Craig, in August 2013 fancied purchasing a T-Bar Toyota MR2 Turbo…taking a big jump he purchased this as his latest project….

 

Its fair to say that if I had seen this lying around I doubt I would feel inclined to take this on as a project, clearly an enormous amount of work needed to be done!

In the picture above, with front wheels fitted – its worth a mention but in order to get the rear moving, a custom subframe with castors attached was bolted on as a temporary measure just to transport the vehicle – genius.

Work quickly commenced and Craig’s garage (SBits) cracked on, as progress was immediately made!

Taking the top half of the engine apart, cleaning, refurbishing and rebuilding.

Heat shield for the turbo, not only looks good and an improvement on a turbo blanket but has longevity too.

Rebuilt with the charge cooler and that’ll be the engine ready to roll – looking brand new and already taking shape!

Here is the spec list:

• MR2 Smooth Rear Light Panel
• Celica Side Repeaters
• Blitz Nur Spec Exhaust
• Berk Decat Downpipe
• KO Racing Induction Kit
• HKS Dump Valve
• Blitz DSBC Boost Controller @ 1.2 Bar
• Charge Cooler
• NGK HT Leads & NGK BKR7E Spark Plugs
• TRD Oil Cap and Coolant Cap
• Mr2 Strut Brace
• XS Power Rear Strut Brace
• TRD Rear Anti Roll Bar
• Full Polyurethane bush kit
• Gen K2 Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror
• Border Sideskirts
• Bomex front bumper
• Border Rear Spats
• Ganador Mirros
• Carbon Fibre Intake Scoops
• CT26 Hybrid Turbo
• Walbro Fuel Pump
• JDM Boot mat
• Lifeline Slimline Fire Marshall
• ’99 Revision 5 Rear Wing
• Stebel Nautilus Horn
• Sony CDX-DAB700U
• MOMO Steering Wheel & Boss
• Coloured LED Lighting
• TRD Gear Knob
• Carbotech Brake Pads
• SBITS Bonnet Dual Hydraulic Gas lift kit
• Full Body Respray in Pure black
• Apexi Power FC
• Apex Lowering Springs
• 18″ Volk Racing Alloy Wheels

The interior utilises some Recaro seats from a Mitsubishi Evo 7.

Respray in jet black to finish the car off.

A quite simply stunning MR2, saved from a scrap man and bought back to its full glory and in such a short amount of time – this is one of the most impressive builds I have read this summer!

I gather the next step is a fully forged engine – we’ll be eagerly watching out for updates!

Credit to:

SBITs – 83 High Street Dodworth Bamsley South Yorkshire S75 3RQ
01226 297781
[email protected]

IMOC.co.uk – International MR2 Owners Club

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