Management Summary:
Niels, 22, automotive engineer, blue MX5 NA, BBS, racecar to be?.
Longer introduction:
The name is Niels, 22 years old and living in the Netherlands.
I am finishing my Automotive Engineering study, specialised in automotive services, at the moment in an internship at a company developing electrical direct drive systems for light truck and bus applications. Graduation is planned for Jan.2013
Brief Car history:
- Lots of boring stuff..
- A few MGB GT wrecks, as daily-drivers, funcars. Mostly rotten away..
- Ford Sierra Racecar, fully prepared: Cage, seats, slicks.
- Daddy's cars; MGB V8 roadster rally/trackdaycar, Landrover S2A, Riley Prewar racer.
- MGB GT in restoration: (finally) coming to an end now.. great time-consumer
Followed a racecourse at the Assen TT Circuit in Holland in November last year, became second best of the group and got my EU-license.
And then there was an MX5..
What can I say about it.. It's great. Fell in love after the first meters.. 150K km's on the tacho, not to much rust, runs really great.
My plan for the car is:
1. Enjoy as much as possible..
2. Create trackdaycar for this summer.
3. Create Racecar for next season, and race in the MaX5 cup.
Step 1 is going well, step 2 & 3 will need some time and money spended.
Action List:
- Decat: Just done that, welded a straight stainless pipe, sounds a bit raw now but that's ok for me.
- Fit Bucket seats: Searching for some decent ones. Thinking of Sparco Pro2000, might know someone who has them. Other good options for a reasonable price?
- Fit 6-point harnesses
- Rollbar building: Has to fit with softtop, bolt-in. Will get some CDS tubing and start bending in the next weeks..
- Semislick tires&Wheels: will go for Toyo R1R's on TD Pro Race2 as that is used in the Max5 cup.
- Suspension, GAZ Gold pro for the same reason as above.
- Build a cage, if possible. Will be trail and error, I think. Never done such thing before but how hard could it be? (bit of an understatement..)
- Engine rebuild: Not really needed but there might be a few hidden horsepowers in there. On the list of winter projects..
- Few minor mods..
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Think that was complete enough for an introduction? If not, just scream loudly!
Regards,
Niels
