88 MR2 SC

TRACK TIRE https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?message=singleSize&tireMake=Hoosier&tireModel=R7&width=205%2F&ratio=50&diameter=15&cameFrom=selectSize&partnum=05ZR5R7

Just ordered new brake pads... Fronts AP242 R4-1  https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/Product/2586.html Rears AP309 R4-1  https://www.porterfield-brakes.com/Product/2679.html

recommended brake fluid from Brant...

Just arrived.... Roll cage will arrive Monday :)

Smog Guy...  619-727-3677 Referred by Christian with a Turbo Sentra... through text messaging...   $250... 218,200 miles on 10/19/19

Charles 4AGZE Blueprint Sheet Crankshaft Actual  Mains 1  1.889"  47.98 mm 2  1.889"  47.98 mm 3  1.889"  47.98 mm 4  1.889"  47.98 mm 5  1.889"  47.98 mm Rods 1  1.653"  41.98 mm 2  1.653"  41.98 mm 3  1.653"  41.98 mm 4  1.653"  41.98 mm Piston Diameters  3.206 "  82.8 mm Balance Weights in grams Pistons 310 Piston Pins  101 Piston Rings  19 Rods  411 Piston to wall clearance 1 .0045" 2 .0045" 3 .0040" 4 .0045" Main Bearing clearance 1-3 .0025" 4&5 .002" Rod Bearing clearance 1-3 .002" 4 .0018" Piston pin clearance 1-4 .001" Piston ring end gap Top .021" Second .024" Crankshaft endplay .002" Combustion chambers  1-4   39cc Valve clearance Intake  ...

Car fixed... Breaking in the clutch with normal city driving... The flywheel turned out to be aluminum so they were not able to re surface... Not ideal... but hopefully next year during engine swap, I'll just get another clutch and flywheel... Looks like the car has an oil leak bellow... not sure where its coming from, but if it can just hold out one more year :)

Metal flange holding in one spring broke...

Went out for my usual Sunday morning drive… Coming back home my clutch went out ??? Would not go into any gear… pedal felt strange pushing it in… any-hoot … lucky I was at an intersection will cellular service… Called AAA... Car back home safely…

not much going on.... still taking her out in the Angeles Forest drives... drives well... I bought a cherry picker and engine stand ... going to have Brant bring the engine over here... who knows how long it will be before I can afford the install.. ??? what if Brant has a heart attack and I have to convince his alcoholic dad who Ive never met that the engine is mine plus random other parts ... it would be a nightmare... anyways... in case I haven't already posted this link before: https://mr2wiki.com/domains/mr2wiki.com/AllModels/WorldwideProductionNumbers?fbclid=IwAR0wzArYAe9JaRrzoAXDlIiPpDjrpgOebMFUHBkh85hw20VJKcbjfenr5D0

Work has been truly shitty this year... This engine thing is definitely on hold... at least Yoshida still drives well... I don't remember if I posted but I was getting some seriously annoying rattles on the car... I started looking and was able to find about 8 things that were loose... got rid of a lot of rattles but the main new one was still there... I removed the undercarriage plastic protection plates and discovered that one of the motor mounts was coming loose... Yikes... tightened it up, and car is relatively rattle free... Also discovered a ripper hose from the supercharger, fixed that and cars acceleration is smoother... I attributed this loss of power to getting the straight pipe because I started noticing it a couple weeks after getting the exhaust done... That was not the problem... So anyways... I hope work picks up... soon...

Now that Brant is no longer working looks like he has started working on the engine again slowly... Looks amazing... No Idea how I'm going to afford to get this installed :)

Well, looks like things are on hold indefinitely ... work has slowed WAY down since Jan... Engine build on hold... looks like I need $10,000 to complete installation... On a up note... Car is driving great... went for a Angeles Forest run this morning and last weekend ... both great... no wet roads, traction was great... I hope work will pick up soon...