mwahahaha new motor

Zirax · 22-08-2008, 14:26

Yes I am still grinning, especially after 4k rpm

Well what can I say? Its been a frickin long time coming. Most of you will know that I’ve been after one for a long time. I have considered 200sx’s, 300zx, FTO/GTO, mx5, mr2. I was settled on around the 5-7k mark for something rather tasty. The problem was saving up, with the house sucking up most of the funds I had very little to play with. A friend of mine recently got himself a nice motor and is finding that he’s not having so much fun on track due to the value of the car. Thinking about it yep I would crap myself about putting 7k into a tire-wall. As I’m learning something that I wouldn’t be that bothered about binning was more in order.

I have been generally having a flick through pistonheads, autotrader, local rag, ebay etc every now and again. Generally I found most stuff was overpriced or rust ridden or generally a bag of bolts. MX5’s priced themselves out of the game, really you want a 1.8S with the LSD and these aren’t cheap. Option of then adding a turbo or supercharger at a later date.

So in effect I’ve been looking for a good 6 months + for something that catches my eye. Then I spotted it on pistonheads. No price, no phone number and the pictures were crap (scam anyone?). I was in a cheeky mood and fired an email off asking how much. Price was spot on so I went and had a look after getting advice from DRZ, Phil and Vix and a fair bit of reading on the forums.

No surprise I ended up getting it as the shell appeared in good nick and it went well without any iffy noises from the engine. Some initial pics for now, I’ll get better ones later…….. I haven’t washed it yet after doing 250+ miles in the rain. MOT was march and its just done 550 miles since then (including my long trip home).

As I know it will be asked …… check the arches (shiny eh?). Tyres aren't flat, i'm on a slight hill and it looks a lot more flat in the pics? Should add as well that the weld line is not there, have checked in person

Well I got the car, with a set of three spokes for track days and a set of harnesses all thrown in. This was along with pics of the rebuild and all MOT’s and receipts from 1995 onwards. The car gets a LOT of attention. I caught a driver of an M5 having a really good look in the hotel car park with a big grin

Everyone in work was asking about it as it kinda stands out from the 205’s and BMW’s that are normally in there. Since getting home the local curtain twitchers curtains nearly came down when I parked last night. The guy over the road with a mk3 is rather put out as his sounds like a bean tin when it starts up (its quieter than the Focus).

Insurance was 290 with mods declared through admiral. They have also given me another policy with 6 years NCB on it as well (so I have two sets).

Bad bits

Drivers seat doesn’t move (bolted to floor) so I need some subframes really.
5th gear pop out. Very common but a bit of an arse as I need a gearbox. Only just started doing this I was informed. I believe the guy as its only occasionally it does it cruising on the motorway.
Stone chip on drivers wheel arch (need to get paint mixed)
Air scoop can’t easily be removed (but not really worried anyway).
Bonnet catch needs a new spring.
Idle’s a little quick at just over 1000 rpm after it’s warmed up.

More to be discovered

Plan

Well it’s a lot of fun to hurl around already as its running KYBs all round. Its sunny as I type this so I’m off for a drive. Longer term I will follow Phil and Vix in entering the sprint series. A lot of work needs to be done with taking stuff out first! I am a bit of a n00b with a spanner so I will be ringing people up and asking what this bit does

22-08-2008, 14:26	#1
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	mwahahaha new motor Yes I am still grinning, especially after 4k rpm Well what can I say? Its been a frickin long time coming. Most of you will know that I’ve been after one for a long time. I have considered 200sx’s, 300zx, FTO/GTO, mx5, mr2. I was settled on around the 5-7k mark for something rather tasty. The problem was saving up, with the house sucking up most of the funds I had very little to play with. A friend of mine recently got himself a nice motor and is finding that he’s not having so much fun on track due to the value of the car. Thinking about it yep I would crap myself about putting 7k into a tire-wall. As I’m learning something that I wouldn’t be that bothered about binning was more in order. I have been generally having a flick through pistonheads, autotrader, local rag, ebay etc every now and again. Generally I found most stuff was overpriced or rust ridden or generally a bag of bolts. MX5’s priced themselves out of the game, really you want a 1.8S with the LSD and these aren’t cheap. Option of then adding a turbo or supercharger at a later date. So in effect I’ve been looking for a good 6 months + for something that catches my eye. Then I spotted it on pistonheads. No price, no phone number and the pictures were crap (scam anyone?). I was in a cheeky mood and fired an email off asking how much. Price was spot on so I went and had a look after getting advice from DRZ, Phil and Vix and a fair bit of reading on the forums. No surprise I ended up getting it as the shell appeared in good nick and it went well without any iffy noises from the engine. Some initial pics for now, I’ll get better ones later…….. I haven’t washed it yet after doing 250+ miles in the rain. MOT was march and its just done 550 miles since then (including my long trip home). As I know it will be asked …… check the arches (shiny eh?). Tyres aren't flat, i'm on a slight hill and it looks a lot more flat in the pics? Should add as well that the weld line is not there, have checked in person Well I got the car, with a set of three spokes for track days and a set of harnesses all thrown in. This was along with pics of the rebuild and all MOT’s and receipts from 1995 onwards. The car gets a LOT of attention. I caught a driver of an M5 having a really good look in the hotel car park with a big grin Everyone in work was asking about it as it kinda stands out from the 205’s and BMW’s that are normally in there. Since getting home the local curtain twitchers curtains nearly came down when I parked last night. The guy over the road with a mk3 is rather put out as his sounds like a bean tin when it starts up (its quieter than the Focus). Insurance was 290 with mods declared through admiral. They have also given me another policy with 6 years NCB on it as well (so I have two sets). Bad bits Drivers seat doesn’t move (bolted to floor) so I need some subframes really. 5th gear pop out. Very common but a bit of an arse as I need a gearbox. Only just started doing this I was informed. I believe the guy as its only occasionally it does it cruising on the motorway. Stone chip on drivers wheel arch (need to get paint mixed) Air scoop can’t easily be removed (but not really worried anyway). Bonnet catch needs a new spring. Idle’s a little quick at just over 1000 rpm after it’s warmed up. More to be discovered Plan Well it’s a lot of fun to hurl around already as its running KYBs all round. Its sunny as I type this so I’m off for a drive. Longer term I will follow Phil and Vix in entering the sprint series. A lot of work needs to be done with taking stuff out first! I am a bit of a n00b with a spanner so I will be ringing people up and asking what this bit does Last edited by Zirax; 22-08-2008 at 18:41.