Hello MR.net! I thought I had introduced myself, but apparently I hadn't, so I figured it was time to do it by starting a build thread (more like a work in progress, but anyways). I am Peter from a small island called Salamins, located just 15 minutes via ferry boat from the port of Piraeus in Athens, Greece.
I bought my '97 ΝΑ around May 2014, like this
(Sorry for posting just the links, but either the image host or the forum attaching tool is messing my photos up, and it's really frustrating)
Doesn't look that bad, right? Trust me, it was (and still is) bad.
Interior was utter crap, modified door cards to support more speakers, custom mounts to support 2 extra massive speakers behind the two seats, and a HUGE 12" subwoofer claiming every inch available from my trunk. All this stuff had to go, so I removed them, and handed them back to the previous owner, for a discount in price.
And I was left with some massive holes, and no stereo.
Via a local forum, I met a dude who owns a shop with his brother, repairing and maintaing cars, with huge knowledge on MX5s. So there I went, changed engine, transmision and differential fluids, coolant, air and oil filter, spark plugs etc. Almost everything except timing belt. When he opened the diff to let the old oil flow, we found some huge pieces of metal. So...
...next job done, new (not LSD) diff goes in
Pretty rusty underneath, huh? Wait 'till you see other parts of the car.