A NB8B Turbo progress.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:31 am

Apu wrote:
IanR wrote:...just a note to all you mx5 owners dreaming of a Lotus... getting in and out is not something you want to do more than a few times a day... I am 176cm flexible and relatively young... god help a big fat stiff old bugger ( if thats you sorry... ).

Quite sure I did mention that! And we are bang on same height!

Yes you did mention it!

That said I have dríven it to work everyday, I did 500k last Sunday and felt fine at the end, and have dríven it to Sydney City in peak hour for a two day seminar, and it's in underground park... It's a doable daily driver, a very fun one.
Why is it a daily? Well I have used push bikes as daily commuters for years, motorbikes as an only source of transport for 3 years (in Canberra winters too btw)... So an exige is a cushy comfortable option to all the previous and still it's agile raw and makes great sounds like a motorbike... I'm loving it. Driving down castlereagh st at 730 Friday am, it became the bat mobile in Gotham City... Haha it was cool for the kids.

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 6:40 am

Haha! Good points. it's all relative isn't it?

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 12, 2016 7:19 am

Apu wrote:Haha! Good points. it's all relative isn't it?

Seems so, compared to luxurious or comfort car (most cars) it's giving up too much and asking too much, but for me when you ask it, it gives it! Haha

That said, I'll still take the wrx to collect the shopping.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:06 pm

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Roadrunner · Postby **Roadrunner** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:49 pm

IanR wrote:index.jpg

Would have anything to do with NitroDann trying to track down the now owner of your NB would it

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:51 pm

ohhhhhhhhhhhh

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:53 pm

No it's not, but interesting non the less. I have his number in my phone and we have kept in pretty regular contact.

Back to the exciting bit...

stay tuned.

bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:55 pm

Is the Lotus gone then? I really liked that car.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 7:59 pm

bear2230 wrote:Is the Lotus gone then? I really liked that car.

Still hurts a bit as yes it has gone. Sold it to a retired gent in country nsw.

I really liked that car too but life circumstances changed so gotta roll with it.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:24 pm

bear2230 wrote:Is the Lotus gone then? I really liked that car.

Did the silver SP sell Richard?

billybunter · Postby **billybunter** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:43 pm

welcome back ian :lol:

I don't miss my lotus at all :lol:

bear2230 · Postby **bear2230** » Sat Nov 04, 2017 8:50 pm

IanR wrote:
bear2230 wrote:Is the Lotus gone then? I really liked that car.

Did the silver SP sell Richard?

No Ian I can’t sell it. It was making me sad thinking about someone else driving it away.
I still have 3 guys in line to buy it but I couldn’t sell it. It’s much to good a car to sell for 28k. It’s locked away under cover and I drive it about every 2 weeks. Still puts a smile on my face and it drives like a new car. Just renewed the rego and only did 560km last year and its just clocked over 46000km but have lots and lots of time to drive cars now

I will give to Max when he turns 18. It’s only 8 years away.
This is what I’m telling him anyway.

Maybe not.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:25 am

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 8:31 am

IanR wrote:
billybunter wrote:welcome back ian I don't miss my lotus at all

The lotus is a pain in the ass until its dríven hard, thats where is shine's. Its given me some reference points hopefully I can semi replicate in the next project, except the rear end grip under power

bear2230 wrote:I will give to Max when he turns 18. It’s only 8 years away.
This is what I’m telling him anyway.
Maybe not.

Yeah its a lousy feeling, that sp is pretty special really. I think perhaps when Max is 21, give him some time to bend something of his own first, as we all did.

IanR · Postby **IanR** » Sun Nov 05, 2017 2:16 pm

Photobucket has changed their business model, and hosting pics for 3rd party such as this forum is going to cost around $100 a year so I am changing away, shame as all the previous pic links in this build are down. I am using cubeload going forwards as its free and seems to be doing the job ok.

Before I start with pics on the new project I thought I would share some pics from where the silver NB got to.