Hi Everyone!

[Rinzler]

Hi everyone!,:)

New to the site, so please bear with me while I get my bearings.

Great to see a community dedicated to the MR2!.

I have always loved the MR2, wanted one since high school, I have a stunning 89 sky blue MR2 which is the love of my life. When I get settled in here and figure everything out I will gladly put a pic up. She's currently getting a full restoration.

Had a quick look in the garage, there is some beautiful examples on here, nice!.

So great to see them being loved and cared for.

Well glad to be a member here, look forward to getting to know like minded people who love the MR2.

Many thanks.

[Master-B]

Welcome along, youll find tons of resource here for your resto, where are you based?

[Rinzler]

Hi, thanks!.

I'm from Northern Ireland.

[Master-B]

Theres a few people who post on here from your side of the water, they are pretty active with shows & runs etc http://www.mr2mk1club.com/forumdisplay.php?101-Northern-Ireland

[Rinzler]

Hi there,

Sweet, that's cool!. Would very much like to get my MR2 out there for shows when she's ready!.

Many thanks!.

[tommundy]

Welcome to the club! :)

As mentioned by Kris, there's a great bunch of people over on your side of the pond. It may be a bit quiet over winter for meetings but come early spring, there should be people out and about.

Have you got any pictures of your car to show us?

Cheers,
Tom

[Rinzler]

Thanks for the kind welcome!.

That's great there are some fellow MR2 owners on my side of the pond, I will be putting some pics up hopefully over the weekend. I am currently getting mine restored at the moment, my 89 is getting the mechanical restoration first then hopefully all being well new year off she goes to the bodyshop for a full re-spray!.

Had a glance through some of the other members cars here, lovely to see such beautiful examples here, you can see allot of time and passion has gone into them, great to see them being restored, loved and enjoyed as they are such amazing cars.

[alpha13]

hello rinzler. just seeing you post now..sorry.. welcome aboard from the irish contingent :) :) there is plenty of help and info freely available if you need it in the whole club..what ever the query :D did you say sky blue???? as in helios blue??? if so you will be super popular when you turn up with us to the shows next year... as it is a rare colour and very popular one too :D :D.
i would suggest contacting colin aka mr2mk1 on here or email mr2mk1ireland@gmail.com so you can be added to the email list and kept up to date on anything coming up. if you need it we can also organise for you a copy of the toyota BGB book..which you can find on the site here if you need it sooner..i think kevin had it if i remember rightly...
looking forward to seeing your car when you get out and having a good auld natter LOL :) :)
again sorry for not welcoming you sooner :D

[alpha13]

p.s thanks kris and tom for the kind words about us over here.... great bunch in the club in general :D :D

[Kateg28]

Took you long enough Mark!

Welcome to Rinzler. The Irish bunch are very friendly and welcoming, Mark was very very helpful when I bought my SC from Kerry. I met up in a small town for dinner and compared cars. I will find out where the photos are and post some up of the two cars together.

However, Mark is right, the Irish lot are brilliant and friendly but so are we, on the other side of the Irish channel. One day I dream of all of us getting together, either in ireland or just over here. One day!

[alpha13]

Took you long enough Mark!

Welcome to Rinzler. The Irish bunch are very friendly and welcoming, Mark was very very helpful when I bought my SC from Kerry. I met up in a small town for dinner and compared cars. I will find out where the photos are and post some up of the two cars together.

However, Mark is right, the Irish lot are brilliant and friendly but so are we, on the other side of the Irish channel. One day I dream of all of us getting together, either in ireland or just over here. One day!

LOL your right kate... took the eye off the ball on that one LOL missed it completely :D :D :D
hopefully one day we might manage to get a group of us to go over there and meet up with a load of you over there..
fingers crossed kate :) :)

[Rinzler]

Thanks alpha13 and kateg28!.:)

It is great to see these cars being so well cared for and loved by great people!. Would be awesome to meet up!.

My 89 is undergoing a full restoration at the moment which includes getting the engine restored and painted as well!. I will try and get pics up into the garage section here as soon as I can, have to get a new cable for my camera to upload them to my computer.

I tried finding the actual specific colour name for it, I think it's sly blue, I have seen a couple here on the garage very very close to mine. So maybe you guys know the specific name for it. There's probably numerous variants of that blue out there?.

I also have an 88mk1b white one as well!. Needs allot of love but she will rise and be beautiful once more!.

The 89 came with nearly every single receipt inc the original sales documents from the showroom, servicing records, plus the original owners manuals, leaflets like the suspension leaflets, what fuel and oil to use plus the original Toyota travel manual stating recommended garages by Toyota if out traveling etc, plus all the tax discs and m.o.t. certificates, only failed one m.o.t. for something silly few years ago according to the previous owners notes that also came with the car. I was truly overwhelmed by the history that came with the car as it tells the cars story and I appreciate that.

alpha13 never saw a yellow MR2 before, was that original or was it changed to that?. Looks a really nice one, have you had the car long?.

Oh Kateg28 had a browse at yours too, super nice also!. Great to see such beautifully restored MR2's here!. They totally deserve that kind of love and attention.:)

[Kateg28]

I doubt it is called sly blue....

If you meant sky blue then it is officially called light blue pearl (I think) but everyone knows it as Helios blue. Google Helios blue mr2 and look at the pictures.

It is a lovely colour for them.

[jimi]

Despite what people say, Helious Blue isn't a Toyota colour, it's VW colour.
It could either be 8G2 (Ice Blue Pearl) or 8B8 (Light Blue Metallic) The paint code is on the VIN plate in the front boot.
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2010/07/mk1vinplate-1.jpg

In the bottom circle, the first 3 characters, the example shown is 3E5 (Super Red)

[Rinzler]

Ah I see, thanks for the tips, will check that out!. Closet I could find here in your awesome gallery is Gilles27 stunning MR2, that's the colour on my 89. My 88 is just the traditional white.

[jimi]

IIRC 8G2 was a '89 colour

[alpha13]

hi rinzler. no my car was originally white. but it was painted and upgraded so to speak in japan. i imported it a few years back and have it no 4 and a half years :) :) it is a very early supercharger model and one of the cross over mk1a/mk1b model mk1b that has some bits of a and b :) :) :) making it even more unique in my opinion...and extra special to me :) :) lol
kates mr2 is a lovely one indeed... i seen it when she collected it over here... gorgeous car.. and one that will be well looked after and appreciated by kate too :D :D you could tell straight away when you meet her :D :D :D :)

[Rinzler]

Hi alpha13, so it's an early supercharged model, sweet, have to say I have never seen a yellow one, it looks the ticket, a few wee personal touches here and there is what adds personality to the car making it unique to the owner!. It looks a lovely example, is this your first MR2 or have you had ones before?.

Yep Kates MR2 looks stunning!, I really like that colour!.

I've had my white one 6 years and the blue one I got this year, the white one needs a serious amount of work, it's being more a less rebuilt from the ground up. Hence the amount of time spent on it and when I can afford parts, but I know the white one can be brought back to her former glory. I just live and breathe these cars, I may not be an expert on them, you guys would know way more than me, but I have a passion for these cars and I enjoy learning new things about them that I didn't know previously. I have skimmed through some posts on the forums which have provided some new insights into the cars themselves I didn't know and getting to read some of the members journeys in restoring their cars has also been a joy to read!.

[Kateg28]

I fell in love with my MR2 and adore the colour. When it is shiny and clean it is utterly beautiful. It does spend most of it's time wrapped up in a ventilated car port with a proper cover on and a battery conditioner. A very cosseted car.

You ought to post a thread as you restore your white one so we can watch it and maybe sometimes offer help and advice along the way. These types of threads always go down well.

[Gilles27]

Closet I could find here in your awesome gallery is Gilles27 stunning MR2, that's the colour on my 89.
If yours is like mine then yes it's known most commonly as Helios Blue. Mine isn't very stunning at the moment (See http://www.mr2mk1club.com/showthread.php?14567-Bump!).

[alpha13]

Hi alpha13, so it's an early supercharged model, sweet, have to say I have never seen a yellow one, it looks the ticket, a few wee personal touches here and there is what adds personality to the car making it unique to the owner!. It looks a lovely example, is this your first MR2 or have you had ones before?.

Yep Kates MR2 looks stunning!, I really like that colour!.

I've had my white one 6 years and the blue one I got this year, the white one needs a serious amount of work, it's being more a less rebuilt from the ground up. Hence the amount of time spent on it and when I can afford parts, but I know the white one can be brought back to her former glory. I just live and breathe these cars, I may not be an expert on them, you guys would know way more than me, but I have a passion for these cars and I enjoy learning new things about them that I didn't know previously. I have skimmed through some posts on the forums which have provided some new insights into the cars themselves I didn't know and getting to read some of the members journeys in restoring their cars has also been a joy to read!.

yes rinzler it is an early one.. first one built was in august 86 and mine was built in september :D :D :D *big grin* :) :) and on top of that yes it is my first one too :) :) wanted one since i was 8 and took a long time to get one and boy did i hit the jackpot LOL :) :)
my pride and joy... only bad thing is the paint is somewhat faded :( :( :( and needs a respray which i havent been able to get done as of yet :( :( :(
i can agree, kates car is a stunner and lovely colour too :) :) there is plenty of people on here who know lots more than loads of us..and are more than happy to share that knowledge with anyone interested in learning it rinzler..the passion and interest is the most important thing.. after that the rest will follow... ther has been plenty of times when i thought i knew stuff only to find out i was in fact wrong.. but that is fine with me..the more i am proved wrong the more new stuff i am actually learning about them :) :) LOL :) :)
fair play to you on the dedication with the white one... it will be a source of pride and satisfaction for you when it is out and about :) :) :)

[Rinzler]

Hiya Kate, that's great you keep your car well protected, a battery conditioner?, never thought of that one!, must get one of them!.

I do have some pics of the white one with some of the work done on it, I have carried out some body repair on it along with my brother, will have a look for them!.

Hi Gilles27!, so it looks like mine could well be a helios blue?. It is a lovely colour!. Well my friend like anything it takes time to get the cars to where we want them to be. My 89 (blue one) is totally original, same paint the day it left the factory, when I get my pics up you will see areas of faded paint, but she is getting a full respray in the new year sometime. For an original car she is in superb shape, original shocks and springs etc, original clutch, that was the only thing wrong with it, the clutch was starting to go but I got a new one for it.

Like anything worth while doing, it takes time!. You can't rush perfection!.

Hey Alpha13!. Dude that's seriously a nice piece of machinery, an early one too!. I don't know much about the super charger models but from what I have read they are supposed to be pretty amazing. Paint looks pretty clean to me. Man nothing like owning your dream machine!.

I first clocked eyes on the MR2 when I was in high school I was 13 at the time, my life changed forever!. I knew one day I would have one. I bought my white one few years ago, roughly an 80% solid original car but in need of a full restoration, soon as I saw it, I had to have it!, yes it needs the full works to bring it back to her former glory, but I know in my heart that car can be great once more!.

I bought my blue one this year, I was originally looking at an 06 Celica and my brother found the blue 89 MR2 just by chance, I got the same goose bumps as the day I picked up the white one so I knew there and then the blue one was for me!.

Oh meant to ask Kate is that colour the original colour on yours?. I have seen loads of white ones, red and black ones, but never one in that colour.

Totally Alpha13 every day you can learn something new, or something you thought was the case turned out to be a car myth etc, but as you say always look at as a positive, everything you learn will come in handy, I know a little bit about them, worked on my white one abit, but there is way more people out there and here at the club that would run rings round me with knowledge and skills, so it will be nice to learn new things about the cars, I particularly love reading the cars journeys into being restored, every car has their story!.

[Kateg28]

Yes, mine is an original colour. It is called Medium Red Pearl but we all call it Mica Red. I have seen one other car in the same colour in the UK but am aware that there has been two others, no idea if they are still on the road. There is a beautiful one in New Zealand as well, also a Supercharger. It is rare but beautiful and my favourite colour for them.

Photo of the two together (mine is in front):

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2011/10/043-1.jpg

You mentioned the differences (mine is also an SC but my previous two MR2s were N/A). The SC has a few more horses on tap, BHP rises from 127 to 145 and there is a slight increase in top end speed and it drops approximately a second off the 0-60 down to about 6.5 from 7.7 (depends on your source, others here will have more official figures). The difference though is actually in the driving. The SC is heavier and more powerful and it shows when you drive it. This does not make it better, the N/A is possibly more like a go kart and it's lightness is an asset. I like them equally to drive but for different reasons. I have an SC because this one came up in this colour and also I do like it's rarity (which does add value) but, I have said this before, a well set up N/A is arguably a better car than a badly set up, rusty SC.

I do like the sound of my engine in a tunnel as well

[alpha13]

Yes, mine is an original colour. It is called Medium Red Pearl but we all call it Mica Red. I have seen one other car in the same colour in the UK but am aware that there has been two others, no idea if they are still on the road. There is a beautiful one in New Zealand as well, also a Supercharger. It is rare but beautiful and my favourite colour for them.

Photo of the two together (mine is in front):

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2011/10/043-1.jpg

You mentioned the differences (mine is also an SC but my previous two MR2s were N/A). The SC has a few more horses on tap, BHP rises from 127 to 145 and there is a slight increase in top end speed and it drops approximately a second off the 0-60 down to about 6.5 from 7.7 (depends on your source, others here will have more official figures). The difference though is actually in the driving. The SC is heavier and more powerful and it shows when you drive it. This does not make it better, the N/A is possibly more like a go kart and it's lightness is an asset. I like them equally to drive but for different reasons. I have an SC because this one came up in this colour and also I do like it's rarity (which does add value) but, I have said this before, a well set up N/A is arguably a better car than a badly set up, rusty SC.

I do like the sound of my engine in a tunnel as well

ok first off kate... i see you used the official club photo..with richard in the back row with the obligatory engine bay lid up LOL :) :) and is that mikes car to the right????? :D :D
i cant agree with you on the NA being better than the SC but then i have never had the joy to drive a WELL SETUP NA :D :D and i am biased too :D :) :) :)

[Rinzler]

Hi everyone,

sorry haven't been on much lately, been busy with work!. Hope you all had a nice Christmas!. Finally got a couple of pics uploaded to the Garage of my baby!. Hope you guys like it!.