LiteIsRite's Classic Red NA6
Posted: Mon Oct 07, 2013 9:12 pm
But first, a little background...
As a schoolkid in the late 60's I remember watching my teacher turn up in a bright red MG-B. The desire to one day have a two seat open top sports car was born and has never really left me.
Fast forward to three years ago, when our youngest married and made 'empty nesters' of my wife & I, I started thinking seriously about getting a roadster - but which one? The more I looked into older (read affordable) British / European models, the more I became aware of probable issues I'd have to deal with such as poor weatherproofing, cantankerous mechanicals and expensive/difficult-to-source parts. Not too surprisingly, I eventually realised an MX5 was the perfect alternative.
After much research, mostly on the 'Net, and getting some money together over the course of this year I finally have one in my garage - a Classic Red NA6, Aussie complianced in 1990, purchased from forum member Steven (a great guy, by the way). I also thank you, fellow forumites, for the collective MX5 knowledge you've shared with me via this medium.
Here's a shot of her a week ago after our 1200k drive home:
Over the past week I've done some minor things to it to get it registered in Qld, and I've wound the springs up a little to better deal with our country roads. It doesn't look quite as tough (see below), but my back is much happier:
I'll post some more photos of her once my daughter does the "glamour shoot" she wants to do for me.
One thing I did today was make a cover for the wheel jack that lives on the passenger side of the boot. I guess there was one there originally, but it's long gone. If anyone is in a similar situation, you're welcome to print the attached file on A3 paper (set Adobe Reader to print it fullsize) and use it as a template to make your own. I used some 6mm masonite I had lying around, with some self adhesive velcro tape to keep it in place. A photo of it fitted is below:
As a schoolkid in the late 60's I remember watching my teacher turn up in a bright red MG-B. The desire to one day have a two seat open top sports car was born and has never really left me.
Fast forward to three years ago, when our youngest married and made 'empty nesters' of my wife & I, I started thinking seriously about getting a roadster - but which one? The more I looked into older (read affordable) British / European models, the more I became aware of probable issues I'd have to deal with such as poor weatherproofing, cantankerous mechanicals and expensive/difficult-to-source parts. Not too surprisingly, I eventually realised an MX5 was the perfect alternative.
After much research, mostly on the 'Net, and getting some money together over the course of this year I finally have one in my garage - a Classic Red NA6, Aussie complianced in 1990, purchased from forum member Steven (a great guy, by the way). I also thank you, fellow forumites, for the collective MX5 knowledge you've shared with me via this medium.
Here's a shot of her a week ago after our 1200k drive home:
Over the past week I've done some minor things to it to get it registered in Qld, and I've wound the springs up a little to better deal with our country roads. It doesn't look quite as tough (see below), but my back is much happier:
I'll post some more photos of her once my daughter does the "glamour shoot" she wants to do for me.
One thing I did today was make a cover for the wheel jack that lives on the passenger side of the boot. I guess there was one there originally, but it's long gone. If anyone is in a similar situation, you're welcome to print the attached file on A3 paper (set Adobe Reader to print it fullsize) and use it as a template to make your own. I used some 6mm masonite I had lying around, with some self adhesive velcro tape to keep it in place. A photo of it fitted is below: