FINALLY I got an mx5

Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:51 pm

Hey guys, just put down a deposit for my 1990 na6.

Interior isn't the best neither is the exterior, but the engine was recently swapped to the long nose 1.6 engine,

Has ugly rims but only cost me 2,000 so I'm not complaining, comes with aftermarket exhaust and racing beat front bar. Lowered springs and a few other things. I'll update with photos this weekend

Trackphotos · Postby **Trackphotos** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:55 pm

Zabinskii wrote:Hey guys, just put down a deposit for my 1990 na6.

Interior isn't the best neither is the exterior, but the engine was recently swapped to the long nose 1.6 engine,

Has ugly rims but only cost me 2,000 so I'm not complaining, comes with aftermarket exhaust and racing beat front bar. Lowered springs and a few other things. I'll update with photos this weekend

Grats. Never dríven an NA myself, but you don't buy a 2 seat japanese shoebox for creature comforts and fancy interiors, it's all about the drive.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:56 pm

Congrats.

Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:11 pm

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Here are some photos as it stands, a little dent which I'll just pull out with my dent puller and then I'll get onto the smaller stuf like rims bumpers and interior

This won't be the fastest build seeing as I'm currently in uni but it'll slowly progress ;)

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:37 pm

Nice, I saw that on gumtree for around 4k?
2k is a pretty huge low ball haha, he must have been desperate.
Inb4 erryone hates on dem 17s.

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Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:53 pm

congrats. That was good buying for 2k.

Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:30 pm

Yeah I was suprised he said yeah, the diff just blew in it probably from hauling those ugly things around, but yeah I'm looking for a stock front bumper if anyone knows where I can get one for cheap

Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:35 pm

Comes with a replacement diff he just bought a week ago just needs To be installed

doc · Postby **doc** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:52 pm

WOW Those are ugly wheels!
But sounds like a deal for sure!
Congrats and welcome Mate!

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:03 pm

Front bumper is stock, that's only a cover on the lower half.
There will be screws in the wheel arches, hopefully the paint underneath is in good condition.

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Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:21 pm

Are you sure? I didn't get a closer look but if that's the case I'm happy about it

emily_mx5 · Postby **emily_mx5** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:25 pm

Yeah 100% sure, that's how the racing beat half-noses work.
I had one on my car, was awesome to take it off to reveal oem bumper haha

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Zabinskii · Postby **Zabinskii** » Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:31 pm

Thank The Lord, haha I didn't want the racing beat one, I wanted to just put a gv lip on the bumper

22Silver · Postby **22Silver** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:25 pm

All aesthetic preferences aside, those rims look like they weigh 15kg each.
Great buy though, not a whole lot of car can be purchased for $2k unless Hyundai Getz is your thing, or you come across a deal like this!

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:10 pm

If it runs OK it's hard to see how it isn't a great deal for $2K.
Looks reasonable cosmetically and wheels are, well, OK I guess. There'd be any number of cheap wheels out there as alternatives.
Should be a lot of fun.