Unofficial name, officially mine *Bamboo* a friend for Panda

[Tamago]

picking it up tomorrow

2003 MR2 spyder

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e239/fatherdutami/Bamboo/12824537795266334181IM103565x421_A5.jpg

[PETERPOOP]

nice nice. black wheels in it's future?

[JumpmanYaris]

I say leave it stock maybe some lowering springs

[Brian]

Those cars are fun to drive. You gonna get the hard top for it?

[Tamago]

black wheels, yes, hard top, most likely. lowering springs, not for awhile (i'm gonna run C stock, so front swaybar, R comps, the most aggressive alignment i can pull off, and a catback exhaust and i'm set)

[tk-421]

Nicely done, Joel!
All I can do now is stare and :drool:

[Tamago]

Nicely done, Joel!
All I can do now is stare and :drool:

i'll put up some better pix tomorrow :D

[kustom play]

black wheels, yes, hard top, most likely. lowering springs, not for awhile (i'm gonna run C stock, so front swaybar, R comps, the most aggressive alignment i can pull off, and a catback exhaust and i'm set)

ugggggggggggggggggggggggg not a spyder, there the least reliable of the MR2 group and some say wost toyota ever due to the engine issues.

a lot of spyder guys are on there 3rd engine, mostly in the 00-03 range

good luck getting a hard top, they stopped making them quite some time ago, i think ones for sale on spyder chat for 3G but expect to pay top dollar when they do show up.

1st gens are the best for auto X, 1.5 are the best

something like this:

Year: 2000
Miles: 40,000
Driving Style: 48% freeway, 47% city, 5% twisty backroads
Cats replaced?: twice
Engine replaced?: thrice

Also wide range of other engine problems. Traded-in after 10,000 miles of non-stop problems.

1st mod should be replace cats with a header, no exceptions

<---started my MR2 venture in 03

[Tamago]

yup, i'll be gutting the pre- cats before the weekend is out :)

[Tamago]

don't mind the P&S pix, i can't afford a DSLR

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[CASTREX]

Awesome car!


And what's with the reliability issues?? Ain't that a good 'ol corolla engine in the back?

[kimona]

Nice MR2. I've always liked those things. Had a second generation all done up. So... let the fun begin. Geez, that wheel/tyre fitment is disastrous!

[Tamago]

Nice MR2. I've always liked those things. Had a second generation all done up. So... let the fun begin. Geez, that wheel/tyre fitment is disastrous!

the next time you use the word "poke" on a yaris, please keep the above pictures in mind :biggrin:

i'm switching the front wheels to a 15X7 +30 or +25 to fix the poke issues. the rears are gonna stay the same.

[Mouse]

I love the MR-S's....But I stopped looking at them when I realized I cant fit groceries in it. It's a great car if you have another car.

[ROCKLAND TOYOTA]

just like ENVRI'S......

[eTiMaGo]

I'd call it "Froggy" :D

[Tamago]

I'd call it "Froggy" :D

Sammakko is the current first-choice. Frog in Finnish.

[Tamago]

tamago the only thing i DONT find to MY liking is the color choice of the wheels. I love the poke on all four corners makes it look like it sticks to the pavement.


i'll ge a pro to shoot the car in sunlight. i've gotten nothing but compliments on the wheel color, (actually very close to the interior leather) plus they're filthy right now :redface:

[TheRealEnth]

They compliment the green really nice imo

[Morgan]

very happy for you, now you too can experience the fright of midengine-japanese-awesomeness


and +1 for gutting the precats!


good luck with all autoxing endeavors, watch out for the back end.... its like a cone magnet :wink:

[TheRealEnth]

well hes had the old mr2 so... =D

[Tamago]

very happy for you, now you too can experience the fright of midengine-japanese-awesomeness


and +1 for gutting the precats!


good luck with all autoxing endeavors, watch out for the back end.... its like a cone magnet :wink:

thank you! :) yes, it does handle much better than my 89 did :redface:

[thebarber]

sweet 2, tamago


we cant get those here

import one...

[Tamago]

here's a bump!

http://i39.tinypic.com/jihyjs.jpg

[Morgan]

can one have trailer envy?

[Tamago]

one can!

and tire envy too :D

[cali yaris]

now it's a 3 seater... see the box? :biggrin:

[JBougie]

I'm so jealous right now .... I have been eyeballing the Spyders for a while but with trying to get out of debt and paying tuition, the money isn't there :(

I found this one on CL and was about to empty out my savings .... lol

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/cto/1647072490.html

[Tamago]

mmmmmm tarrrrrrrrrrrrbowwwwwwwwwwwww

[Tamago]

speaking of Turbo:

http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/292689_10150971982098156_799498094_n.jpg

[Shroomster]

Awesome!! I thought you were dead man....

[Tamago]

no sir! just hibernating!

[tk-421]

So that's what all those hairy Joels do during the winter months! :biggrin:

[Tamago]

Yep, we go boost!

[Tamago]

this car is no longer among us :(. i was sideswiped by a drunk chick in a porsche Cayman, not 3 blocks from my house, and was forced from the road, where i semi-tboned a light pole. I've picked up another toyota to replace it, but i will miss this car immensely. I was making 275hp on stock block (and was only days away from ordering a built shortblock) when the accident happened.

[sickpuppy1]

That figures, as soon as you get a cool toy and theres light at the end of the tunnel, someones gotta flip the switch on the light....Glad your OK, thats the really important part.

[Tamago]

this is true, and thank you sir.

[Shroomster]

this is true, and thank you sir.

Glad you're ok man really terrible to hear about the car. We lost our yaris in August to a girl not paying attention, slammed us from behind and spun us around .....