My Mk1 MX-5 with a few small mods

[jamiebae]

I thought I'd stick up a few pics of my little red Mazda here. It's a late Mk1 1.8 without PAS and I've added different wheels (15" so better tyres available for less money) some Raceland/Rokkor coilovers (which are massively better than I expected, a bit soft for track use but brilliant on the road) and a new steering wheel, which must add at least 50bhp

It's fantastic fun with the roof down and the sun shining, and even when the weather isn't great it's perfectly fine and totally waterproof, which is more than I can say for the Elise which previously occupied that space on the driveway!

So, a few piccies....

[thebigmacmoomin]

Nice car, dont like the wheels tho.

[jamiebae]

thebigmacmoomin said:

Nice car, dont like the wheels tho.

I'm not a big fan of the wheels either TBH, but they were cheap and the main reason for getting them is that I needed to replace 4 Pirellis on the old 14s and buying these with the tyres was cheaper than new tyres and a refurb on the stock rims. They're fairly light and the looks have grown on me a bit actually but I'd still prefer something different with hindsight.

[gj88]

Everytime I see the cabin of an MX5 I want to drive one!

[jamiebae]

gj88 said:

Everytime I see the cabin of an MX5 I want to drive one!

Do it then! The best bit is the gearchange, like a rifle bolt, although that's a bit of a cliche. It's so much fun to drive, you're really missing out

[gj88]

jamiebae said:

gj88 said:

Everytime I see the cabin of an MX5 I want to drive one!

Do it then! The best bit is the gearchange, like a rifle bolt, although that's a bit of a cliche. It's so much fun to drive, you're really missing out

Well, at the moment I'm very happy with my Coupe and the next car in the stable will be a Chimaera so I cant really see where the little Mazda will fit in.

[mattman]

jamiebae said:

thebigmacmoomin said:

Nice car, dont like the wheels tho.

I'm not a big fan of the wheels either TBH, but they were cheap and the main reason for getting them is that I needed to replace 4 Pirellis on the old 14s and buying these with the tyres was cheaper than new tyres and a refurb on the stock rims. They're fairly light and the looks have grown on me a bit actually but I'd still prefer something different with hindsight.

just paint them silver then - would look a lot better - or gunmetal?

[gareth.e]

thebigmacmoomin said:

Nice car, dont like the wheels tho.

this..

otherwise thumbs up

[JFReturns]

thebigmacmoomin said:

Nice car, dont like the wheels tho.

And the wing mirrors. Looks like a Borg MX5.