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just picked up trixtas mx5 last week with the plans of reshelling it. hope to build the car as much as i can myself will need some help along the way but want it to be a built not bought project. as far as engine wise i think hes got about the best you can out of it safely and its plenty for me.ima try source a 2way. body wise im in 2 minds either really low flared arches and clean paint. kinda a usdm route or just go down the track car look. this is the one im leaning more towards. Canards rear diffuser bolt on arches etc. Gone do the paint myself so that should be fun. heres some pics of how it all lies
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the shell where its all going into. Im told its a limited edition with the red interior lsd powersteering a/c anc blistein shocks all round.needs a small tidy
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/cubeking/IMG_0050.jpg
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after a bita hard work got a nice space to get it underway. lift n all what more could ya ask for
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haydomiata
13-01-12, 19:40
will be watching this
dont suppose ur guna sell the spoiler on trixtas car if your goin for a diff 1?
mx5ideways
13-01-12, 19:49
Two nice buys, will be an interesting project, hope it all goes well for you
spoiler could possibly be going but wont know for a month or 2. but i was thinkng or making a mould of it and fixing the lip and making a mould of that. not alot of places do nice mx5,s parts and there damn expensive with a serious following in the uk i dont it would be a bad idea.
haydomiata
13-01-12, 20:01
yeh if you did make a mould of the spoiler id def buy 2 off you anyway
ok ill get onto a fella i know that does moulds and well see what it would cost
looks cool, this is going to be a road car yes? wana sell me trixtas wleded diff? and that nardi?
ye man its a road car. the diff he has is shimmed. theres a fella with a 2way im onto and hes gone away for 12 days or something when he comes back im meeting him and opening it if it is wats he says it is ill sell u the diff. and no im keepin the nardi sorry .
Cool project haydn best of luck.
ye man its a road car. the diff he has is shimmed. theres a fella with a 2way im onto and hes gone away for 12 days or something when he comes back im meeting him and opening it if it is wats he says it is ill sell u the diff. and no im keepin the nardi sorry .
oh i could have mine welded by then haha.. hmm cool should be a handfull of a road car, sweet!
cheers frank.
sure well see man if u dont well work sumtn out
cheers frank.
sure well see man if u dont well work sumtn out
saweeet!
haydomiata
13-01-12, 20:25
oh i could have mine welded by then haha.. hmm cool should be a handfull of a road car, sweet!
would you not get 1 from a 1.8 mine locks up very easy no problems wat so ever
would you not get 1 from a 1.8 mine locks up very easy no problems wat so ever
ah tbh id just weld my 1.6, it should take the road abuse.. have you a 1.8 diff welded or just a viscous lsd?
ah tbh id just weld my 1.6, it should take the road abuse.. have you a 1.8 diff welded or just a viscous lsd?
I'd say shim it. Mine held up to everything this year.
I'd say shim it. Mine held up to everything this year.
did you do that yourself/
haydomiata
13-01-12, 20:52
its a torsen helical lsd it started in the 1.8s from 94
Trixta ! Does the shimmed diff drive like a welded wheel hop etc ?
its a torsen helical lsd it started in the 1.8s from 94
ah no id need a welded diff haha :cool:
dunno thinkin a selling up now tbh haha
did you do that yourself/
Will Creighton did it. I got the shims made up. Cant remember how thick they were, but could maybe check back through pms as I got them made up by a guy off here.
Trixta ! Does the shimmed diff drive like a welded wheel hop etc ?
Yeh its effectively the exact same driving wise. Personally I think they're fine for the road also.
some updates.
swapped the brakes . nearly crashed the car the other day the 1.6 brakes are just a joke.
before
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after
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hard to see a difference but theres a nice difference
also test fitted my arches cant wait to get em on
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so more work got done and seems nct ready hopefully. fitted new brakes then found out i had to fit the new wheels because standard ones wouldnt fit over calipers but then the wheels were poking way too much so had to fit my arches too. so fitted arches then the wheels started to rub off standard arch haha it was all one problem to another but heres some fone pics of how it went
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thats how it sits on standard springs haha cant wait to get the coilovers in
looks cool man! you need an fd diffuser! what brakes are they? 1.6 ones are seriously shit alright!
brakes are from 2.5 model mx5 i think. i no will defo get a diffuser for it make it myself. when u take it arches of it looks so wrong.if it passes the nct on wensday ill be delighted
Finally some more progress on this build it passed the nct 2 weeks ago so was fairly happy with that but with being in college all week i had to wait til the weekend to rip the engine out and get this build going.
There tight enough to work on with some fiddley bolts here and there but two mates gave me a hand and we had it out in now time.
coming out
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/cubeking/IMG_0092.jpg
the joy on darraghs face
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i have the other engine sitting in there now ready to be all hooked up with some help from a fella i know in dungarvan roll on next week .
so still on the fence about styling this car :(
ok i havent updated this in a while have almost everything done but ill only post up pics of what i have on my fone!
firstly engine 95% in jus need a small bit more tidying and wiring
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then onto the suspension parts the teins were fairly bad condition paint wise so i went a sourched a close enough green and gave em a shot!
before
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after
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then onto the extra lock hubs, like the coilovers they werent the best condition so i decided id go with the drift works orange , love the contrast of the bright orange.
before
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after
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said id try pull the calipers in with the same colour , sum effort cleaning about 6 layers off yellow them !
before
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after
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dyed the centre of my bride black way better than the yellow
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still gota refurb the back of it
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loving the lock on it
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have alot more updates on this hope to have it running this week so watch this space :thumbup:
love mx5
interesting project
haydomiata
01-04-12, 23:37
coming along nicely is there much difference between the extra lock hubs and the standard or r they jus cut and shortened like most of them?
not they dont look like a diy job seem to give a nice bit more alryt
coming along nicely man fair bit of work goin in 2 it ul have 2 bring it down wit ya when u have it done for an ol look
ah ya when its dont ill be bringn it down alryt sick to death of the fckin starlet
DatsunB310
26-06-12, 20:20
hey mate just wondering did yo find a 2 way ?? im looking for a 2way and a hardtop ( black ) if it can be got ...please help
:D
Still haven't got it going buddy but iv bin towing it around and it's Defo a tight diff hard to get diffs for them jus weld your own , ye I have a hardtop but not selling they fetch round 300 - 500 ish
love it lad ...nice bit of lock you got out of the knuckles, i got a spare set of knuckles for cheap i was planning on either redrilling and strengthening or just shorten them but i dunno yet . worth a go i suppose.
good luck with it
Cherz man lock is fairly shit on them alryt with the cars being so short more lock the better .
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