age miata

hi,
let me introduce myself, i'm Age 21 yo and from the netherlands(excuse me if my english is bad) for a couple of years i've been following this forum, and now i've got myself to start my own thread.

1,5 year ago i've bought myself a 2000, 1.6 miata with only 110.000 km.
this was how its was at the time:

17'' wheels, stainless exhaust and a new roof.

first mods, plasma dials, carbon bezel and chrome rings.




painted the wheels, titanium grey, looks a lot nicer i think..


then gave the front the face lift bumper and headlights.



bought some seats, koni adjustables, 6-point harnesses and a wilwood big brake kit.






oow, and a new engine, gearbox and an limited slip diff, 1800 cc.


few goodies arrived:




disassembled the engine for measurements,


got my crankshaft and flywheel lightned and balanced.


blasted and drilled(sorry don't know the right word)


painted it...


started to assemble the engine, with new parts and some old parts painted.

oil pump


pic of the pistons.


bottom end.




painted oil pan, with some nice stainless bolts


waterpump,


installed flywheel and clutch,


and the waterpump,




refurbished the gearbox and then painted it.
mounted,



got my flowed head back,


assembled:




valve cover painted,


refurbished the starter,




installed the exhaust and wrapped it:


then got my first powdercoated parts back



started to assemble the rear suspension with stiffer bushes and only the upper
from polu-urethane, new bolts and anti-roll bar connectors(sorry, don't know if that is a word)
i want to use it as a daily so i don''t want it too stiff






started to take the car apart because it will get a new color.


then i've got myself a second hand trunk-lid for something different





got myself a porsche panamera turbo S spoiler....
all electric, this is how it will look like when it is finished, fully extended now.




hope you enjoy it, will update it if i got some spare time.

Mk4 Rick

Nice car mate with some nice touches

Tev

iTrader: (2)

Very nice! !

age miata

Thanks for all the kind words.

JayCC

Liking that a lot, great work.

You put "drilled" above, and said you weren't sure of the English word?

I believe you mean "honed". Big drill in the cylinder?

nevsrevs

looks good mate, love my mx5 should a fun drive.

age miata

Yes honed is what i ment thanks

XRT_si

iTrader: (2)

That spoiler is awesome! So guessing it raises and then slides out to increase its width?

Nath

Good job, your very dedicated, well done to you.

age miata

yes that is correct!

age miata

thanks

age miata

little update,

started stripping the car,




then there was some little rust in the wheelcorners, took the metal away to find what was under it,
left.


right,


so that problem needs a little care

Age

age miata

little update.

getting the car further stripped,


removed the softtop and a lot of interior parts,





and some progress on making the case for the rear spoiler, to make it watersealed and nice looking of course.
this is just the rough making, needs to be smoothed later





Age

nevsrevs

looking good, what are you doing with the engine? keeping the vvt?

PaulinhoT

I've had a couple of these, great little cars, and a nice looking project.

age miata

I got another head (bp4w) thats without vvt, the vvt engine got a better oil pump and nozzles that spray oil on the pistons, thats why i've bought a vvt engine and then got rid of the vvt.
Thanks for all the kind words.
Will update soon, got a little more work done

Cossiemainful

iTrader: (1)

Wow, nice project. The miata turbo makes big fun, love it.

Mk4 Rick

Cheap to buy in the UK arnt they?

age miata

hey, long time no see.
just busy with the project and forgot to post any updates so here are some pics.

car is stripped now all the rust and stonechip have been removed ready to be sent of to the painter:






then made some progress with the rear suspension, refurbished and painted the rear calipers:


got it all together:





got my new brake lines


alloy air inlet trumpets


refurbished the master cilinder and brake booster:




and got some progress on the engine, let the pics do the talking.






and a pic i really liked, made by a mate of some new parts i still have to mount



and these pics i've received yesterday from the painter car is in epoxy now.






hope you like it.

jonfoc

WOW!

nevsrevs

well done, keep the updates coming, got to replace the clutch slave on mine this week.

what are you doing with your soft top?

age miata

Thanks for the nice words!

I'll keep the soft top, just got a new one last year just need a little clean up now
I will try to keep you updated.