Quote from: Superluminal on Yesterday at 10:31@househead Off topic, but I'd be really interested to hear your back to back experiences of Tein Vs Eibach springs. I'm on Teins and an extra 5mm of clearance would make a massive difference to me.

Yea, that extra clearance but still being lowered from stock is what made me switch springs from the Teins that the car came with. Had a few issues grounding out and even had to replace one of the front support bars after it took a good bashing.

Will update here once I get a chance to test it out a bit.

It's possible it pivots at the centre and is probably by design due to the airbag being there. Mine does the same.

Final part of the puzzle is the charge cooler kit. This places the charge cooler in the engine bay where the battery was. First up was fitting the mounting bracket which bolts to the engine mount using the existing mounts for the battery tray. Once this was in place the cooler itself could be fitted along with the new map sensor housing and connecting hoses. I'm planning on running a gauge that measures the intake air temperature of both the inlet and outlet on the cooler so the sensors for these were fitted but drilling and tapping the cooler in the appropriate places.
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The cooler is a snug fit but uses all the space available. Although the water side of the cooler hadn't been fitted the car was in a position to be started. So the engine was filled with Millers competition running in oil. The fuel pump disconnected electrically and the same with the coil packs the key was turned......a click from the starter but no turning of the starter motor!
A quick look around the car revealed I hadn't tightened up the earth cable between the gear box and the body. With this tightened up the ignition was once again tried and the starer worked this time. I cranked the engine over until the oil pressure light went out. Coil packs and fuel pump reconnected the car was turned over and burst into life settling to a nice idle with everything sounding like it should. I let the car warm up and check the throttle works, which it did.   The main job left now is to plumb in the water side of the charge cooler.

It is a case of removing the rear quarter to access the filter but it only takes a few minutes to pop off.

Next job to tackle was the final wiring connections. I'd already trial fitted the loom to work out where everything needed to go but hadn't fitted a grommet where it goes through the bulkhead or soldered the wires that need to be joined to the Toyota loom. I reused the grommet from the Toyota loom and got all the multiplugs through it, which was quite a squeeze but I got there in the end. All the various plugs were reconnected, there are 3 wires that need to be soldered to the MR2 loom near the ecu, that was the wiring completed. The conversion loom made it a very easy job.
The cooling system was next. I had a set of Mishimoto red silicone hoses for the MR2 that I'd bought when I first got the car but hadn't got around to fitting so now was a perfect time to do so. I bought the cooling system conversion kit which came with a silicone hose to go from the thermostat housing on the front of the block to the one of the metal pipes under the car to the front.
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There's a metal pipe on the front of the engine block that comes from the back of the thermostat housing, this is connected to a t piece. The branch from the tee goes to the lower feed on the expansion tank and the other outlet goes to the metal pipe nearest the passenger side under the car.
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The Final metal pipe from under the car is connected to a cast aluminium 45° housing. The original mr2 coolant pipe is used but cut in 2 just after the first elbow from the engine. Also coming from this housing is an outlet to the temp sensor housing on the head and a couple of smaller pipes. One of these goes to the coolant feed to the turbo, the pipes are 2 different sizes so are adapted using a barbed brass adaptor. The final pipe goes to the top of the coolant expansion tank, again these are 2 different sizes so I used a brass adaptor.
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With the coolant system all reconnected I decided it would be a good idea to buy a tester kit to check my work rather than find out on the maiden voyage. I filled the system with water first in case there was leak and pressurised it to 1.5 bar for 30 minutes. The radiator cap is rated to let by at roughly 1 bar so the coolant system should never see this sort of pressure. Everything held up so the system was drained and then refilled with coolant.
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I downloaded and saved to my own folder when they were updated years ago. I print a few off as and when to keep in the glove box.

I'm not sure there is a problem, having just checked mine, operates the same. Dead center nothing, or at least only with light pressure, same pressure on the peripheral 3 spokes. Beep.

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The pad is secured by 2 torx type screws/bolts.

Just as a word of caution. This forms part of the supplemental restraint system. Best to follow the correct process to avoid inadvertent deployment of the air bag.

I had my steering wheel leather covered and refitted a few weeks ago. I have just noticed the horn isn't working properly. Yes should have tested it at the time but didn't think about it. If I press the horn push square on in the centre it does nothing. If I press it around the edge of the airbag cover it works. I want to correct it before the MOT but taking it back to where it was done is not just 10 miles down the road.

How does the boss cover come off?
What would be causing it to not work across the whole range?

Quote from: Chilli Girl on May  8, 2026, 14:40There's me, a Committee member, having to ask where to find it!  Disgraceful!

We ALL have days where we cannot find stuffs. No need to judge ourselves too harshly.
Well done for having the humility to ask for help and getting the right result for both you and our potential new member.

@Joesson great find! 😁

@househead Off topic, but I'd be really interested to hear your back to back experiences of Tein Vs Eibach springs. I'm on Teins and an extra 5mm of clearance would make a massive difference to me.

Quote from: Chilli Girl on May  8, 2026, 14:40There's me, a Committee member, having to ask where to find it!  Disgraceful! :

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