Project 4AGZE Restoration

[macatak]

Matt
WOW,

I stand in awe, sir



s'all I can think of to say,
first the engine,
now the underbody

Great work, Buddy.
You have set the bar really high and I'm starting to feel Guilty of neglect.

[4agzeSE]

Ha ha thanks man

Dont' feel guilty buddy... this is to show you guys that if a doo doo head like me can do it, so can you!

[macatak]

Please refer to Revscene post

subject matter "Village Idiot"

[Cameron]

Glad to see to that tranny so shiney! Looks good buddy.

[ZerA]

per⋅fec⋅tion⋅ist
   /pərˈfɛkʃənɪst/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [per-fek-shuh-nist] Show IPA
–noun
1. a person who adheres to or believes in perfectionism.
2. a person who demands perfection of himself, herself, or others.
3. Matt Key

[4agzeSE]

^ LOL

You know what the sad part is? (And I have known this all along off course)
It takes only one drive! That first drive and all that cleaning and polishing is out the window!

[4agzeSE]

Money spent to date: $2585.57
Hours spent to date: 114.5 hours

So just bought some fluids and boy oh boy...the prices have gone up since last year!
5 liters of Redline MT90 @ 12.82 each = 64.60 plus tax
4 liters of Royal Purple 10W30 @ 10.05 each = 40.60 plus tax
8 liters (two jugs) of distilled water for $3.44
So this brings up the total amount by $121.26

[Saiko]

Just curious, what's the distilled water for Matt?

....I can't keep saying the same words about your restoration.. AMAZING! BEAUTIFUL! FRICKEN AWSOME! Like Duncan said, you have set the bar extremely high. Fantastic work. You are truly a perfectionist and one big lover of MR2's. KEEP UP THE WORK! I'm sure I can say this for everyone, we LOVE the documentary.

You know what they say.. sharing is caring! Thanks for caring and sharing.

[immorality]

The distilled water is to mix with the antifreeze in the cooling system.

Everyone else has said it, but I've got to say it myself too. Fantastic work Matt!!

[Luvmy2]

A couple of these , with a little mixture of this . I have always looked at your 2 as being my end goal to surpass with my build, so as soon as I actually have some money, get ready for some competition, lol. Looking nice Matt, keep it up.

[4agzeSE]

Thanks Eric and Cody for the kind words. As Russ explained, distilled water has no minerals or chemicals like chlorine that can react with your coolant and cause damage. Even in BGB it is instructed to use distilled water ONLY. Or just buy the pre diluted coolant such as Toyota super long life.
Many including myself have said this many times.... take your budget and time and then double it! That's what it takes to do a project of this scale.

[4agzeSE]

UPDATE: April 16th 2009

Fired up the car yesterday, bled the coolant and timed it. She is ALIVE!
Now I have to put the suspension and brakes back together and she is ready to roll

[bbarnumboy]

wow, what happened to the whole putting the engine in proccess lol good work though, gotta get her going for that 1st drive coming up!!

[macatak]

Awesome news, Matt
Can't wait to see the results of all your time and effort in person
(Gotta remember to put card in camera)

although I can't figure out how your gonna drive a car encased in 48 layers of bubble wrap

[4agzeSE]

wow, what happened to the whole putting the engine in proccess

It's the reverse of Chapter one!