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Jace
05-05-2012, 06:06 AM
thought i would review my Roadster story with you guys.

to do so, we must go back to about 7 months ago when i was in the market for something a little bit special. i was seeking an MX5 'Clubman' or a Malibu Gold (both Australian special editions) or a simple, early, Classic Red NA6 with very low K's...

I was having no luck even though I had a considerable budget for the 'right' car, and turns out i'm not so patient.
i figured i'd just make something a lil bit special (to me at least) out of a very ordinary white NA6 (also turns out that in the last month or three, more than a few 'right' cars have popped up and some at very tempting prices, but i guess that's life and i now know that patience really is a virtue)

pics from right after i arrived home with it
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/IMG_2172.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/IMG_2173.jpg
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/IMG_2175.jpg

tandem carwash (had also installed at least the front r-speed lip spoiler, not sure about the rear)
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6233/6268421809_1fc3597586.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6268421809/)
blank canvas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6268421809/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6161/6268416755_4242984224.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6268416755/)
blank canvas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6268416755/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


cleaned the interior to a satisfactory level
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/IMG_2191.jpg


first drive with the roof off
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6223/6336415248_0f41f4c162.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6336415248/)
the first nude drive (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6336415248/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


the very first addition was a Zoom Engineering fuel lid that I think I had bought before i even bought the car.
also a pre-purchase purchase, some Watanabes were on their way to me via sea, 14x6.5 +9.5 with some cracked and unusable RE-11's

pic from the auction
http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/Wheels/na6_1969-img600x382-13174523948xybew95718.jpg

i also bought some Yellowspeed Racing coilovers straight after i bought the car (i guess i had a few $k left over from not buying a mint, sought-after model)

I installed the new props, rolled my guards and fitted my new wheels at the same time

right about now i felt my efforts (read: reckless spending) had come to fruition, i was stoked!
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6547843059_605a4d82c0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6547843059/)
DSC_4093 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6547843059/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7151/6547843651_0b1005f204.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6547843651/)
DSC_4094 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6547843651/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


read on...

Jace
05-05-2012, 06:08 AM
at some point i had decided that i didn't want a soft top hanging around, stinking up my interior with 22 years of decaying vinyl, so out it came

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/DSC_3423.jpg

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/MX5%20associated/IMG_1659.jpg

then came runabout mirrors, amaaazing quality
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6734957559_7806fae07b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6734957559/)
DSC_4241 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6734957559/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

then i trespassed a lil bit
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7144/6769798793_9ef3f9909b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6769798793/)
old school, literally (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6769798793/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

new rollbar
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6769799595_989dff0cc5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6769799595/)
perfect weather (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6769799595/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


some more minor additions have followed like a Nardi steering wheel
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6735069603_dafbe858ae.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6735069603/)
nardi (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6735069603/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

some replacement rego plates (i think you guys call em 'tags' in the states?)
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6811043693_b4050a889d.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6811043693/)
new plates r (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6811043693/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6811044051_81de8522c5.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6811044051/)
new plates f far (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6811044051/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


got a seat and some floor mats too
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6885872064_ce3ba6f044.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6885872064/)
DSC_0226 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6885872064/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

and that is more or less the way it has stayed for a couple of months now

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7186/6828283164_be27994bb6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6828283164/)
DSC_0109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6828283164/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7065/6974411317_c45fa02521.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6974411317/)
DSC_0050 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/6974411317/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr


tbc...

Jace
05-05-2012, 06:08 AM
http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5195/7079308265_638de4f7e3.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/7079308265/)
DSC_0656 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/7079308265/) by Jace B. (http://www.flickr.com/people/67664456@N06/), on Flickr

and this is where we're at.

i daily drive this car, it's too much fun to leave sitting around! somewhere in ^there i also replaced the A/C compressor and most recently changed the clutch and installed an intake.

i've been recklessly buying parts from yahoo auctions in recent times
i have on their way to me two sets of 14" wheels.
one set is 14x6.5 +13 and the other is 14x7 +9/-3. both SSR. both 4x100. both in need of restoration, which i'm really looking forward to! :mrgreen:

i'll log my weekend drives here and be sure to update as i receive parts!
i'll hopefully also be able to log my wheel restoration here soon enough :teehee:

thanks for reading.

- jace

WASABI
05-05-2012, 07:26 AM
There is a clean beauty in the lines of a white Miata. Very nice car, and tasteful mods done so far.

hooligan
05-05-2012, 11:36 AM
cracking car :)

great choice on wheels, if i was not so poor and in the uk i would be hitting up YHJ too!

Kolbotn
05-05-2012, 12:00 PM
Nice Clean Car man, subtle and tasty Add-ons! Im looking for some 14" mk2s too!

Jace
05-06-2012, 04:02 AM
There is a clean beauty in the lines of a white Miata. Very nice car, and tasteful mods done so far.

thanks! it's a timeless colour and i'm not totally upset that i didn't choose a red one!


cracking car :)

great choice on wheels, if i was not so poor and in the uk i would be hitting up YHJ too!

thanks mate. it's an expensive habit no matter where you live, but i would estimate shipping from japan to the UK would be killer!


Nice Clean Car man, subtle and tasty Add-ons! Im looking for some 14" mk2s too!

thank you, i actually had some 14" SSR MK2's sitting around when i bought this car, i had used them on my MK1 golf

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg29/JaceBird/Wheels/IMG_2117.jpg

if they were silver i would've kept em! i'll buy some MK3's one day!

Jace
05-06-2012, 08:20 AM
i'll be posting my wheel restoration here, pics from the auctions are up now!

doawheelie.tumblr.com

Kolbotn
05-06-2012, 03:13 PM
Damn!! Are you The one that bought those SSR mesh?? I was so close to bidding on Them... If only i wasn't going on vacation... So JEALOUS!! And at that price???

Jace
05-07-2012, 02:56 AM
yeah, ¥51000 :D

shipping still kinda blows that way out of proportion given the money i'll be spending on them, but meh!

Jace
05-19-2012, 01:09 AM
guess what arrived?!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7217/7220103356_f69304975d_z.jpg

more on my blog!

diabeetus
05-19-2012, 01:17 AM
also turns out that in the last month or three, more than a few 'right' cars have popped up and some at very tempting prices, but i guess that's life and i now know that patience really is a virtue



haha! i have done the same thing. thats why you just have to stop looking when you find one. there are always gonna be better deals after you found one already

diabeetus
05-19-2012, 01:19 AM
bad ass car tho. looks really good.

Jace
05-19-2012, 02:04 AM
thanks mate!

i also got a Carbing strut brace with brake master-cylinder stopper, what a difference! the brakes feel amazing now!

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5119/7225598854_67cd746b2e_z.jpg

Jace
11-04-2013, 06:05 PM
small update. it's been a while.
this is the most recent pic i have of the car

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7334/10264385874_b1fed0ba7a_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/67664456@N06/10264385874/)

i've been through a few other cars but the MX5 has stuck around. I know if i sell it, i'll regret it and want another so it just sits...
the paint on the alluminium panels is failing and thats pretty disheartening.

i have two other minor restorations that distract me and both of them are much more comfortable and easy to drive than the MX5 :fp:

it needs a suspension refresh, a TorSen, and some paint. maybe i'll give it a birthday in the new year!

atank
11-04-2013, 08:49 PM
I love white Roadsters!!!!!!!!

jux
11-04-2013, 09:58 PM
Your Roadster is still looking good! Keep those updates coming, please.