My 94' na8

ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 5:30 pm

Hey guys, I've owned this mx5 for a couple months so I thought i should start a thread on it. I bought this car back in June this year after selling my n/a s13. I wanted a change and something that was relatively cheap and handled well. I ultimately wanted something for track days and hill climbs yet still daily drivable. This naturally brought me to mx5's. I've always loved the styling of na models and so I started searching. It wasn't long before i stumbled across something that I was interested in. It was a 94' na8 Australian delivered model with 163,xxx km's and extremely clean (unlike my s13). The car was completely stock except for the bc br coilovers and a hardtop which was a major selling point for me. This is how it looked when i bought it.

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Since then I have done the following modifications:
* Whiteline front and rear adjustable swaybars (22mm front, 16mm rear)
* 15x8+25 stance mindset wheels with 195/50/15 federal 595 rsr's
Since doing these upgrades and having done a proper front and rear wheel alignment the car handles absolutely amazing!

note: I'm new to this forum so any help as to how to include a photo into a post and not just as an attachment would be greatly appreciated. Ben

stilletto_rebel · Postby **stilletto_rebel** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 6:35 pm

Hi Ben,

That's a very clean looking car you have there! Where are you located?

With regards to posting photos, I use photobucket and copy the links it provides.

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:44 pm

They don't stay stock too long do they? :mrgreen:

Welcome to the forum and topless motoring.

Postby **mrpham** » Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:00 pm

Nice clean example mate, what else is planned?

Hammer wrote:They don't stay stock too long do they?

lol story of my life

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 12:42 am

Nice car Ben, welcome to the forum.

ben94 wrote:note: I'm new to this forum so any help as to how to include a photo into a post and not just as an attachment would be greatly appreciated. Ben

Long version: http://www.mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtop ... 18&t=48493

Short version: Use Flickr, Photobucket, tinypic or any other image hosting site. Then use the IMG tags like so:

Code: Select all

[img]http://www.website.com/photo.jpg[/img]

KevGoat · Postby **KevGoat** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 9:32 am

Nice car Ben. Looking forward to seeing some more photos with the new wheels.

ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:20 am

Here are a couple shots of how it sits today.

ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:27 am

As can be seen in the engine bay shot my radiator is distinctly brown. I plan on entering the last sprint challenge at lakeside on the 26th November. I was just wondering if you guys reckon it will hold out for one event?

ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:36 am

mrpham wrote:Nice clean example mate, what else is planned?

Hammer wrote:They don't stay stock too long do they?

lol story of my life

My near future plans for the car are;
Sparco sprint v seat
gv front lip
custom exhaust and extractors

Eventual goals;
High comp pistons
Maybe an NB head (is it worth it?)
aggressive cams
ITB'S
Computer

ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:15 pm

Bought myself a 42mm ASI aluminium radiator today. Anyone had experience with these?

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 4:22 pm

Lots of us are using the ASI rads, myself included. It might need some massaging to mount properly, but overall they're pretty good and you can't argue with the price. You may also need to buy some different bolts to mount your fans, but that will only cost you a couple of bucks.

sailaholic · Postby **sailaholic** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:59 pm

Nb head isn't worth it. Big cams and itbs is going to need headwork anyway and they don't flow that different post headwork.

Where are you located?

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ben94 · Postby **ben94** » Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:52 pm

sailaholic wrote:Nb head isn't worth it. Big cams and itbs is going to need headwork anyway and they don't flow that different post headwork.

Where are you located?

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Ashgrove, Brisbane