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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Nevyn72 » Tue Jun 03, 2014 5:32 pm

Well after a bit of a break while travelling it looks like the boys are back and making videos again. :mrgreen:

It seems they're moving up in the world a bit too and now have a dedicated workshop.... I'm going to miss the carry-on in Marty's driveway a bit if this is the new home.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocrZV6c ... Vs12Aw7Btb
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby itrungs » Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:25 pm

^ I don't think that this is their workshop. Its probably the workshop of http://www.designerwraps.com.au/ (as provided in the video description).

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Nevyn72 » Mon Jun 16, 2014 1:43 pm

Finally a new video! :mrgreen:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1QL9ve ... q9Ga8W2J3A

Apparently Black is better if you're just sitting around......
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Nevyn72 » Thu Jul 03, 2014 3:42 pm

Looks like the boys have something new coming up, I wonder how it's all going to work......

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Nevyn72 » Mon Jul 21, 2014 12:22 pm

The boys have a video a day (7) for the 11 second 'Gramps' build nearly ready to go! :shock:

They want 50,000 likes for the post on their facebook feed to put the hard yards in to make it happen, currently up to 32K so if you haven't already and have a facebook account go over and like it so this can happen! :mrgreen:
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Okibi » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:39 pm

If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Nevyn72 » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:35 am

It's bit of a shame things have gone so quiet on Marty's MX5, I wonder how much use he still makes of it?
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby ManiacLachy » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:56 am

I suspect we'll see a bit more of the MX-5 once they get back to Moog's S2000. The rivalrey makes for good entertainment ;)

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby tescoking » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:14 pm

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby TTT » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:30 pm

Nevyn72 wrote:It's bit of a shame things have gone so quiet on Marty's MX5, I wonder how much use he still makes of it?


martys response when someone asked which he prefers, mx5 or Gramps..

They are parked next to each other in my drive way and bring massive grins to my face every time i walk out the front door. Both have the "Al/AM Auto" touch and both are done exactly how i like, both are looked after and make awesome power and have their own special things. Practical wagon with good power and grip, or RWD convertible with an LSD, no roof, stupidly loud turbo noises and was built for almost no dollars. Love both of em.

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby ManiacLachy » Thu Jul 31, 2014 2:33 pm

Man, I still haven't finished watching the Gramp build! When it rains, it pours :twisted:

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Okibi » Thu Dec 25, 2014 12:51 am

If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Neither would I.

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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby badface » Thu Dec 25, 2014 11:33 am

The MX5 has so much more potential with just more boost and a tune. Would easily be running low 13's with a bit more boost.
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby Okibi » Thu Dec 25, 2014 4:10 pm

At what cost, think it's still a stock engine.

Hope they do a track battle next. Marty says it's difficult to get track time and access to be shoot what they need but i hope their high profile encourages a sympathetic track committee into helping give them so track time.
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Re: Mighty Car Mods MX-5

Postby badface » Fri Dec 26, 2014 8:27 am

Okibi wrote:At what cost, think it's still a stock engine.


stock engine can reliably make a heap more power than he is.
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