Toyota MR2 Rebuild Project - First Drive in Six Years!

[@blusun2]

Before the MOT, A BATH. Get the bird droppings off Misty!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Don’t worry, I’ve already given her a good clean 😊

[@blusun2]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness Thank you. As a MR2 fan and former detailer it was killing me seeing those bird bombs on Misty!

[@Oblithian]

I assumed it was rusty drips from the garage door.

[@aurora6758]

I’m glad to see misty running after a 4 year wait. I’ve been using these to help me rebuild my mr2.

[@Oblithian]

How's that going?

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! Happy we can help, and sorry it’s taken so long 😂

[@aurora6758]

@@Oblithian At the moment its a long wait. Rebuilt the new engine and put it in. It still had the same high idle and sluggish throttle response so i double checked all vac lines. Replaced the ecu as suspected it was that. Which fixed the throttle response, now ive got to find some cuts of another mr2 and reweld mine all up

[@Oblithian]

lmao, that first drive. I am excited for you though.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Still counts 😂

[@OWSNubbles]

Hahaaaaa, a drive! Absolutely ecstatic

[@GodOfBiscuits66]

So happy to see this video pop up in my feed. Long time coming, you have the right to feel ecstatic!

[@-Ribu]

Great video, so pleased you got her running well and even moved her! Looked very emotional. Looking forward to hearing outcome of MOT.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks!

[@davespoon5082]

Another brilliant video. Love seeing new editing techniques on this channel. It's all gravy. Good luck for the MOT.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! I really enjoy the editing and trying new techniques, so I’m glad you noticed it 😄

[@davespoon5082]

It's always boss. Fun meter at maximum. From growing a spanner through to tightening wheel nuts, it's pure enjoyment.

[@Oblithian]

I just had an inspection on my Oldsmobile, it was nerve-wracking. ...As was the subsequent one after a woman promptly drove into it. Good luck!

[@joshmellott1986]

Congrats on getting Misty moving again! I remember watching your videos before you got married, glad to see she’s going again :)

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks for sticking with us for all these years 😊

[@broomad]

Congratulations - just watched your journey over the last 6 years to get to this point 😁

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thank you! 😄

[@TsunamiXXL]

Always happy to see a new vid and even happier to see the ol lady getting some action after all that time! Greetings from Greece!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! It’s always cool to hear where around the world our viewers are 😊

[@maclafm1252]

I feel ya man! Those small victories are some of the best feelings in the world! Keep it up and can't wait to see her out on the roads!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thank you! 😄

[@pahooper99]

Oh wow misty’s engine really purred. So great to see misty running and moving!!! 🎉 something to really celebrate. Fingers crossed the MOT went ok 👍🤞🤞

[@mxochimera]

Really happy for you Matt, great to see Misty moving under her own power. The fun editing details also somehow make the vid that much lighter, it "feels" happy. Looking forward to the progress!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thank you! I’ve been enjoying trying new filming and editing techniques

[@colinbrown8316]

Didn't even need to watch this to like it! Once the kids are in bed will hit play.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Good call, there’s the usual amount of swearing in it

[@colinbrown8316]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusinessQuite understandable too! Damn...... Lucky bugger. So pleased to see Misty running. Hope she passed the MOT! Time to give her a well deserved wash?

[@joyrider6456]

Always.....ALWAYS think about your safety when it comes to working on cars(or anything else that can be potential lethal for that matter). A couple of years ago i was swapping a set of wheels on a car. I had just lifted the jack stand and checked the tire and the rim 5sec. before i've started to notice something odd on the car but couldn't immediately tell what it was. Next thing i knew the trolley jack destabilized and sheered off to the right and the entire car smashed down, clamping the entire wheel in the arch.....my hands where on the top side of that wheel less then 5 seconds before that happened! I've never been so scared and felt so stupid in my life, that could have ended véry badly. Lesson learned......safety first!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Glad to hear you got lucky as well. I’ve definitely learned my lesson, I always use the handle to pump the jack up now as unlike the bar, the handle can rotate without dropping the jack. I’m generally pretty paranoid under cars anyway, but it turns out you can always be more safe 😊

[@joyrider6456]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness Always make sure you have a "backup safety" as well. Jack stands to secure it and put a spare wheel under the box beams or something, in case the trolley jack fails. Also, invest in a DECENT trolley jack, never use those factory jack's unless you have absolutely no other way, those things are hazardous. Redundancy is key.

[@eartheclipse9623]

Aww man you beat me to it , I'm almost there few gremlins to eradicate first

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Hope you get yours running soon as well

[@eartheclipse9623]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness it's running, but it won't stop 🤣 got a leaky brake junction, electrical gremlins (indicators, horn & blowers not working) & some panels to fully refit, I've done a lot of welding too so some panels ain't quite correct so I gotta find work arounds

[@Harismauk]

So happy for you Matt!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! 😄

[@Brian001]

Congratulations!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thank you!

[@paulinvegas]

SWEET!!!

[@ekaftan]

Six years! Six!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Can’t believe it’s been that long, it was November 2017 when we took her off the road to remove the engine 😬

[@rokmysoxbaby]

So glad she's up and running, and moving under her own power! Hopefully getting mine MOT'd end of this month after nearly 8 years off the road. Can't wait to take it for a drive at this point. Looking forward to your next video about the MOT.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! Good luck with getting yours MOTd

[@csm153]

Congrats mate

[@mrs_radrod]

What an effort!! Congratulations!!! Working on my own project, this is pure motivation. I hope you have lots of fun driving and being able to make up for lost time.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! Hope you’re able to drive yours soon 😄

[@matthewmorris4551]

Glad I could help. Keep up the good work bro

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks again, don’t know if I ever would have figured that out on my own 😅

[@jdm1hunter]

Amazing! 🎉

[@stjerrim1987]

Well done mate was funny when you said about the bolts for the bracket near timing cover I’m in the middle of doing headgasket with engine in and taking it off was a pain putting it back on 🤦‍♂️is just as bad 🤣🤣

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

I remember the last time I removed that bracket I had to rotate in just the right way to get it out, it took a lot of time and swearing to finally remove it, definitely not something I wanted to do again, so filing a notch in the timing cover was a small price to pay 😂

[@tobysjolit8252]

awesome vid! know the feeling!

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks!

[@careycummings9999]

Congradulations! So happy you finally got to drive Misty! 5 meters does count. Cheers from Long Island, NY. I would recommend a butane powered soldering iron. I've used mine for years, and they are great. Weller makes a good one.

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks for the recommendation, I’ll check them out 👍

[@GuitaristSJH]

So great to see this. Im a similar boat myself, I have literally the exact same car as you (trim, year, colour), its been off the road for 4 years and I am still trying to find time to fix it back up, in between looking after 2 kids :D

[@WARXion]

I will literally drive to the UK one day just to see Misty on the road! Big congrats mate, by the way, where did you find the O-ring for the vacuum canister?

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Thanks! I got the o ring on ebay, size is 57mm internal diameter, 3mm cross section. No idea if thats the exact same size as the original, as mine was pretty squashed, but it fit well

[@WARXion]

@@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness So it's just a generic O-ring, perfect, thank you! Why does it leak oil though? Isn't it just a vacuum canister?

[@PlanShopCook]

Well done. Did it pass the MOT?

[@EnginesandUnfinishedBusiness]

Spoilers below (in case anyone else is reading this) She did not, but it was better than we expected. Mostly just binding brakes, which I thought might be an issue, and to be expected as she’s been sitting for so long. The tester couldn’t believe how solid she is though, not a hint of structural rust, which is amazing for a 90s Japanese car in England 😄

[@FixingWithFriends]

I am hoping you just haven't had a chance to do the MOT and nothing terrible has happened. Because I know, you would be too excited not to share the second 'first drive'.

[@Oblithian]

Fortunately nothing horrible apparently. Though I wonder about the speedometer...