frequently for questions..
Cheers,
Scott
