Mk1.6 Mr2 - Black Bob

[OlberJ]

Took delivery of my ready converted Mk1 Mr2 with 3VZFE yesterday :




Dropped the old engine out (suspected HG failure) and fitted my ready prepped, painted, ported and polished engine :



Going back to work today to finish off reattaching everything, do a spot of wiring, fill it with fluids and go for a drive.

Many, many thanks to Rob F who helped me out on the marathon 11 hr shift yesterday for nowt but a fish supper and an oil change. Top lad.

The car itself has Koni adjustable suspension, a fidanza lightweight flywheel, GT4 front brakes, Mk2 Turbo rears, Mk2 Turbo ARB to be fitted, some Mk2 leather seats, momo steering wheel, apexi induction, and a set of Azev A replicas.

Future plans are a megasquirt ECU and possibly a set of throttle bodies. Will be attending some PH meets in it in the next few months, keep an ear out for it.


Ta,
Olie

[JulianCRX]

Hi fellow CRXUK'er

Nice looking MR

[SimonV8ster]

Whats that then, a 3 litre in it ??!!

[blowy84]

[OlberJ]

SimonV8ster said:

Whats that then, a 3 litre in it ??!!

That's right, from a Toyota Camry/Lexus GS. We strip them down, work them over and slip them into Mr2's.

Should be making around 200bhp and 200lb/ft of torque with a soundtrack to suit : http://www.vimeo.com/1496510

Got it cranking tonight but flooded it. will start it 2moro. Crail on Sunday to see how it does.

[JulianCRX]

That sounds fabulous!

[OlberJ]

Cheers Julian, it's the Skytune exhaust that really sets that one off.

We're particularly proud of how that one turned out.

[SimonV8ster]

Good stuff !! Is it an easy conversion then ?? Haven't heard of this before.

[OlberJ]

It's a fair bit of work to put one in a Mk1, Mk2 is a straight swap nearly.

[URL]www.twobrutal.co.uk[/url} has all the details.

Here's my bosses write up of hot to do it http://www.mr2mk1club.com/V6MR2.html

Utterly, utterly transforms the car into something rather special.

[OlberJ]

And, as of this morning, the engine is running. Just needs exhuast refitting and timing set, then i get to drive it on the road!

Jus hope this rain has stopped by then.

[SS HSV]

OlberJ said:

It's a fair bit of work to put one in a Mk1, Mk2 is a straight swap nearly.

[URL]www.twobrutal.co.uk[/url} has all the details.

Here's my bosses write up of hot to do it http://www.mr2mk1club.com/V6MR2.html

Utterly, utterly transforms the car into something rather special.

Brilliant enthusiasm which shines throughout the read, took me about an hour to read through but thouroughly enjoyed it.

I think that rather than try and squeeze a turbo in there I would go for a small shot of nitrous. Even 70hp would make all the difference as it is the way it is delivered, similar to a turbo on boost.

Now all I need is to find someone that can help me with my own conversion which was the Opel Monza 3.0 shed of the week, which hopefully is going to get as LS1 under its bonnet with a tremec T56. That is purely a pipe dream at the moment

[OlberJ]

SS HSV, we love anything that's an engineering feat so post up a build thread and we'll do our best to help with it. There's a TONNE of knowledge on TB, and that swap would be extremely brutal.

[OlberJ]

Headed up to Crail on Sunday to run in the new engine :



and the times i managed



Will get some videos up soon hopefully.

[Negative Creep]

Alwyas liked the mark one, in fact I'm thinking of buying one soon. Yours does look very nice indeed

[OlberJ]

Some up to date pics of the Black beast, now with skytune exhasut fitted.

[allezcomp]

I thought this was familiar... Then I remember almost(!) keeping up with you on the North East hoon in the 525i!

Looking good mate, and good one on Rob for helping in the way he did.