MAD matt-sab

My MRS wanted 1 of these back before the summer so after going to see a lot of dogs we found here a great red import mk1,se with lsd,bilstens etc etc
very nice 100 % original and genuine car.
after driving hers a fair bit over the summer and enjoying EVERY mile I bought 1 on sunday for some track fun next year,another red mk 1.












I have seen them have a really good write up on here of late,and since having our first 1 I can see why,the later engines with long nose crank which both ours have has beeen fault less ! serviced it when we got it,de cat ed it,induction kit,stainless exhausty,magnecor leads thats it for now.but its been faultless.they drive and handle so well std ! awesome
straight line fast they are not ! but they go well enough for what they are.

MAD matt-sab

the mrs's 1 . .. . . . . .. .

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little update,a good friend of mine "breaks" mx5's all the time and of late I have been giving him a hand and last week 1 came in with these konis on,drove very nice on them,all adjust hard and soft ok,no oil leaks etc so their ready to go on the track car,this week another car came in with a alloy front strut brace,so i cleaned and painted up the shoulders so thats ready to go on. The track car came with its on cover which is handy as I have another car in the garage for now sat over my pit. O got some tyres ready too :-D












I know its not a ford but I think their ideal little track fun cars.

tracktoy

another track convert- cool project

loike you said these have had great write ups lately

MAD matt-sab

cheers mate,I am not going mad with mods to start,just get the new suspention on and check over all bush's and bearings etc. fit the bigger 1.8 brakes, lsd off an import.
tidy up the paint work as its well faded etc.
give it a good service and start enjoying it.

SteveW

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Nice 1 Matt, going to be nuts out on track. hope we all dont get three abreast going into a corner, dont worry about Paul in the noddy car as he would have spun off into the infield long before the corner

MAD matt-sab

lol @ the noddy car !
yeah should be good fun,cant wait to get started on it now !
roll on next year,keep me in mind for venues and dates pref
coombe,llandow,pembrey etc
cheers matt

tracktoy

harsh but true

if you dont spin off now and again how you gonna know the limits


would love to do pembrey but they dont have many days there

MAD matt-sab

have you done many track days in the noddy car ?
got any pics ? stick um on here mate.
not sure on pembreys calender for track days but we could ring next year and get the list.
llandow is short,narrow and very hard on front passenger tyre,bearing etc.

MAD matt-sab

had a quiet few weeks due to work and weather,got a roof back on there now,removed most of the carpets,got a set of 15" s ready to go on,looking for a spare set or even 2 wheels now.got a few bits to come off other cars my mate is breaking ie decat,HKS induction kit,brakes next then and tidy up paint.
new wheels.................



yokos too,,,,,,,,tired lol

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heres where we are today !







Stereo is now out too as are all the speakers etc.

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ok update time
been playing with some tinting spray and some clear indicators,
Then have now sorted the roll bar effort that came with the car is for looks only,and hence no good in a track car convertible !
so me and mate have bought this between us to break for all its goodies ! !! !!!












ignore the poor pics,its started to pi$$ it down !








Propper multi bolt in job with floor mounts front and rear and the facility for the front extension legs,but these are not with it,gutting !
some nice other bits on it too,cusco coil overs,
jasma 4 branch manifold,de cat
magnicore leads,HKS induction kit ! loads of nice bits.
trip back and fore london to collect but its here now.
where is my socket set lol

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better pics of the cage which is now out of the smurf blue mx and placed in my red one,I had to cut the rear "shelf" either side of the petrol tank on the red one to get it in !






been pretty bust stripping the blue mx and getting the money of it so we can get it off my drive and get back on with the track rat.

TimC

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Bit different but bet it will be huge fun on track.

MAD matt-sab

cheers mate,yeah should be especially if its wet lol
I have also now fitted the HKS inductiuon kit,magnecor 8mm plug leads.
and repaired and painted the rear arches as they had some rust issues but got to them before they got too bad.
its going to be 2 tone now also.red and kawasaki green !
cage is already done in these colours ready.

Spiky

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what foam is that?

i'd be tempted for a slight thick foam?

whens the first outing?