Mazda Eunos Roadster 1.8 VR-Limited - Supercharged

[markdixon206]

After 2 years of owning my imported Eunos Roadster 1.8 VR-Limited, thought I would show off my progress with lots of pictures when the car arrived in the UK in 2009 and the current look to-date (Complete Build).

When the car arrive in the UK in April 2009 (I'm the the first UK owner) only 120000kms on the clock:-






After getting the car home the gave it a good clean and the changes / modding started (after 6 months):-

Took out the seat to clean and soften the Leather, will they were out removed the beige carpet and replaced it with black carpet purchased from e-bay for £5.89 bargain!!!


Fitted Retro look Zoom petrol filler cap

White Plasma Dial fitted & White Heater Control Panel



Full Racing Beat Exhaust System fitted, 4.2.1 Header / Mid Section / High Flow CAT & Single Exit Rear Box

OEM Rear lip Boot Spoiler / Electric Mirrors & Small Arches extensions were sprayed and fitted



Chrome TT Style Hoops fitted


Vented Headlight Cover & TSI's with LED Side Lights fitted


Rear Number Plate Clear Panel fitted

Then started on the Engine bay, Chrome Rocker Cover / Aluminum Slam Panel & Blue Hoses fitted



Was really happy with the look, but the modding continued (after 12 months):-

Decided I wanted a change in look and purchased some 16" Rota Cups (with nice deep dish) and purchased a cheap Black Hard Top for £250.00 (wider wheels 16 x 8's fill the arches better)


Chrome Engine Brace fitted

Clear Rear Reflectors and Clear Side Indicators


Zoom Centre Console fitted

Gaz Gold Pros fitted and laser wheel alignment done by WIM




Front and Rear red tow hooks fitted


Aluminum Gauge Bezel fitted

Black Lexus Style Rear lights fitted



The changes and styling continued and need for more power was calling (after 18 months):-

Removed the Chrome Hoops and TD Lane Roll Bar fitted / Hard Top colour coded / Feed Sided Skirts sprayed fitted and the rocker cover cut and sprayed





JR M45 Supercharger Fitted (the difference in power is amazing!!!)



New Mono Steering Wheel and Aluminum Foot Pedals fitted


After long a decision i finally decided to change the wheels as the Rota Cups where to heavy (shame as I really like them fitted), Lucky for me a found the 15 X 8 Axis OG's (E25) and think there look great really fill the arched well.






Also decided to change the Lexus Style rear light for some Zoom Rear light units I managed to purchase (really pleased with these)


New 3 point Engine Brace and Upper Rear Brace Fitted


AWD Gauge / Dial Panel and Zoom Start Button fitted


Changed the Tan soft top (hood) for a complete Black Hood and Frame I purchased second hand (Hood only 1 year old in great condition)


Twin Head Light Conversion fitted




Currently this is how the car looks now (most resent pictures taken over the past few months):-








Items still in the garage waiting to be fitted:-

Edited by markdixon206 on Wednesday 26th January 00:07

[jazzybee]

Love it!!!

[Wizardskills]

Looks great!!

[ALfooy]

That looks stunning dude, my mum n dad have got a VR like that, only standard =)

couple of questions, firstly, what wheels work best for handling, 15 or 16 inch? and the zoom centre console? i imagine its rare being a zoom part, but do you mind me asking were you got it?

many thanks, alex

[scotty28]

Lovely car. I still want one with the RS*R exmag exhaust on it purely for the noise.

What did you do with the first set of wheels? were they proper watanabes?

[markdixon206]

scotty28 said:

Lovely car. I still want one with the RS*R exmag exhaust on it purely for the noise.

What did you do with the first set of wheels? were they proper watanabes?

Yes would love a RS*R exmag exhaust also (they are rare and expensive!!!

The first wheels were Black Racing Alloys and I sold them to a follow member on mx5nutz.

[markdixon206]

ALfooy said:

That looks stunning dude, my mum n dad have got a VR like that, only standard =)

couple of questions, firstly, what wheels work best for handling, 15 or 16 inch? and the zoom centre console? i imagine its rare being a zoom part, but do you mind me asking were you got it?

many thanks, alex

Hi Alex

Handling in better with the 15 inch wheel, as the 16 inch wheels I have fitted were to heavy for the 5.

The Zoom Centre Console I managed to save from the Jap Imported I bought the car from (was of another damaged 5 he was breaking) - was in a very poor condition but managed to repair it and have a new aluminum face panel made - they are rare and expensive to purchase from Zoom direct (think around £200.00 plus taxes) - one did sell on ebay last week for £170.00 second hand.

Cheers

Mark

[Chunkychucky]

Hi fella, have to say a I was browsing the pictures, a few bits that went on I thought "...hmm.. :S", but as she looks now, hats off to you, that really floats my boat, a really nice aggressive look with power to match! Well done!

[Beedub]

that looks REALLY good... my mk1 was one of my fave cars every...... isnt supercharged power awesome??.... power everywhere in the rev range and still building @ redline!! awesome! well done!

[Farmboy UK]

Incredible looking car. Well done for getting hold of all the zoom components too.

A very complete MX5. The styling really works :-)

[PLamborghini]

That is gorgeous!
Some great pics there, thanks for sharing

[wackojacko]

Personally prefer the set of Wattanabe's Darker compared with the rest and prefer the Momo 3 spoke wheel, but each to their own, still looks great and has a mean stance.

Loving the 'charger ...... certainly looks a hoot...... Top work chap

[Scott330ci]

Looks like a mini Cebera!

Love it

[phillyctr]

gotta be the nicest ive ever seen,kudos for all your hard work.

[lewis87]

Looked a bit chav in the middle with the deep dish rotas and lexus style lights but turned out very nice in the end.

[Mr Dave]

Love it, really like that colour and the wheels are the perfect wheels for it.

Keep it shiney side up and between the hedges...

[scotty28]

markdixon206 said:

scotty28 said:

Lovely car. I still want one with the RS*R exmag exhaust on it purely for the noise.

What did you do with the first set of wheels? were they proper watanabes?

Yes would love a RS*R exmag exhaust also (they are rare and expensive!!!

The first wheels were Black Racing Alloys and I sold them to a follow member on mx5nutz.

Ah, not seen many split black racing ones, quite fancy a set for my starlet.

Theres a site, rarejdm or something like that, it sells alot of new and used parts, mainly for mx5s, they've got a few exmags for 400-500euros which i didnt think was too bad, should look into it at somepoint?

Edited by scotty28 on Thursday 27th January 02:24

[AB]

Wow - that colour looks fantastic, love how it looks now although did prefer the previous wheels.

[Evangelion]

Seems I'm not alone in preferring the original wheels!

Where did you get those nifty little wheelarch extensions from?

[Greg_D]

that looks the business, the colour really does set it off perfectly too.

Well done