Dirty_rei Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Wasup dudes! So i sold my Mk2 escort and was looking for somthing abit more sideways capable, was mostly looking a non turbo fl s14's as they were in my budget, Then i stumbled across this Beaut Id always wanted a mx5/miata since i had first got my license! It was alot cheaper then a silvia so i had alot more money left over to spend on it Drove to auckland with a mate to check it out, ended up driving it home haha Leave a comment on what you guys think! and any ideas on options to get some more lock Specs are : 1989 Mazda mx5 jdm import 1600 175xxx on the clock. Bodys done 250xxx 5 Speed Lsd electric windows power steering A/C De cat exhaust. Missing interior parts. Leaking soft top Would never be seen driving this thing around standard! so next day work started Parts Starting to pile up in the corner 15x9 xxr002 with 195/50's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Bought these OZ racing coilovers, bc golds were out of stock and i couldnt wait haha Threw it all together and this was the result Rubbed a little... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 So after realizing the 15x9's wouldnt work with the tyre i could legally run for a cert/wof i sold them and shipped them off to chch. few days later these beauties arrived at my door So this is how my car sits to this day XXR257 15x8.25's for the extra ''Hellaflushness'' according to the manufacturer haha Aint no dish here! was wanting somthing a little different from the traditional dish people normaly put on mx5's Still a little high for my liking 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Gone the opposite way to me bro! Like what you've done with the roadster. Great handling little cars eh . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Cheers bro! Haha that's funny! Yea i love it! Get giving alot of shit you know, "hairdresser jokes" it's pretty funny after I take them for a drive they all want one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Yep I sold a few guys on them after taking them in my one. Slap a turbo on it, you know you want to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjrstar Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 sweet, needs more 4g63T and nissan 6 speed though. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Way ahead of ya TD04 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkoutnz Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Good man! If you need any advice that you can't find on the MX5 forum mine was turbo so I've been through a lot of the process if you need any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Cheers man! I'm sure il need advise at some point in the build! this turbos just one I got for free. Thinking I want to run something abit smaller like a T25 off a sr. I'm just saving for a megasquirt then it's all on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 tdo4 off what? they are around same size as t25's depending on spec's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Off a mitsi gsr? Td04L. Dont know much about turbos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 will be all good for a mild setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Thanks for the help man!I'm still not 100% sure on what I'm going to do enginewise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehnzbrad Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 mean bro, mean, if you havnt seen the MCM miata turbo build: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUKgKtMXec8 they use a TD04 aswell, and so will i when i go to turbo mine... good luck its looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty_rei Posted August 28, 2013 Author Share Posted August 28, 2013 Cheers man!yea I've seen the episodes, that pretty much exactly how I'm planing to do the turbo install. I'm planing on running around 8-10psi should be good and alot more fun to drive im soon going to start doing track/drift days and want to get a rollbar for rollover Protection/reassurance. Has anyone out there made there own before? my dads a certified welder so easily capable of helping me out. Any help appreciated Heres a example of what im thinking of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furai Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Thats Nicks cage DKM did that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truenotch Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 My only suggestion is to get the cage homologated. Here's how the MX5RNZ full cages sit - you need to go a bit lower to keep a top on it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Nice build, not fucking about. do a skid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tehnzbrad Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 i contemplated building a roll bar aye, measurements have to be precise otherwise your soft top wont fit, and if your life has to ever rely on it id get a proper engineer to make one, i had a quote for $900 from chubbracing for a mean as one, another guy to see would be Kevin Hunt who lives in Waimauku... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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