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[YorkshirePudding]

CoolFool said:

Ha! Is it a 1.8?

, an S Special.

[FELIX_5]

My RS LTD.....

[Evangelion]

Nice to see an RS which still has its original wheels and seats!

My seats are long gone, still have the wheels though, however it wears Rota RBs now.

[feef]

@FELIX_5, what header/expansion tank is that? I've been looking for an alloy replacement for the ugly plastic thing in my car for a while now.

[aka_kerrly]

Evangelion said:

Nice to see an RS which still has its original wheels and seats!
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Those aren't the originals, they look like Ronal LS which are 15x7 and lower offset than the 15x6.5 BBS RZ standard wheels

[FELIX_5]

feef said:

@FELIX_5, what header/expansion tank is that? I've been looking for an alloy replacement for the ugly plastic thing in my car for a while now.

It's an I.L Motorsports one from mx5parts

[FELIX_5]

aka_kerrly said:

Those aren't the originals, they look like Ronal LS which are 15x7 and lower offset than the 15x6.5 BBS RZ standard wheels

That's correct, they're actually 15 x 7.5. I do have the original BBS alloys, but wanted a wider wheel with a deeper dish, so it looks like the original, but improved slightly. (Fills the arches better).

Edited by FELIX_5 on Thursday 14th May 19:57

[aka_kerrly]

FELIX_5 said:

aka_kerrly said:

Those aren't the originals, they look like Ronal LS which are 15x7 and lower offset than the 15x6.5 BBS RZ standard wheels

That's correct, they're actually 15 x 7.5. I do have the original BBS alloys, but wanted a wider wheel with a deeper dish, so it looks like the original, but improved slightly. (Fills the arches better).

Edited by FELIX_5 on Thursday 14th May 19:57

7.5J = Even better! quite fancy some now.

They fill the arches without any of this wheel lip protruding outside of the wheel arch bks.

[Evangelion]

Yes I always thought the offset of the original BBS's was a bit excessive at 46, particularly as they were only 6 inches wide. The Rotas I have on now are 8 inch with an offset of 30. Fill the arches perfectly and really give the car a 'wheel-at-each-corner' look.

[vanvan]

Thought I would share my mk2 1.6. Completely standard, and staying that way.

[bicycleshorts]

A picture of our race car (#177) at Brands Hatch GP last weekend, photo by Jon Elsey.



You can read our thread here.

[feef]

FELIX_5 said:

feef said:

@FELIX_5, what header/expansion tank is that? I've been looking for an alloy replacement for the ugly plastic thing in my car for a while now.

It's an I.L Motorsports one from mx5parts

Hmm I see it now.. Wonder how different the mounting is for in a MK2.5

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/coolant-expansion-tank-a...

[AmiableChimp]

FELIX_5 said:

aka_kerrly said:

Those aren't the originals, they look like Ronal LS which are 15x7 and lower offset than the 15x6.5 BBS RZ standard wheels

That's correct, they're actually 15 x 7.5. I do have the original BBS alloys, but wanted a wider wheel with a deeper dish, so it looks like the original, but improved slightly. (Fills the arches better).

Edited by FELIX_5 on Thursday 14th May 19:57

Quick question Felix - I am looking to fit Ronal LS on my 1991 Eunos. I was going to go for 195/50/15 - what tyre size are you running?

If they are ET20, do you have any clearance issues?

My car is lowered on Koni/Eibach so was slightly worried about arch scrub under heavy load.

Cheers.

[joekarter]

bicycleshorts said:

A picture of our race car (#177) at Brands Hatch GP last weekend, photo by Jon Elsey.



You can read our thread here.

I was at Brands on the Saturday and caught a great photo of you running through the gravel at paddock, a very interesting line.

[FELIX_5]

AmiableChimp said:

Quick question Felix - I am looking to fit Ronal LS on my 1991 Eunos. I was going to go for 195/50/15 - what tyre size are you running?

If they are ET20, do you have any clearance issues?

My car is lowered on Koni/Eibach so was slightly worried about arch scrub under heavy load.

Cheers.

I'm running 195/50/15, I'm on Meister R coilovers (out of the box height) set firmer to avoid such issues (haven't tried them on a softer setting), haven't had any issues so far.

[dezro]

My '96 VR-Limited

[AmiableChimp]

FELIX_5 said:

AmiableChimp said:

Quick question Felix - I am looking to fit Ronal LS on my 1991 Eunos. I was going to go for 195/50/15 - what tyre size are you running?

If they are ET20, do you have any clearance issues?

My car is lowered on Koni/Eibach so was slightly worried about arch scrub under heavy load.

Cheers.

I'm running 195/50/15, I'm on Meister R coilovers (out of the box height) set firmer to avoid such issues (haven't tried them on a softer setting), haven't had any issues so far.

Cool, thanks for replying. I have actually just bitten the bullet and ordered a set of Meisters as part of the Nutz group buy on the go (just can't bond with the Koni/Eibach) so i'll get these fitted before I go for my Ronals so should be fine as well!

Cheers.

[flasher]

After a few months of agonising over my wheels I decided to refurb the original Daisy's. Quite pleased with the outcome.

[bicycleshorts]

bicycleshorts said:

A picture of our race car (#177) at Brands Hatch GP last weekend, photo by Jon Elsey.



You can read our thread here.

And here it was after Castle Combe... Oops!



ETA: Some lovely cars in this thread. Makes me miss not having a MX5 road car atm!

Edited by bicycleshorts on Tuesday 2nd June 14:38

[flasher]

^ ouch! Plenty out there nice and cheap. Picked mine up for under a grand last September. It's since had new suspension, brakes, callipers, roof and exhaust and lots of missing and worn trim and various bits and is now running lovely for summer.