HighMileage

Chris's Toyota MR2

This is Chris's MR2. When it was first purchased it was invloved in a "dispute" with a pole... Needless to say there was more harm done to the car than to the pole (which ended up at a 45 degree angle) so this page shows the before and after pictures of some of the parts and part of the repair process. The collision aftermath involved having to get a new hood, radiator, upper radiator support, front bumper, front bumper cover, and numerous nuts and bolts that were pocketed at the junkyard. Just see for youself what damage was done and what was done to correct it...

This pretty much sumarizes everything that happened. As you can see there is damage to the driver's side frame rail, air conditioner core, lower radiator support and upper radiator support. We bent the frame rail back into position by sticking a 6 foot long leverage bar while applying heat with a butane torch. We welded the bottom radiator support back on and bent the a/c core with 2 2x4's and a clamp (actually chris's dad did).

This is just a straight on shot of the frame. You can see how chewed up it was, especialy if you compare it to the other side in the previous picture. I think this picture was taken after we straightened it out.

This shot of the front bumper shows how much of the impact it actualy took up. By the way, that piece is supposed to be completely straight, not bent at a 90 degree angle...

This is a shot of the messed up radiator support compared to the decent junk yard one. This part sits right above and behind the front bumper, so you can see why this piece is also bent alot. The most annoying part was getting all the frame holes to line up with the holes on all the good parts.

This is the repaired pic of the mr2. Not bad work. Just the last touch up paint needed and it will be complete.

This is Chris (owner of the car) enjoying the t-tops for what they're worth. Notice the paseo wheel covers on the rears. Still trying to hunt down some triangle wheels for all fours

And that concludes the body work portion of this page. Be sure to check out the MR2 engine portion of this site!