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FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:51 pm
by Zabinskii
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 :)

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:55 pm
by Trackphotos
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 drĂ­ven 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.

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 12:56 pm
by Magpie
Congrats.

FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:11 pm
by Zabinskii
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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 ;)

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:37 pm
by emily_mx5
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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Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 2:53 pm
by Gladiator
congrats. That was good buying for 2k.

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:30 pm
by Zabinskii
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

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 6:35 pm
by Zabinskii
Comes with a replacement diff he just bought a week ago just needs To be installed

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 7:52 pm
by doc
WOW Those are ugly wheels!
But sounds like a deal for sure!
Congrats and welcome Mate!

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 8:03 pm
by emily_mx5
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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Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 9:21 pm
by Zabinskii
Are you sure? I didn't get a closer look but if that's the case I'm happy about it :)

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:25 pm
by emily_mx5
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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Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 10:31 pm
by Zabinskii
Thank The Lord, haha I didn't want the racing beat one, I wanted to just put a gv lip on the bumper :)

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 3:25 pm
by 22Silver
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!

Re: FINALLY I got an mx5

Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2014 4:10 pm
by Rocky
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.