Nick's Daily NA6 MX5 STANCED & LOW

niiko101 · Postby **niiko101** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:40 am

Hey Everyone.

Fairly new to forum's, thought i would give it a go.

I own a 1990 Na6 Mx5 daily driver. Owned it for about a year now, I bought pretty stock, Lovelle spings, Rota Wheels and a MX5 mania air intake.

I decided to start fixing it up at the start of 2012. So far the following mods that have been done are.

Engine and Driveline:
RPM HD clutch
K&N apollo kit ( custom with metal pipe )
Locked diff

Wheels, Tyers & Brakes:
Rota Grid V's Bronze - 15x8 +0 all round
Kuhmo Souls 175/50/R15 all round
Bendix pads front and rear
D1 spec lug nuts
Dura valve stems

Suspension:
Yellowspeed racing coilovers
Whiteline front strut brace
MX5 mania front and rear underbody chassis brace
Brown Davis NB roll bar

Exterior:
Closed door respray in Pearl White
Liped gaurds
Shaved arial
Numberplate side mount bracket
Intake turn signals
OBX racing wipers

Interior:
OMP steering wheel
JDM Titanium style gear knob
No carpet

Electricals:
Optima red top 800cc
Kenwood headunit
Apline type r splits
Apline type r sub
Kenwood Amp

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Current plans for it are: ( all in good time )
Signature front and rear sway bars
Flyin miata chassis rails
MX5 mania shorty race pipe ( complete )
Lower the front a bit more
Spray up rocker cover and intake manifold
New glass rear window soft top
Sparco drivers racing seat
NRG short boss kit
NRG quick realse hub
Nardi wood grain deepcorn black
Garage Vary front lip ( i have it, not on yet )

Long term plans:
Yellowspeed racing 286mm discs and 6 piston calipers
1.8L turbo conversion......ect ect

I would love feedback and ideas, thanks guys

Willstar · Postby **Willstar** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 10:48 am

WELCOME!

Nice car Nick!

I love the wheels! I've been considering a set of them for a while!

Did you have to roll the fenders to get the +0 8's not rubbing?

wazman · Postby **wazman** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 12:36 pm

Nice car

Save your money on the brake upgrade. Just get NB brakes.
I've never run out of brakes in my NB. Ya can't really see big brake kits behind 15's anyway.

How much were the tyres ? 175 should let you run normal camber ?

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:57 pm

Hi, I think your biggest priority mod would be to install the extinguisher backet for car use, rather than home use. That thing will be a missile in an accident.

niiko101 · Postby **niiko101** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 9:41 pm

Willstar wrote:WELCOME!

Nice car Nick!

I love the wheels! I've been considering a set of them for a while!

Did you have to roll the fenders to get the +0 8's not rubbing?

thanks, just had to roll the guards.

lightyear wrote:Hi, I think your biggest priority mod would be to install the extinguisher backet for car use, rather than home use. That thing will be a missile in an accident.

true, didnt really think of that, thanks for the idea.

wazman wrote:Nice car

Save your money on the brake upgrade. Just get NB brakes.
I've never run out of brakes in my NB. Ya can't really see big brake kits behind 15's anyway.

How much were the tyres ? 175 should let you run normal camber ?

thanks, any more info on NB brakes ? i got the tyres for $70 each on special, all i had to do was roll the guards for clearance.

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 12:41 am

lightyear wrote:Hi, I think your biggest priority mod would be to install the extinguisher backet for car use....

Nice car, thanks for sharing.

I was going to make the same point, many of us make brackets that place the extinguisher in front of the passenger seat, that way it would do less damage if it comes loose during an accident.

It's getting harder to find one with a decent bracket, I chose one that looks like this:

I think mine was from Kmart or Bunnings but always open the box and check that dial to make sure the extinguisher has plenty of life left in it.

wazman · Postby **wazman** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:31 am

By "NB brakes" I ment off the 99 onwards model mx5. The front calipers /disks are bigger.
Just chuck in some decent pads and you'll have all the brakes you need.

noddi85 · Postby **noddi85** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:36 am

Great looking na.
I've always liked white, But went black instead haha
Keep up the good work

niiko101 · Postby **niiko101** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:48 pm

noddi85 wrote:Great looking na.
I've always liked white, But went black instead haha
Keep up the good work

Thanks for the kind words

wazman wrote:By "NB brakes" I ment off the 99 onwards model mx5. The front calipers /disks are bigger.
Just chuck in some decent pads and you'll have all the brakes you need.

Thanks for the info, i will be looking into it asap

Okibi wrote:
lightyear wrote:Hi, I think your biggest priority mod would be to install the extinguisher backet for car use....

Nice car, thanks for sharing.

I was going to make the same point, many of us make brackets that place the extinguisher in front of the passenger seat, that way it would do less damage if it comes loose during an accident.

It's getting harder to find one with a decent bracket, I chose one that looks like this:

I think mine was from Kmart or Bunnings but always open the box and check that dial to make sure the extinguisher has plenty of life left in it.

Ill go check them out thanks.

Ok so today i installed the GV front lip, honestly i thought it was going to be easy, it was a pain in the ass, but i got it done, also lowered the front of the car, notice it handled a lot better and felt smoother.

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I will get some proper pictures up soon, will be working on the car again tomorrow.

kazman · Postby **kazman** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 9:40 pm

Great looking NA mate, loving what you've done with it. Looks very tough, but I think removing the baby teeth (front "tow" hooks) would make it look much cleaner. You've got my dream wheels too haha.

Cheers, Kieren

evil_weevil · Postby **evil_weevil** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:38 am

how easy is it swapping from standard muffler to straight through pipe and back?

username · Postby **username** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 8:46 pm

175/50 is pretty extreme for a 15x8. Have thought about just going a little lower with some more negative camber and run 195 45s?

niiko101 · Postby **niiko101** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 11:02 pm

evil_weevil wrote:how easy is it swapping from standard muffler to straight through pipe and back?

its really easy, jack up the rear, two bolts, some gasket sealant, then your done.

username wrote:175/50 is pretty extreme for a 15x8. Have thought about just going a little lower with some more negative camber and run 195 45s?

any ideas on how to run front camber ?

kazman wrote:Great looking NA mate, loving what you've done with it. Looks very tough, but I think removing the baby teeth (front "tow" hooks) would make it look much cleaner. You've got my dream wheels too haha.

Cheers, Kieren

thanks for the kind words.