Doug Dangers Nb8b
Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:52 pm
Hi all, been on the forum a while, in fact a long while. Thought I should put up my first garage thread.
I'll try not to ramble on too much, let's get started.
Growing up in a family of MX5 nuts, my father owning a Malibu gold na6, 'Ric Danger' (Ric Lamont) and my uncle who many of the originals will know 'Slammer' (Steve Lamont) with a red na that was a bullet around wakefield.
Steve's car 'Scooter' was my main inspiration for purchasing my first MX5.
After owning a Daihatsu Applause as my first car, which flew around corners, with no rear seats, custom crappy intake and a straight through exhaust (no cat, resonators or even rear muffler), I thought it was time to move onto something more 'cool' and faster.
So I bought a 180sx...
Turbo, crap tires and coilovers, this car was a blast but unfortunately due to my lead foot and the general cop magnet that it was I thought it was high time I got rid of it before I killed my self, someone else or lost my license. Also a ride in my mates na6 convinced me pretty quickly about my next acquisition.
So, I sold the 180 and bought a red na6.
This car was beautiful. It had its problems but I didn't care, the character of the car kept me blowing more and more time and effort oh and money into it. Until it spun a bearing. After the recent purchase of a shock spring combo, exhaust, new tyres, slotted brake discs, pads etc etc I couldn't afford to have my daily off the road while a new engine was to be put in. So I sold it and bought this
So far mods are, bc coilovers, custom 2 1/4 exhaust system and a crappy intake. Not as 'fun' as the na but noticeably faster and a little more grown up which suits my line of work anyway.
So this is how she sits atm with much more to come.
I'll try not to ramble on too much, let's get started.
Growing up in a family of MX5 nuts, my father owning a Malibu gold na6, 'Ric Danger' (Ric Lamont) and my uncle who many of the originals will know 'Slammer' (Steve Lamont) with a red na that was a bullet around wakefield.
Steve's car 'Scooter' was my main inspiration for purchasing my first MX5.
After owning a Daihatsu Applause as my first car, which flew around corners, with no rear seats, custom crappy intake and a straight through exhaust (no cat, resonators or even rear muffler), I thought it was time to move onto something more 'cool' and faster.
So I bought a 180sx...
Turbo, crap tires and coilovers, this car was a blast but unfortunately due to my lead foot and the general cop magnet that it was I thought it was high time I got rid of it before I killed my self, someone else or lost my license. Also a ride in my mates na6 convinced me pretty quickly about my next acquisition.
So, I sold the 180 and bought a red na6.
This car was beautiful. It had its problems but I didn't care, the character of the car kept me blowing more and more time and effort oh and money into it. Until it spun a bearing. After the recent purchase of a shock spring combo, exhaust, new tyres, slotted brake discs, pads etc etc I couldn't afford to have my daily off the road while a new engine was to be put in. So I sold it and bought this
So far mods are, bc coilovers, custom 2 1/4 exhaust system and a crappy intake. Not as 'fun' as the na but noticeably faster and a little more grown up which suits my line of work anyway.
So this is how she sits atm with much more to come.