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Dead battery in the Jeep, plus bonus
By Red / in Garage / February 21, 2016So the WJ stopped starting. Booster pack wasn't enough to jump it. Dug into it a bit and this is what I found As one can see, this battery has seen better days. Most of that mess came from the baki...
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Handy MR2 3S-GTE engine layout pic
By Red / in Garage / February 16, 2016H/T http://s87.photobucket.com/user/benckj/media/98%20GT/Annodated%20pics/engine01.jpg.html
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Zero accident Carfax my foot
By Red / in Garage, All / February 13, 2016Saw it while I was replacing the front headlight header. Smashed in front cross member, and a bent up radiator support. This guy was in a fender at some point in time. Oh well. The whole thing is g...
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Added mud flaps to the BRZ
By Red / in Garage, All / February 10, 2016In retrospect I should have gotten the RallyArmors. Originally I was going to take the BRZ on a RallyX event but got rained out. It doesn't look so bad with the OEM ones, but its not that aggressiv...
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Getting old: Installed and removed the TRD Exhaust
By Red / in Garage, All / February 10, 2016Bit of backstory. The BRZ came with a very wimpy looking cat back from the factory. Bit ole holes for a proper sized exhaust, but stuck with a set of tiny ones. I wanted an exhaust bad. The st...
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Lighting: What a difference 24 years makes
By Red / in Garage, All / February 10, 2016Here you have a set of sealed beams from 1992. Lens and bulb are a single assembly with the lens focusing and projecting the light View from the driver's seat. You can see the light i...
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Drove the MR2 to work today
By Red / in Garage, All / December 3, 2015Still need to do a proper inspection and overview but man is this thing cool. Toyota really had it down in the 90s. Even though the car is 23 years old, the front suspension sounds like its about to f...
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Hidden winch mount update – I bought it
By Red / in Garage, All / December 3, 2015Didn't have the time to build one. Getting re-certified on a welder plus acquiring the materials and R&D would have taken way too long. So I spent the $$$ and just bought it http://www.hkoffroa...
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Got an MR2 Turbo!
By Red / in Garage, All / October 31, 2015Cross another one off the list. Still need to give it a proper inspection and first service. Pretty much bone stock. Besides a a raised driver's seat, looks OEM. 3S-GTE yo
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Hidden winch mount for a WJ!
By Red / in Garage, All / October 29, 2015Beats building one myself. Price isn't bad either. http://www.hkoffroad.com/products/wj-winch-mount-w-d-ring-shackle-mounts-1999-to-2004/
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