rhaines

hiya, uk time here but can usually be found on pgr2, toca, or rainbow although also play links and have given up with top spin... xbox tag is kamicarzi r

Optimax all the wy, trioed ultimate and found it wasnt as good :(

177mph Audi S4 with few toys, private track honest guv...

R.I.P. News from Toyota is the brake and fuel lines are so corroded as is the under chassis she isnt an economical repair so unfortunately she's off to the scrappies :(

ho hum I spose I better repsond to this thread as TOC's original Post Whore (re: UK Based TOC :D).... Nothing wrong with being a post whore at all as long as some of your posts are informative :)

so the car in front was a toyota.... sorry couldn't resist, sorry to hear about the car matey....

ty although in the shop atm as had a complete brake failure in rush hour last week luckily nopthing or noone hit and very luckily the handbrake still worked :D

not the best photo and as uk no sun but.... many convertible gen4's down under, trying to more as not many over here...

not to bad buddy yourself...

I reckon posting on both for a while until this forum gets more established, I would recommend the Aussie contingent post here primarily so that others can see that the forum is up and running and get more members signing up.... Took TOC a fair while to get itself up and running but once it did it was definately worth the wait, hopefully should be the same over here :D

heya m8 hows you doing :) good to see some more of the gang popping over to help TOC aus to get up and running :) Can't wait to see this place as busy as back home, it's like being on holiday

We, almost :D Hiya peeps.....

Although this may not be the best description though it might be handy for some.... Went down to Hampshire with Scot very at silly O'clock on Saturday morning to pick up the Mongoose exhaust. I was going to pay someone to fit it but Scot (turning veryu quickly into my technical guru...) persuaded me that it would not be to difficult to fit it ourselves so..... On the way home we popped into Octagon Toyota in Reading and spoke to Paul (might have been Peter) on the parts desk who was amazing, gave us 30 - 40 minutes of his time discussing a number of issues and finding the right sized fire ring for the job (I hadf to carry the whole Mongoose backbox, twin 3" exits into through the showroom and to the desk). Best to buy a couple of these as they're cheap and always better to have a spare if you make a mistake !! When we got back to Oxford simply reversed the car up onto the blocks and secured the front wheel (always gotta be safe)... The exhaust system is held on by 6 bolts, two either side of the main back box, two to the cat/de-cat pipe and two from the back-box to the de-cat pipe, we undid them in the following order looking at the car from the rear... 1) Left main back box bolt. 2) Top and Bottom de-cat pipe bolts 3) Right main back box bolt Although undoing the main bolts leave the current back box hangin on these bolts while undoing the last two bolts which hang connect the back box to the cat/de-cat pipe if you have them.... Once all other bolts are out of the way you'll need one person to support the back box and lift it slightly to take the pressure off and one person to remove the two remaining bolts (main bolts left in to support the back box), then simply drop the box out of the way.... Looking at the fit of the new box you may need to use an angle grinder to remove the section where the bolts connected the stock back box to the cat/de-cat pipe, take it as short as possible and smooth over with a file.... Now for the easy part.... If you've got hold aof a second hand back-box am gussing most of you would polish/clean it before fitting anyway but for completeness next step is to clean the exhaust :P Before starting to re-fit the new back box use a wire brush to clean the surfaces of the exiosting manifold and surfaces that will be joined together... Quick next step is to spread the exhaust gunm (sorry forgot name) liberally on the join from the cat/de-cat pipe which will be joining to the exhaust while you put the new back box into position, if you leave it a couple of minutes it get's stickier and it's easier to keep the fire ring in place. Place the Fire ring around the hole from the cat/de-cat pipe, you need this to fit properly around the hole so make sure it sticks in place before putting the back box in place, it doesn't have to be super sticky but sticky enough that it will hold semi firm while tightening the bolts... We found it easier to have two people, one person sliding the exhaust under the car on his/her lap and the second to bolt the main left & right back box bolts in very loosely to support the back box during the fitting process... Once the back box is hanging get one of the smaller bolts and connect the back box to the cat/de-cat pipe, don't do this tightly, just enough that the nut will stay on the bolt and do the same for the other bolt. Once the bolts are on loosly tighten them gradually, a little pressue on top then bottom and repeat until tight so the pressue is the same top and bottom and there is less chance of the ring moving while it's being tightened up... Next step is to tighten the main left and right support bolts for the back box and check all bolts involved have been tightened as much as you can.... Final step is to turn the engine on and leave the engine running for a while so it can heat up (after 10 mins take it for a quick spin to really heat the engine up). Once you've stopped the engine check the gum is running a little (it goes goey to fill all the gaps and smooth over lightly with a cloth and let it set... After you've done that and the gum has set take your car take your roof off (t-bar's only :P) and enjoy the amazing sound which the Mongoose makes.... My car is now accelerating a lot smoother all the way through the rev ranges and is sounding a lot, lot better (very loud during heavy acceleration and quiet at running speed)..... Scot followed me home last night and was sure he saw a little flame come from the exhaust under heavy breaking from just under red line (will try and repeat on track at combe).... Final optional step..... I bought some colour coded paint from Halfords and decided to respray the blackish guard behind the back box so today masked off the exhaust and bumpers (all areas around guard) and sprayed the surround). Back of the car looks a lot better and sounds great. I should have some photo's to go with this post tomorrow... As long as you have a good socket set, the correct fire rings, some exhaust gum and a patient friend :), oh and a couple of hours you should have no problems replacing your exhaust.... I have to wait till Monday for the rear light conversion but will take better photo's of the steps required.....

After a number of questions and PM's ( from other Toyota Boards) about accessing the stereo in a Mk2 MR2 or SW20 I have put together this quick HowTo, it should be straight forward so if I have made any error's or your not quite sure please drop me a mail or PM and we'll get you fixed up with the information you need. I find it easiest to first remove the crew just under the left of the steering wheel and the cigarette lighter. I normally store these bits and bobs in the ashtry as it's never used for safe keeping. Next remove the gearnob and lift the gator (all thought htis doesn't have to be done I find it easier to remove the center console without it in place (be careful not to snap the plastic gator surround). Pull out the ashtray and remove the 2 screws below it (again I store these in the ashtray). Now all the screws are out it's time to take the centre console out, starting at the sterring wheel end pull with medium force as low as you can, bottom left of the steering wheel, this should now come away enabling you to work your way around the centre console releasing all of it. You will need to pull out the two cable connected to the cigarette lighter (one led and one power) and the centre air con vents (be careful with these as they have a tendancy to snap. The rest should pul away nice and easily. To replace the console just do the same in reverse.....

MR2 Chassis Numbers 27965, 60866 Revision 1 December 1989 to December 1991 Chassis JT163SW2000000001 to JT163SW2000059265 Revision 2 December 1991 to November 1993 Chassis JT163SW2000059266 to JT163SW2000087385 Revision 3 November 1993 to June 1996 Chassis JT163SW2000087386 to JT163SW2000106662 Revision 3 (10th Aniversary Ltd Edition) December 1995 to Febuary 1996 Chassis JT163SW200010???? Revision 4 June 1996 to December 1997 Chassis JT163SW2000106663 to JT163SW2000110780 (Approx) Revision 5 December 1997 to August 1999 Chassis JT163SW2000110780 (Approx) to End of Production 12/89 -> 12/91 Rev1 12/91 -> 10/93 Rev2 10/93 -> 10/95 Rev3 10/95 -> 10/97 Rev4 10/97 -> 03/00 Rev5 Month(Year) # Jan(90) 1 Feb 5805 Mar 8328 Apr 11776 May 14694 Jun 17550 Jul 20446 Aug 23235 Sep 25473 Oct 28163 Nov 31302 Dec 34228 Jan (91) 36685 Feb 38690 Mar 40998 Apr 43868 May 46398 Jun 48859 Jul 51481 Aug 53994 Sep 55286 Oct 56911 Nov 58292 Dec 59266 Jan (92) 61691 Feb 63707 Mar 65197 Apr 67138 May 68960 Jun 70447 Jul 72031 Aug 73718 Sep 74852 Oct 76232 Nov 77466 Dec 78481 Jan (93) 79336 Feb 80343 Mar 81554 Apr 82865 May 83894 Jun 84699 Jul 85568 Aug 86398 Sep 86845 Oct 87320 Nov 87640 Dec 88884 Jan (94) 90154 Feb 91217 Mar 92226 Apr 93671 May 94614 Jun 95465 Jul 96322 Aug 97058 Sep 97563 Oct 98214