Adam's gone back to basics - NA6 Roadster

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:13 pm

Hey ladies and gents, it's been a while since I've been on this forum so I'm sure there are a lot of new faces on here!

My names Adam, I'm 24 and I'm from Sydney. My first car was a 2000 NB8A which I had for roughly 6 years it was an awesome car, and I had a ton of great experiences in it.

Here's some pics of it for those who haven't seen it.

I ended up stripping it down and going for something a little more odd ball ... a Nissan Stagea. Factory auto and AWD within the 2 and a half duration of ownership I converted it into a full blown drifter. A wolf in sheep's clothing if you will.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKK9Olt2 ... UR1xcm7irQ

I ended up selling it to pay off some debts, and plan to finally purchase my first home. Somewhere inbetween I got this bucket of sh*t. Long story short, I bought it, the engine let go within 2 months so I got it rebuilt, only for it to fail again. I ended up parting the car out.

After the Stagea I picked up another R33, this one was rather simple and a pleasure to drive.

I got over it though and somehow ended up with a S13 shell. Got over that too and bought a friends R33 which blew up the next day, but I ended up swapping it for another friends R33 as he was quitting drifting.

I cleaned it up and it looked like this:

Unfortunately it was a little rough for my liking and needed some work + a fresh coat of paint. I also knew as soon as I drove it out of my area I'd get the book through at me. So I decided to sell it and get something simple and enjoyable to drive again .... and give drifting a rest for a while too.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 11:24 pm

So I had a look around, and weighed up options on the next car. I was getting over Nissan, a few of the cars I had in the past gave me plenty of heart ache and drama. I did want to swing over to Toyota but nothing really jumped at me. Then I thought, maybe it's time for a another MX5/Roadster.

So I started searching on here, ebay, gumtree and carsales for a couple of weeks. There were some examples I was interested in, but one really caught my eye. a 1990 classic red NA6 that appeared to be in great condition.

I arranged to meet the owner and take the car for a spin. It was great! low kms, drives well, and was a good price. So I snapped it up and headed home.

I went through Old pac as a detour and it felt really nice around the corners and noticed that the "factory torsen LSD" wasn't so factory.

It more feels like a 1.5 way LSD which I'm certinally not complaining about! it also has some strange coilover setup. KYB like shocks with a sleeve to allow adjustment via preload.

At the moment there are no major plans for my Roadster, but in good time things will happen to it.

and1 · Postby **and1** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:04 am

Welcome back Adam. Keen to see what you do with the NA!!

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:03 am

Welcome back mate. You've been busy while you were away.

I do love a good Stagea. I gather they share a fair few parts with Skylines and other C-chassis Nissans, so are they pretty easy to find performance parts for?

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:08 am

Welcome back Adam! :mrgreen:

Regie · Postby **Regie** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:55 am

looking forward to where this goes

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:30 pm

Budget build this time around?

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:31 pm

Welcome back. To the little red MX5 - run away while you can!

A.Chen89 · Postby **A.Chen89** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 5:50 pm

Nice! Hope this thing ends up with a turbo hanging off it

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 8:33 pm

Awesome, can't wait to see what happens neeeexxxxxxxttttt..!

meanmx · Postby **meanmx** » Mon Feb 17, 2014 9:08 pm

Welcome back Adam.

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:31 am

Thanks for the warm welcome ladies and gents.

PaulF wrote:Welcome back mate. You've been busy while you were away.

I do love a good Stagea. I gather they share a fair few parts with Skylines and other C-chassis Nissans, so are they pretty easy to find performance parts for?

Indeed I have, probably the second best car I've owned ... the Stagea. It was awesome in the end, 280kw, manual, 2 way LSD, few bracing mods. Was a perfect "all round car" looked cool, could carry 5 people, heck I'd carry 3 sets of wheels/tyres, all my tools and still be comfortable driving to the track with passengers.

The C34 Stageas do share many parts with the R33/R34 range. Engines are either from the S2 R33 or R34. You can use a GTR gearbox on AWD models to convert to manual. AWD floor plan is very similar to R33 GTR. RWD Stageas are McPherson strut not double wish bone, and have a similar floorplan to the S/C Chassis.

Some parts are more specific, like cat back exhausts due to the length of the car (although you can use a R33/R34 one and extend it) and the shock/spring setup. Due to the weight in the rear end (all that glass) they have different spring rates and valving to a R33/R34.

Jeo wrote:Budget build this time around?

I'd like to say yes, but most likely not. Things will just be slower this time around.

A.Chen89 wrote:Nice! Hope this thing ends up with a turbo hanging off it

Maybe, or I could do an engine conversion I've always dreamed of doing. But that's a long while away

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 11:27 pm

So I've bought a few things for the little Roadster.

Garage Vary front lip
R package rear lip
New wheels that'll be wrapped in some Advan AD08Rs
Clear reflectors and indicators
ARC intake

and a few other bits and bobs.

Still on the hunt for a red spoilerless bootlid though.