When I first got the car aka trundle
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The car was a non runner due to a headgasket failure and the head had been removed but subsequently never repaired, it was in mint condition so perfect for a project
Decided I needed to go somewhat lower -
Used 2" lowering blocks on the rear with landy 90 damper (for the meantime!) and the fronts are trimmed mk2 MR2 rear springs with the dampers drained and then refilled with ep80/90 diff oil.
New wheels were in order -
Which then needed painting -
Result -
As there was no engine in the car the front was still sitting high but I restrained myself from adjusting it until the full weight of the new engine was in. I've also decided that I'll probably go down another inch
Being a 1.4 I had to source the required bellhousing, sump etc for "that swap" and as luck would have it a 1.7 on ebay just around the corner from me for £75 buy it now (and I had a 15% off paypal voucher!). A visit from Chris and pettaw later and it looked somewhat like -
Now came the wait.... I had arranged to buy an engine from a guy in dorset and "first week of the new year" turned into feb, and then march. When I finally went to get it, I turned up and it was a non runner that had been sat for 2 years - nothing as he had described! I went home empty handed and very annoyed...
Eventually I found myself an engine and a quick drive up to Oxford found me my new engine
And so this weekend I finally had a chance to do something with it. After a tidy up and removing/fitting bits and bobs along with a new cam belt it looked something like -
And then the next day -
Which is currently how it stands at the moment!
Andy P
