Big day! The audio is poor in some places but the vid has English subs. Check out the businesses that helped make this build and its content possible: www.aemelectronics.com/ www.weldspeed.com.au/ midshipgarage.com/ www.maxpeedingrods.com/ www.mrpltd.co.nz/ Once more, feel free to ask any questions you might have, or alternatively if you want I can try doing a Q&A video. There will be more content in the future of course, especially regarding the software side of things, since I mostly covered the hardware so far. I also hope to do a proper POV no talking drive soon.

shoutout to maxpeedingrods for making affordable performance parts. your face when you hit boost makes it worth the money

This project cannot be bought - it can only be created, built. Congrratulations!

so happy to see you finally being able to enjoy the mr2. its so nice to see the hard work paying off

Apart from your engineering abilities, I think that black cat on the engine made a difference. They're great mechanics. I always have mine around when I'm working on my bike, and nothing has gone wrong yet.

Dude you are truly car enthusiasts. I can tell by how you talking about it. It is pleasure to watch you. Regards.

Some Aussies call flutter a dose or dosing. I Think that's the word you might have been trying to think of. Congratulations on a truly beautiful and epic build 💪👍

Can’t imagine how happy I’am to see you enjoying so much effort finally paying off. Seriously this kind of very uncommon project is what I like the most. All the glitches you didn’t experienced is because of your hard work and experience, please enjoy now ! Congratulations !

18:05 That was so genuine haha. Amazing build.

hahahha the smile says everything. love the new sound! So happy for you to finally have the opportunity to enjoy the car. we should make a new video now 🤔

Congratulations for getting Project Underdog on the road, it's great to see that you are clearly having fun and enjoying your MR2. Thanks for taking us along on the ride!

I have a turbo 3sfe and it’s great to see another underdog build.❤️

Clearly a labor of love and a lot of attention to detail, the look on your face when the boost kicked in is PERFECT. Looking forward to more videos about this machine!

Seeing your face of terror on that first full throttle pull was gold. You're completely right though, those moments after you've put so much work into your car and it's come together and it's everything you've expected and more, those are the reasons we do what we do. Much love man, you worked your ass off for this.

I love how it takes seconds after a scared swearing session to saying it is road friendly. This is the best project on KZfaq that I have seen.

This is genuinely heartwarming. I can only imagine how satisfying it must be to experience the thrill of a high performance vehicle, all the while knowing that you personally built it yourself.

now this is poggers

"too good, I'm afraid of how well this is working" I just got my car tuned on a standalone ECU and its the first time it has driven like a nice, proper car for the year I've owned it. I had the exact same thought! Too good to be true, surely it will explode!

Great Job!👍 Careful with that Right Foot!😁 Nothing like the Sense of Accomplishment you get by doing it yourself, to make all the hard work worth it!🎉 Mike in San Diego.🌞🎸🚀🖖

Super exciting, but also happy to see the MR2 again.

That first drive when everything is working and making power is so good. We feel your joy my man. Well done.

As a fellow MR2 owner AND having my GPZ completed, I'm super excited to see that your AW11 running! May it bring you many miles of joy.

That first impression from boost fully kicking in is relatable. I can see you containing your excitement

This has been an amazing journey, thank you for everything you've shared along the way 🙏🏽 hoping to see more boosted driving soon.

Didnt know I was subscribed but it was a pleasant surprise. Thoroughly enjoyed this. I'm in South Africa and had a AE111 corolla with the same engine and man it was fun.Sold it at over 400000km on the clock.Had the lòngest gears ever😂 120km/h on 2nd gear.Welldone on your build.Absolutely love it.

Man it's been a long time coming. The boost noises it makes sound amazing. Your excitement is contagious, I'm excited for you! Good stuff.

Finally it’s almost done! Years in the making!

Epic!! Good to see it going!

18:05 A man that enjoys his life 100%

Those of us that have done swaps, and finally get to enjoy them, know the joy you are experiencing. :) Due to life, I had to sell my project AW11 that I did finish. I'm friends with the current owner, and I'll see if he can make a video of driving it. You'll get to hear a Gen1 3SGE in an AW11.

Congratulations on making it to this point! You have the turbo grin now, you couldn't stop smiling during the first drive and that's great to see.

My dude living his dream with spaceship made by toyota from the 90s.. What a beautiful dream👌

A magnificent peek into your persona. Humbling to be able to be witness to your first drive. Those final words, just perfect! Thank you. To me this is your best video.

Ive owned 7 AW11 MR2 cars. One of which I did a 20v 4age silver top swap with the 6speed manual and LSD that came in it from the trueno levin the engine came from. Took a bit of minor fabrication to make the shift linkage work as well as some colling piping custom work here and there. Other than that it was pretty much direct swap. I did have the ecu and had a wiring harness made by phoenix tuning made to help facilitate the ease of the swap. Still to this day one of my favorite cars I have ever driven. These little cars are so underrated.

I first thought I missed so many videos. Overview all the way.

Love this build seeing amazing engines that never got attention get something special. Definitely a big inspiration for my little single cam civic :D

My first car had a 4A-FE (Geo Prizm, rebadged Toyota) but that’s about the only thing it shared with your little monster. Awesome build 😊

I so understand your feelings, I went from na 7m supra to 1jz and first turbo sounds and bov sounds were so addincting. After 3 years I still go on/off gas just bov and spoolup sounds

Congratulations, I'm happy for you. I know its a great feeling to go out on the first drive.

Memories are made like this… fun times ahead

Congratulations man! Please post more about the process. We would like to see all about it!

Speaking silly for the best reason, actual excitement, pleasure and satisfaction. Great work! Thank you for sharing

The hand animation with this guy is second to none! He cracks me up! Has some great videos too!

The joy on your face is contagious. Very happy to see you enjoying your project.

I'm a bike guy, still can't remove that grin off my face each time when boost kicks in. Thank you!

I’m so happy for you 🎉 the excitement on your face is awesome!

about to start my own gen1 MR2 project. thank you for inspiration & information

Awesome! Fantastic work! Thanks for sharing this magical moment. You're joy is plain to see. Love it. A cracking vid!

Build Chapter is coming to a close, and Driving chapter has just started!! This is one scary MR2 and I Absolutely Love it!!

Best channel ever! I had an ‘87 and I regret selling that car every time I drive

This is so sweet to see! I recently did a fun 4age swapped Caterham 7 roadster for a friend running the VW coils and a full wiring harness from scratch and street tuned via Microsquirt ECU. These engines are great!

I never comment anything in KZfaq, but I have to say that I really enjoyed your enthusiasm, "foolish speaking", etc. You really made my day! I noticed my eyes getting a bit wet! Regards from a fellow MR2 guy from Norway (MK2 Turbo owner for 20 years and counting). Keep boosting ;)

Yessssss I’ve been following this build since the cylinder head porting video!!! Love it!!! 😎😎😎👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Some of us who are not lucky enough to be as skilled & talented as you are are living vicariously through you & your great MR2 project!😊

Hey fellow, Yours is the very rare channels, not some but all of whose content i swallow immedieately. Very intelligent, very easy to digest and fun to watch, to me, being a senior engineer and car enthusiast. Congrats, sincerely!

Driving4answers about to find out the limit of a 4afe crankshaft. Godspeed sir.

I was laughing with you like I was sitting in the passenger seat. Knowing exactly the feeling you experienced🙂. I am myself working on a similar underdog project with an old Volvo s60 from year 2002. The engine (5 cylinder) is only the 2.0l low pressure turbo (7-8 psi at the moment). Getting it ready for tuning....not as nearly as complicated as your build but still enjoying every minute of it. I did already: NGK iridium spark plugs, Hella coil packs, Dual mass flywheel, clutch plate, pressure plate, slave cylinder, camshaft seals, exhaust CVVT hub cleaning(freeing up as it was stuck/not working properly) Retiming engine, Cold air intake in progress, exhaust also in progress at the time of writing, MAC 3 port electronic boost controller, new compressor bypass valve with upgraded membrane and spring, ALL vacuum hoses (and those little inline one way valves) replaced, both belt tensioners, new auxiliary belt, (I have the cam belt and water pump ready to be done very soon), ceramic brake pads and brake caliper rebuild kit, front and rear shock absorbers, front anti roll bar+ drop links, front lower wish bones, boost pipes/hoses done to hold boost properly😏 I recently dropped the oil sump-cleaned it and replaced all oil seals, Complete new positive crankcase ventilation system installed. I watched I think almost every of your videos.... love listening the way you explain things... learnt a lot from you. Thank you for running this awesome channel. I would love to have your opinion on what can I do to the Volvo if you have the time for a quick advice. Good luck finishing the MR2....

This was so awesome to experience. Thanks for taking your viewers along with you! So much work for SO MUCH reward!!

That first experience of successful boost on your own build is ALWAYS magical. Haha, love it. 👌

Big day indeed! Long time coming!!!

The first choo choo noises are the absolute best! 😩 I'm so excited to see you finally having fun with this car. Boost is absolutely addictive. I forgot you were using an MXR turbo for a second. Sounds great! That car is so light it's gonna be a rocket. Just make sure you watch out for the boost hitting and spinning the tires around a corner. 😉 Such an exciting moment you know I've watched every Underdog video. Don't worry about the flutter Australians run no BOV up to insane boost and horsepower levels all the time. We didn't put one on Rotaru either. Sounds like your flutter was reduced a lot by adjusting the BOV, so the spring may just be too strong from the start, but I'd keep it as is hahaha. Glad the MRP clutch is good. We just put an XClutch single disc onto the rotary supposed to hold up to an insane power level like over 600 ft lbs of torque and we were amazed by the drivability and how easy the pedal was. You should be able to get boost to come in even sooner with some tuning and with the boost controller hooked up, if you want to of course. Amazing man finally the payoff! Can't wait to see more.

Awesome, you shared your trial and error(s) and solution(s). 🤙🏽

oh man i've been waiting to see this coming together, can't wait to see more of ur mr2.

Seeing your reaction to hitting boost for the first time in the mr2 has me so excited for my E46 that I have been building and has sat for over 3 years! Your channel is super motivating, very informative and has been an awesome help for my build and starting my own youtube channel! Thanks a lot keep making videos!

"....the suspension ... hasn't been aligned... and I removed some things... so...I'm not sure about anything...." 🤣 keep at bro! Congrats. Happy for your milestone.

You had what my wife calls a "car smile". I get those when I get my car back on the road. Run it hard, repair, repeat lol. Also I used to be a n/a guy, but once I got a turbo I couldn't go back haha.

long time in the making... its been fun watching this project real glad for you. big up uself ute... respect from jamaica

Congratulations. Glad to see you enjoying your project 😊

That smile says it all. great build.

Years! We've been following this project for years 👌😍

thank you for sharing these moments with us! im so happy to see you enjoy your hard work!😊👍

Your joy and enthusiasm sort of made my day, too. Thank you for your heart-felt content.

Congrats to you Marc and all the people who worked with you on that project. Y'all did a great job. I can feel your enthusiasm and how happy you are. Thanks so much for taking us with you on this journey. I really enjoyed and appreciate it. Keep the good work up! 👍

Amazing project, really happy that you finally get to enjoy the fruits of your efforts. Can't wait to see more updates on the MR2. Loving this sort of just driving around videos. 👍

The smartest, not selfish KZfaqr you are the best

Congratulations man! This kinda thing takes a lot of work but so rewarding and fun! The smile on your face says it ALL! Have fun brother!!!

Awesome, buddy. It’s been a long road with this one, thanks for taking us along on your journey. I just finished a series of major upgrades to my red MR2T, too bad we’re on opposite sides of the planet as I fancy a cruise this morning.

Yes! Finally!! Excited to watch this video, congrats on the build thus far!

Congratulations on the project! Happy to see how happy you got!

What an excellent turnout! These last few weeks I've been really wanting this video and it has come earlier than expected!

Congratulations on the build, brother! Your face when the boost kicks in resembles a child on Christmas morning and you know you did a good job on the project! Greetings from Bulgaria!

Awh man, so a joy watching this video. I think we all feel the same way when taking your newly finished project for its first drive. Love the fact that you shared your first drive with us. I’ve been waiting for this. Congratulations, car is awesome

So glad to see you have the car running. Congrats!

I loved this video.. felt like I was along for the ride and can feel the excitement! Nice work on the build!

Great to see it all come together and how gratified you were. 👏 👏

Seriously impressive work sir! Love the super informative presentation and your very gentle and easygoing manner.. keep up the great work!! That build is mindblowing

I’m so happy to see you enjoy all of your hard work! I know what it’s like spending hundreds of hours researching and building a car. That first drive is one of the best feelings for a car enthusiast.

I`m really happy for you! Your joy is really catching from video to the viewer, it`s fun to see how you enjoy and fear at the same time behind the wheel. 🤗

Fantastic to see you enjoying your creation mate. Take care and keep it coming.

Congratulations, very happy for you. There are few better feelings than the rush you get when something you created works. That smile says it all. Great job and thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing this exiting experience with us. Projects are like DNA and unique to each builder. You challenge all your abilities at the same time and doing it alone is daring. It is handsome!

it's great to see you enjoying the car so much! You couldn't have asked for a better first test drive, now you can relax and enjoy fixing the little things at your leisure.

Amazing work!! So happy it all came together and worked with no issues! Goes to show that you really do know what you’re doing. I’ve been following for quite a few years now. Currently building a FCR 4AG TA22. Love your channel. Would love to see some more porting vids, they’re quite rare on KZfaq.

so happy for you!! excited for dyno/ full tune. Bosnia looks so pretty

Seeing how happy your expressions and everything, it tells us how priceless it has been for you, great job

the joy on your face when it makes boost...💗

Been following along and building my own 80's toyota the whole time, so close to its first drive also, thank you for this, giving me the motivation I need for the last push on the project.

Waiting on this video for a while, congratulations on the first drive

That thing is an absolute dream. Mad respect for the work you put into it and how absolutely lovely it works. Your face at the first boosd hit is the reason why car guys are so wholesome.

Congratulations on a job well done. May you have many happy years and create many awesome memories as you project underdog journey continues