88 MR2 SC

3:30 AM

Just went for a drive through the winding roads of Highway 23 early this morning.... T-tops off... windows down... heater on setting 2... wind blowing cool on my face... amber shades on and the morning sun skimming the country side trees and green hills... The car gripping the turns and then smoothly back on the accelerator coming out of each corner...The tires are warm and so are all the fluids...no other cars on the road... engine revving into the 6000 range and the sound of the car shifting between 2nd and 3rd... Life can not get any better then these moments...

Picked up the car today... $1,300....he did a pretty damn good job... I'm happy....  (1) less weight up front   (2)  I can now drive up driveway into carport   (3) passenger fender not sticking out   (4) looks better and he did a great job matching paint color...

Dropped the car off at Rich & Famous Auto Body this morning... Spoke with Sy... Sy is the brother of John ... They are Armenian ... John takes care of interior and Sy does body work... He's going to replace the passenger side panel that was never fixed correctly as well as factory front spoiler and match paint with side panel blending... Now all I can do is keep my fingers crossed... it will be around $1,400...

Spec data for a 1988 Toyota MR2 SC BHP: 145 at 6400 RPM Torque: 140 ft/lbs at 4000 RPM Source: Toyota Curb Weight: 2605 lbs. Weight Distribution: 44.5% Front / 55.5% Rear Fuel Capacity: 10.8 US gallons 0-60 MPH Time: 6.5-7.0 seconds Lateral Acceleration: .78-.80G Source: Various car magazine test results. Crank pulley/harmonic balancer diameters: 130mm alternator, 145mm supercharger. Rim sizes: 14 X 6.0 inches (stock) Alternate sizes: 15 X 7.0 Rim Offset: 33mm Tire Sizes: 185/60/HR14 (stock) Alternate sizes: 195/55/14, 205/60/14 (rear only), 205/50/14, 195/50/15 Tire circumference for best speedometer accuracy: 71" or 800mm (195/50/15) Top Speed: 129 MPH headlights up, 132 MPH headlights down. Boost: 3 PSI at 1000 RPM in 5th gear 6 PSI at 2000 RPM 7 PSI at 3000 RPM 8 PSI at 4000 RPM 8 PSI at 5000 RPM 8.25 PSI at 6000 RPM

Very sad day.... I drove to work... parked in the same spot... put on the hand brake but not in gear... Mark asked me around 7:40 whether I moved my car... went to look at it... The car rolled by itself and hit a large rock... if that rock was not there it might have rolled off the 300+ foot drop hill... I pulled the spoiler off becaise it was just hanging down on one side... I called Rich and Famous body shop... I'm taking the car there this Friday and I cxled Willow Springs for Sunday... This is life...