Mx5ideway's Eunos

[mx5ideways]

ok, il soon be going turbo so i thought i better start a project thread, i have the car about 2 years, its a 1990 1.6 import. It was stolen/recovered with a small bit of damage to the front left wing and a little wiring damage, the owner was only getting around €1000 from the insurance for it. I got it for €1000 because he wanted it to go to someone that had an interest in them and would mind it (get more use out of it), it had cusco coilovers, new alloys/tyres,full performance exhaust inc manifold, HKS filter and a few other bits plus it was one of the cleanest id seen. The damage to the wing was not bad but i got a new oem one and got it sprayed/fitted and fixed the wiring myself
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[mx5ideways]

Since i've had it i fitted a 1.8 LSD, 1.8 brakes w goodridge brakelines and greenstuff brakepads, carbing rear brace and more bracing underneath, chrome rocker cover, bigger alloy radiator, adjusted the timing, fitted a stage II, 6 puck, cerametalic 1.8 clutch and a Jun lightweight 1.8 flywheel, a cobra imola bucket seat, bride steering wheel, black lexus lights, changed the alloys and got toyo tyres.http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/PICT0029.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/PICT0032.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/PICT0007-1.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/PICT0044.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/PICT0047.jpg

[SUPER 180]

Ahhh my eyes that was hard to read :eek:

should be a cool little car...

[mx5ideways]

I've also fitted a carbon fibre Garage Vary bonnet and lightweight hardtop with perspex window, this could be carbon too but its hard to tell as its painted black and you can only see a tiny bit under the paint on the edge.
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[mx5ideways]

The plan for the turbo is a reliable 200bhp, I already have a GReddy manifold, custom downpipe with T25 flange that i got made in America by ARTech, also got his oil/coolent line kit. I have Saab 390cc injectors, FMIC, GReddy E-Manage blue ecu with proper harness and software for tuning/changes, should soon have a GReddy boost controller and OEM wideband O2 system too so the main thing really left is the T25/T28 turbo and getting it all fitted.http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/ARTechdownpipe4-1.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/ARTechdownpipe1-1.jpghttp://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/ARTechdownpipe2.jpg

[mx5ideways]

A small few updates on this, most of the turbo bits and cage have been fitted but still don't have it back:( so pissed off, was really happy with the work Jomo eng was doing but it's kinda taking abit too long now, his had it since the end of may or June!

[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

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[git]

with all the big projects out there ya cant beat seeing a simple tidy one ! nice job !

[mx5ideways]

Picked up another 2 mx5s since though, a white mk2 rs, and a 1995 mk1 shell that I'm going to use as the base for the track car (clean shell nothing at all on it so can just build it to the spec I want and keep it as light as possible)
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The wheels won't be left that color, want to paint the insides of them black, plus I need to find another one as I damaged one and dont think it's repairable, so if anyone knows of any mim 15" alloys for sale let me know, or else 2 ats cups (very alike,not the same but they'll do)

[haydomiata]

im goin to keep an eye on this very tasty how much did the down pipe and manifold set you back?

[mx5ideways]

Here's some pics of the shell I picked up, the engine and gearbox that's going to be used is from the rx8 that Brendan bought for his project, its the 231 bhp model with the 6sp gearbox so should be plenty powerful in a seriously lightened mx5 shell, Andrew has my shell now at the moment along with the rx8 so looking forward to seeing some progress although im in no real rush to get it built, they will be 2 very interesting projects.
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[mx5ideways]

im goin to keep an eye on this very tasty how much did the down pipe and manifold set you back?

I got the GReddy manifold and injectors as a swap for an LSD that I had and I think I paid around 350 for the downpipe with oil and coolent line kit from america, might have been a little more with postage but it was around that anyway

[leeK9]

keep up the good work

and keep up the pic'age

two very interesting projects for sure fair play

[mx5ideways]

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[haydomiata]

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how much that cost thats exactly what i want for mine!!

[mx5ideways]

It cost just 240 euro second hand off a fella on the mx5ireland site, there was no bolts or base plates with it but that was easy sorted, it's a 6 point carbing cage inc door bars, very light too. Sometimes they come up for sale on the mx5nutz forum so keep an eye there

[Shorley86]

cool projects man. they shud weigh fuck all when stripped....

[haydn itr]

trying start a mx5 project myself nice work going on here tho

[mx5ideways]

trying start a mx5 project myself nice work going on here tho

What are you hoping to build?

[mx5ideways]

A pic of the interior and engine bay in the rs
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[haydn itr]

jus a mean looking weekend car/drifter. all plans going well will have a big update on this in coming weeks the arc is sweet

[LennyS13]

cool build lad any spare bits floatin bout lookin for mk1 diff and wings

[mx5ideways]

cool build lad any spare bits floatin bout lookin for mk1 diff and wings

Il probably be using the diff I have, have a few other spares though, 2 1.8 engines, performance manifold for 1.6 and a performance manifold for a 1.8, a lightweight flywheel for the 1.8 which will also fit a 1.6 if you fit a 1.8 clutch the same time, I've also some wings and doors, give me a ring if your interested in anything 0874151903 , kieran

[mx5ideways]

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Picked up a zoom engineering center console for the mk1

[mx5ideways]

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And a carbing rear brace, also picked up a garage vary front lip but I've no pics of that on the car yet

[mx5ideways]

Got adapters/spacers from the states so I can fit some twin cam wheels, got 3 sets so far to try out, 14" manarays
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[haydn itr]

sweet u find parts hard to come by fpr these you seem to be pulling new gear out all the time?

[mx5ideways]

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14" wolfrace slots, just trying them out to see if they looked like they would clear the arches

[mx5ideways]

sweet u find parts hard to come by fpr these you seem to be pulling new gear out all the time?

I've been picking up bits over the last year or two, just putting up all the updates now at the same time, still have most of these bits sitting at home cause I dont have the car back yet :(

[mx5ideways]

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14" starsharks, need a paint but should look well on an mx5

[mx5ideways]

Forgot I got a set of 16" wats aswell but I've no pics of them, they might suit the mk2 better though

[haydn itr]

star sharks are sweet.following this closely :D

[haydomiata]

you got the starsharks off my mate will suit it down to the ground i think

[mx5ideways]

you got the starsharks off my mate will suit it down to the ground i think

Ya I think he said his friend had an mx5 alright, how long do you have yours?

[tezdude]

Definitely go with the star sharks or wats lad, them slots are shit imo:)

[haydomiata]

ave it since a bit over a year my first rear wheel and in no hurry to change!

[mx5ideways]

ave it since a bit over a year my first rear wheel and in no hurry to change!

Ya their some fun to drive, and cheap to run, roundabouts can be great craic in the wet and with the top down in the summer it feels like your going a lot faster then you are, I've been into them for a few years and can't see myself ever selling them either, I should have about 200bhp maybe more in the mk1 when I get it back and the insurance is only about 150 euro in it cause it's over 20 years old! My mk2 rs is very fast too with 148bhp standard, and comfortable aswell as an everyday car. A lot of people don't like them and that's fair enough, each to their own and all that but most of them haven't even driven them.

[haydomiata]

who are you insured with that its so cheap?
im payn nearly 2k altho im only 20
and thats on a 1.8 v spec

[mx5ideways]

who are you insured with that its so cheap?
im payn nearly 2k altho im only 20
and thats on a 1.8 v spec

A place in portloais that specialise in classic insurance, 'brophey and co', think you need to be over 25 and have another car insured on a different policy and it's limited mileage aswell, I forget what my limit is but it isn't their lowest option anyway, I've the 1990 mk1 and a 1990 Honda crx dualcarb insured fully comp with them for 306, and I told them the mk1 had a turbo fitted! I'm insured on the 99 rs with aviva but that's around 1000 fully comp which is abit much as I'm 30 but I can't really complain as I've the 3 of them insured for 1300

[haydomiata]

thats right good i may try get mine a bit cheaper!

[Simon]

sweet builds dude.. what mm does the 4x100 to 4x114.3 spacers have on them if ya get me?

[mx5ideways]

sweet builds dude.. what mm does the 4x100 to 4x114.3 spacers have on them if ya get me?

I don't have them with me (their at the home place) but here's a pic of them, it's not a great pic but you can get an idea of the size of them, I'd say il need arches for some of the wheels to clear, should look well with a nice set of arches though.
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[Simon]

I don't have them with me (their at the home place) but here's a pic of them, it's not a great pic but you can get an idea of the size of them, I'd say il need arches for some of the wheels to clear, should look well with a nice set of arches though.

cool, ye they look a good 15-20mm you will 100% need arches im sure depending on wheel sizes obviously, did they cost much pm me if ya want.. cheers

[Dave]

If your going for arches go for the autokonnexion blister style as the flares look wank imo!;) Like the way your going with these! Whats the rs like to drive? Does the 6 speed box make much of a difference?

[Kruizer]

No its still a pig on juice but that could be down to the ARC induction kit... We blasted up to Yowdy and onto Dublin to collect the RX8 and she was a thirsty sow LoL

[mx5ideways]

No its still a pig on juice but that could be down to the ARC induction kit... We blasted up to Yowdy and onto Dublin to collect the RX8 and she was a thirsty sow LoL

Ya it was seriously thirsty that day for some reason, it's not as bad now, il get around 450/500km for a tank of 60/65, it's a lot heavier on juice than the 1.6 though. The 6 speed gearbox is sweet, pulls really well through all the gears, she's more tail happy than the 1.6 too, can be very tricky in the wet

[mx5ideways]

If your going for arches go for the autokonnexion blister style as the flares look wank imo!;) Like the way your going with these! Whats the rs like to drive? Does the 6 speed box make much of a difference?

Ya was thinking of these arches but I might go a little custom too, still have the s15 front bumper lying around from my old mx5, might do something with that, we'll see.
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[mx5ideways]

cool, ye they look a good 15-20mm you will 100% need arches im sure depending on wheel sizes obviously, did they cost much pm me if ya want.. cheers

I think they were around 180 but that wasn't inc postage, their fairly good quality though, I got them sent to my uncle when he was in America

[Kruizer]

Here is that wing you liked dude on the FD3S :

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[mx5ideways]

Ya I'd say them arches/wings will look unreal on the mk2 cause the shape isn't too different than an rx7, I'd say something like the other arches would look better on the mk1 though

[Dave]

http://www.autokonexion.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_29&products_id=118&osCsid=4lfoft1ojee7n9moglge31dbg0

I would use those and a bomex rear bumper lip or diffuser then bomex skirts, and a real aggro front lip and canards! would be cool!:p

[B.Egan]

Ya was thinking of these arches but I might go a little custom too, still have the s15 front bumper lying around from my old mx5, might do something with that, we'll see.
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That was the kit I was hoping to use on my 13b mx5 project if I went ahead with it. Basically that full kit, project-G side skirts, canards on the front, diffuser on the rear (custom style one rather than just a rx7 style one), mahoosive rear wing, and d-max style bonnet vent. Would be sick with the right wheels and in a darkish colour. :(

[mx5ideways]

These came in the post today, finally found a set of lights that will fit my low profile brainstorm lights, I had a set of low profile lights on an mx5 I got for parts a few years ago, one side was damaged and twisted but I straightened it out, their was also 3 of the 4 lights broke, these came up for sale 2 weeks ago and I snapped them up, il fit them when I get the car back.
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[mx5ideways]

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[haydn itr]

that kit above is serious.

[mx5ideways]

Just got this, it's a front lower carbing brace to go with my carbing rear strut brace and cage, now all I need is a rear lower carbing brace and carbing front strut brace to have everything matching
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[Kruizer]

Nice buy fella :)

[mx5ideways]

I went up to Jomo engineering last week to have a look at my turbo mx5, it's nearly there but still not finished, was really happy with the work he was doing but it's taking abit too long now, it was nearly finished months ago and in just a few months he'll have had it a year, I didn't mind him taking his time cause I wanted it done right but a year is a bit much, I've been mad to get it back for ages and I don't what to do, it's so close to being finished but it's been like that since before Xmas, il post up some pics from last week in a min

[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

Some of the work that his done is fitted the GReddy manifold, s13 turbo and ARTech downpipe (some fitment issues but he sorted that) , fitted the front mount intercooler and repaired brackets on the alu rad, fitted Toyota beams injectors from an altezza, a Volkswagen actuator, the turbo intake is from a 200sx, the coolent return pipe and front flange are from an sti impreza, he also removed the center box in the exhaust and fitted my carbing rollcage. The bits that are left to do are fit the GReddy E-Manage blue ecu, fit the wideband o2 system, fit the GReddy profec b boost controller and boost gauge, fit the oil cooler and oil filter relocation kit, his missing some t-clamp or something too, not sure what for though and needs to fit the air filter somewhere properly

[Kruizer]

Jomo is always busy with big projects dude, might be an idea to pull it outta there and give it to someone who will finish it off now. Seems like he has lost interest in doing the car ?! A year like ?

[peposhi]

Good work!

[mx5ideways]

Small update on this, collected the car about 2 months ago but it wasn't fully finished, been doing bits over the last few weeks but it's slow cause im broke with 2 other mx5 projects on the go, the wideband and gauges are nearly finished, all in and working, just small bit of tidying to finish them, deposit down on nice mocal oil cooler from barrys motorsport, il have that thursday, once that's fitted all I need is a map sensor and get it mapped and we should hopefully be boosting :)

[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

I think il give this to Robbie in TDP to finish it next week or the week after, won't be able to map it ourselves properly and there's only small bits of tidying left so hopefully he can get it right. I don't suppose anyone wants to buy some alloys, a vented carbon mx5 bonnet or a 99 TDI passat, could use the money to finish it ;)

[mx5ideways]

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[mx5ideways]

Picked up one of these too, http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-136.jpg but don't know whether to use my bride steering wheel or the dished omp one I have http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/017-3.jpg

[mx5ideways]

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[Kruizer]

Coming along now lad, when will she be ready for road ?

[mx5ideways]

Coming along now lad, when will she be ready for road ?

I'm hoping 2 or 3 weeks, Robbie said he would need it for a few days, maybe a week and I probably won't be able to give it to him till the end of next week cause I don't have the money for him unless I can sell a few bits :( at least it's finally nearly finished though, there's some money and time gone into it!

[Kruizer]

I'd say so lad, you still have the wheels for the white one ?

[mx5ideways]

I'd say so lad, you still have the wheels for the white one ?

Ya still have them, their sitting in the garage at home, il give them to you during the week and the rs too then in two or three weeks when I finally have the turbo on the road, I'm on hols now for 2 weeks so hopefully will get a lot done

[Kruizer]

Ah no worries dude...

[mx5ideways]

Fitted my omp steering wheel and tried to fit the quick release hub too but couldnt get it on without the omp boss which meant the wheel was sticking out way too far so il have to get a different short boss kit or adaptor for the snap off :( http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-145.jpg

[mx5ideways]

I'm pissed off with the limited seat travel cause of the carbing cage plus I'm going to have to get a flush fitting bolt and wrap it well so I don't gash my head, half temped to sell it again but then il have holes left in the floor and have to try and make/buy other rollbars, hopefully it will be sorted buy doing the above and maybe getting a lower seat, il try that first. http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-147.jpg

[Big P]

I had the same problem when I tried to fit a snap off onto my car in the end I left the boss kit and put a flat steering wheel onto it but I have seat ordered from Italy now so I'll be changing it to set it up with that seat now soon

[rhysmate]

looking good dude ;)

[mx5ideways]

Had a bit of a $h!t day today, got up early to put the bonnet on the car and put everything into it before I brought it to trackday performance, had it all sorted then it wouldn't start (battery dead), my friend that was going to tow me up was running late but he had leads so I got him to bring them. That was grand went to meet him at the shop and stood into dog shit I didn't see on a patch of grass outside the shed :huh: didn't realize it until I was halfway there and it was already on the mat and stinking out the car :eek: . Anyway we got going abit later then hoped, towed the car abit of the way but the tow rope was abit short plus we going abit slow to make it before 6 so I said we'll drive it away, be grand! drove up fine most of the way, got lost in one or two places but found the right road to trackday, thought I better pull in for a drop of petrol about 5 mins away from his place in case I ran out, left the car running for 2 or 3 mins before I switched it off to cool it, came out of the shop, started it up and as I was leaving the petrol station smoke started coming out of the engine bay :mad: popped the bonnet, flames all over the turbo! Thank god I had a fire extinguisher in the car, quenched it before it did any serious damage. Towed it the rest of the way, went into the wrong ind estate, went to come back out and the gates out were locked with just a keypad to open them :confused: so after finding someone with the key code we finally got to trackday, what a day!

[haydn itr]

Sounds like hell , did u get it going or do uv to pick it up

[mx5ideways]

Sounds like hell , did u get it going or do uv to pick it up

I didn't try starting it again, the lads had a quick look at it at trackday and they found the cause of it, Jomo had run the oil line for the turbo right over it which wouldn't have lasted anyway cause of the heat but as well as that he had cut a small notch out of the heat shield for it to go through which cut the oil line cause of the vibrations, I was lucky I wasn't driving on the motorway or the whole car could have been gone up in smoke :mad:

[C-Rex]

Must have been fairly pissed off after all that time to get work like that!!

Least you have it now anyway, gimme a call when you have it back down home:cool:

[mx5ideways]

Must have been fairly pissed off after all that time to get work like that!!

Least you have it now anyway, gimme a call when you have it back down home:cool:

Tell me about it! Some waste of time and money, the money I gave him, the cost of all the trips going up and down to him, the phone calls and everything, would have been cheaper for me to bring it to England get it turbod, mapped and get a fully built engine too for the money I've spent on it here and it's still going to cost me more, let's just hope trackday performance can finally sort it. Ya I must call and drop over a few more crx bits I found, I might be home in the next few days, got the Coilovers on the rs today, needs to be tracked and drop the back a bit more but it's some job already, way lower, handles sweet and not too hard, how's the Rex?

[mx5ideways]

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Here's how the rs sits now
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[mx5ideways]

These are the wheels going onto it, Ssr dori's, might go with a totally different color though but should fill the arches nicely
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[mx5ideways]

Some pics after the fire
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[mx5ideways]

And the cause of it
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[Kruizer]

You have no luck lad...

[mx5ideways]

You have no luck lad...

I know, used to love this car, was some fun to drive, just having no luck recently with it, hopefully that's the end of the bad luck though!

[Kruizer]

I know, used to love this car, was some fun to drive, just having no luck recently with it, hopefully that's the end of the bad luck though!

Fingers crossed dude ;)

[rhysmate]

doesnt look like theres any damage there man.. were the wires for the wideband ok??

[mx5ideways]

doesnt look like theres any damage there man.. were the wires for the wideband ok??

Hopefully, didn't check them after it though, il soon find out I suppose, it looks like it will be a new oil line and reroute it but don't know what else yet :rolleyes:

[rhysmate]

Hopefully, didn't check them after it though, il soon find out I suppose, it looks like it will be a new oil line and reroute it but don't know what else yet :rolleyes:

the lines abe sent you are alot better.. just need to put a rubber sleeve on it but im sure TDP are all over it..

[mx5ideways]

Robbie in TDP wanted me to get a new exhaust for this before he mapped/tuned it because the one that was on it was very restrictive- 3" downpipe going to 2 1/2" mid pipe to 2" backbox with a lot of bends on top of that, pricing decent exhausts was working out way more than I had hoped with prices ranging from 4 or 500 to 1000 and that wasn't including shipping so I decided to get one made up, bought a universal 3" backbox and flanges off eBay and sourced some nice 3" stainless from my brother, my brother was going to make it up but without having the car it was going to be very awkward to make it up and be sure it was going to fit so I just dropped everything to robbies place yesterday. Hopefully he'll be able to make up a nice straight free flowing exhaust with what I gave him

[mx5ideways]

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-2216.jpg

[mx5ideways]

Heres a pic of the old one against what will make up the new one
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-945.jpg

[mx5ideways]

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/mx5ideways/photo-2283.jpg

[haydomiata]

Will you be selling the old exhaust?

[mx5ideways]

Will you be selling the old exhaust?

Ya I would, took it up to TDP yesterday with the new one though

[Kruizer]

Any updates on this bus lad ?