91MR2 buys a Mitsusquishy?

NYSpeed Automotive
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Well, the CR MR2 is being delivered tomorrow evening to it’s new owner, so a new DD was needed. Picked up this Eclipse RS from neonglh on here (good guy) about 6 months ago. The car was quite the project, but after a ton of time, and some help from neonglh, Gary Burch, and Luke L, it is now running well and on the road. It actully drives terrific, and I’ll likely keep it for a good bit. I’ll post the “during” part of the restoration in a few days. In any event here’s a few photos all finished…

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where’s the boosticals!

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ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww thats the worst kind of DSM!

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oh man no boots???

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Umm, yeah…fuck boost…this is my DD…

I own a fairly substantial Turbo car to begin with, plus another project MR2…the last thing I need is some crank walking POS DSM for a daily driver. I might as well DD me Esprit, it’s far more reliable than one of those…

I personally love the fact that this is an RS…most basic, lightest, and has everything I’d want, including cruise, A/C (ice cold!), PW and PL, plus great mileage to boot. What more do you need in a DD?

Keep in mind what this car’s function is for me…

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:tup: but you did say function… shoulda bought a honda :stuck_out_tongue:

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Ahh, memories!

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I agree, Honda’s always my top choice. But hey, the price was right, and they say variety is the spice of life, right? I’m slowly knocking out owning all makes from Japan, one car at a time…

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Yeah it’s absurd how little you paid for such a clean shell. The fact that it runs (for now) is just a bonus. :tup:

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I did get a good deal on clean shell…but it needed a LOT of time, and I ended up putting in a fair amount of money…

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This car used to be boosted. Mark parted it though.

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420a FTW

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Haha, there’s really nothing “for the win” about the engine aside from the fact that it’s fairly reliable and fuel efficient…

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Nice car, but it’s no VW…

And I like the tire selection. They will be great on dry pavement once you fix those wheel bearings.

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Same as mine but reversed head.

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i know, thats why i said where’s the boost lol

def looks like a clean car though. Plus gary is the man so it’ll probably run for atleast another 23 years

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Please tell me it is an automatic to complete the tri fecta of suck

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Sorry to dissapoint your pending tri-fecta of hate, but it’s a 5-speed. You can still go on and hate as you wish, I don’t really give a fuck what you think. I hardly have much of a relationship with anything Mitsubishi anyways…this was simply a reasonably cheap new mode of transport for the time being, and so far it’s doing it’s job. When I’m done with it, I’ll probably sell it to some DSM fanboy who will likely tear it apart to make it a “racecar” and then it will probably never see the road again…

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Pull the dsm fanboi move and just talk about how you are going to drivetrain swap it.

I thought you were part of the leaving buffalo crew?

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Had 2 of these in the past.

I/H/E, Super AFC, light weight crank pulley, gut the interior and a 75shot of nitrous will get you low 14’s in the 1/4.