The new toy...

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:06 pm

Howdy All,

About time I whacked these up! :oops:

96 Montego Blue - bog stocker with 183,000 klms on it and a CD head unit.

Grabbed a set of NB8A 10AE rims off Boyracer, which I've yet to fit, but should looks sweet! :beer:

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Price tag of $6250 which for a late model 1.8 NA8 I was happy with, based on some dearer NA6's out there! :lol:

Fitted new plugs, leads and air filter at Mania and still run like crap, David checked the timing and it was running at a shitty 2 degrees, and had just been serviced! :shock:

WTF!

Bumped it to 14 degrees and a few tanks of injector cleaner and 98 premium and she's a weapon again! :twisted:

Time for a Fish & Chips run one Wednesday night anyone???

Craig

P.S. Yes I'll have to de-QLD it and have the Priest exorcise the evil QLD Spirits from it!

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 5:46 pm

Nice one Craig. Welcome back.

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:40 pm

Welcome back!

Doing it in style :wink:

bigdog · Postby **bigdog** » Sat Dec 14, 2013 7:50 pm

Was there a car in those photos? I couldn't see it over the front number plate.

Well done Craig! When does the turbo kit arrive?

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 8:32 am

Thanks guys, and no turbo kit, I barely escaped with my life buying the wheels for it!

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:26 am

Looks very tidy Craig - those 10AE wheels should look good.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:40 am

93_Clubman wrote:Looks very tidy Craig - those 10AE wheels should look good.

I'm hoping so too, but getting old now and think a bog stock set would just look normal! :lol:

Rocky · Postby **Rocky** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:11 pm

Good on you, Craig. Sounds like a good buy.
It will look terrific with the 10AE wheels.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 3:24 pm

Thanks Rocky!

Well been to the RTA 3 times today...

Early morning emergency pinkslip for wifeys car as running out of rego on the 23rd, then up to de-QLD the car and forgot the bloody blueslip so back to the car to fetch that and line up again...but it's all NSW based now and is getting a wash and cut/polish to remove any remaining QLD germs! :lol:

Doing the rims this arvo...pics to come! :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:16 am

Great to have you back in an MX-5!

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 5:58 pm

Guys,

Now with NSW rego and plastic plate frames and 10AE rims.

Quite chuffed really!

Craig

PB · Postby PB » Sat Dec 21, 2013 6:38 pm

Where's the CNB plates gone!

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Sat Dec 21, 2013 11:54 pm

Craig wrote:
93_Clubman wrote:Looks very tidy Craig - those 10AE wheels should look good.

I'm hoping so too, but getting old now and think a bog stock set would just look normal!

Indeed, the normal NB8A rims do look a bit dated on the NAs these days, but those 10AE NB8A rims look perfect, especially with the dark body colour!

Crapweasel · Postby **Crapweasel** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 12:20 am

Looks fantastic! Just jeed to do the 5 min headlight cover adjust and you're done.

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Dec 22, 2013 10:00 am

PB wrote:Where's the CNB plates gone!

Stupid RTA messed up my PO box address for rego renewal, and then wanted silly money to get them renewed! :roll:

93_Clubman wrote:Indeed, the normal NB8A rims do look a bit dated on the NAs these days, but those 10AE NB8A rims look perfect, especially with the dark body colour!

Yeh that's what I thought, was on the fence when I initially fitted them, but sold on them now.