NFS13B - Pro drag MX5

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:00 pm

Does anyone know if the front bar in the pictures above is stock or aftermarket and what year it would be off...

I know nothing about NB mx5s...

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:22 pm

Stock, can't tell if it's a series 1 or 2 bar (difft headlights). But you will be using fake lights anyway?

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 4:39 pm

bruce wrote:Stock, can't tell if it's a series 1 or 2 bar (difft headlights). But you will be using fake lights anyway?

hmm.... I havent checked if the headlights fit..... nah I wasnt going to use fake headlights, just just going to stick the real ones in.....

Now I have another question.... It is a 1999 model and one of the classes I am looking at competing in say its for cars that are 2002 and newer (in appearance)

Is there anything different between my car and a 2002 (except my 10th anniversary badges) that I would need to change to be eligible to say it is a 2002 model (vin numbers etc dont matter to say it is really a 1999 model)

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:53 pm

That bar is nb8b, it is 2001-2005.

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:40 pm

You can get away with NB8A lights on that bar (there's a slight gap on the inside), I vote cut a big circle out of the front out of one of them and remove the back part, use it to funnel air into your intake.

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:54 pm

Okibi wrote:You can get away with NB8A lights on that bar (there's a slight gap on the inside), I vote cut a big circle out of the front out of one of them and remove the back part, use it to funnel air into your intake.

Thats exactly what we were thinking of doing on the passenger side

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:17 am

Here are some pictures of the wing...

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:22 pm

Needs more down force :mrgreen:

nfs13b · Postby **nfs13b** » Mon Jun 21, 2010 4:24 pm

Okibi wrote:Needs more down force

Thats what I think too :mrgreen:

I said to just build the wing straight off the roof :twisted:

Taz_ · Postby **Taz_** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 5:46 am

Such a small world.

This build is looking impressive.

Good to see this in progress, can't wait to see the end result.

hks_kansei · Postby **hks_kansei** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 10:48 am

nfs13b wrote:Is there anything different between my car and a 2002 (except my 10th anniversary badges) that I would need to change to be eligible to say it is a 2002 model (vin numbers etc dont matter to say it is really a 1999 model)

Front bar (you've already got a late model one)
headlights (NB8B had projectors, 8A reflectors, need a keen eye to spot the difference)
tail lights (8A had orange indicators, 8B had clear)

I think that's the only external differences, the rest are either mechanical, or interior, and you're pretty much doing those from scratch.

Brillaint build though! looks amazing.