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So recently bought myself an Mk1b MR2. I’ve been kicking myself since I sold the last one a little over a decade ago. Story is that the PO was cruising down a local canyon road and the car started to overheat. Since he lived at the bottom he e head decided to coast it home (stupid). So he blew the head gasket and got as far as removing thfrom the car and from there it sat for three months until I bought it. It was an Arizona car so the car is immaculate (0 rust). Another bonus is