About TF-R
What’s TF-r?
We’re a pair of car enthusiasts located in the Midlands, UK. Neither of us are mechanics by trade, but over the past few years, we’ve spent 100’s of hours working with our MR2’s, along the way collecting what we’d consider a large focused quantity of knowledge on the platform.
Our goal is to understand the ZZW30 platform, modifying it with a heavy focus on driving enjoyment and reliability, ultimately becoming honed, driver focused track cars.
Our toolset is modest and our mindset is humble, however our ambitions are clear: If we can do it ourselves, we will.
What’s the Site For?
We’re setting up this website to provide back to the MR2 community, we hope to continue to provide useful tutorials, knowledge and interesting articles as we develop our abilities.
We’re hoping to build something that can be used for years to come - making the ZZW30 platform as viable for perspective enthusiast as possible.
Who’s Tom?
Honestly, I’ve been obsessed with Toyota’s for years. It started probably around 25 years ago with the Granturismo games on PS1, my dad also had an AW11 generation MR2 that we’d go out in on the weekends. I got my first Toyota in 2013, and since then, I’ve never looked back.
I’ve owned quite a few Toyotas since, a V6 Camry, an LS400, a short lived turbo diesel Estima, and two generations of Celica. I am also proud to be the keeper of one of the few GZG50 Toyota Century V12’s in the UK.
I’d long wanted to own an MR2, specifically a later SW20 generation model, but after a ZZW30 came up for sale from a close friend, I jumped at the chance.
From the moment I drove it - I knew this was something different to anything I’d tried previously, with far more potential yet to be explored. My focus changed significantly from that moment, I removed the 2ZZ-GE engine from the Celica I owned at the time and never looked back.
Who’s Fraser?
I have always had a love for cars and particular interest in Japanese Vehicles. My second car was a 350z which I owned for a little over 5 Years. Nissan’s last sports car before Renault ruined everything. I also owned a C5 RS6. Owning that RS6 was like owning a stick of dynamite with a lit fuse. Even the gearbox was a consumable wear item. Truly horrific to own.
After owning one of the least reliable Audi’s around, and that’s saying something, I had the need for reliability. And after turning the 350z into a brutal to daily drift spec car, I had the need for comfort. However, I had also gotten into sim racing and knew I needed to at least do track days with.
This is where Tom’s influence came in. I had helped Tom 2zz swap his MR2. As soon as I drove it I knew I needed one. I sold the RS6. Bought and MR2 within a month. I sold the 350z. Bought a Phase 3 GS300 soon after. Before I knew what happened Tom had corrupted me.