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Mar 22, 2013 14:41:23 GMT
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Hello everyone, been a while since ive been posting on here. Though t i would share my mazda mx5 with you all. I use this as a road car, drift car, lanes rally car, autotest car and give it dogs abuse. I bought it in Leicster just over a year ago for £250 and bought it back home on a low loader (I'm from N.Ireland) I Will stick up a list of pics and I'm not getting into any major lengths of text as the pics will do most of the explaining. Hope you enjoy and any comments appreciated. Onto the pics: The evening i got it home:   Tested the diff:  Jumped the cam belt  Painted the cam cover  Won my first lanes rally   Went Drifting   Fitted a deep dish wheel, hydro, and made a nylon gearknob on the lathe  Perished water pipes burst  Hand made some arches    Tidied the engine bay, fitted a catch can and crystal headlights   |
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Mar 22, 2013 14:45:42 GMT
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Mar 22, 2013 14:52:38 GMT
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Mar 22, 2013 14:55:54 GMT
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And sits like this as of last night. Full polybush kit being fitted and a new set of GAZ coilovers  |
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75nut
Part of things
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Mar 22, 2013 16:26:42 GMT
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Its said so many times but so true, MX5 are about the best fun for your fivers you can get! Sub £1k I don't think anything can touch them.
I spend my life sideways in mine living in the country with endless wide junctions and mud lol!
Great work!
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90 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 Cloverleaf
79 MGB Roadster
88 Saab 900i Convertible
94 MK1 MX5 1.6
05 Volvo V70
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Mar 24, 2013 11:10:13 GMT
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Nice evolution.
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hairymel
Club Retro Rides Member
avatar by volksangyl
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Club RR Member Number: 207
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Mar 24, 2013 20:33:41 GMT
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nice to see a car being used hard, and looking better as time goes by  |
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whats that burning smell?
oh curse word :-(
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Coilovers arrived today. Seem to be a good sturdy kit. Have them fitted now so will get a few miles on them and go for a full alignment and set the ride height properly for the spring fling rally on the 20th.  |
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luckygti
Posted a lot
I need to try harder!
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Great stuff, looks like you got yourself a solid base to start with and for a bargain price one day I'll have to scratch my mx5 it h |
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faker
Part of things
novanut
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Good job there fella. Got to love them lanes events over here. Loving the zx on the compomotive rims too.
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Last Edit: Apr 9, 2013 0:28:13 GMT by faker
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Good stuff!
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1958 Mercedes 220S
1960 International AA151 truck
1965 Gilbern GT1800
1965 Datsun Fairlady 1600 SP311 roadster
1971 Norton Commando 750 fastback / Dunstall motorcycle
1974 Bedford CF / Dolphin camper
1977 Peugeot 504GL
1979 BMW R100/7 motorcycle
1981 Moto Guzzi SP1000 motorcycle
1981 Mercedes 280TE
1983 Mercedes 230TE
1983 Mercedes 230E
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nice one, good use of a cheap mx5 rather than breaking it, mine is abused on the track and it used to be my daily. one of the best sports cars you can buy in my opinion
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