Mitch his aw11 20v

[Mitch-aw11]

Hey Guys,

I'm Mitchell, living in the northern part of Holland, driving an aw11 for about 3 months now. Big jap fan, and this is my 3th mr2.

Idea is to take it on the track but still keep it road worthy. But before i can go on track i want to make sure she's ready for it.
The car is from 1988, has done 315.xxx km so far and is still going! Engine is replaced though, and now it's got an Blacktop 20v with 115.xxx km.

Engine
JDM 4A-GE 20V VVT blacktop engine
Center exit exhaust (RS*R 4-1 header, Magnaflow muffler & 2x 60mm end tips)
TODA adjustable exhaust cam pulley
T3 75mm velocity stacks
T3 aluminium single row crank pulley
R1 Wurks aluminium underdrive alternator pulley
R1 Wurks aluminium underdrive waterpump pulley
HKS timing belt
HKS SLD (Speed Limit Defencer)
Shimmed oil pump relief valve
Oil filter relocation kit
Oil cooler
Polyurethane engine mount inserts
Relocated coolant overflow bottle (MA70 Supra Turbo)
Removed evap charcoal canister

Transmission
C160 6-speed gearbox (No LSD)
93+ MR2 shifter
TRD shift knob
TRD Clutch
TRD Pressure Plate
Speed Source brass shifter cable bushings

Suspension
D2 36-Way Adjustable Coilovers
D2 Front Sway Bar End Links
Polyurethane Suspension And Sway Bar Bushings
Suspension Technics Front Sway Bar
Suspension Technics Rear Sway Bar
High & Tight front & rear sway bar end links
T3 RCA's
Twos-R-Us rear tie rods
TRD Stage 1 Alignment

Brakes
Front:
WMS big-brake kit (4-pots)
Toyota Camry discs (redrilled to 4x100)
Performance Friction PFC01 pads (Compound 01)
Goodridge SS braided brake lines

Rear:
Stock calipers
Stock discs
Porterfield R4S pads
Goodridge SS braided brake lines

High & Tight style BMC brace
Red painted brake calipers
DOT 5.1 Brake Fluid

Steering
HKB 350mm steering wheel (with HKB boss hub and TRD horn button)
Quaife 2.5 ratio steering rack
Polyurethane steering rack bushings


Wheels
5Zigen Beckets FN-01R rims (16x7 ET35, Matt Black, Forged, 5.3kg / 11.7lbs each)
215/40 ZR 16 Pirelli P-Zero Nero tires
Aluminium lug nuts (16.5gr / 0.58oz each)

Body
JDM tail lights (smoked turn signals and reverse lights)
Clear front lenses
Smoke side indicators
Color coded side mirrors
Gutted trunk & frunk
Modified rear bumper beam (weight reduction)
18.2 license plates
Flatblade wipers
Twos-R-Us engine lid prop rod

Interior
OEM volt gauge
VDO oil pressure gauge
VDO oil temperature gauge
Removed all sound deadening material

ICE
Pioneer DEH-P9600MP head-unit
Pioneer CD-UB100 USB adapter
Pioneer TS-C171PRS front speakers
JBL GTO327 rear speakers

Cause pictures say more then thousand words...
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8158/20567917823858735552998.jpg
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[tommundy]

Welcome to the forums!

That has a great stance, very nice indeed!

The engine bay looks nice and simple! I'm very jealous! :lol:

Cheers,
Tom

[Mitch-aw11]

Thank you! I really into a clean and simple engine bay.

At the moment she is in winter mode hehe.
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/2169/fotohy.jpg

Regards,
Mitchell

[charged]

Looking good there Mitchell!

Thanks for sharing with us.

How do you find the coilovers for road use? also, where did you purchase them from?

Thanks

Ollie

[charged]

Ps, love the centre exit exhaust

[Woodsport]

That's a great looking Mk1 you have there, an impressive list of mods.... i like a lot.

[Mitch-aw11]

Thank you all for the great comments!

The coilovers are good for road use here in Holland. But I life in a part where we got nearly no speed bumps etc. It's all flat here!
But I have had people complaining (passengers..) telling me the coilovers are too hard for daily use, but i guess it's just getting used to.

The coilovers came from a guy who put em up for sale in holland. But i guess you can find them on ebay aswell..?

Although the car is nearly the way i want it to be, i still got a to-do list for it:
- Weld a small hole in the bottom (required for new mot). We thoroughly checked the car and its the only bad part of the body.
- Get a new MOT, it needs a new one before march 27th.
- Respray the inside of the frunk, unfortunately my clutch cilinder started leaking 3 weeks ago. Reacted with the paint.. Replaced it with new cilinder!
- Replace all valve stem seals.
- Replace sparks, oil, filters.
- Replace all tyres for toyo r888.
- Find out why my oil cooler leaks, i guess its the hoses + couplers. So either they get fixed or replaced.
- Respray the front bumper.

Last thing i have been looking into is getting better cams. Anyone has any experience with different cams in a 20v?

All engine work (except the cams) needs to be done prior to the summer. As i wanna hit the track when the weather is getting better.

[gonae86]

very nice spec car.
congratulations.
can you let us know how thick are the oil pump shims and what effect did that have on the oil pressure ?
and also why have you decided to do it ?

thank you

[Mitch-aw11]

very nice spec car.
congratulations.
can you let us know how thick are the oil pump shims and what effect did that have on the oil pressure ?
and also why have you decided to do it ?

thank you

I have not done the modification with the oil pump shims. But I asked the previous owner and he didn't remember how thick these shims were.
He did notice the oil pressure being slightly higher when the engine is cold after the modification :cool:

[Ben]

That's a lovely car, Mitch. I had a black-top 20v in an AE111 Trueno a little while ago, always thought it's be a great engine in a Mk1 :)

[Moutonnoir]

magnifique, la plus belle :clap:
voluntarily writing in French

[Mitch-aw11]

magnifique, la plus belle :clap:
voluntarily writing in French

Thank you! :D

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

Just cought the thread. She's a beauty!!
Two quick questions. What make are the itb socks you are using? And what make are the wheel arch extension?
Cheers Dean

[AW11mike]

Hey Dean,your really wanting to be in the wide arch club now ! :+:

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

The more I look the more I want! Next year defo!

[AW11mike]

thet look like universal arches to me!, like mine. then just modify them to fit!

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

like these
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Glosy-Universal-fender-flares-wide-arches-JDM-rocket-bunny-style-wheel-extension-/221454595936?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item338fb8f760

[AW11mike]

mmm, they are nice,but only 70mm wide though, mine are 100mm. depends on how wide you want it to be! :D

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

Need to see a few in actual. Can not find one I don't like!
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2014/06/ED4B2BD6462D476FA22EB1441283016C_zpszbcp-1.jpg (http://s1055.photobucket.com/user/BIGBOYZJUNK/media/ED4B2BD6-462D-476F-A22E-B1441283016C_zpszbcpgtmu.jpg.html)

[AW11mike]

It's funny parking my wide arch, next to a standard one! So aggressive compered to standard! I could never have a standard arch AW11 again!:) only took me 27 hours to do mate! The most awkward bit was extending the front arch liners! , but that's just a little bit of plastic welding ! Get it done Dean!:)

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

Once I have had some time on the road in the beast !
It's on the list
Haven't even finished the initial project yet but todos are coming!! Tuned head, arch extensions

[AW11mike]

It will never be finished!:) 50 shot NOS next for mine!, and carbon bonnet!:)

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

Carbon hood. I could only find them in the US. You know of any uk suppliers??
I got a fibreglass one but I will just repair it and put it on the bay

[AW11mike]

I could only find in US too! Was thinking of getting some pre-preg and making one myself! Just need to make a mould, which is the hardest and most expensive bit!

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

Not sure how true this is
http://www.sfsperformance.co.uk/prod_carbon.asp?make=toyota

[AW11mike]

Worth a look!:)

[BIGBOYZJUNK]

I emailed them a couple of times without reply :(

[AW11mike]

I will send some too mate!

[bigbacon]

can I ask a question if the owner of this still exists.

in this photo http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/8151/17883125.jpg

was the shift cable sitting on the exhaust shield? Did that cause any issues? I have the same thing going on and I am not sure if I should just figure out how to get the cable away from the header or put the shield on and just let hte cable lay on it.

http://starshipvonbraun.com/ss/WP_20150603_18_04_37_Pro.jpg