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Hey guys,

Im a long time lurker on here and a long time fan of MX5's, and I have finally got myself into the drivers seat of one of these beauties. The car is an Eunos Roadster so it has been imported at some stage but is in a reasonable condition apart from a bitchin' bit of rust I found after I purchased it:(. BUt overall I am very happy with the car and I'm looking foward to getting stuck into making it a clean, fun, quick little car.

I picked the car up with all the mods thus far and all ive done so far is remove the sh*t pod and clean up the shitty bits. So, basic specs.

Engine:
- Stock.

Suspension:
- Unkown brand front underbody brace.
- Front strut brace.
- Whiteline non-adjustable rear sway bar.
- Unkown roll bar.
- Rota RG's (I think) 15x8 +25 all round w/ 595 RSR's up front and RE001's on the back.
- BIlsteins with STUPID King springs.
- LSD of some description.

Brakes:
- Slotted rotors front and rear.
- EBC greenstuff front and rear.
- Braided brake lines front and rear.

Interior:
- Nardi classic.
- Fixed back Bride. Although im not sure if its a genuine but it still rocks!
- Greddy gear knob. +10hp without a doubt .

Exterior:
- Has been resprayed in the OEM red at some stage, lots of orange peel but has a nice, reasonable consistent colour to it.
- OEM front lip other wise stock.

Plans for the car are:
- To remove the areas which are rusted.
- Timing belt kit, water pump, associated seals, new thermostat etc for piece of mind.
- Front sway bar and HD links F/R.
- New bushes through out.
- Full exhaust and maybe a CAI.

After this has been taken car of ill start doing some sprint days, hill climbs, maybe motorkhana and just enjoy the freakin thing ! Then once I'm confident in my abilities as a driver, a turbo kit .

WIthout further a do, PICS!















And my biggest concern.



I'll do my best to get out to the local (SA) events and get involved!

Thanks for reading,

Ash.

Ash

Nice pickup regardless - happy motoring

Thanks mate, so far so good .

Ash, Nice NA and welcome to the joy of owning a 5. Like yourself I had mine for three weeks now and loving it.

They are silly fun aren't they Kev.

welcome to mx5 ownership.. there are a few from SA now. are the guards rolled? does it scrub with that height and wheel combo? btw the seat looks real.

As far as I konw they aren't rolled and there isnt any scrubbing at all. The car came with a set of 15x8 +0 superlites though that do scrub. Awesome on the seat too . Thanks mate.

Finally, an update!

I've made some progress in the last few weeks.
-Had the rust cut out and fixed good and proper.
-Gates timing belt kit, water pump, associated seals replaced and the SNC key way and key way bolt replaced and loctite'd in nicely.
- Omgpham BMC brace. Good bit of kit and has definitely helped pedal feel.
- Purchased some rear calipers off a fellow forumite. Will go on this weekend (current calipers are leaking).
- Ordered some Ohlins DFV's from Steve Cramer products. So keen to get these in! Sick to death of the stupid king springs.

Going to get some new 595rsr's for the rear, buy a helmet and get into some track work!

Pics up when the weather isn't sh*t!