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sup guys, so im finally in a mx5 after an eternity of day dreaming about owning one. heres my slow build thread as the nb is quiet nice as is BUT that feeling never lasts
heres what it looks like atm


it came with a few goodies being
koni springs and adjustable shocks
adjustable sway bars front and back
mx5 mania CAI
full stainless steel exhaust (including extractors)
15x7 enkei rpf-1s

i think once i sell this hardtop id like to get a butterfly brace and roll bar. im a chassis rigidity nut and love nothing more than building a good base. i will get deeper into modification when i find a decent job and my 'daily driver race car' project is complete. it can be found here if youre interested
http://forums.mightycarmods.com/showthr ... su-charade
spoiler: its 1 seater, 700kg, road registered, engine swapped blah blah. dont get me started, i absolutely love it. no one deliveres pizza like me


the first time i drove a mx5 was maybe 6 months ago. i was in my stripped out 121 at the top of a mountain when dan pulled up in his even more stripped mx5. we chatted for a while and he let me drive his car. id always loved mx5s but now i had to have one. if youre reading this not sure if you remember me mate lol, but that drive left a lasting impact

it may start slow, but hopefully this thread will blossom into a half decent build

Welcome and congrats

I'm having one of those "everyone knows everyone in Newcastle" moments...

Also, "nitro dann inspired"? Be careful, his ego is big enough already.

Ahhh...I know what you mean! If I could have found a cheap MX5 (>$3K), I would have done the same.

Paul F called me the other day and said "Hey Dann, have you seen a totally stripped out charade around here?"

I said, "No, did it have windows?"

He said "Yeah still had windows"

I said "Phew, I am still king."

But seriously he did spot it and call me!

Dann

Just clicked your charade thread. Are you..... Ah god....... trying to remember your name..

You were up sugarloaf in the 121 a few months back with me, Ross, Matt and Ash right?

Dann

[Name withheld] right?

Yeah it is you for sure. Gday mate. How are you.

Dann

Don't know if I would bother with the bfb having fitted one.

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sailaholic wrote:Don't know if I would bother with the bfb having fitted one.

Did you not see much of a benefit from it?
What other bracing do you have?

PaulF wrote:I'm having one of those "everyone knows everyone in Newcastle" moments...

Also, "nitro dann inspired"? Be careful, his ego is big enough already.

just when you think newcastle isnt that small, you have another one of these "moments"

NitroDann wrote:[Name withheld] right?

Yeah it is you for sure. Gday mate. How are you.

Dann

yep, that was me. im good man, i notice your mx is still going strong. ive seen it here and there when im doing deliveries. its been quiet a while though

ps: you may have no windows, but i have no dash

sailaholic wrote:Don't know if I would bother with the bfb having fitted one.

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wow, thats strange. i would have thought it would have been one of the best braces on the market

Okibi wrote:Welcome and congrats

thanks mate

Boss from arms and the frame rails make the biggest difference.

Haha,

Saw the charade at the Hunter JDM thing tonight - Classic!

Stripped out is an understatement

I was at that meet too! I turned up at the same time as hb; Dann and Bryan (Muzdaman) turned up later too. I probably walked straight past you and didn't know who you were!

Sean wrote:Haha,

Saw the charade at the Hunter JDM thing tonight - Classic!

Stripped out is an understatement

did we speak to eachother?

Hjt wrote:Boss from arms and the frame rails make the biggest difference.

the frog arms will be on the cards as well

ive placed the charade up for sale now. if i manage to sell it ill be able to get a few things knocked over for the mx

Spoke briefly in a small group about the legals of certain parts removals.
I was the guy who picked the coilovers as being yellowspeeds.
I was in an EVO rather than an mx5 last night.

I'm not particularly memorable.

I was laughing at all the other EVO guys saying 'that dude can steer, couldn't shake him and he was in an effing 121 on my ass down sugarloaf'.