im trying.

[RandomHero]

this is my first project car. and im poor.

specs:

1991 2.2L N/A chasis
1992 3vz-fe swap
AP1 s2000 rims.


future plans:
black interior swap. currently working on it. ive got some black peices already.
paint (OLIVE FLAT)
still havent decided on if i want a wing or not.
driver side bomex engine scoop.
3 spoke steering wheel


car ran beatifully for awhile. till i destryoed a motor mount bolt on the passanger side (US).

http://210tuning.com/mr2/4.JPG
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http://210tuning.com/mr2/4233_1088656188090_1577022596_1121753_6990318_n.jp g


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BTrVNBZYo0


replaced the old dash bulbs
http://210tuning.com/mr2/ledone.jpg

broken mount bolt
http://210tuning.com/mr2/5101_1109051857969_1577022596_1177162_3224188_n.jp g

[RandomHero]

motor pull

http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull01.jpg

http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull02.jpg
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull04.jpg


FYI: when i originally pulled the wheel off, i expected that fat s2000 wheel to bea heavy. i pulled it off with some "UMPH" and fell over. those bitches are light, even with tires.

some of our sockets
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull06.jpg

eventually we realized we was gonna have to drain the coolant. this being san antonio and on the southside, we didnt give a fuck...
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull07.jpg

the wheel hub is off
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull09.jpg

takin a break to think about what we is doing. FYI#2: none of us (me, my dad, and my cousin john) have ever pulled an "import" motor. we are use to pulling big american motors from big american classic muscle cars/trucks. a few bolts/wire and your done. not this one.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull10.jpg

http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull11.jpg

http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull12.jpg

my pops trying to figure out how to get the chain through the hoist points..
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull13.jpg

we realized the exhaust would be crushed if we didnt remove it first.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull15.jpg

the exhaust was a pain in the fucking ass. it was all rusted up and seriously look like a 2 year old welded it. for 30 minutes we thought it was welded to the cross member :facepalm . then i thought "who would weld exhaust to the crossmember?" then i looked at all the other work and realized it was possible. took us a bit but we figured out that it was hooked on to the crossmember by a make shift hook. confusing as fuck.

Jiggerig #1 : hook exhaust onto cross member but make it look like its welded somewheres. (no pics :( )

we eventually got the motor dropped onto a steel railed creeper i spent $30 on at autozone.

heres attempt #1 at pulling the body over the motor. realized this was seriously gonna fuck the bumper.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull17.jpg


pic of the bay when we decided to rethink what we were doing.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull18.jpg

motor on the creeper, and the tie down strap shows our new idea for lifting the car off the motor.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull19.jpg

basically, we pulled the struts out and used the housings as a way to life the car.

heres a pic of the motor on the ground and compeltly out. shit was a pain in the ass and i didnt get any pics of us trying to get it out. just know it took almost an hour to get it out once it was ready.
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull20.jpg

last pics of the empty engine bay.

http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull21.jpg
http://210tuning.com/mr2/motorpull22.jpg

[RandomHero]

right now, im in the process of paint prep while this thing is apart. gonna go with olive flat.


http://210tuning.com/iphone/bodystart1.jpg
http://210tuning.com/iphone/bodystart2.jpg
http://210tuning.com/iphone/sand3.jpg
http://210tuning.com/iphone/sand2.jpg
http://210tuning.com/iphone/sand1.jpg

[RandomHero]

any opinions/critiques?

[Jiff Lemon]

Quite like Mk2 wingless. Flat olive paint sounds fun - Not tempted with matt black? Stealth bombers are us!

Any plans for the engine whilst it's out?

[RandomHero]

Quite like Mk2 wingless. Flat olive paint sounds fun - Not tempted with matt black? Stealth bombers are us!

Any plans for the engine whilst it's out?
flat black is over done.

olive flat w/ a fresh coat of black on trim pieces should look good.


no big engine plans just a cleaanup, and color on the valve covers/intake.