Matt
Well-known member
So some of you may have seen my previous project thread for my MX5. I didn't update it much and there really wasn't much to read.
Anyways, the car got written off at Lydden Hill when I spun out and had an E36 follow me in. Two days later I found and bought a replacement MX5, so the plan is to get this one to the stage the previous one was at. Only difference is I want this done before Japfest next Saturday. That gives me a week and a half!
Here's the old one...
So let's begin...
Having spent the last 48 hours scouring all classifieds websites and forums I luckily stumbled across an MX5 that was freshly listed on eBay. The auction had only just started and had a bid of £100. With 5 days still left I contacted the seller who ended up being 20 miles away. I asked a few questions about the state of the car and asked how much they would sell for cash. A few hours later I go to have a look at the car, realise that despite the paintwork being atrocious, the chassis is MINT. That's all I cared about... After all, my engine, gearbox and virtually everything that unbolts will be transfered from one car to the other. I parted with £250 and drove the new car home.
Somehow I had managed to find myself a very clean example of an MX5. It's very uncommon to find one without previous repair or current rust issues. This one appears to have nothing current and no previous patching. RESULT! My last one cost me twice this and was rotten... I got lucky! The ONLY bad thing about this car is the paint. At one stage in its life it had a very cheap full respray which meant it ended up looking like this. Luckily, paint is happening anyway
The last 12 hours I've been frantically ordering everything I can think of that I'll need. This includes new flanges, gaskets and pipes for the turbo manifold (which unfortunately cracked in half during impact), new paint, engine service parts, new seals and gaskets, etc etc. My Paypal has taken a massive hit and my eBay feedback is about to climb a mountain!
Japfest in T-Minus 10 days... Time to get started!
Phoned a local classic car specialist and booked in an MOT at full price for Friday. I could have paid less but would have had some monkeys looking at the car... Other than a few chips in the windscreen and a seized caliper I see no reason why this won't pass as it is. That's the plan anyway. Get the MOT out of the way and then crack on with everything else without worrying about that. At least this way if it does fail, I've got a week to fix it. Anyway, I've got two days to fix the brake and check for any other obvious issues.
Keep tuned because you're about to see this standard MX5 transform into the drift slag that was before... Only this time I have better plans. More boost, wider stance, more angle......
The MX5 forum has over 100 cars attending. Because of this, Japfest have said we need two stands. The club organisers decided the best way to do this would be to have a "drift stand" for which they have chosen me. They knew I had written off the car but have faith that I can have another built in time
Last year at Japfest;
If all goes to plan there will be updates for this every day for the next week and a half
Anyways, the car got written off at Lydden Hill when I spun out and had an E36 follow me in. Two days later I found and bought a replacement MX5, so the plan is to get this one to the stage the previous one was at. Only difference is I want this done before Japfest next Saturday. That gives me a week and a half!
Here's the old one...
So let's begin...
Having spent the last 48 hours scouring all classifieds websites and forums I luckily stumbled across an MX5 that was freshly listed on eBay. The auction had only just started and had a bid of £100. With 5 days still left I contacted the seller who ended up being 20 miles away. I asked a few questions about the state of the car and asked how much they would sell for cash. A few hours later I go to have a look at the car, realise that despite the paintwork being atrocious, the chassis is MINT. That's all I cared about... After all, my engine, gearbox and virtually everything that unbolts will be transfered from one car to the other. I parted with £250 and drove the new car home.
Somehow I had managed to find myself a very clean example of an MX5. It's very uncommon to find one without previous repair or current rust issues. This one appears to have nothing current and no previous patching. RESULT! My last one cost me twice this and was rotten... I got lucky! The ONLY bad thing about this car is the paint. At one stage in its life it had a very cheap full respray which meant it ended up looking like this. Luckily, paint is happening anyway
The last 12 hours I've been frantically ordering everything I can think of that I'll need. This includes new flanges, gaskets and pipes for the turbo manifold (which unfortunately cracked in half during impact), new paint, engine service parts, new seals and gaskets, etc etc. My Paypal has taken a massive hit and my eBay feedback is about to climb a mountain!
Japfest in T-Minus 10 days... Time to get started!
Phoned a local classic car specialist and booked in an MOT at full price for Friday. I could have paid less but would have had some monkeys looking at the car... Other than a few chips in the windscreen and a seized caliper I see no reason why this won't pass as it is. That's the plan anyway. Get the MOT out of the way and then crack on with everything else without worrying about that. At least this way if it does fail, I've got a week to fix it. Anyway, I've got two days to fix the brake and check for any other obvious issues.
Keep tuned because you're about to see this standard MX5 transform into the drift slag that was before... Only this time I have better plans. More boost, wider stance, more angle......
The MX5 forum has over 100 cars attending. Because of this, Japfest have said we need two stands. The club organisers decided the best way to do this would be to have a "drift stand" for which they have chosen me. They knew I had written off the car but have faith that I can have another built in time
Last year at Japfest;
If all goes to plan there will be updates for this every day for the next week and a half
