Shes back.....

[Adamal]

Will get some full photo, better quality ones soon.

Yea, the 355 kit is really out there! 52 piece kit!

I wouldn't really say its to my taste, but its still a friggen amazing kit!

[Emperor]

$&#$% that looks bitchn. I know this sounds ghey, but I still prefer the 355 replica kit on SW20s, to the point where I priced up a full kit, with lights, badges etc.. $7500. Add freight and fitting, paint.. I'd say $15k would be a fair estimate.

Opinions on the 355 kit?

-goes to buy SW20-

[Al]

I decided to look at the experts: TRD Japan. Here is what they recommend
for the MR2T, using their Alumi-K wheel. Info is from the All Parts
Catalog, Vol 6:
F: 33mm offset R: 39mm offset
17x7 17x8

The HyperRev wheel matching section lists the same TRD info for the MR2T,with the addition of the following tire sizes:
F: 215/40/17 R: 235/40/17

[CozmoNz]

the above picture isnt an Extreme car "kit"... thus a shit one



Ones an SW20, Ones a real 355 Ferrari.. Pick the difference.

the kit is roughly 7000 POUND all up...

Performance differences:

1993 MR2 Turbo
0-60 5.4 sec
BHP 241
Topspeed 250KMH
Power to Weight 210bhp/tonne

Ferrari 355
0-60 4.7 sec
BHP 375
Topspeed 295KMH
Power to Weight 280bhp/tonne

Escort Cosworth
0-60 6.2 sec
BHP 227
Topspeed 220KMH
Power to Weight 174bhp/tonne

More information avilable at: http://www.extreme-cars.co.uk/question_ ... swers.html (Pricing, General questions, a few more pix)

Also more info at http://www.355kits.com

[RS13]

Well, to the average joe walking down the street, you're driving a Ferrari 355. Oddly enough, I'd probably go with a n/a SW20, I just for some reason don't like the idea of a ferrari with a bov.. hmm.. I'd imagine a nice, cammy roar would be a lot closer to the real thing?

[Emperor]

Red one is MR2.

[CozmoNz]

Well, to the average joe walking down the street, you're driving a Ferrari 355. Oddly enough, I'd probably go with a n/a SW20, I just for some reason don't like the idea of a ferrari with a bov.. hmm.. I'd imagine a nice, cammy roar would be a lot closer to the real thing?

Plumb back bov... a nice exhaust system + tuned length extractors would give the car a nice growl... but youll never get the v8 scream

but i mean, who cares, your not paying anywhere near as much as a 355! BUT you get similar performance! (remember, hairdressers cars)

[RS13]

Red one is MR2.

If the red picture had been stretched another 15%, would you be so sure?





Damn.. I really want one now!

[RS13]

but youll never get the v8 scream

Hahaha, nothing a 1UZ-FE and a trip to vvega's house wouldn't fix!

[RomanV]

Yes I went and saw this today, looking very good.
Dont forget to put that lumbering beast on the scales.
You said it felt like it had more downforce at the front, its probably more to do with the extra weight from all of the bog etc.

But yeah. cant wait to see it painted and with suitable rims.

why don't you get Dave to paint it?

Going without my car for 3 months was bad enough. I can't imagine what another 5 months without it would be like!

Aaah, so I see the 'Daves paintjob took ages' jokes continue.

Sorry I didnt notice these comments earlier, I was busy counting the thousands of dollars that I didnt spend on getting my car painted by someone else.

[fivebob]

the above picture isnt an Extreme car "kit"... thus a sh*t one



Ones an SW20, Ones a real 355 Ferrari.. Pick the difference.

Let's see;

• Windscreen curve incorrect
• Windows wrong shape
• Rear Quarter light wrong shape
• Roof line
• Wheelbase too short
• Boot too long
• Front too short
• Front too high
• Too much guard above the wheel arches
• Door cutout too tall and too sharp an angle
• Lower sill scoop too far forward
• Front vents wrong
• Wipers too far recessed
• Airdam wrong

I could go on but thta's the obvious ones that anyone who knows what a 355 really looks like will see straight away, let alone if they bother to look at the interior, or hear it running

Oh and the number one thing that's wrong with it, and a dead giveaway that it's not a Ferrari, is the Scuderia shields on the side. Road going Ferraris don't have them, they're reserved for race cars only

FFS why do people want to make a perfect good car look like a poor imitation of another one, complete with Ferrari badges, it's just a joke. At least the TRD kit is original

[fivebob]

Well, to the average joe walking down the street, you're driving a Ferrari 355.

And to anyone that knows anything about Ferraris, you're a wannabe fool

Oddly enough, I'd probably go with a n/a SW20, I just for some reason don't like the idea of a ferrari with a bov.. hmm..

What, you don't like F40s or 288GTOs, treasonous scum, off with his head...

[RomanV]

Yeah, and the proportions are all wrong anyway.

An SW20 with a 355 kit looks like a caricature of one, rather than a replica.

Also, I remember seeing another ferrari that looked a LOT more like an SW20 than a 355 does. Any idea what it was?

Im not too flash with my ferraris, apart from the common ones.

Edit: So unfamiliar infact, that I cant even spell 'Ferrari' correctly.

[fivebob]

Also, I remember seeing another ferarri that looked a LOT more like an SW20 than a 355 does. Any idea what it was?

You mean the 348, strangely enough it shares most of it's panels with the 355, but looks totally different

This one's a 348 Challenge racecar and therfore entitled to wear the shields http://www.barchetta.cc/All.Ferraris/im ... eng-10.jpg

[RomanV]

Aaah, yes!
I just did a quick search, the 348 is definitely what I was thinking of.

[fivebob]

Aaah, yes!
I just did a quick search, the 348 is definitely what I was thinking of.

Except that one has had the 355 doors and panels fitted, no cheese graters

Here's what it originally looked like

[Adamal]

Dave, you keep hassling the weight, I'll keep hassling the paint

They actually only used about 2 tins of bog all up, which (I was told) have a weight of about 4kg each.

[FXGT]

That's looking great Adam... painting it black right?

Can't wait to see it painted with rims. One thing that i don't like is the spoiler... i prefer most cars without spoilers.

Good stuff

[Adamal]

Yup, black indeed. Dave and I are gonna start a gang for people with black MR2's that have white wheels. Somehow, I think we may end up being the only members haha

Yea, some people like it with, some people like it without. I'm one of the ones that likes it with it. It completes the look for me. Although when you're trying to keep an eye out for any cops behind you on the motorway, it can be a bit of a hassle!

[RomanV]

I think my car is gonna look like your cars little sister.

And the viewing public demand more pics! More pics!