My MX5!

[Euan94]

MX5 Thurleigh 3 by Euan94, on Flickr

MX5 Thurleigh 1 by Euan94, on Flickr
​Flickr only wants to let me when i'm logged out :/

 

[Euan94]

I've been bored with the wheels lately and as i cant afford new ones at the moment i decided i should combine my boredom with the wheels with the fact that i wanted to learn to spray paint better.

So, i picked a colour almost at random and decided on a vw red. didn't get them all done today so no finished pics but a little teaser for anyone who cares!

DSC_0050 by Euan94, on Flickr

Plus, the spaxs are still looking good after being on for just over a month

DSC_0055 by Euan94, on Flickr

 

[Owen_m]

Red wheels will look good

 

[Euan94]

Cheers, something a bit differant!! Had lots of people tell me it will look terrible lol

 

[Euan94]

Time for an update me thinks!

I got myself a 'drift knob' and 'drift button' which points towards my overall aim with the car.

DSC_0095 by Euan94, on Flickr

As per my previous posts the wheels went red, I'm not crazy about them but they will be replaced towards the end of the year.

I hate the chrome style bar that the car has, but I can't really store it so it stays on the car atm. I experimented with plasti-dip on this to get rid of the chrome, which was great until i found that the roof slightly rubs on the style bar so I have a matt black bar with holes of chrome on the top!

Lastly, I bought myself an exhaust that popped up for sale. It's a 5Zigen exhaust that has to be imported over from japan so is reasonably rare over here, which i like!
Despite it's appearance its not hugely loud and i can drive around town without looking like a knob, but when i want to look like a knob I can.

Went out today with my brother for some photos and videos.

DSC_0149 by Euan94, on Flickr

DSC_0154 by Euan94, on Flickr

DSC_0157 by Euan94, on Flickr


Videos of the exhaust are on my flickr

 

[Goodj]

Ah, so that was YOU, the only other MX5 at CSS

 

[_Tom]

Lol at that exhaust.

I really dont get why people move their plates on the front like the jap ones. Looks worse than standard to me..

 

[Philip.]

Not keen on that exhaust, looks like you've just thrown it on.
May look better being a couple inches further back and raised up a bit tucked into the bumper.

 

[Euan94]

I can understand people not liking the exhaust, I hadn't planned on getting one this soon.

It looks a bit out of place at the moment but will tie in with the rest of the mods I have planned, I can assure.

And yes Goodj, was me!

 

[Euan94]

I finally got round to getting my self new wheels, the red wheels had a time and place, but that is now in a bag in my garden!


I spent quite a few weeks changing my mind on what i wanted and thought i had decided many times before eventually deciding on some Rota RKR's in 15x8 ET10


So here are a couple of photos after a quick wash at the weekend.

MX5 Front by Euan94, on Flickr

MX5 Rear by Euan94, on Flickr

MX5 by Euan94, on Flickr

 

[alexr19]

They look great IMO. Nice choice

 

[Philip.]

They do look good, but, moar lowz!

 

[imprezaworks]

Looks fab.

 

[Chi]

Nice car, good progress. Tempted to get one to track but they all seem pretty gutless.
Are there any quick ones? I know the handling is great but you can't overtake on the bends and these struggle on the straights. .

 

[danward]

Looking real good matey.

 

[Euan94]

Nice car, good progress. Tempted to get one to track but they all seem pretty gutless.
Are there any quick ones? I know the handling is great but you can't overtake on the bends and these struggle on the straights. .

I think you'd want a turbo or supercharged one really.
None of the standard engines are particularly quick in a straight line but from what I've read you can quite easily get 200bhp from them which does make them pretty quick.

 

[Chi]

That would be nice. How lol. .. Great looking car btw.

 

[BustaMOVEs]

Nice car, good progress. Tempted to get one to track but they all seem pretty gutless.
Are there any quick ones? I know the handling is great but you can't overtake on the bends and these struggle on the straights. .

Or buy a jdm 1.8 rs or vs etc with 6 speed short ratio box and type 2 diff makes them a pretty rapid car, easily kept up with a corsa vxr apart from the straight where it slightly got more distance then on his wing mirror in the corners with ease, but mine was track/race spec without a turbo conversion.
Weight to ratio they can compete to some cars.
And if you turbo it then you play with the big boys

 

[Chi]

Turbo sounds like fun. Anyone selling up? No spanner skills

 

[Euan94]

Turbo sounds like fun. Anyone selling up? No spanner skills

Have a look on Mx5Nutz. They come up quite often.

 

[Mr Burns]

I was overtaking Clio Sports and Type-R's on track in my old one. Driven properly a well set-up one isn't particularly slow on track.

Looks great btw

 

[Chi]

Have a look on Mx5Nutz. They come up quite often.

Cheers on there now but doesnt like my gmail account ..

 

[Chi]

I was overtaking Clio Sports and Type-R's on track in my old one. Driven properly a well set-up one isn't particularly slow on track.

Looks great btw

If you see any decent ones could you drop me a PM..

 

[sbridgey]

What about this?

http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=136035

 

[Chi]

What about this?

http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=136035

Is that the 7k one???

Yes looks great but i cant bloody post coz they don't like my gmail

 

[sbridgey]

Yeah it is the £7k one.

Sort out Chi

 

[Chi]

Yeah it is the £7k one.

Sort out Chi

looks decent that, is it worth 7k?

 

[kpowell911]

SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS!??


For an R Reg MX5?

WTAF?

 

[Chi]

SEVEN THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS!??


For an R Reg MX5?

WTAF?

LOL not a fan?

 

[Euan94]

I'm sure it's worth that amount of money with the spec of it.

Not sure I would want to pay that much for it though, too much JDM tax in my eyes.

 

[Chi]

I'm sure it's worth that amount of money with the spec of it.

Not sure I would want to pay that much for it though, too much JDM tax in my eyes.

Might explain why its not sold in months..

 

[Daniel]

I'm about to get my mx5 on the road. Can't wait for it to snow!!!

 

[Chi]

Drifting ftw.. how many cars you got now? ? Keep scooby for snow! !

 

[kpowell911]

I'm sure it's worth that amount of money with the spec of it.

Not sure I would want to pay that much for it though, too much JDM tax in my eyes.

I can understand people buying a £1k example for a bit of fun

£7250 however.

I appreciate is a track monster but £7250!

 

[BustaMOVEs]

Folk want too much for the mazdas IMO on nutz, better to break to get monies back. Or sell at going rate. That's why they are for sale for ages.

 

[Chi]

M3 money that. . You've talked me down. Cheers guys

 

[Euan94]

Looking for some advice

Really not sure what to do with this at the moment, getting itchy feet.

I had fallen slightly out of love with the car and fancied something faster like a clio but after chasing people through milton keynes after a meet last weekend I've realised that actually i still really enjoy driving it and it isn't a whole lot slower than a clio.

So I want something faster, but I want to keep this.

In an Ideal world i would just turbo the mx5 but Insurance wont touch me on one as I'm still 4 months off being 20!

Any thoughts or advice would be appreciated, I dont know what to do!

 

[sbridgey]

Take it on a trackday or maybe even a drift day!

Drift days are so much fun!

 

[Euan94]

Take it on a trackday or maybe even a drift day!

Drift days are so much fun!

That's quite a good idea actually.

Are there any drift days you would recommend?

 

[Goodj]

I've got some spare MX-5 16s (early Mk2.5 Sport deisgn) if you wanted a set of sacrificial tyres.