'86 Mr2

[badbeej]

yeah dude. i always get stoked to see another one of these on here.

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[VanDamage]

The progress on this is excellent!

[e.mury]

This thing looks sweet without the spoiler, I want one now...

The fence post made it look like a rusted boso style exhaust.

[rsingh3g]

I really like this a lot. Keep on man

[kpg2713]

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys. I am really happy with the car so far. I have a couple little updates for you too

I took the old (ish) floor mats from my wrecked e34, and trimmmed them up a hair to fit the mr2. Surprisingly the color goes much better in the mr2 than it did in the e34.


I also tinted the tail lights from amber turn signals to red. This is what they originally looked like.


I used some of this stuff.


Masked the suckers up. Wet sandeded with 1500.


Couple coats of VHT translucent red. Wet sand. Then some clear.



Now they look like this.


I need to wet sand and buff the clear, but I think I should probably let the paint set a few days before I do that. Maybe I'm wrong, feel free to chime in. As far as the look, they are a bit darker then I would have liked, and to be honest I may end up swapping to 87+ tail lights. I haven't made up my mind yet.

I also pulled a couple of the adjuster collars out of the front to bring it down to even. I would like a little bit of rake to the car, but as it sits she is 21" from ground to the top point of the wheel arch all the way around.

Before:

After:


And last but not least, how she sits today.

[SheaMoose]

Fender flares, satin gold paint, and a blacktop 20v should do it

Oh my..
Really?
A 20v will be bad ass.

[Isuzupickup]

Very nice start, I really like the last pictures. Gotta love picking up a car for cheap with a simple fix. I'm sure you're happy about that.

[kpg2713]

I love Mr2's.
I can't wait to see where this goes <3

Fender flares, satin gold paint, and a blacktop 20v should do it

oh wow. looks great without a spoiler. beautiful aw11 you have there!

Thanks man. I was going back and forth about it, but I think she is gonna stay spoiler-less.

This looks great. Nice work.

You too man, I don't think I will be swapping in any v8's in mine, but thanks for the compliments!

awh yeah.
I've always wanted one of these, they're so tiny. Pretty fun to drive too i bet.

It's like a go cart... Only for the street. Friggin' love these cars.

[Stupid Kid]

awh yeah.
I've always wanted one of these, they're so tiny. Pretty fun to drive too i bet.

[white out]

This looks great. Nice work.

[Nick475]

oh wow. looks great without a spoiler. beautiful aw11 you have there!

[SheaMoose]

I love Mr2's.
I can't wait to see where this goes <3

[kpg2713]

I like it without the wing. Looks good overall, but if you could touch up that bumper with some paint, I think it would do your front end wonders in terms of cleanliness. Keep it up!

Thanks man. I am actually kind of digging the "used" look of the car. But when I get tired of it, I am thinking satin gold with a complete trim refinish in satin black.

Great start! Sucks about the e34. But looks like you are making quick progress with the mr2.

Yeah, it does. It was seriously minty. Never mind the 5 speed swap and turbo that I never got to.

[B Rod]

Great start! Sucks about the e34. But looks like you are making quick progress with the mr2.

[milano_red]

Looks awesome!