Scho's Mk1 MX5

[Scho]

quadrifoglio said:

Thought so

So actually, my question is gonna cost you some extra money?

Hows about I swap you two 6.5's for two 7's?

That way we both get nice tucked front wheels with loads of clearance for steering AND wider track out back sporting the 205's?

You know it makes sense!

Meet you halfway, say...nurburgring?

[quadrifoglio]

Scho said:

Hows about I swap you two 6.5's for two 7's?

That way we both get nice tucked front wheels with loads of clearance for steering AND wider track out back sporting the 205's?

You know it makes sense!

Meet you halfway, say...nurburgring?

Haha, loving your definition of halfway

Hmmm, I don't know... Anyway I still have to buy some rubber to wrap them in, then I'll see how they look.
I have done another trial-fit, this time jacking the wheel up to the right rideheight (well...right as in "curent monstertruck-status")

Front at 32cm hub-to-fender, 1mm of space between the piece of wood and the highest point of the wheel


From the back at 36 (or was is 38) hub-to-fender


Fitment in the rear

[Mr.Jimbo]

I have some 7" BBS off my E30, with 205/50 T1Rs on, they just happen to be for sale too

[Scho]

Mr.Jimbo said:

I have some 7" BBS off my E30, with 205/50 T1Rs on, they just happen to be for sale too

How much do you want Jimbo?

What are the tyres like?

[BCA]

So you've gone from looking at pricey wheels which will offer a small weight saving at a fairly big cost - to looking into a staggered wheel set up with very nice offsets and at a much smaller cost.

Result!

My plan is to mount 195's to my E30's all round, then when I wear the rears out (quickly - they're already heavily scrubbed from a car control day) I'll fit 205's at the back.

[Scho]

BCA said:

So you've gone from looking at pricey wheels which will offer a small weight saving at a fairly big cost - to looking into a staggered wheel set up with very nice offsets and at a much smaller cost.

Result!

My plan is to mount 195's to my E30's all round, then when I wear the rears out (quickly - they're already heavily scrubbed from a car control day) I'll fit 205's at the back.

Don't fancy swapping two of your 7's for 6.5's do you?

[BCA]

Afraid not, I either have big plans for them (all will become clear in time) - or I'll be forced to sell them at some point if money gets a bit tight... easier to sell as a set. I also have no clearance problems as I have a mk2, which seems to have a similar inner arch space to the grand canyon (comparitively!)

Good luck finding a pair though, I've seen several individual ones go on ebay for 20quid a pop. Then you have spare fronts too, or could ebay them to offset the cost?

[Scho]

Some pics from today at Silverstone

[Scho]

Static shot of the car as it stands now:















^got this cheapo timer from ebay to time how long each driver was out on track for.







Ready to roll home on the standard daisys, didn't much fancy a tug with the 15's on

Edited by Scho on Thursday 24th March 23:56

[ironictwist]

Beautiful Scho...This is exactly what I intend to do with my own '5, & adding a supercharger just to make it even more enjoyable

[Scho]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e9BRyVHenI

Not the best VID.

I borrowed a mates GoPro but the plonker forgot to give us the memory card

this was done on flip video, The narrow field of view doesn't communicate the sense of speed very well.

Either that or Im just slow!

[RatLad]

Scho said:

-painted bonnet and rear wing (old paint had flaked off!)

Hi Scho, do you mind me asking where you got that paint from? I have a '5 of the same vintage but am struggling to find that paint code.

Cheers

[Scho]

Just getting back onto the car. More weight saving going on.

-Cut out inside of doors
-Cut our inside of boot, Binned hinges and bolted down
-Ditched petrol flap cable release
-Removed glass quarters, Polycarb ones on the way

Also picked up a BARGAIN bucket. Not tried to fit yet but measurements look ok. Fingers crossed!

Edited by Scho on Tuesday 20th September 15:55

[Scho]

Finished the interior and got the car out on track on friday.



Went really well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6SKcpO1SU8&fea...

Need to sort the bonnet out though! I cut all of the inner skin out and it's not so flexible air coming in through the indicator holes is forcing it up at the sides.











Just a few jobs to sort out before Oulton Park Next month

Edited by Scho on Monday 24th October 17:10

Edited by Scho on Monday 24th October 17:17

[_Batty_]

you've kept 'a' mudflap???
looks lovely, must be a riot!

[Scho]

_Batty_ said:

you've kept 'a' mudflap???
looks lovely, must be a riot!

Ha ha, Yeah, Got missed in the rush to get everything back in after painting the floorplan! The bolts were all rust and it was one of those 'I'll come back to that' jobs!

[ironictwist]

Ah Scho! I can't wait to do something similar to my '5 in the coming year & a bit! Looks superb stripped out like that, I have to confess I haven't kept up on this thread. Aside from stripping it back to the bare bones have you done any modifications under the bonnet? Or is is still stock?

[Scho]

ironictwist said:

I have to confess I haven't kept up on this thread. Aside from stripping it back to the bare bones have you done any modifications under the bonnet? Or is is still stock?

Don't blame you, I've not updated it since april

The engine is still the standard 1600 116bhp. All I did was cut the snokel out and create a cold air feed from the indicator hole. Exhaust is standard.



Planning a mk2.5 conversion over the winter so didn't want to waste money on a system that might need bodging after only a couple of trackdays use. Once the new engine is in fancy fitting a straight through pipe exiting dead centre to weight. I'll see how loud that is and maybe get one of those adjustable bungs to keep the noise down if need be.

Once all that's on I'm hoping for 140-150bhp and 750kg

[Scho]

Spent the last couple of nights tidying a few things up which got missed in the rush to get ready for Angelsey.

Mainly tidies the wiring and finally got rev counter working!

Fitted the arm restraints after watching that horrific MX5 cup crash :blink:

Out at Oulton next saturday and the car isn't in bits for once

Edited by Scho on Wednesday 1st February 09:46

Edited by Scho on Wednesday 1st February 09:47

[Scho]

Spent the last couple of nights tidying a few things up which got missed in the rush to get ready for Angelsey.

Mainly tidies the wiring and finally got rev counter working!

Fitted the arm restraints after watching that horrific MX5 cup crash :blink:

Out at Oulton next saturday and the car isn't in bits for once

Edited by Scho on Wednesday 1st February 09:46

Edited by Scho on Wednesday 1st February 09:47