Black 2002 and 2001 MR2 - Tommy Zooms / Hachiroku track car build

[manos3003]

Nice looking thing you've got there Tommy! How about some keyhole covers though?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[Logan]

They are FL cloth yep and in great nick, the ones out of Tricky's car actually. I'm sure i'll be picking your brain plenty, I may also be after some tein springs....

sounds good i would be interested in sorting out a deal for the seats then  s:) s:)

well I'm pretty sure your getting the suspension off my car from what Tricky has said to me   s:D s:D  

cheers tommy

Haha Yer it would seem so! Hope it's in good nick   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    How much extra are you after for the seats?Ill come over to you if needs be.

[tommyzoom99]

Nice looking thing you've got there Tommy! How about some keyhole covers though?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

thanks buddy

 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  i think i'll be ok without them its just adding weight   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  

They are FL cloth yep and in great nick, the ones out of Tricky's car actually. I'm sure i'll be picking your brain plenty, I may also be after some tein springs....

sounds good i would be interested in sorting out a deal for the seats then  s:) s:)

well I'm pretty sure your getting the suspension off my car from what Tricky has said to me   s:D s:D  

cheers tommy

Haha your it would seem so! Hope it's in good nick   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    How much extra are you after for the seats?Ill come over to you if needs be.

Yep its pretty much like new buddy so no worries there was rebuilt less than 12 months ago and probably only seen 750 miles since then.

regarding the seats im not sure on prices and things yet let me speak to the lad whos owns half the car with me and we'll figure something out, be more than happy for you to come to us we have a reasonable garage so could do the swap there and then.

cheers tommy

[manos3003]

Nice looking thing you've got there Tommy! How about some keyhole covers though?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

thanks buddy

 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  i think i'll be ok without them its just adding weight   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  


Well, 10 grams for a smoother surface that would reduce your drag?   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[tommyzoom99]

Nice looking thing you've got there Tommy! How about some keyhole covers though?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

thanks buddy

 s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  i think i'll be ok without them its just adding weight   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  


Well, 10 grams for a smoother surface that would reduce your drag?   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

now i never thought of that for a drag reduction system...... im sold   s:D s:D  

cheers tommy

[Jrichards20]

Next thing you'll be sellotaping up the body panel gaps tommy!   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[tommyzoom99]

Next thing you'll be sellotaping up the body panel gaps tommy!   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

haha   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:   not far off that now, running out of things to do on the car...................wait........i just read that out loud what a stupid statement, it will never be finished!

Small update

coilovers fitted went on know problems apart from the abs and brake line holes all full of paint / powder coat which is annoying but i'll just have to tap them out   s:roll: :roll: s:roll:  

the front is still sitting a bit high (lower than it was on teins but still needs another 10/15mm drop) but the rear is pretty much spot on might drop it another 5mm depending how it settles with a few miles on it, so just some fine tuning of the ride height and be ready to get the alignment done again.

heres some pics of it so far once its sitting properly at the correct ride height i'll get some proper pics it was half 10 by the time we finished last night   s:flame: :flame: s:flame:  











cheers tommy

[Jrichards20]

those arches...... mmmmmmmmmm   s:twisted: :twisted: s:twisted:

[Logan]

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Yep its pretty much like new buddy so no worries there was rebuilt less than 12 months ago and probably only seen 750 miles since then.

regarding the seats I'm not sure on prices and things yet let me speak to the lad whos owns half the car with me and we'll figure something out, be more than happy for you to come to us we have a reasonable garage so could do the swap there and then.

cheers tommy[/quote]






Sounds good to me, just give me a shout.

[tommyzoom99]

Hi All

small update got the ride height pretty close to where we want it still undecided on the rear could come down a bit still but going to have to see how it settles but may tweak it some more, but for now very happy with it finally have the front end out of the clouds  s:D s:D  









cheers tommy

[Jrichards20]

What an absolute beaut! Whens the next track day? and whats next on the plans?  s:) s:)

[Logan]

Looks great, spoiler really sets it off. Picking mine up next Saturday and picking up a hard top from near you on Sunday if you've decided on seats by then.

[tommyzoom99]

What an absolute beaut! Whens the next track day? and whats next on the plans?  s:) s:)

Cheers buddy

not sure really on whats next dont get me started  s:D s:D  , the rad and coilovers where a pretty big part of the puzzle, so for now get everything shaken down again and see whats going on regarding setup and other bits and bobs.

tyres are a big 1 too, once we have worn out the 1s on there do we go for some semi slicks or stick to some good road tyres like advan

I really need to under seal the car but thats about it should be a summer of track days and runs around the welsh mountains   s:bounce: :bounce: s:bounce:   hopefully be at oulton in may again

1 thing i was talking about with my mate was getting a second hand head and go aboutt building a proper head for the engine over the next 6 months/year, i mean we have cams and that now but the head is the real restrictive point for our engine, so with big valves and capability of revving 8k, fully gas flowed and port and polished this should make our engine 200BHP+ which would be nice but thats a bit of a pipe dream at the minute something to do slowly over time

but at the moment i just want to drive it and enjoy it

cheers tommy

[tommyzoom99]

Looks great, spoiler really sets it off. Picking mine up next Saturday and picking up a hard top from near you on Sunday if you've decided on seats by then.

thanks buddy

i have been talking to my mate about the seats, were still undecided maybe we could meet up if your in the area and have a good look at them and you can see ours, maybe seeing them in the flesh will make the decision easier.

cheers tommy

[Logan]

That works for me mate, happy to pay some your way too of course.Bit of cash towards the new head!

[tommyzoom99]

That works for me mate, happy to pay some your way too of course.Bit of cash towards the new head!

ok sounds like a plan, PM me when you know your going to be in the area and we can meet up somewhere to discuss the swap

cheers tommy

[Logan]

Pm on its way Tommy, finally got the car and it's great. I'll be watching this thread with interest as youve made such a good job of it.

[tommyzoom99]

HI All

went out for the first drive in the MR2 since coilovers seems to ride very nice obviously much more stiff than before but still ok over bumps and stuff and the handling now has been completely transformed though the bends it is so flat and planted, cant wait to track it to really see the limits.

Went up the horse shoe pass then down past bala lake and though dinas mawddwy which is a mountain pass and stopped in newtown to see a friend before returning home was a good shakedown everything feels solid and very happy with the suspension

Horse shoe pass stopped at the cafe for a snack



quick stop in bala town



dinas mawddwy















cheers tommy

[Logan]

Lovely pics!

[tomaky]

Spent my coilover money on a bloody tele  s:( s:(  cant wait for the turbo to be running, but i think its deffo going to need coilovers.

[manos3003]

Spent my coilover money on a bloody tele  s:( s:(  cant wait for the turbo to be running, but i think its deffo going to need coilovers.

At least you can now put coilovers on an MR2 in Gran Turismo   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[tomaky]

Saweeeet!

[1979scotte]

Spent my coilover money on a bloody tele  s:( s:(  cant wait for the turbo to be running, but i think its deffo going to need coilovers.

At least you can now put coilovers on an MR2 in Gran Turismo   s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:    s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

What about Hass/Thor/SP or PE turbo kits?  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

[tommyzoom99]

Spent my coilover money on a bloody tele  s:( s:(  cant wait for the turbo to be running, but i think its deffo going to need coilovers.

I would highly recommend coilovers, has completely transformed the car feels absolutely planted now, the biggest improvement is the reduced body roll compared to teins and looks soooo much better lower, it might do with some more lowering but i'll give it a few more miles to settle yet to see what we are dealing with, and as a bonus as well we dont need to roll the arches any more than they already have been, where as on teins they needed more rolling   s:D s:D  

cheers tommy

[J03]

Absolute cracking looking car is this. I love the purposeful, practical nature of everything that's been done & it's a credit to you mate.