theshrew Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 thought id post up a build thread of this stunner of a red mx5. bought her stock off a friend when i discovered my rx30 cressida was nothing but rust (shes still siting in my driveway!) only pics of her i have stock. just after buying it after i bought it i painted the wheels black, took off the spoiler, oh and put in these bc-golds Note: rape face. i had a set of wheels intended for the cressida, but i thought i may aswell put them on the mx5, since i hate my cressida now... had to get 20mm spacers/adaptors from 100x4 to 114x4, was a bit of a mish to do it, had to grind down my original wheel studs, and had to make bolts to fit it properly, drove it to precision wheels from west auckland with 2 bolts holding it on as i diddnt have a tool to tighten them , not fun! all of this done within three weeks of owning it then this is how she sat. went for a cruse, mad rubbing, but so much fun to drive lol got stalked at work! came home, loged on to facebook, and hey presto, its my car! haha got bored and made a sleepy eye kit for it. rolled my guards, lowerd it a bit more, got ajustible camber arms for it, racing mirrors, roll cage new leads (made such a diffrence to the power!) and this is how it looks now, (for those eagle eyes out there, yes that is a vette, and holyjesus was it tidy.) Plans for now are hardtop, new exhaust getting made up very soon for this, then will move onto some engine work, possibly turbo or supercharge it, just for a bit of difference, and will start taking this to track days etc... hope you guys dont hate this car too much any advice/ help would be awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Wow, this looks fucking sweet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My name is Russell Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nice stance! So low & wide looking! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage Grumble Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Yeh, looks lovely! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch.W Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 whats it like to drive daily at this height? im keen for one haha looks soooo sweet man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshrew Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 cheers guys! daily height is sweet, the chassis is pretty high on this thing, so it dosnt scrape that much, just speedbumps! (i like on a road with them, not so much fun). im trying to get extended top-hats so i can wind the bcs all the way down, then it will become interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHGWAG Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Sweet whip. (Insert generic hairdersser/gay/bumseks comment) Will you be going hard top with this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
durty Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Already better than karmageddon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Whats this karmageddon talk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 I saw this parked on Great South Rd (just down from Hirepool) a few days or so ago, I waved at you and got super scowled at. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Hah, another member to share my shampoo with. Does your head poke over the rollbar? I have the ideal solution if so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshrew Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Will you be going hard top with this? as soon as i find one thats not stupid money!! I saw this parked on Great South Rd (just down from Hirepool) a few days or so ago, I waved at you and got super scowled at. really? i was wating to get my halfcage that day and the guy was taking ages, was angry... but i dont rember being waved at!! were you in your datsun? Does your head poke over the rollbar? I have the ideal solution if so. nope! it sits real high, but the rear bars arnt actly bolted in yet, i have to drop out my fuel tank to get to the part where it goes in, so at the moment, super cbf, and its half in which works for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 fucking cool! envy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoozin Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Nah I was driving my work Hilux all stickered up in Corys livery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmagedon Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 This is fukn choice man!! If you do end up getting a hard top, keep the soft top. It's one thing that i regret doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshrew Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 snoozin, i dont rember seeing anyone wave, ive seen you in your datsun occasionally out in mt welly, that things sick. and id never get rid of the soft top. progress today was sweet!!!! The Cars rear window got pushed in by some hood rats a few days ago, so i restitched it up, oil change again after 2400ks, runs mint now. i spent close on 6hours doing a wash, cut, polish, buff, cut, polish, buff, wax, buff, wax, buff.... well worth it, looks new! photos dont really do it justice! beach bandits. cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 looks good man, im jealous. do the golds go much lower? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshrew Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 still got a bit of travel with these, not much more until i get the extended tophats made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theshrew Posted December 29, 2012 Author Share Posted December 29, 2012 so today i finaly managed to get one of those sought afer stickes! until next time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJFox Posted December 29, 2012 Share Posted December 29, 2012 ^ That sucks. Cert time? Or swap in standies/repeat? Love the look of this thing though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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