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Bomber's new project. MX5 content
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Qashcow
Sc might come with time. Depends how much rust I find in the arches next spring. I've got a wedding and honeymoon to worry about before charging something else.
Cliobritt, was your dads the one you posted on here about 12months ago making 190-odd bhp, built for under £1k? I tried searching it a while ago...
Anyway, tonight I popped down to Weston super mud and rode the donkeys round the beach. It was fun. I then got bored and bought some more genuine fake items to follow on from my clio exploits. I clearly havent learnt the phrase 'buy cheap, buy twice' yet. Ah well, they look sexual
Cliobritt, was your dads the one you posted on here about 12months ago making 190-odd bhp, built for under £1k? I tried searching it a while ago...
Anyway, tonight I popped down to Weston super mud and rode the donkeys round the beach. It was fun. I then got bored and bought some more genuine fake items to follow on from my clio exploits. I clearly havent learnt the phrase 'buy cheap, buy twice' yet. Ah well, they look sexual
Genuine fake, lol.
Qashcow
They seem alright, despite the many haters of Rota out there. The speed this mx5 goes, all four wheels could spontaneously vaporise and I don't think I'd notice lol.
15 x 8j ET0
195/50/15 means I can afford tyres to now get drifting on. The 14" tyres are about £70 EACH, 15" are £32 each. Simple maths state these wheels haven't actually cost me anything. At least that's what I'm telling wifey
15 x 8j ET0
195/50/15 means I can afford tyres to now get drifting on. The 14" tyres are about £70 EACH, 15" are £32 each. Simple maths state these wheels haven't actually cost me anything. At least that's what I'm telling wifey
It's not the "quality", it's the ripping off designs.
If anything, you've slipped!
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
surely thats what drifting is about? slipping?
awaits full tutorial about it actually being about grip
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Nice find, I love these so much I'm itching to get another but I tell myself NO.
You're going to have trouble with buckets and MX5s. The subframes do NOT allow for much room at all. I tried buying 2 sets of different bucket seats on ebay and neither of them fit.
I forget the name of them, but they're the buckets that you put in Elises, they're very thin (or indeed just regular Elise seats fit). But you're very restricted in choice, doubly so with a cage fitted.
As far as boosting goes, you won't be getting 190bhp with £1000, not unless you do some stealing or buy 2nd hand from someone who doesn't know what it is. You can pick up the JRSC for a 1.6 for around that price, but I believe it's hot side so no intercooler and that gives about 150-160 horse.
Capable supercharger kit for the 1.8 is about 2.5k new (although this may be out of date as I haven't looked for a while), but sounds like this:
You're going to have trouble with buckets and MX5s. The subframes do NOT allow for much room at all. I tried buying 2 sets of different bucket seats on ebay and neither of them fit.
I forget the name of them, but they're the buckets that you put in Elises, they're very thin (or indeed just regular Elise seats fit). But you're very restricted in choice, doubly so with a cage fitted.
As far as boosting goes, you won't be getting 190bhp with £1000, not unless you do some stealing or buy 2nd hand from someone who doesn't know what it is. You can pick up the JRSC for a 1.6 for around that price, but I believe it's hot side so no intercooler and that gives about 150-160 horse.
Capable supercharger kit for the 1.8 is about 2.5k new (although this may be out of date as I haven't looked for a while), but sounds like this:
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Qashcow
Few people have said that, I'd rather use a proper roller if I can as I don't think it's going to be quite low enough to be able to use a bar. Not till I get some proper low coilies anyway.
I thought you had maybe gone for the Circuit 8's with the 888's
They weren't wide enough
was looking good until I worked out they only come in 6.5" wide, And R888's would be way tooooo much overkill for this little power lol. Regarding the 190bhp, I can't remember where I saw it and who knows what's possible. Most people said 280bhp wasn't possible on a standard clio bottom end
I've got the skills to fabricate the inlet and other bits that need machining/welding, just need the technical drawings which are floating about the net and a second hand mini charger. I reckon it's possible if your in no rush and can find the odd bargain here and there. I might see if I get home in time tomorrow and trial fit the new wheels
This rain isn't looking promising for a wheel trial fit tonight
Do you not have a coat?
BMW M4; S1000 RR
Fair enough if you're fabricating your own bits, but there will always be a value attached to the time you spend working on it yourself.
Looks like this will be a nice car when you start tinkering! Miss mine everytime I pull out of a junction in the Clio
Looks like this will be a nice car when you start tinkering! Miss mine everytime I pull out of a junction in the Clio
Nafoff
ClioSport Club Member
less of the rural based abuse you german love child
There's enough potholes in the UK to make most people bar those with tyres off a tractor to cry.
Qashcow
I'll take a video of the road about 200 yards from my door, it looks like it was designed for touge. It's immense.
Muntjacs are a scary lot, nearly smashed the meggy on one last night. Stupid b*****d thing.
I've decided it's not raining enough to prevent me fitting wheels tonight hi5
Muntjacs are a scary lot, nearly smashed the meggy on one last night. Stupid b*****d thing.
I've decided it's not raining enough to prevent me fitting wheels tonight
hi5I'll take a video of the road about 200 yards from my door, it looks like it was designed for touge. It's immense.
Muntjacs are a scary lot, nearly smashed the meggy on one last night. Stupid b*****d thing.
I've decided it's not raining enough to prevent me fitting wheels tonight
Erm what road??????
If you go up to painswick there is a little back road that has fresh tarmack and I swear to god its perfect.... Not brave enough to drive it hard as I don't know it but it's mx5 sized driftable!
Qashcow
I know the road you mean, my boss lives up there and also do a bit of biking across the top, dan wants to get some photos with a rig up there
I can't tell you where I live malice, you'll come Nicki rota's as I know you love them so badly
R26
Send some pretty pics of them fitted Dave! Have you go some spacers yet?
Spent a few nights in my 200 up there lol!!!
Let's do a photo meet! The garage isn't far from the place I said about bumer, can get a ae86, integras, rx7 convert able etc out and make our own initial d shoot!!!!
Lowered with a good arch roll and you'll get those, the camber should be about enough naturally.
If those arches are fairly solid you could get a tasty flare that'll suck those in easily. Won't need masses of rear camber.
I have a decent flare on the rear of mine that makes wheels that poke quite a bit on stock s14 arches look hidden.
I have a decent flare on the rear of mine that makes wheels that poke quite a bit on stock s14 arches look hidden.
This! Overfenders look epic on the mx's!
widebody kit.
http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=4544&parentid=0&stocknumber=29-70000 1990-97
You've got some way to go yet
http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=4544&parentid=0&stocknumber=29-70000 1990-97
You've got some way to go yet
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