Supercharged Wide Arched MK1 MX5

[House86]

Hi All

So have owned my S-Special Type II about 3 years now and love it and had no plan of changing it, how it stands at the moment




Until I saw a Supercharged one for sale on MX5Nutz, went up to see it and loved it so left a deposit and collected it Last Friday.

Found an old for sale ad for it on Driftworks from 2011, how it looked then,





Since then it has had fitted a IL Motorsports front bumper, smooth rear panel and it has had a full respray in black with Rainbow Flake in the clearcoat







So how it looks now








So Mods are :

Engine

Jackson Racing Supercharger
Front Mounted Intercooler
Power card Fuel Control
Bipes Retarder
Fitted with COPS coil per plug

Dyno'd last month at 174.8 BHP

Drivetrain

Gaz Coilovers
Grooved Discs with Yellowstuff Pads
XXR 513's 15x7 front, 15x8 Rear

Interior

Shorty Console
Momo Steering Wheel
Momo Gearknob

Exterior

IL Motorsport Front Bumper
MX5 Dan wide arches
Vented headlight cover
Smoothed rear panel
Smoked lights all round
Trs Yellow Tow Strap
Respray in black with Rainbow Flake
Vinyl Softop


Thinks thats all of it. Having not owned a FI MX5 before I love how it is now with the extra power, only thing I think my old one was missing and the colour looks amazing when the sun hits it.

Plans are to fit the parts I want to keep from my other 5, such as Tr Lane GPV Rollbar and change the seats and then sell that one on, then just want to tidy the interior up on this one and do a few other bits

[davepoth]

It might just be me, but the fronts look a bit silly as they are - is it running narrower wheels at the front?

Might be worth getting some spacers for "wicked stance", or whatever it is that the kids say these days.

[megatron]

Your other one looks ace. I can only imagine this one will get the same treatment.
I'll look forward to seeing the progress.

[House86]

Yes its running 7" wheels at the front, 8" at the rear ET0 offset, quiet happy with how they sit at the moment think the picture from the rear just makes it look worse.

[House86]

megatron said:

Your other one looks ace. I can only imagine this one will get the same treatment.
I'll look forward to seeing the progress.

Cheers, got a few thing planned for it

[iacabu]

I think it would look loads better with 8"s on the front too, I thought these arches were to allow the wide, square set ups?

Other than that looks good and bet it goes well!

[mattman]

Looking good - like the rear panel as well - keep it up

[House86]

iacabu said:

I think it would look loads better with 8"s on the front too, I thought these arches were to allow the wide, square set ups?

Other than that looks good and bet it goes well!

We'll see might try some spacers on the front in the future but fine with how they are at the moment.

Does go well, feels a lot faster than my other 1.8 mx5, always thought they could do with more power

[House86]

mattman said:

Looking good - like the rear panel as well - keep it up

Cheers, wasn't sure on the rear panel but it's growing on me

[Tiger Tim]

Like it very much.. Jus think of chav Corsa's with that number plate tacked on the bumper.

Can sort of understand making it look smooth but the must be a more elegant solution surely?

[House86]

Tiger Tim said:

Like it very much.. Jus think of chav Corsa's with that number plate tacked on the bumper.

Can sort of understand making it look smooth but the must be a more elegant solution surely?

Cheers

Would look better with no front plate, could possibly put a bracket on the side but then it would hide the side of the bumper.

[C.A.R.]

It's more the rear bumper-mounted numberplate letting the whole rear end down. The number plate recess breaks the rear of the car up as standard and makes it look wider as a result. Smoothed-in, it just looks like it's been involved in some sort of rear-ender or it's been hit with the barry'ing stick

[matt132]

I bet that's hilarious fun!

[House86]

C.A.R. said:

It's more the rear bumper-mounted numberplate letting the whole rear end down. The number plate recess breaks the rear of the car up as standard and makes it look wider as a result. Smoothed-in, it just looks like it's been involved in some sort of rear-ender or it's been hit with the barry'ing stick

Plan to eventually change it for a debadged eunos rear panel like this one on my other 5 -

[roadman]

I never used to be a fan of the MX5 or modified cars however I want that!!!

[Gilhooligan]

If it had the same spec wheels all round and a standard rear number plate that would be perfect! Bolt on arches look mega.

[Tiger Tim]

Gilhooligan said:

If it had the same spec wheels all round and a standard rear number plate that would be perfect! Bolt on arches look mega.

That's what I meant. Agree 100%

[elephantstone]

Tiger Tim said:

Gilhooligan said:

If it had the same spec wheels all round and a standard rear number plate that would be perfect! Bolt on arches look mega.

That's what I meant. Agree 100%

Ditto

[House86]

Cheers for the comments, its lots of fun, will have to look at getting some spacers for the front wheels so they fill the arch a bit more

[Patch888]

That looks epic mate, if only mine looked the same. Bet its a great drive with smiles all the way!