Jump to content
The mkiv Supra Owners Club

Project mx5- Ruby


ripped_fear
 Share

Recommended Posts

Thought I'd stick a thread up here for anyone interested. So last week I finally pulled the trigger and bought a nb mx5.

 

Been on the hunt for a half decent base car for a while that didn't cost the earth, and this fitted the bill nicely.

 

Its a bone stock mk2 and a fairly decent car, it's had some rust repair as most have and it has age related marks etc but for my grand budget I wasnt expecting much and am quite happy.

 

The aim of this car is a winter hoon car and give me somthing I can guilt freely track in all weather's while the supra is in hibernation. imageimageimageimage

 

 

Edited by ripped_fear (see edit history)
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 76
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Hi Jake

Good to see you Monday, car looks fab!

Upcoming Track Days

 

09Nov Oulton & 25Nov Bedford if there is any room

 

Otherwise good luck with MX5 track slag planning

 

 

/QUOTE]

 

Good seeing you too mate. Damn I'm at nec the first date and on holiday the next :/

 

Good track day car, think Foggy on here had one.

 

Thanks yeah she should make a decent track car :)

 

Sent from my CLT-L09 using Tapatalk

Edited by ripped_fear (see edit history)
Link to comment
Share on other sites

So more things have arrived.

 

Got a lip from an old vw I'm planning on trying to custom fit to the mx5.

 

Got a rear ducktail spoiler and a rattle can of oem Colour paint to use as a temporary bodge job.

 

Got some Mk1 door card tops and some track car door pulls for some custom door cards.

 

And just collected a new coil pack and leads along with plugs imageimageimageimage

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Excellent choice!! I picked an NB 1.6 and honestly, it's probably the most fun car I’ve owned! As it's being used to do track days and generally just to mess about with you can just enjoy them for what they are.

 

So far I’ve done croft, Three Sisters and Oulton Park, also taking it on a Nurburgring trip next year all being well.

It’s currently got the below fitted:

Ebay coilovers

GCF1 Roll Bar (Highly recommend)

Braided Brake Lines

Momo Wheel

Front and rear strut braces

Uprated pads and disc

Clean up of the underside

MG/Rover alloy wheels painted white

Few daft stickers (gotta be done)

 

I've only yesterday purchased a second-hand cobra clubman bucket seat and a 4 point racing harness which I hope to fit at the weekend. They are great cars and I plan to run this until it becomes a really uneconomical repair, just fantastic with the roof off.

 

Recent video from Oulton Park:

 

http://youtu.be/_vMFIna1AMo

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

 

image

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Yeah pretty much 3 years now, been an excellent car, only done 43k miles and everything does feel solid still.

Plan on taking it to Blink motorsports as well to get all the geo set up for fast road use

 

Jeez time flies, you've done a good bit of work on it compared to last time saw it at 3 sisters.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Excellent choice!! I picked an NB 1.6 and honestly, it's probably the most fun car I’ve owned! As it's being used to do track days and generally just to mess about with you can just enjoy them for what they are.

 

So far I’ve done croft, Three Sisters and Oulton Park, also taking it on a Nurburgring trip next year all being well.

It’s currently got the below fitted:

Ebay coilovers

GCF1 Roll Bar (Highly recommend)

Braided Brake Lines

Momo Wheel

Front and rear strut braces

Uprated pads and disc

Clean up of the underside

MG/Rover alloy wheels painted white

Few daft stickers (gotta be done)

 

I've only yesterday purchased a second-hand cobra clubman bucket seat and a 4 point racing harness which I hope to fit at the weekend. They are great cars and I plan to run this until it becomes a really uneconomical repair, just fantastic with the roof off.

 

Recent video from Oulton Park:

 

http://youtu.be/_vMFIna1AMo

 

https://i.ibb.co/4ZYdCx9/10.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/jWt1w7S/1.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/zmmLtDD/2.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/VW3xynf/3.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/DDG2F3g/4.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/9yDghwd/5.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/x3jZggQ/6.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/1sYRHrv/7.jpg

 

https://i.ibb.co/f0Xfwty/8.jpg

Nice mate. Let me know when you do your next one!!

 

They really are great little cars. So fun it's unreal. Really enjoying have another toy

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So today I got the new spark plugs, new coil pack and new ht leads fitted. Have noticed a slight weap in the rocker cover so just ordered a new gasket.

 

Also got a lick of paint on the boot spoiler but the match as predicted is bad. The cars fade shows if the rattle can is a true representation of the oem colour. But who know.

 

Also got my fabric through for the door cardsimageimageimageimageimage

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I love a good mx5, here’s my old daily/track car. Great little car, it had a factory 6 speed and torsen diff. The thing it lacked most on track was more power, I nearly went down the supercharger route but the chassis legs where getting bad, ended up breaking it for parts in the end.

 

You’ve gone for the right seats though. Mk2.5 seats are the best choice. In total I had 7 different pairs of seats in mine and mk2.5 rs2 seats where the best. I’ve broken 7 or 8 for parts in the last couple of years.

 

image

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
I love a good mx5, here’s my old daily/track car. Great little car, it had a factory 6 speed and torsen diff. The thing it lacked most on track was more power, I nearly went down the supercharger route but the chassis legs where getting bad, ended up breaking it for parts in the end.

 

You’ve gone for the right seats though. Mk2.5 seats are the best choice. In total I had 7 different pairs of seats in mine and mk2.5 rs2 seats where the best. I’ve broken 7 or 8 for parts in the last couple of years.

 

https://i.postimg.cc/w3MPN9tm/A387-D121-5-E89-4497-AD9-E-7-E3-DF1-B467-A5.jpg

 

Thanks mate I do like them but am finding they sit a touch higher. So thinking of trying to fit my recaros I have in the garage.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...
  • 1 month later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Restore formatting

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

 Share

×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue. You might also be interested in our Guidelines, Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.