Toyota MR2 Mk1 MOC

[midlife crisis]

Hi all,

Having spent COVID lockdown creating a clean build MOC of a Toyota MR2 Mk1 (my first 'proper' sports car, if you don't count the Metro GTi!!!!) I thought it about time to throw it out there for others to enjoy:

I have a set of pdf instructions from the Bricklink Studio, so if anyone would like to try building it themselves, send me a PM and I will send you the pdf.

 

 

[Timorzelorzworz]

Thank you for making and sharing your creation. You can try to use https://rebrickable.com as hosting platform for your instructions that can be seen by a wider range of people.

[midlife crisis]

Thanks @Timorzelorzworz, good shout! Will look into that.

[2GodBDGlory]

Thanks for sharing!

[bonox]

that's a fabulous recreation of a car i used to own. A funny stumpy sort of thing compared to the Celica i replaced it with, but it was an absolute go cart that would put smiles on your face whenever you found a twisty road.

Thanks for sharing.

[Paul B Technic]

This is very cool, I love it.

[midlife crisis]

9 hours ago, bonox said:

that's a fabulous recreation of a car i used to own. A funny stumpy sort of thing compared to the Celica i replaced it with, but it was an absolute go cart that would put smiles on your face whenever you found a twisty road.

Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely agree. Trouble is even 20 years ago you needed to be very friendly with a good welder!! 120bhp, 0-60 around 7.5 seconds (verified daily!). Replaced it with a 200SX but was never the same. Which Celica did you have?

8 hours ago, Paul B Technic said:

This is very cool, I love it.

Thanks Paul B!!

[bonox]

15 hours ago, midlife crisis said:

 Which Celica did you have?

an 1985 then 1988 2L SX Liftback. Was interesting to note the little details that changed in the 3 years between the same model. Looked the same, but little things were different, like adding drainage channels around the rear lift struts to stop them rusting. The later one wasn't advertised as having significantly more power, but it would climb a hill in top gear at 110km/h that the previous one would only do in 4th.

 

My next door neighbour was a toyota factory mechanic and had a 1992 GT4 which I was quite envious of, except that he was always working on it and said it was a bit of a dog if you wanted a daily driver without access to cheap factory spares.

Edited December 13 by bonox

[midlife crisis]

Very nice!! I do have a huge soft spot for eighties Jap cars.

[williamyzfr1]

Excellent, I used to own a black MK1 MR2 back in the day (Non T Bar).

I really hope you put it on Rebrickable, as I would consider purchasing the parts to build your creation.

Edited December 15 by williamyzfr1

[midlife crisis]

Thanks william. It's on the 'to do' list for some point in the future, so will try and remember to put it on this forum when it's done.

Do you also ride an R1 (guess, from your profile)? I commuted on a GSXR750 since 2018, but have swapped to an adventure bike as now I'm getting older the sports bike hurts too much!

[zonoskar]

It's a good looking MOC. I wonder if any of the curved slopes can be used for the front fenders, like 7217 or 85970. And it should be in red, somehow I associate MR2 with red.

[williamyzfr1]

2 hours ago, midlife crisis said:

Thanks william. It's on the 'to do' list for some point in the future, so will try and remember to put it on this forum when it's done.

Do you also ride an R1 (guess, from your profile)? I commuted on a GSXR750 since 2018, but have swapped to an adventure bike as now I'm getting older the sports bike hurts too much!

Sadly no more riding for me due to age (68), I am reasonably fit but use the car these days (Nissan 370Z).

[midlife crisis]

1 hour ago, zonoskar said:

It's a good looking MOC. I wonder if any of the curved slopes can be used for the front fenders, like 7217 or 85970. And it should be in red, somehow I associate MR2 with red.

It's evolved slightly since the photos, and the front wings use the 6x1 sope (4569) which works really nicely, as they should be a straight slope not a curve. White all the way - I owned 2 white T-bars, and it's about as eighties as you can get!!