MX5 with a little more Elan?

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I have an early Mk1 'on the firm' now! Since the theme here is sports cars and classics, i'm feeling inclined (with a VERY low budget) to go a little retro with the Mazda, including the way it drives. The Mazdaspeed front bumper and rear spoiler are already off to be replaced with standard ones. Maybe a Gold Leaf paint scheme is in order too. Over time it would be nice to get a little intake noise going - the car is early enough to fit carbs. Also tempted to go down from a 14" rim with a 65 profile to a 13" Minilite, with a classic 80 profile tyre, to get the thing moving about a bit! Any thoughts or ideas?!

Edited by Flatinfourth on Tuesday 22 July 11:36

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VladD said:

Something like this perhaps?

Like the look overall, not that rear spoiler! The major differnce in appearance for me would be to go Elan with the wheel/tyre sizes, to get a nice tall profile

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Risotto said:

Like that!