My Car Is Junk (#8 Josh's 1989 MR2 (AW11) Workout Project)

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In this series, I'm doing a part tutorial, part vlog, part timelapse of my 1989 Toyota mk1 MR2 AW11 restoration.
It's been a long while since my last video. I've been busy finishing school and the winter weather has kept me indoors more. But I still wanted to get a video out so I decided to include some MR2 buying stories at the end to fill the space. Hope you enjoy it and stay tuned for more videos. I should have more filming time next month once I'm done with school for good.
Work in this video:
Clutch master cylinder
Clutch pedal
Removing plasi dip
Buying stories

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@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry if the audio kind of sucks on this one. Also videos should be coming faster soon. I graduate college in just a few more weeks and winter will be slowly clearing!

@Free--Palestine 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats on Graduating!

@JustMatthew_48 3 жыл бұрын

I think audio is ok

@kino1004 3 жыл бұрын

Snow-be-gone

@CubaKid94 3 жыл бұрын

Terrible communicators are the worst, especially when you yourself are motivated... Glad you were eventually able to get your hands on an MR2!

@Etherian87 Жыл бұрын

yeah tbh the way that guy was acting and the random pics from online, he was just out to rob people.

@TeBiDoWil 3 жыл бұрын

“I don’t care for the matte look on cars”. Got me right in the feels haha. Great video man.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahahahaha! It’s just a personal taste. You know I mean no hate haha

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

By the way, I’ll probably be picking up those doors soonish. I’m thinking I may start some body work while I sit around looking for a job.

@TeBiDoWil 3 жыл бұрын

@@RetraCast No worries, I got ‘em when you’re ready!

@realdamageboy 3 жыл бұрын

black liquid actually is the right one, but it is black because rubber o-rings is melted and small parts now is in the liquid. You must replace all orings for brake master cylinder and clutch, there be one day when You press the pedal and it goes till the end and no brakes applied.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Ohhhh that’s interesting. Well good thing I replaced both the brake cylinder (few episodes back) and the clutch cylinder. Thanks for the info

@Bredmirror 3 жыл бұрын

Toyotas tend to rust at the floor/firewall inside, were the clutch master cylinder is.

@clevertechbot 3 жыл бұрын

28:50 wondering if this dude is gonna end up on one of those craigslist murder stories

@felixito713 3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to be getting a MK1 MR2 soon and watching your videos has helped me learn and get an idea on what I should expect getting this car and I’m just excited to work on it!

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you’re getting one. Yeah you can definitely find ones much nicer than mine and much worse hahaha. I feel mine is on the “worse” side. But either way I wish you luck with yours.

@ThatGuyFromNantucket06 3 жыл бұрын

woot! Another MR2 video!

@clevertechbot 3 жыл бұрын

Goo Gone pls sponsor this man

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha I wish I could pin this if I didn’t already have a pinned comment

@SunogPunch 3 жыл бұрын

Dude you're getting huge. Keep it up my man. Love you to the end

@larryf9263 3 жыл бұрын

Great to see how it’s coming along! Sold my recently saving up for a gen 2 one of my dream cars

@sheldonlamey7010 Жыл бұрын

I saw the thumbnail with your car in the snow aren't you worried about the salt damaging your car? I like your car and your voiceovers....I cought that Capri in the background...nice and legendary car too.

@jor5227 3 жыл бұрын

Your channel is great, I binged watched every episode while doing a bit of wiring. Keep it up!

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad they’re entertaining enough to watch all at once haha

@gerrittosborne633 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I did the soap bottle trick too when I needed to get oil out of my celicas convertible top hydraulic pump

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha nice. Yeah I was just sitting there for a bit like “what the heck am I supposed to do now” before thinking it up. Just wish I didn’t waste time at the store haha

@Pollin970 3 жыл бұрын

26:00 Dude, you literaly just described my exact situation. Im looking at an 85' aw11 and asked the guy some basic questions about the car, EX; Maintenance history, how the front lip came to be damaged, ect. The guy just responds with "Yes, it is still available." Bruhhhhh

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah others have pointed out it’s probably some elaborate scam. Honestly super annoying

@gottfredhofstad9303 3 жыл бұрын

Love the vids, keep grinding man!

@jorgemercado5969 3 жыл бұрын

Loving the content man, needs more views!!

@TeBiDoWil 3 жыл бұрын

I had the exact same problem in my MK1a and it was resolved after replacing the slave.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Good to know. Maybe I will give it a shot sooner than later then

@TheBilliardCorner 3 жыл бұрын

There has been a scam going around for used cars. Many of the sellers will remove the license plate. They will also claim it was previously owned by an "elderly relative" to bait people. They will also claim that they are "helping them sell it". The reality is most of these cars are salvaged title/rebuilt title or they bought for cheap and trying to flip it for quick cash. Often they will do some sketchy "repairs" to the car. The reason they say it was previously owned by a "relative" is because the reseller (when taking ownership the car) will not sign the title to avoid paying DMV fees. The new owner the scammer sells to will take the hit on fees while they pocket the profit. Highly deceptive and very common scam going around so be weary of these ads. I ran into MANY of these scammers when looking for a used car on craigslist/Facebook marketplace a few months back.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man I knew something was up just by how sketch it all was. If it wasn’t for my sisters bbq thing I wouldn’t have gone. I knew I’d have to get a very good look at the car and test drive if I got to see it. But I guess I couldn’t even get that far either way

@TheBilliardCorner 3 жыл бұрын

You have to use a line wrench to prevent stripping the line to the clutch master. Funny, I just replaced my clutch master last week. Most Aw11's clutch fluid is very dark and black due to the internal seals starting to wear and fail combined with lack of brake fluid flushes. It's quite normal to see the fluid that dark. Mine was the same thing. I recommend spending the extra money and buying the Aison clutch master (Around $80) as its the same as OEM quality. To my understanding, Toyota used Aison for the OEM clutch master. Some of those cheaper $20 units will fail prematurely. Hopefully yours hold up. Keep up the good work, love your aw11 series.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I’ll note that for if I end up needing to replace it again later. May happen once I do a whole clutch job eventually. I just bought the cylinder off of TwosRUs so assumed it was the go to.

@TheBilliardCorner 3 жыл бұрын

@@RetraCast Yeah, I know exactly the one you bought. Its the Exedy unit off TwosRus. Some Aw11 owners had them fail within a couple months while others had no issues what so ever. I didn't want to take the chance so I just went Aison.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll have to keep an eye on it then over time. Thanks for the info

@DruggedBunny 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting... I was shocked at the $20 price here, having just paid UK £90+ ($125) for mine... I had bought a second-hand OEM but it's failed... all the UK suppliers seem to be crack-pricing them at the moment, but it turns out it's the Aisin part, so at least that's good to hear. (The US pricing versus our pricing isn't though... !) On the plus side, looks like our right-hand drive master cylinder is way more accessible! Mine's also got no bracing, not sure if that's because it's a Mk1a/crossover or if yours just had that added? www.hi-toro.com/images/mr2/master.jpg Nice to see progress anyway, will be worth it! Hopefully mine will be back on the road next weekend after two months sitting... :(

@TheBilliardCorner 3 жыл бұрын

@@DruggedBunny yup rhd models so much easier to change! Aison is the supplier for many Toyota parts so it’s a great way to get a new part.

@ModMINI Жыл бұрын

Any time you see a message with 'Sir', it is a warning sign that the other person is at a scam farm in India or Pakistan. That's a common way to talk in South Indian English dialects.

@eliseiodagiu5519 3 жыл бұрын

I've been meaning to ask if maybe you could do a video in the future where you go through the garage with your dad talking about the various cars you guys own. We see many cool vehicles in the backgrounds of your videos sometimes, it would be great to get some history and info on all the cars! And of course with your dads approval. haha

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

I actually have a video quickly going though the whole collection already (though my dad didn’t wanna be in it haha). It’s from last summer called “classic car collection tour” and is the intro video to my series where I’m doing an individual video on each car. I’ve only gotten three cars into the series though (Saab sonett III, Porsche 924, fiat spider). I have the script for some of the other cars ready but haven’t been able to film them with school and rainy weather. Either way there’s a playlist to the series on my channel “mountain loop car barn”. I’m hoping to film the next videos once I graduate and weather clears.

@bladeiii5173 2 жыл бұрын

As time passes im liking the look mk1 more than mk2 Edit: As time did pass i bought one lol

@KillerElite_SB 3 жыл бұрын

I feel your pain, i just changed my master clutch cylinder.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

The worst. I still have to do the slave at some point it sounds like. Hopefully it’s better

@isaacramirez4942 3 жыл бұрын

That extra engine see if it’s 3 rib block or 7 rib there different if using for parts. It’s red or blue top.

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

It’s indeed a 7 rib. I showed it off more in episode 7

@GGjcw3rd 2 жыл бұрын

🙄 Automatic! Ha ha ha 😆. Every time I have gone car shopping for a particular car I find an ad like you did for the white one. They were all just what I was looking for... and they were all scams to lure a buyer to pay sight unseen. Don't look back on that one!

@invadethem 3 жыл бұрын

i love the misato sticker bro

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha thanks. Yeah I’m not one to usually put anime stickers on a car but I felt it was too iconic for these kinds of cars. I had to include it in my cinematic. I thought doing the alcoholic Misato would fill it and be extra funny as well

@justinlizamor1541 3 жыл бұрын

How do you feel about the Poly Bushings?

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Someone actually gave me free poly bushings cuz they had a spare set from another car. I need to do more research on if they are a good set or not but I plan on upgrading to poly at some point. My rubber bushings are likely worn through and poly is a logical upgrade. I don’t want my ride too firm though so I’d probably go a bit tame on whatever new shocks and springs I get later.

@blakebeckywahls7585 3 жыл бұрын

you should ask your dad to show us all his collection. MUSTANG MACH 1..WHAT!!!

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

I actually have a video on the whole collection already hahaha. It’s called “Classic Car Collection Tour” from last summer. I actually planned on doing an individual video for each car as well but have only gotten 3 cars in so far (Saab Sonett III, Porsche 924, and Fiat Spider). It’s all in a playlist on my channel “Mountain Loop Car Barn”

@blakebeckywahls7585 3 жыл бұрын

@@RetraCast I will find that video and watch then. thank you.

@lennym1273 3 жыл бұрын

Sounds like maybe it was a scam, I heard of this scam where the guy has a car it's always around 2k$ and they don't like to talk in person over the phone and they offer to ship the car too you and if you don't like the car they say they will refund you your money and pick up the car, and you have to pay them with E-Bay cards, they email you a phone number to give the E-Bay Card numbers to them, then after a day or two you get a email saying you need to get some more E-Bay cards for 1k$ for the shipping INS. and that at the time of delivery the driver will refund you your 1k$, Well after they get your money (E-Bay Cards) they ignore you and block your phone number and you never get the car...

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I def knew something was up and was prepared to do a full look over of the car if I got to see it (I suspected plenty of issues to be hidden from me) but I guess I didn’t even get that far. I do wonder how many other people tried to get the car.

@JustMatthew_48 3 жыл бұрын

I see sellers who don´t want sell the car are everywhere haha. I hate these poor advertisements, less photos , less informations about car, it´s sucks

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man it’s like I literally want to happily give you thousands of dollars to take away this car you don’t want. Please just make it easy for me hahaha

@chezitdude 3 жыл бұрын

Lmao I swear if I was driving down to Aberdeen to see a car and the dude canceled on me an hour beforehand I would find that doctors office and drag his ass to the car

@RetraCast 3 жыл бұрын

I actually did send him a mean text after that but decided not to show it in the video hahaha

@chezitdude 3 жыл бұрын

@@RetraCast haha send me what you said

@TamezTech Жыл бұрын

I rather pay more for the same car if the person selling it is honest, open, and responsive, even if the car is 500 bucks, I wouldn't bother with someone like that

@Wolfmaster-lb4hs 2 жыл бұрын

Wait what’s wrong with the mr2 being auto?

@RetraCast 2 жыл бұрын

It’s simply not the same. If you like autos then good for you, but I doubt many people will argue an auto MR2 (or most sports cars) is ever going to be as fun as manual one. It’s a sports car, shifting is part of the sport. Put simply, my own dream car is not an automatic. Wasn’t even a consideration.

@TamezTech Жыл бұрын

Hey autos arent that bad 😭