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    Mitch his aw11 20v

    Hey Guys,

    I'm Mitchell, living in the northern part of Holland, driving an aw11 for about 3 months now. Big jap fan, and this is my 3th mr2.

    Idea is to take it on the track but still keep it road worthy. But before i can go on track i want to make sure she's ready for it.
    The car is from 1988, has done 315.xxx km so far and is still going! Engine is replaced though, and now it's got an Blacktop 20v with 115.xxx km.

    Engine
    JDM 4A-GE 20V VVT blacktop engine
    Center exit exhaust (RS*R 4-1 header, Magnaflow muffler & 2x 60mm end tips)
    TODA adjustable exhaust cam pulley
    T3 75mm velocity stacks
    T3 aluminium single row crank pulley
    R1 Wurks aluminium underdrive alternator pulley
    R1 Wurks aluminium underdrive waterpump pulley
    HKS timing belt
    HKS SLD (Speed Limit Defencer)
    Shimmed oil pump relief valve
    Oil filter relocation kit
    Oil cooler
    Polyurethane engine mount inserts
    Relocated coolant overflow bottle (MA70 Supra Turbo)
    Removed evap charcoal canister

    Transmission
    C160 6-speed gearbox (No LSD)
    93+ MR2 shifter
    TRD shift knob
    TRD Clutch
    TRD Pressure Plate
    Speed Source brass shifter cable bushings

    Suspension
    D2 36-Way Adjustable Coilovers
    D2 Front Sway Bar End Links
    Polyurethane Suspension And Sway Bar Bushings
    Suspension Technics Front Sway Bar
    Suspension Technics Rear Sway Bar
    High & Tight front & rear sway bar end links
    T3 RCA's
    Twos-R-Us rear tie rods
    TRD Stage 1 Alignment

    Brakes
    Front:
    WMS big-brake kit (4-pots)
    Toyota Camry discs (redrilled to 4x100)
    Performance Friction PFC01 pads (Compound 01)
    Goodridge SS braided brake lines

    Rear:
    Stock calipers
    Stock discs
    Porterfield R4S pads
    Goodridge SS braided brake lines

    High & Tight style BMC brace
    Red painted brake calipers
    DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid

    Steering
    HKB 350mm steering wheel (with HKB boss hub and TRD horn button)
    Quaife 2.5 ratio steering rack
    Polyurethane steering rack bushings


    Wheels
    5Zigen Beckets FN-01R rims (16x7 ET35, Matt Black, Forged, 5.3kg / 11.7lbs each)
    215/40 ZR 16 Pirelli P-Zero Nero tires
    Aluminium lug nuts (16.5gr / 0.58oz each)

    Body
    JDM tail lights (smoked turn signals and reverse lights)
    Clear front lenses
    Smoke side indicators
    Color coded side mirrors
    Gutted trunk & frunk
    Modified rear bumper beam (weight reduction)
    18.2 license plates
    Flatblade wipers
    Twos-R-Us engine lid prop rod

    Interior
    OEM volt gauge
    VDO oil pressure gauge
    VDO oil temperature gauge
    Removed all sound deadening material

    ICE
    Pioneer DEH-P9600MP head-unit
    Pioneer CD-UB100 USB adapter
    Pioneer TS-C171PRS front speakers
    JBL GTO327 rear speakers

    Cause pictures say more then thousand words...




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    MR2 Mk1 Club Chairman tommundy's Avatar
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    Welcome to the forums!

    That has a great stance, very nice indeed!

    The engine bay looks nice and simple! I'm very jealous!

    Cheers,
    Tom

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    Thank you! I really into a clean and simple engine bay.

    At the moment she is in winter mode hehe.


    Regards,
    Mitchell

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    Looking good there Mitchell!

    Thanks for sharing with us.

    How do you find the coilovers for road use? also, where did you purchase them from?

    Thanks

    Ollie

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    Ps, love the centre exit exhaust

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    That's a great looking Mk1 you have there, an impressive list of mods.... i like a lot.

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    Thank you all for the great comments!

    The coilovers are good for road use here in Holland. But I life in a part where we got nearly no speed bumps etc. It's all flat here!
    But I have had people complaining (passengers..) telling me the coilovers are too hard for daily use, but i guess it's just getting used to.

    The coilovers came from a guy who put em up for sale in holland. But i guess you can find them on ebay aswell..?

    Although the car is nearly the way i want it to be, i still got a to-do list for it:
    - Weld a small hole in the bottom (required for new mot). We thoroughly checked the car and its the only bad part of the body.
    - Get a new MOT, it needs a new one before march 27th.
    - Respray the inside of the frunk, unfortunately my clutch cilinder started leaking 3 weeks ago. Reacted with the paint.. Replaced it with new cilinder!
    - Replace all valve stem seals.
    - Replace sparks, oil, filters.
    - Replace all tyres for toyo r888.
    - Find out why my oil cooler leaks, i guess its the hoses + couplers. So either they get fixed or replaced.
    - Respray the front bumper.

    Last thing i have been looking into is getting better cams. Anyone has any experience with different cams in a 20v?

    All engine work (except the cams) needs to be done prior to the summer. As i wanna hit the track when the weather is getting better.

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    very nice spec car.
    congratulations.
    can you let us know how thick are the oil pump shims and what effect did that have on the oil pressure ?
    and also why have you decided to do it ?

    thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by gonae86 View Post
    very nice spec car.
    congratulations.
    can you let us know how thick are the oil pump shims and what effect did that have on the oil pressure ?
    and also why have you decided to do it ?

    thank you
    I have not done the modification with the oil pump shims. But I asked the previous owner and he didn't remember how thick these shims were.
    He did notice the oil pressure being slightly higher when the engine is cold after the modification

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    That's a lovely car, Mitch. I had a black-top 20v in an AE111 Trueno a little while ago, always thought it's be a great engine in a Mk1

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