Taxed the car over the weekend and gave it a quick wash

Removed the number plate to get some of the trapped dirt behind cleaned up

Really like the clean look with no plate so I might consider placing it elsewhere.

Can't see any more changes happening this side of the year except i'm after a change from twin exit to single exhaust

 

Looks so clean without the plate.

just do it haha! looks awesome.

 

Just arrived at my hotel in the lake district, brilliant drive with the roof down and the car never missed a beat

This is the furthest I have taken the car out so I was a little worried, but now I'm just looking foward to the drive back!

Anyone know any good roads near backbarrow?

 

Some pics from my recent trip...

And i wish all parking spaces were this big!

The trip gave me a good idea of where i want to go with the car and what needs improving to make it even more enjoyable next time round

 

Sounds like a great trip mate, some good pics there too

 

Thanks mate, don't know why it has took me so long to go tbh

 

Love it!

 

Cheers bud

 

Looking for a change with the car so there will be a few goodies coming up for sale shortly as i look to go in a different direction

Looking back at the car before i bought all the JDM bling has got me thinking it was the wrong direction for me and i prefer the more simple look of the mx5...

Nothing is for certain yet but the following will most likely be sold from the car;

M2 mirrors
Zoom fuel lid
Zoom side markers
Arc intake chamber

Going to remove them all some time in the next week and fit the original items and see how a feel from there

 

Boo! But er cough arc cough

 

Ha! Al keep ya in mind when i have decided

 

I think you should leave it as it is. It's very subtle with the changes that you've made. To Joe Public they'll see it as another mx5. But to those in the know they'll spot the nice little changes.

 

Yeah good point

I will hold on for now and see how a feel after I get my TR Lane roll bar and coilovers, i'm basically after a better driving experience rather than a car just for show...

 

What coilovers are you going for?

 

Waiting to hear more reviews on the new HSDs from driftworks, so either them or Gaz golds.

 

Small update, but one i'm very happy with.

Been after one of these for ages and like most parts on my car i sourced it from AKautomotive

Anyways out with the old...

And in with the new centre console with added eunos shift surround

 

Another nice touch of class.

 

Thanks

they make a nice touch for sure, but they're a bugger to find!

 

such a little touch, with a massive difference looks so much better!

 

Get yourself on ebay and order these:

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1439.l2649

and, once installed, hot glue some of these onto the back:

http://www.ebay.co.u...984.m1439.l2649

they fit perfectly. But sadly aren't black.

When I was ripping my interior out, I spent ages wondering where all these little black nuts had come from. Then I worked it out...

 

Cheers for that

 

Just sealed the car up in prep for the winter.

Some comparison pics from same time last year to now

Then...

And now...

Not much change from last year bar a few subtle changes, the biggest change from this time last year is the car will be driven this winter as i have no back-up car

 

Picked up a racing beat type v style bar today, will update with fitted pics tomorrow hopefully

 

Still looking really nice

 

Cheers bud!

Todays task was to get this fitted to the car...

It was pretty straight foward thankfully with only a few fiddly bits.

And the result...

Happy with how it looks, but mainly with the improved rigidity the bar provides

 

Fun in the snow

Bloody chavs turned up....

 

Well after a good year with the car having no problems and getting it looking just how i wanted it, all that work was nearly undone in a split second last night

Coming off a roundabout on my way home from taking the GF shopping, when straightening up after exiting the bend the back end stepped out sending the car into a 360 spin down a slip road for a shell garage. Unsure whether it was just the wet surface or something else on the road but there was no catching it once it snapped and all i could do was guide the car into the slip road rather than try to correct it back onto the dual carridge.

Thankfulky we were both ok and amazingly the car also seems to have escaped without any damage.

Going to fetch the car on the drive and get it jacked up for a better look (was dark when i checked last night) as it bumped up the kurb which was quite high.

Was expecting an ear bashing off the other half (i should have took the corner slower admittedly) but she was more annoyed at the fact no-one even stopped to see if we were ok despite a couple of cars behind us actually witnessing the crash!

Lesson learned the easy way thankfully and i will not be so complacent in the future driving in the wet

 

Sounds brutal mate. One of the things I fear running my car the way it is with little tread actually contacting the road.

Maybe you just needed more sliding practice?

 

Haha had loads of practice with budget tyres that came with the car it literally wouldn't go in a straight line!

Carrying too much speed meant It happened so quickly I had no chance. Was pretty bad, when I think how far the car has travelled down the the slip road it scares me.

 

Just took the car for a quick drive and everything feels ok

Still going to get it up on the ramps to make sure but after a check round the exterior of the car this is all i have found...

Not bad at all considering and the wheels were getting refurbed next year anyways.

 

there pretty good cars mate, I mounted a kerb backwards at 30 ish mph trying to slide and everything was all good

anyway you got a cracking car, I always wonder if I should have gotten a mk 1 when I see nice examples like this