Installing A Widebody On The MR2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 พ.ค. 2021
- Unboxing and fitting of the widebody kit to the race car, all steps including modification to the chassis. A lot of work that needs to be done still but the kit is on and it looks fantastic!
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Reinforcing a body kit link:
• Strengthen A Bodykit
Personal Protection Equipment
- P3/P4 Mask
- Strong Gloves
- Latex Gloves
- Goggles
- Ear plugs
Tools & Supplies You Will Need:
- Dremmel & 687 accessory pack
- Power drill
- Electric screw driver
- Spanner set
- Socket set
- A lot of new bolts
- Fibreglass kit
- Underbody sealer
- Many disposable paint brushes
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Looking good 👍🏻
Thanks!
Love it. This kit makes me want a MR2
Thanks! It’s a great car to drive and I love being able to make mine something special.
My goodness it’s looking good 🔥🔥✅
Just wait until we get it painted, have found the perfect black for it. 👌
If you ever need someone to babysit the MR2, I’m always available 🤣
You deserve more subs! Keep it up
Thanks! Seen a lot more activity in the last month and got some great videos in the making.
I’ve just come across your channel and I’m obsessed 🤩🤩
Thanks! Tell everyone you know about the channel. 😁 Any suggestions for videos will be happily received too. 👍
@@KingandTitanRacing yess can you do a guide on how to find the best project cars? I’m really into it right now
@@sam4k179 That’s a good idea, it’s a big range though but definitely something to look into. 👍
How many horsepower does that kit add Tom? 🙃
@@RossMartyn 😂 The kit has allowed for 3” wider tires at the back, so when we do the engine swap we can keep the power down. Power is the last thing we’re adding as we’re going BIG!
I have an MR2 Spyder that I put a widebody on as well!
Awesome! Did you paint it yourself or have it done? That’s our next job to do
@@KingandTitanRacing I had a buddy assist with the painting. Most budget MR2 build!
@@mrimtheamazing1 wish we had a friend with those skills. 😂 We’ll be starting our painting in a week or so.
do you have links to pics of the roll cage? I'm swapping a 2gr in my spyder and will widebody sooner thanks to this video. I cant decide if I should have the cage bend at the knees or cut into the dash and bend at the ankles
instagram.com/p/BjcyNSiFgaJ/? here is a link to our IG. There was a load of posts around this one and we did a story dedicated to the cage too. Honestly start with that before doing any body swap as you’ll end up breaking the kit trying to put a cage in after.
@@KingandTitanRacing that was the plan but I'm having a difficult time finding a fabricator willing to do the work on it. I may just buy a Miller 220 mp ac/dc welder and do it myself. Thanks for the IG info, ill follow you now.
did you have to drill into the frame of the car or was that just preference? one of the reasons I liked the MR2 Spyder was that the kit didn't require drilling into the frame of the car which will cause rust to bubble up one day (and it will. no matter how you'd try and stop it short of living in a desert). The minute you scratch the metal it begins. especially with the metal crumbs that forever sit in the cavities that are vented so moisture can rust them which in turn rust the rocker.
I had to with this kit, if I’d chosen a kit that cost 3x as much there may have been better mounting options but this one needed some creative mounting in a few places. All the holes were painted and then undersealed to give it the best protection possible.
Which kit did you buy and where from the fitment seems really good
Thanks! The fit wasn’t very good at all to start off with but with all the filler work it got there in the end. It’s now painted and looks amazing (video soon).
I put the details of kit and all the costs together in this video:
th-cam.com/video/GbV1Fiqg_KM/w-d-xo.html
Hi, my fuel neck is quite far away from the widebody qp cutout. I cant get my gas cap on since it is supposed to stick out further. Have you ran into this issue?
I did have that issue yeah. I didn’t need to adjust the fuel neck but it does sit a little bit recessed in. Doesn’t cause any issues though. If you need to trim back the opening slightly so it fits then just do that. And I trimmed the metal ring off the original panel to provide a brace for the cap bracket. If you drop me a message on IG I can share some of the photos with you. @kingandtitanracing
Hey I watched this video few times over the years and I’m getting the copy kit myself as well, do you have to strengthen it a lot?
You sure do! It’s worth it in the end but I even had to cut off one of the tabs to blot on the front left quarter panned as it was at 90 degrees to where it should have been. One tip I’d give, don’t worry about scuffing the bodywork when getting the alignment right, you’ll be filling and fibreglassing all over it anyway. Just make sure every panel lines up together, if you have a gap at the edge of a bonnet of boot lid then you can use fibreglass to fill that before paint. Good luck mate, happy to answer any questions you have through out.
Also, when you have everything lined up I would 100% take a mould of the front and the rear bumpers, just incase you lose one in a track session or get rear ended.
Happy to come help with that so we can both get spares. 👍
As someone who is just learning about what mods I can put on my new mrs, could you tell me why you would put on a wide body
Okay, other than it looking really cool
The only advantage on a road car really is the look of it, but if you go to the track that’s where the benefits really show. Having a wider space between the front wheels and using wider tires gives you more stability at high speed or in the wet. Wider rear tires gets more grip down on the driving wheels which you need if you’re adding power. This build is going for 400BHP so I’ve now got the same width rears on this as the Aston. Also you need a big break kit if you’re going to add power, and to clear the breaks you’ll likely need spacers, so you can see from before I did the wide body I had bolt on arches to be road legal. So in summary:
• Wider track for more stability
• More grip to get more power down
• Bigger breaks to stop faster
There’re are also aero advantages if you do a full kit but that’s on the To Do list for us.
What exhaust are you using? Can't find a bumper exit one in the US.
It’s a custom built me that I designed with the company that did it for me. It uses the stock down pipe and cat converter, then comes over to the center, forward and then splits again to go to the 2 exits.
@@KingandTitanRacing Well if you ever want to part with it, let me know. No vendor in the US offering anything like it.
@@fillername458 good to know, I might have to do a totally new one when I do the engine swap so that might be an option.
@@KingandTitanRacing I look forward to hearing from you then.
What width and offset wheel fit that kit flush?
Very tough question, it depends on lots of options. The kit adds 45mm per side at the quarter panels. I went for very wide wheels at the rear for the power I’m planning to put through it.
Best thing to do is use www.willtheyfit.com/ and see how far your wheel choice would stick out.
Also every big brake kit will have a different dimensions so you need to think about that too.
What are wheels specs how big and wide I'm looking forward to do as wide kid as well
17”x7.5” in the front and 17”x9” in the rear, offset you’ll need to know what your kit width is though and measure that distance from the original edge. Using the fitting site I mentioned is great for working out offset.
@KingandTitanRacing thanks the information the wide body kit is from luxurycarpart is called lp super wareento its 7 inches wider from the back and 5 inches on the front
@@juanmireles9850 that’s a lovely kit! Once you get the body kit on you still have a lot of work to go and plenty of time to order some new wheels. You could get away with a thinner wheel if you get the offset right. I’m using 50mm billeted bolt in spacers at the front.
Mental kit, where did you get it from, how much was it?
Thanks, the kit is a copy of the ACR one. We got this one from China on eBay which is why it needed a lot of work to get it right. One of our next videos will be on all the costs once we’ve got it finalised and the entire process of purchase and import.
@@KingandTitanRacing thanks, Ive been looking around for a kit for mine, I don't mind a bit of fretting about with a kit I did one of those DNA 430 kits a few years bacon an MR2 and they were alot of messing about to.
@@KingandTitanRacing do you have a link to this kit I can't seem to find it :)
@@darylhatherrley5765 if you’ve done one of those kits then this will be fine for you. 👍
@@darylhatherrley5765 www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293282790498 here you are, they’ve apparently got one left. This one is very flimsy though hence we did a separate video on reinforcing it before installation.
What rivnut size are you using ?
I used M8s as that’s the most common bolt on the car and as I was replacing all the bolts it kept it all nice and neat.
rear bumper reminds me of an r35 Gtr front end
Now you’ve pointed that out it’s hard not to see it. 😂 At least with the exhaust poking out of the gap it’s clearly the back of the car.
@@KingandTitanRacing lol
What roll cage is that?
Its a custom cage by Megillian Motorsport, we designed it together and they welded it all together for me.
@@KingandTitanRacing Thanks for your response. Where are they based? There is no information online about their location. Also how much did this cost you? Thanks
@@povilaslondon they’re based just outside of Hull, I got a great deal because I was one of the first full cages they’d done on a roadster, I think mine would have been about £1400 6 years ago. But I did add lots to the design and wanted it to pass FIA certification standards.
www.megillianmotorsport.com/
omg bro so much
i love it
Thanks! It’s been a lot of work but a great experience. Can’t wait to get it painted!
Which rims are those?
Rota Grid 2’s. Got them from RotaShop
@@KingandTitanRacing thanks ^^ my MR2 rims are shot so need new ones and they look clean
@@blinkachu5275 these are a great cost effective option. I got them in gold and white to get the sizes I wanted for the body kit and then had them powder coated in a custom colour.