JDMR2. Sex spec MR2 turbo.

[JDMR2]

Hey all, my name is JD and this is my little beast :)

It's been a long time coming but in less than 2 weeks this car will be hitting the road for good.

My focuses when building this car:

Looks (exotic look inside/out)

Handling (firming up the already great handling MR layout)

Reliability (I do 500km a week)

Sound Quality (being a music producer I find it essential)

And enough power to put V8s to shame, without affecting reliability and fuel economy of course ;)

Apologies for all the phone pics! I'll get some decent ones soon, I promise :)

Body:

1990 Aus-delivered

No power steering, no ABS, no CC etc.

Respray in Mazda Velocity Red

Sard front bar

Toms side skirts

Greddy wing

Greddy rear pods

Raybrigs headlamps

Diamond Vision headlights

White LED parkers

Brand new clear indicators

Brand new 94+ tail lights

Shaved aerial

Rolled guards

Performance:

1995 GEN3 turbo engine & gearbox (182kw standard)

Exedy HD Cushion Button clutch

Xtreme lightened flywheel

Twosrus boost controller @ 15psi

Walbro fuel pump

Upgraded intercooler with shroud & polished pipes

Top Gun ignition leads

HKS intake

HKS BOV

Unknown aftermarket exhaust

Estimated power: 200-215kw

ICE:

Optima Yellowtop D35 Battery

Pioneer AVIC-F910BT DVD/GPS/Bluetooth unit

Orion 6.5" Splits

Coustic Amp (speakers)

Kenwood Amp (sub)

12" Sony Slimline Subwoofer

Suspension:

BC BR Series Coilovers

Cusco front strut brace

TRD rear strut brace

Wheels:

SSR SP1s (Resprayed in R32 Gunmetal Metallic)

17x8 +29

17x9 +38

Hankook Evo V12

225/40/17

235/40/17

Interior:

Recaro seats retrimmed in cream leather

TRD short shifter kit

Blue dash LEDs

Blue footwell neons

Apexii turbo timer

and the only hi-res pics I could find lol:

Edited February 5, 2011 by JDMR2

[Seby123]

thats pretty sexy right there. little ferrari

edit: i just noticed you are still on Ps...no trouble so far with cops?

Edited February 4, 2011 by Seby123

[Guest]

very clean SW20 you have there.

[JDMR2]

Thanks guys :)

Might also add a 'before' photo. This how I got the car (terrible I know..)

[johnnieboi]

WOW! Impressed!

[Tash]

Wow, that looks fantastic!! Great work :D

[JDMR2]

edit: i just noticed you are still on Ps...no trouble so far with cops?

I only drove it for 3 months on my P's, back when it was all stock :) Cops didn't look twice.

After the respray I took it off the road due to mechanical issues and have barely driven it since (except locally to keep it running).

It's getting fixed right now. Should be done by next Monday (feb 14th), which is conveniently when I get my full license ;)

After that I just need a wheel alignment (as you can see in the photos!) and attempt to fix the air con. Hoping it just needs a regas..

Edited February 4, 2011 by JDMR2

[dutchie101]

Very neat, great job!

[trentmeyer23]

Very nice, good job resurrecting it from rice-ville. Looks tough

[TroysRollaSX]

Hey hey, good to see you here mate! You know I'm a fan of this car, can't wait to see it again, be great if you could make it to one of our meets sometime soon in it! :)

[benji4138]

Absolutely love this car ever since Gran Turismo 2 taught me about it :D And what you've done to it is amazing, great job

And I love that colour, so sleek, sexy and racey

[dwee.]

Awesome work mate! Great transformation from how you got it!

P.s. come to the VIC meets! :P

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=30708

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31468

[JDMR2]

Thanks so much for the kind words guys!!

P.s. come to the VIC meets! :P

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=22485

http://au.toyotaownersclub.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31468

Wrong link? :P Or is that first one having a go at my s**t offset? lol

Second one is a bit far away. If there's anything south/east suburbs I'll be down!!

[dwee.]

Wrong link? :P Or is that first one having a go at my s**t offset? lol

Second one is a bit far away. If there's anything south/east suburbs I'll be down!!

Sorry, I corrected the link. The meet location varies every time. I'm from South-East too. :)

[juvenile]

Thanks guys :)

Might also add a 'before' photo. This how I got the car (terrible I know..)

Except for the rims and ride height, I like the before photo....I like cleeeaaannn....

Love the wheels and interior.. Great work

[JDMR2]

Yeah, didn't look bad as a stock-body (maybe a bit girly?) but it didn't turn heads so I had to change that :P I'm a bit of an attention seeker.

Two little updates this week:

- New Apexi pod filter (replacing the ****ty autobarn spec one that the old owner put in)

- 5mm spacers ordered for the rear. 8mm would've been ideal, but 5mm will still make a difference :)

Should get the car back on Tuesday. Hopefully see you all at a meetup soon ;)

[cruzer]

That is a cool mr2 man :)

[JDMR2]

Thanks brah ;)

[JDMR2]

Well looks like car won't be making it back on the road any time soon :( The new gearbox went in today and the driveshafts wouldn't turn. The bloody thing is seized. Might be the diff but that still means we've gotta pull the box out AGAIN. So shattered!!

/rant :P

[Zeinheiger]

Those SSR's B)

[GTL05T]

BANGiN MR2 BRAH!!

[1stKill]

Nice ride mate,she looks tuff....purrrty sure i've seen you on the road,i live in the east and work in the south east.

sorry to read about the driveline dramas :(

Cheers

Lee

[RedSportivo]

Lol ive never liked MR2 personally but after seeing this one it shows how really hot they aree NICE RIDE :D

[JDMR2]

Nice ride mate,she looks tuff....purrrty sure i've seen you on the road,i live in the east and work in the south east.

sorry to read about the driveline dramas :(

Cheers

Lee

Yeah, you might have seen me around. I've taken it out a few times. You'll see me alot more now though :)

Went to visit the car today and turns out my mechanic made a silly mistake. The new gearbox is fine :) He just had the handbrake on so obviously the wheels didn't spin haha

Got my full license today. Picking the car up tonight. PERFECT timing. Not looking forward to the bill though :P Probably around the 4k mark I think.

[benji4138]

Yeah, you might have seen me around. I've taken it out a few times. You'll see me alot more now though :)

Went to visit the car today and turns out my mechanic made a silly mistake. The new gearbox is fine :) He just had the handbrake on so obviously the wheels didn't spin haha

Got my full license today. Picking the car up tonight. PERFECT timing. Not looking forward to the bill though :P Probably around the 4k mark I think.

Rofl, sounds like an apprentice mistake. I'm sure he was red faced after that. Congrats on the license and being able to drive the sexy beast :D