When i last left it the wiring was still a bit of a mess so i got all that wrapped up.
Made a quick bracket for the OBDII port.
The diagnostic port was missing but the original systems for the abs are still there so i fitted a spare i had.
Of course it also got a quick bracket.
My friend had supplied some gauges that he wanted fitting along with the required oil filter sandwich plate and sensors.
Harness made up to supply power and illumination for when the dash lights are on.
And the gauges will fit above the radio
Of course they need a mounting plate.
Card template
Followed by a steel copy
Will fit nicely there
Bit of paint and some screws to fix it in place. Yes something needs doing about that led.
Next up on the list of jobs is another bracket, I'm sensing a theme here.
A problem with this car is a lack of 12v outlets the only one is high up on the dash and pretty much always in the way. Even more so if your trying to run something in the passengers footwell.
So i bought a panel mount 12v outlet and it will fit under the glove box somewhere around here.
A bracket is made which will pick up on the bottom glove box fixing point and a hole in the dashboard frame which you cant see.
A bit of satin black paint blends everything in nicely, could almost have been there from the factory.
It it powered from a pair of wires i ran while fixing the wiring for the oem cig lighter.
Side project alert.
Another friend wanted a set of calipers repairing and since i had a set already stripped and powdercoated it was a quick job to rebuild them with new seals.
They do look good.
Back onto the main task at hand.
While the engine sounds mean just out of the manifolds my ears are starting to complain so it needs an exhaust.
This supplied backbox will make a great start.
Quite an uncommon beast that box.
There was a supplied merge which i will use, but the section after the flexi didnt fit so that got chopped off
Now its just a case of joining the 2 together.
The exhaust has to go above the rear subframe or you will end up clouting it on every small pebble you drive over.
Need to make some flanges up. I didnt have time so send a drawing off to my local laser cutters so time to get out the angle grinder and spend a lot of time with the hole saw.
After they all had the holes cut they needed a small groove adding in so the gasket has somewhere to go, i did this on the lathe.
And trimmed to shape
That was way too much work for a couple of flanges.
Anyway one complication with this build is the age of the chassis, its on the edge of being able to qualify for a non-cat test come MOT time. With it being a swap some places will put it through as a non-cat and some will demand proof of engine age ect.
Either way the simplest solution is to make the exhaust in such a way that will allow a standard mr2 cat to be bolted in at will.
I didnt have a standard decat pipe laying around so thats why i made 3 flanges instead of 1
After a good rub down and a bit of black paint i think thats good enough to get the car on the road.
I even managed to utilise the subframe exhaust hanger
Swapped over the intake manifold for one that he had painted previously to help brighten up the engine bay.
Chopped up and extended the throttle cable bracket to accept the longer mr2 cable.
Something really needed to be done about this boomerang bracket aswell.
I'm sure it fitted somewhere in the camry but it has nowhere to go in the mr2.
It holds the igniter and a noise filter so a quick bracket is called for.
I salvaged the clip that the noise filter fastened to so i don't have to drill a triangular hole.
Made up a plate for the igniter along with the requisite captive nuts, i didnt have any m5’s so had to make them.
Welded on the salvaged bit along with the captive nuts.
Simple stuff but helps keep the engine bay tidy
And a splash of black paint.
After 3 months sat in the workshop there was quite a bit of dust so i gave it an inside bath before her owner arrived.
The heater pipes i attempted to solder seem to have failed so needed replacing, my friend is bringing a new one with him when he comes to collect the car and ill fit it before he goes hence why the car had to stay on the stands and couldnt go outside for a proper wash.
My friend arrived and i got a few bits fitted which he brought up with him, the car came down off its stands without any incidents. They are possibly a bit high for getting a car on or off very often.
What was rather nice is being able to drive the car onto the trailer.
Well then now thats another one out of the way whats next.
A damn good tidy up, thats the next job
