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new AW11 supercharger owner...with pics
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Thu, 04 August 2005 10:51
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well not exactly, bought it 2 months ago, more or less mint cond, geniune supercharger, the only thing is it has been converted from auto to manual but no problems have surfaced yet, love the car heaps, installed my own cruise control, beat a heap on silvias, 180's etc which i didn't think i would when i first got it, but it is so quick from a standing start, any problems i should look for in them? door hinges arn't much chop on the drivers door, it only has 130,000 km's aswell, not a mark on the paint, have got some pics if someone can post them up for me
good seeing so many other mr2 lovers here, i have the only one in my town and not many people know what it is, thats the best part about it
[Updated on: Sun, 07 August 2005 01:57]
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Location:
Bundaberg, Qld.
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Thu, 04 August 2005 12:19
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good stuff man, i was the only one up here in Bundy for 2 years before someone else went and bought one.
when i was up in Darwin i think there was only 1 other aw11 at the time.
this site here make good for image hosting:
http://www.imageshack.us/
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
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September 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Fri, 05 August 2005 02:10
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not a lot of things to look out for depending on what part of japan it came from rust could be a concern the gears in the power window motors can/will strip the t-tops in the s/c versions tend to get a bit leaky when it rains.
Engine wise its a 4agze so dizzy seals camshaft seals front and rear main seals are a biggy water pumps mine shat itself at 180000km bushes/tie rods/ball joints tend to get worn after about 150000 probably earlier...
The good news is that most of these parts are easily available either in the us or through your local toyota dealership...
Another thing to watch for is to keep your dash armoural'd as they tend to crack at the top amongst other places..
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Location:
Batemans Bay, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Fri, 05 August 2005 09:30
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hehe, the feeling of a new ride.... good stuff champ.. enjoy.
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SYDNEY
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Fri, 05 August 2005 12:30
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Excellent !
Feel the love 
yep i have seen a few with dodgey door hinges.
The one i have had for 16 years is fine.
Maybe some people hang off the doors or something...i dont know ?
Anyway its fairly cheap and easy to fix.
You can order in the hinges for under $100 from memory and they are very simple, if a little tight to fit.
You can actually get a SST that helps to install and allows you to adjust the doors. You are more than welcome to borrow mine
And yep post up some pics always keen to seen more AW11s
Check out the anon thread and also MR2OC and TWO BRUTAL for some seroiusly modded MR2s
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Taree
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August 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Sun, 07 August 2005 01:37
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i'm a fitter and machinest so we redo door hinges with new bushes and shafts, so i can do that no worrys, but when i got it there were a shit load of real small problems that took a bit of fixing e.g interior light didn't work on drivers do, fan didn't work on 1 and 2 settings, glove box didn't shut properly, stuff like that, all fixed now and a pleasure to drive every time, and here are some pics, tell me what you think
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Location:
Coffs Harbour
Registered:
September 2002
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Location:
SYDNEY
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Sun, 07 August 2005 22:35
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| 323_rotor_guy wrote on Sun, 07 August 2005 11:37 |
i'm a fitter and machinest so we redo door hinges with new bushes and shafts, so i can do that no worrys, but when i got it there were a shit load of real small problems that took a bit of fixing e.g interior light didn't work on drivers do, fan didn't work on 1 and 2 settings, glove box didn't shut properly, stuff like that, all fixed now and a pleasure to drive every time, and here are some pics, tell me what you think
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Yep,
I know this car !!
Nearly purchased it myself about a year ago.
The give aways are the bonnet pins, the wind shields, the wheels and the prob with the door....it was just about to fall off when i saw it.
The guy, Mark from Mascot was one funny dood !!
He actually let me test drive it from Mascot back to my place which anded up being about 40ks !
He actually had an Aus deliviered NA that he had done an SC conversion on, supposedly he bought this one while he was working on the other one.
It did drive quite well but when i was looking at it it had an intermittent SC fault and just would not make any boost most of the time. Then my current car came up so lost contact with him.
BTW i have been in a 13b turbo 323 it was a wild ride 
4agte....another two tone
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Location:
Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 08 August 2005 07:26
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haha yeah i wouldnt mind buying another 2 tone...
Being 2 tone it automaticially looks better than any other colour mr2 out there nice work!!!
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 08 August 2005 13:16
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| 4agte wrote on Mon, 08 August 2005 17:26 |
haha yeah i wouldnt mind buying another 2 tone...
Being 2 tone it automaticially looks better than any other colour mr2 out there nice work!!!
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Your obsessed mate although the only 2 tone I would even consider personally it the Dark metalic green on silver  yum yum  gimme some of that
nice car man, I was almost going to have a look at that a while back cause I saw it on car point, but it didn't have the t-tops so it rulled it out for me.
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Location:
Taree
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August 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...with pics
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Mon, 15 August 2005 09:18
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yeah the supercharger is fine now, and goes hard, is abit smokey but nothing new rings won't fix when i get around to it, i have a 12a bridgeport RWD 323 that i'm turboing now
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Location:
brisbane
Registered:
December 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...with pics
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Mon, 15 August 2005 09:23
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jesus im on cable and still didnt load the pics fast lol... nice car
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 09:35
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| GUN METAL 87 SC wrote on Mon, 08 August 2005 08:35 |
| 323_rotor_guy wrote on Sun, 07 August 2005 11:37 |
i'm a fitter and machinest so we redo door hinges with new bushes and shafts, so i can do that no worrys, but when i got it there were a shit load of real small problems that took a bit of fixing e.g interior light didn't work on drivers do, fan didn't work on 1 and 2 settings, glove box didn't shut properly, stuff like that, all fixed now and a pleasure to drive every time, and here are some pics, tell me what you think
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Yep,
I know this car !!
Nearly purchased it myself about a year ago.
The give aways are the bonnet pins, the wind shields, the wheels and the prob with the door....it was just about to fall off when i saw it.
The guy, Mark from Mascot was one funny dood !!
He actually let me test drive it from Mascot back to my place which anded up being about 40ks !
He actually had an Aus deliviered NA that he had done an SC conversion on, supposedly he bought this one while he was working on the other one.
It did drive quite well but when i was looking at it it had an intermittent SC fault and just would not make any boost most of the time. Then my current car came up so lost contact with him.
BTW i have been in a 13b turbo 323 it was a wild ride
4agte....another two tone
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Did ya have to quote all the pics
I love the hard top SC, winter is here and its reminding me why targa tops suck sometimes 
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 09:46
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gearbox I say bring it on, if there are no clouds in the sky my t-tops are off, hey thats what heaters are for if theres clouds, theres a chance of rain, and thats not good
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Location:
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Registered:
November 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 09:50
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| gearb0x wrote on Mon, 15 August 2005 19:35 |
Did ya have to quote all the pics
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ahahahaha, the irony!
(note i left out the pics )
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Location:
Victoria
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May 2002
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 10:13
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| wiso wrote on Mon, 15 August 2005 19:46 |
gearbox I say bring it on, if there are no clouds in the sky my t-tops are off, hey thats what heaters are for if theres clouds, theres a chance of rain, and thats not good
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oh im the same just i parked the MR2 at work the other day and it was pissing rain, took 2 days for the seats to dry out
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Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 13:14
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| gearb0x wrote on Mon, 15 August 2005 20:13 |
oh im the same just i parked the MR2 at work the other day and it was pissing rain, took 2 days for the seats to dry out
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damn, I guess thats the good thing about this one the tops don't leak
although they have leaked, they have had a dodgy fix, somone got a thin stickyback rubber strip and put it around the seal well i ain't complaining it works, and it doesn't look too bad, its only down in the corners
I might buy a new spare set from the states oneday if you can still buy them
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Toronto, Downtown
Registered:
September 2004
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 21:41
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i hear they are rather $$$$$ figures arround the $1000 mark have been thrown arround by a friend who got a quote thru toyota but im not sure if its that high then again it is toyota
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Location:
Canberra
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April 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...woohoo
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Mon, 15 August 2005 21:49
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dunno if I would buy them through toyota, that would be stupid, I think k-box on www.mr2oc.com makes a set, surely that would be a lot cheaper.
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: new AW11 supercharger owner...with pics
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Mon, 15 August 2005 23:36
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the kbocx ones are pretty well priced.
any one that wants stickers msg me i have them packed and ready to post out.
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