...and so begins another generation of MX-5 modding! (ND)

TrackAttack · Postby **TrackAttack** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:04 pm

Ruffian147 wrote:LMs are ancient. Don't suit the car. Looks terrible with the raised height. Would be good to get feedback on original setup.

So negative... So they don't suit your taste... Lucky they're not your LM's on your ND I guess...

And I think you'll find it's stock ride height, not "raised" ride height

yem11n · Postby **yem11n** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 3:55 pm

orx626 wrote:Friday 6th August 2015 @ 2:35pm

That is beautiful. Absolutely gorgeous with the LMs.
:twisted:

Black is a killer color.. :mrgreen:

Caffeine · Postby **Caffeine** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 4:13 pm

I think it visually looks higher due to the ~5cm of flat side on the wheelarches (which apparently brings not insignificant aero gains, hence why most cars have them these days)

JBT · Postby **JBT** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 5:55 pm

I have a feeling that this car will look and sound a lot different by the end of August. :wink:

Looks great in black Danny, especially with those wheels.

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 6:10 pm

Forgot to ask, custom number plates?

Postby **orx626** » Mon Aug 10, 2015 7:11 pm

JBT wrote:I have a feeling that this car will look and sound a lot different by the end of August. Looks great in black Danny, especially with those wheels.

Thanks John. I'm looking forward to having play.

Magpie wrote:Forgot to ask, custom number plates?

Only 1.5 litres and proud of it!

16bit wrote:whats it like to drive?

Awesome! I highly recommend you get to a dealer and take one for a spin.

Cheers,
Danny

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 8:40 am

Magpie wrote:Forgot to ask, custom number plates?

Yeah...it is.... 742 is the number of mx5s worked on a VSR is Very Special Rotary

Wasn't that obvious?

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slug_dub · Postby **slug_dub** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 9:28 am

Nice one Danny :beer:

So what do you think of it so far?

speed · Postby **speed** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 6:38 pm

MX 15 = cool plate

So at the rate you're going, turbo kit by month 2/3? Haha

Especially like ALL of the rotary ' s pictured. Hmmm a cosmo. ..

billybunter · Postby **billybunter** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:09 pm

congratulations. I think you have purchased a really nice looking car. the more I look at it the more I see early 70's corvette styling. I've also read the 1.5 is the better balanced and handler of the two motors.
further down the track if I get ever sick of my SE and not to mention that crappy Z3 in the garage I might just cash both and add some greens and buy one of these.
great car and the best mx5 to date! wow that looks good!

tennyson · Postby **tennyson** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:09 pm

Yeah, I know I'm gonna get a slamming here, but here I go.

I wasn't impressed with the grey gunmetal wheels , so I had the dealer swap them for a set of silver ones. That is so funny, as someone turning up to buy a base unit will get the GT wheels...anyway, I digress. I scoured the forums a while ago and noted that a lot of manufacturers were shadowing their wheels. I'd heard of it and when I had some damage repaired on a rim on my ealier NC, the guy doing the repair told me more about it.
So, when I ordered the ND, I got a hold of one of their promo shots and did the photoshop on it. I loved it.

After I picked my car up last week, I rang around to get the job done, but came up empty handed. Nobody wanted the job, so I decided to do it myself.
I didn't realise it would be such a complex operation, as the paint is a two part process and needs to be done properly to match the original paint.
Paint and materials cost me about $100, but I think I would have been up for a lot more than that, getting it done at a shop.

I've done 3 of the 4 wheels, I'll have the fourth done tomorrow and then I'll take her up the mountain for some vanity pics.

It's probably not everyone's cup of tea, but then modding is very personal.

Frank

zero00 · Postby **zero00** » Wed Aug 12, 2015 7:28 pm

Frank

Ummm - errrr - I LIKE IT!!

It's YOUR car and you do what YOU want to do, not what others say - saw a black late model Falcon out the front of work yesterday and he had the same done as you have!

Now, just instal the nodding dog at the back window please :wink:

I'd like to see it at Breakfast/Happy Laps at Lakeside 30 August - no need to drive fast :lol: