88 MR2 SC

Leaving for Japan tomorrow... just dropped off the car at the shop... There going to fix the cold start problem... also install steering wheel, shift knob, peddles, new Optima red top battery... replace the dash, and inside window frames that are cracked... Oh, and also the speedometer :) we will see on that... I found out that this Asian dude ( Jason ? ) at the track owns a paint and body shop... so when I get back I will be taking him my car to give me a quote.... Monterey Park Auto Body 401 Monterey Pass Rd Monterey Park , CA 91754 Also registered for a track day at Willow springs on November 16th... turns out it's the same day as the UF1 winter series race start...

went to get a quote this morning.... 6 months, $14,000.... nuff said... moving on....

Had a chance to clean the car out better... and driving through the hills is amazing... holly shit I love this car sooooooo much... WOW.... and I haven't even pushed it to it's limit.... Going in tomorrow 8AM to talk to Alex at Body and Paint place to see what he can do and maybe get a price... I'm hoping they will be able to do some of the work on the interior ???

Finished work early today and had time to go through the car for the first time since I bought it... Removed useless crap like speakers, tire jack, and misc parts sitting in frunk...

Picked up the car this morning.... First impression is that it drives way better, but not perfect... The transmission has to be fixed... The steering wheel still makes noise when I turn... But over all it pretty damn nice... I don't need to change the muffler... sounds great.... Hopefully I'll have time Sunday afternoon to clean the inside and maybe fix the rear box...

Well my car passed smog... He still hasn't fixed speedometer yet ???? Said he would try before this morning when he's sending someone to pick me up from home at 8AM... The AC still needs a part but I will just return car back when he gets it... Looking forward to driving her today... coming home from work I'll take the mountain route :) Packages of parts arrived yesterday....

Spoke with Anthony today.... They are still trying to resolve smog issue... they think it's the ignition switch which they ordered but arrived broken from Toyota so they have another one coming in tomorrow... He said that might also fix my speedometer issue ??? I'm hoping car will be ready Thursday morning... Also received my rear center storage box... more parts should arrive tomorrow and dash should get here Thursday... Then I need to get the car into upholstery place Anthony said can replace my dash...

Drove to the shop this morning to see if the car was parked outside... The wheels look nice and the tires look bad ass... car doesn't seem lower though ??? maybe a little... The new instrument cluster is still sitting on the passenger seat ???

Looks like my car didn't pass smog even with a new catalytic converter... also he didn't get around to fixing speedometer and AC... WTF are they doing... Anthony always has en excuse... so now were looking at next week sometime... I think there open tomorrow and Saturday... I might just drive down to look at it....

Bought a complete front dash in black for $235 shipped from North Carolina... Spoke with Anthony again today... looks like they didn't get much work done on the car,,, hopefully be able to pick it up Friday morning...

Spoke with Anthony yesterday... pretty much all done... they fixed the AC but there is still a leak, so there going to find it Monday... also going to check the speedometer and possibly install the new gauge cluster that I brought him... He said he drove the car and was impressed at how well it handled... He did say that there was still a little grinding going in 3rd gear but suggested to leave it alone for now and maybe down the road... Last thing is to check out the Catalytic converter and see if the car will pass smog... so I'm hoping to pick up the car next Friday first thing and then take the car to the paint and body shop he suggested... just so I can get and idea of what I'm looking at and maybe get that shop to order a front bumper and whatever other parts they might need now, so were not waiting later...