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MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:56 am
by rodsmx5
hi guys :D :D :D very happy indeed.took the v8 mx5 into a one day rally on sunday and the car was totally unreal ,so much i didnt want the day to end,,i finished 16th out of about 55 cars due to me not being lewis hamilton yet,,but the best bit of the day was when i put the race face on and really focused on driving at 100% i got a outright 1st stage result!!!! :shock: :shock: ..the car was on very emotional kumho tyres on 15-7 rims due to emilio 949 dude!!!!argh argh.still waiting on my 15-9 rims :twisted: :twisted: ...so i think this car will be a balltearer once i have some fat rubber and finally get my bloody rims,,but i love this car and cant wait for the next rally :D

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:05 am
by Old Dude
Great news Rod, glad your happy with the end result :D you put a lot of work into it.

Cheers
Dale 8)

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:49 am
by Jeo
As cool as your car is, do you really need a new thread every time you do something with it? Make one thread in the garage forum and everyone will be able to follow your exploits far easier.

Still stupidly awesome though. Keep up the good work.

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 12:28 pm
by DaveWA
best of luck with Emilio at 949

past experience says it may be awhile
he really needs to communicate what is going on a little better

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 1:24 pm
by RawSouth
Congrats! Great result!

Oh, and you can never have too many photos *hint hint* :wink:

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 9:05 pm
by rodsmx5
hey jeo,, i am only new to this stuff,just thought mx5 people might be interested in the car ,,i am a spraypainter(busy one at that)so this forum thing is very new to me as i dont have the time to be a computer guru,,,is this what people warned me about with forums :? hope not considering i have put 3 updates in a year about the v8 maz...

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:12 pm
by Jeo
It's all good mate. I was honestly trying to help.

Head to this sub-forum and start up a new thread there. It's the best place for it and will allow everyone else here to follow your progress far easier. Lots of people use it as a build thread to document what they've done, while others just use it just as a means of showing off.

I'm sure there are plenty of people here who are interested in what you've gone through with the car and want to see the future of it.

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 11:12 pm
by rodsmx5
o.k mate :beer: ,,no drama ,.just gets hard asking my wife how to do this stuff all the time.but i will get the hang of this...
it is good to see a mx5 at the top of a rally sheet,as we for too long put up with all the crap about hairdressers car ,gay cars etc etc

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 8:45 pm
by DaveWA
what was that rod

Collingwood

Cant Read
Cant Write

But They can draw...

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Sun Sep 26, 2010 10:36 pm
by Blue94t
Great results.
Any progress on getting this car rego'd in WA?

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:02 am
by Okibi
Photos from Monday ..

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Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 5:50 pm
by Waz man
Unlike Jeo I believe anyone that can shove a V8 into a MX5 and create a modern day Cobra can post where ever he wants. :wink:
This car is unique and makes any of those bystanders that call our cars "hairdressers cars" swallow their tongue when they hear it roar up the road. :shock: The build is awesome and now Rod is setting about getting to grips with the handling as he tackles many different types of motorsport - keep up the good work!

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:24 pm
by deviant
The car sounds EPIC! You could hear Rod pushing harder and harder by the end of the day and it really did sound just amazing. I noticed a few raised eyebrows and double takes from the blokes hanging around for their go in the V8 'supercar' experience cars which was satisfying to see!

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:25 pm
by Rob E
i love this thing :)

As per Jeo's suggestion, please start a build thread in the garage sub forum so we can follow your progress. Just keep updating the one thread :beer: 8)

Re: MX-5 V8 Update

Posted: Sat Oct 02, 2010 11:22 am
by 93_Clubman
love it also - for those wanting to see earlier posts on this beast in chrono starting order from the top:

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=38326&start=60

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=40069

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=41337

viewtopic.php?f=18&t=43422