1987 Toyota Mr2 3s-gte Turbo Project on 2040-cars
Longwood, Florida, United States
I have a 1987 MR2 for Sale, This is for a Non Running Project Car. I bought the car with intention to fix it up, but after getting a second job, It has been neglected, and I don't want the car anymore. The car is swapped with a 92 2nd Gen 3S-GTE out of an SW20 MR2 Turbo.
Pros- Decent paint, some Minor scratches and chipping but no clear damage. Interior is complete and in good condition. It's Ice Blue, with one minor dash crack. Included in the sale will be all of the black interior panels I've sourced for an interior swap. Easily worth another couple hundred bucks. The Transmission and motor were freshly rebuilt. They both had around 500 miles, no documentation, when I bought the car. The Clutch is a Stage 2 Yellowplate Drag Clutch, Short throw shifter installed as well. Transmission shifts beautifully. Rust Free Body. Rear Plastic C Pillar Trim is still there. If you know MR2s, you will know that's the first thing to go. Block was Rebuilt with Wiseco Pistons, Aluminum rods, Port and polished head. Again going off the PO, there is no Documentation. Cons Blown Headgasket, I think. It doesn't run, and 3S's are known to go through headgaskets. I unfortunately never got to take a good enough look at it to determine what caused it. The Bay is fairly dirty. One of the rear tires has trouble holding pressure. The Car is currently sitting on 17 inch rims, they rub. I'd recommend 15s. IT DOES NOT RUN. Don't buy if you think you can drive it home. It is a project car in every sense of the word However if you know anything about Mk 1.5 swaps you know this is the easiest way to get performance out of an AW11. 3S motors can be built to insane power, and the bottom end on this is rebuilt, going off what the PO had told me. The vehicle is listed for sale locally. I reserve the right to cancel this listing at any time before the end if it sells locally. |
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