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So a couple of weeks back i picked up this 89 NA6 for what i think was a good price. Sold my old daily and wanted something fun i can play with on the side aswell.

Plan is to clean it up a little, new interior parts etc. Paint, Wheels, Suspension of some sort and exhaust. And remove the soft top as it makes the car smell like an old wet sh*t tent, and it also came with a hard top

Pics of it at the moment. Has a garage vary front lip aswell and a couple of little things. As you can tell from the pics the paint is well flocked.







And here is my other car which i have built, and is dríven to work and the shops:





Lindsay

Lindsay

Welcome!! It's a start and that's all that matters!! I guess from the plates you are somewhere in Queensland, if so even better! If somewhere in SEQ then attached is a link to the MX5 Club of Queensland - always welcome no matter what the ride looks like! Plenty of people to help guide you, answer questions etc - TRACK DAY MONDAY AT LAKESIDE!!!

http://www.mx5clubqld.com.au/

I got hooked too! So now an NA and NB in the garage!

Welcome to the obsession. There are 2 NA's in my house (my sons and mine).

Welcome to topless motoring.

thanks guys. Other than it being a lot slower than the 180sx, it is deff a fun car to drive and play with the gears. Plan is to keep it a fun reliable daily for uni and back. But i can see myself driving it more than the 180sx already.

Put on the front lip today and had a look at the soft top removal, looks like a need a special tool/ hex sorta tool to remove the hard top brackets first?

Should sort out paint for it asap, either going to just stay white or would like something different like a nice black maybe.

Welcome mate! Tbe NA is an awesome project car and is so easy to work on. Let's see how long yours last as a daily driver before the obsession takes hold. Nice 180 too.

that's possibly the least paint i've seen on a early NA, well done!

i like your 180 too, a good portion of the views in your FS thread on JDMST are probably mine.

you need Torx bits for the soft top latches. just as easy to find as hex keys if you don't have them.

So after deciding to keep it and seeing how i go for cash after i get back from japan in dec, i decided i should waste some of my travel money on it. But first heres my other car which is where most of my money has gone.

95 180sx
Engine Mods:
Engine has two tunes - 261.2 RWKW on 18psi - But is only running the newer tune of 232rwkw
sr20det - refreshed at 115xxxkms
Full 3inch exhaust w/ Catco highflow cat and Kakimoto Cat Back - made better by nathan @ fabulous fab
IHI (apexi) rx6 tcw15 p18 turbo
trust 44mm type S gate and screamer
custom PowerTune high mount steam pipe manifold - HPC coated - lifetime warranty
custom stainless intake pipe
DE cams
GkTech rocker arm stoppers
greddy oil catch can
heavy duty clutch
short shift kit
bosch 040
haltech e8 with boost solenoid
sard fpr
Billet fuel rail and Rochester 860cc injectors
greddy copy inlet manifold
Hyrbid Front mount with custom stainless piping
greddy oil cooler and relo kit
BA Fans
Saber rad
Nismo Thermostat
ARC sump
Stainless Rad Over flow bottle and breather bottle
GKtech Bash Plate

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:

Front:
17x9+22 AVS 5's and 18x9+20 AVS 5 which are currently on
215/45/17 Federal Evo's/ 215/35/18 595's
Carbing strut brace w/ BMS
BC Racing coilovers (8)
SPL PRO outer tie rod end set
Tein z33 inner tie rod set
SPL PRO tension rods v3
SPL Braided teflon brake lines
SPL Braided teflon clutch line
solid steering spacer
Whiteline Sway bar
S14 LCA's/knuckle/hub
R34 Front caliper
R34 slotted rotors

Rear:
18x10 +19 AVS 5
235/40/18 Federal 595's
Non hicas rear cradle - foam filled
Cusco strut brace
BC racing coilovers with GTR base (6)
SPL PRO rear toe arm set v3
SPL PRO rear upper arm set v3
SPL PRO rear traction arm set v3
SPL PRO solid subframe bushing set
SPL Braided teflon brake lines
R32 GTR diff
R32 GTR knuckles (alloy)
R32 GTR half shafts
R32 GTR caliper
Project Mu handbrake shoes
Slotted rear rotors
SPL solid diff mounts
Whiteline adjustable sway bar

Interior:
Cusco safety 21 5 point half cage
Recaro drivers and passenger seat
greddy TT
Personal steering wheel
HKS DB Chrono gauges - Boost, Water Temp, Oil Temp, Oil Pressure
JVC head unit and pioneer speakers
working A/C etc

Exterior:
Genuine type x front bar and indicators and lip
type x rear lights with carbon center
Genuine Bomex skirts
Genuine Gp-sports rear bar
flared rear guards
326 Power roof lip
326 Power boot lip
GP sports mirrors

How it started life:


And now:

So as for the mx5, purchased some C.E.S extractors off koop21 on here and will put them on as soon as they arrived. Have ordered a magnaflow cat/ resonator/ muffler from the states and will hit a mate Nathan @ Fabulous-Fabrications in brisbane to fab up the rest of the exhaust sometime. Got an ASI rad and new thermo fan switch as the old one was flocked and the rad was dirty as sh*t. Also picked up a K&N filter for now. As well as nb seats, new floor mats, dash mat, leather handbrake and gear gaitors and a rubber boot/seal for the shifter as it didn't have one and well the noise and heat coming through was annoying. Cleaned up the interior a little and going to get some new door cards and wrap them in suede or something.

Will get it painted when my mate has time. But other than that will have to wait and see how i am for money after japan. Keeping an eye out for some wheels at a decent price, and thinking about suspension options.

Looks like yahoo japan got the better of me. Wheels have been purchased, now just need to wait for them to arrive.

SSR's

Nice wheels man, what are the specs?

Thanks, have always wanted a set for the 180. 15x8/15x9 +20

Wow, you transformed that Nissan from a mardi gras float to a seriously tough buck eighty!

Can't wait to see how the Mx turns out! great wheel choice.
Don't rush to paint it... The " so fast it tears the paint off" look is so hot right now

All the best with it!
Scotty

Have purchased some parts for this over the last month and tired to give it a little TLC. Have also bought tyres, so just waiting on the wheels to arrive. Replaced coolant sensor, radiator hoses, fuel filter.

Fortune Auto coilovers:

Was to low so have raised it since this:


C.E.S extractors on, Will be making up a heat shield.


And exhaust parts have arrived, just need to get exhaust made up now. Will also hopefully be making up a new intake system aswel

mind telling us where you got that dash mat from and how much was it?

looks so good.