MINT MK1 MX 5 Turbo FINALLY Finished
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Well my minor cosmetic refurb of the MK1 MX5 that I found (more of an underground garage find than a barn find) turned in to an epic 20 month complete rebuild culminating in a 250bhp classic stunner!
The spec list is as long as my arm but I will let the pics do the talking!
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The spec list is as long as my arm but I will let the pics do the talking!
Edited by VR6VR6 on Friday 5th May 09:03
Edited by VR6VR6 on Friday 5th May 09:04
A bit of an improvement on this:
Was planned to be a quick refurb on what was actually a very solid car but (as ever) we went a bit MAD!
EXTERIOR
Full body rebuild,
New rear qtrs.,
New wings,
New sills (seam welded),
Full Waxoil underneath and injected in to all cavities,
Complete respray in original colour
CHASSIS
Rebuilt std suspension,
Rebuilt std brakes,
Under floor bracing,
Powder coated std wheels,
INTERIOR
Re-connolised seats,
Fully steam cleaned carpets,
New MX5 Parts mats,
New (Tan Mohair) hood yet to be fitted,
MECHANICALS
Low mile (original engine) 1.6L JDM spec lump,
Cylinder head cooling re-route kit (now cools from the rear),
Huge Fast 5 ally radiator,
Large intercooler (painted stealth black) soft mounted on custom made cradle,
19 row thermostatically controlled Mocal oil cooler (painted stealth black),
Black Cat Developments tubular SS manifold (Ceramic coated inside and out),
Brand new TD04 turbo charger with new SS lines,
Black Cat Developments tubular SS downpipe (Ceramic coated inside and out),
Fast 5 SS high flow exhaust system with sensible tail pipe (not a drain pipe!),
High flow Foam air filter on black Silicone elbow,
RX8 yellow fuel injectors,
ME221 stand alone ECU with TPS,
Wide bank lamba guage (mounted in glove box),
Competition Clutches lightweight Steel Flywheel,
Competition Clutches Stage 2 clutch kit (very light),
All intercooler piping is custom made (mandrel bent) and black crackle coated,
Rocker cover black crackle coated,
+ Loads and loads of other small parts / mods!
Now that she is finished, I am not sure what I will do with her as she is part of a fleet of 7 cars and I can;t drive them all!
Was planned to be a quick refurb on what was actually a very solid car but (as ever) we went a bit MAD!
EXTERIOR
Full body rebuild,
New rear qtrs.,
New wings,
New sills (seam welded),
Full Waxoil underneath and injected in to all cavities,
Complete respray in original colour
CHASSIS
Rebuilt std suspension,
Rebuilt std brakes,
Under floor bracing,
Powder coated std wheels,
INTERIOR
Re-connolised seats,
Fully steam cleaned carpets,
New MX5 Parts mats,
New (Tan Mohair) hood yet to be fitted,
MECHANICALS
Low mile (original engine) 1.6L JDM spec lump,
Cylinder head cooling re-route kit (now cools from the rear),
Huge Fast 5 ally radiator,
Large intercooler (painted stealth black) soft mounted on custom made cradle,
19 row thermostatically controlled Mocal oil cooler (painted stealth black),
Black Cat Developments tubular SS manifold (Ceramic coated inside and out),
Brand new TD04 turbo charger with new SS lines,
Black Cat Developments tubular SS downpipe (Ceramic coated inside and out),
Fast 5 SS high flow exhaust system with sensible tail pipe (not a drain pipe!),
High flow Foam air filter on black Silicone elbow,
RX8 yellow fuel injectors,
ME221 stand alone ECU with TPS,
Wide bank lamba guage (mounted in glove box),
Competition Clutches lightweight Steel Flywheel,
Competition Clutches Stage 2 clutch kit (very light),
All intercooler piping is custom made (mandrel bent) and black crackle coated,
Rocker cover black crackle coated,
+ Loads and loads of other small parts / mods!
Now that she is finished, I am not sure what I will do with her as she is part of a fleet of 7 cars and I can;t drive them all!
Just realised that the MX5 has run out of MOT (31/03/2017) so she is booked in for tomorrow as my local MOT station does Saturday mornings.
Have just pulled the last MOT paperwork out for reference and she has done 82 miles (eighty two) since then including the quick blast this morning just to make sure she is still running sweet after a winter hibernating!
Cold tarmac, cold air temps and 185/60/14 Nankang NS2R's = lots of wheel spin in first 3 gears - hilarious fun.
The car has done 82 miles since a 20 month £7k+ complete restoration, 436 miles since her last MOT (03/02/2014) prior to me buying the car and a grand total of 20,567 miles since being imported in 2001 - not bad in 17 years.
Fully expect her to sail through the MOT tomorrow with no advisories!
Have just pulled the last MOT paperwork out for reference and she has done 82 miles (eighty two) since then including the quick blast this morning just to make sure she is still running sweet after a winter hibernating!
Cold tarmac, cold air temps and 185/60/14 Nankang NS2R's = lots of wheel spin in first 3 gears - hilarious fun.
The car has done 82 miles since a 20 month £7k+ complete restoration, 436 miles since her last MOT (03/02/2014) prior to me buying the car and a grand total of 20,567 miles since being imported in 2001 - not bad in 17 years.
Fully expect her to sail through the MOT tomorrow with no advisories!
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