MR2 on BaT

"RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire" (ricerocketeer2) 08/28/2017 at 19:37 • Filed to: None

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Someone hurry up and buy this thing already, please. It is dangerously close to impulse buy territory.

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WRXforScience > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 19:50

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That’s not really how an auction works...

sony1492 > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 19:56

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This being an mr2 it’s not an impulse buy it’s an,”investment”

Honeybunchesofgoats > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 19:56

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Sorry, I really only want the last model or the first-gen my parents sold before I got my license.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 19:59

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The alternator is in a shit of a location, but still that’s a sad excuse for it to sit undriven for 5 years... And no service in for 4 years before that.

There’d be enough work to do to get it to a baseline maintenance level to warrant dropping the engine.. which is halfway to a swap.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 20:04

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I know it’s an easy fix, but I just hate those yellow wheel centers so much. Please buy it and paint them silver.

Scary__goongala! > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 20:06

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I really wanted to buy a non-turbo MR2 instead of a NA. But finding non-turbo cars in good condition was basically impossible. Would still love to have one.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > WRXforScience 08/28/2017 at 20:51

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fine, someone needs to make a bid that pushes it out of my impulse buy price range so I can ignore it for the next 4 days. It’s been sitting there with 2 bids for the last 3 days.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 08/28/2017 at 20:51

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i like the way you think.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 22:00

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It’s not like i’ve been dreaming about engine swapping my own MR2 for years or anything.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 08/28/2017 at 22:49

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Is the alternator really that bad on these? I swapped mine on my V6 Fiero without much fuss in my garage (had to jack it up a little to fit out the bottom because it’s lowered), and I’ve heard of people swapping them in parts store parking lots. That’s one curse of putting a fwd-intended drivetrain in the rear.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 08/28/2017 at 22:57

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It’s down low sort of between the block and the subframe.

I have a powersteering model with the huge 100amp alt, so I had to remove the muffler and loosen the rear subframe to get it out, getting the new one in was a test of patience and flexibility (and a little bit of percussive persuasion)

The Toyota BGB tells you to remove the engine, but the smaller alts can come out through the top.

Like I said, it’s a shit of a spot, but not enough to warrant letting it sit for years.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire 08/28/2017 at 23:03

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How is it still that low? damn. If it stays under 3k it may be mine...

Also good stuff on bat:

850i stick

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 08/28/2017 at 23:07

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Wow. That’s certainly more work than mine required. Apparently the automatic Fieros are a bear and a half, though. I just wish I had an automatic belt tensioner, because I needed a second person with a pry bar to get enough force while I tightened the bolt. And through the top wasn’t an option for me.

I agree that this beaut’ shouldn’t be sitting over something so simple. It would actually fit in with my garage (yellow GTO, mid-engined Fiero), if I had the room.

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 08/29/2017 at 00:48

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username is too fitting

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 08/29/2017 at 00:49

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i’m not that ambitious ... there’s an MR2 specialty shop in Socal I’ve had bookmarked for some time now.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > jdrgoat - Ponticrack? 08/29/2017 at 02:09

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I’ve never even seen a Fiero, they never shipped them down here. I’d be interested to see exactly how different they are in stock form.

jdrgoat - Ponticrack? > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 08/29/2017 at 10:03

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“Down here”...? Aus? Yes, Aus. Nice.

I haven’t driven an MR2 myself (yet), but from what I’ve heard, the Mk1 MR2 feels lighter, and more tossable than the Fiero. And the Fiero makes a better GT car. After some modifications, I think my Fiero would surprise a lot of people, even with its early suspension and the flaws that entails.

I thought this was a great article from Hagerty. Mine is an 85 SE 2M6 like the one in the article, too, so I might be biased. And the photos are great.