paulplom Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 How much would it be? I'll pay cash so you can make it much cheaper. loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 A productive day yesterday turning into boo and my kitchen looks like the mechanicals are not yet changed so it still goes well but feels like a totally different car. loserone, Tickman, Jim Bell and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Seems a shame to transform it like that but i suspect you're right, it'll sell easier in a more standard form. How much for the seats Mistah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I’ll do a price list once all the bits are (dis)assembled cort1977, Jim Bell and dome 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Seats need a bloody good clean first, they are minging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenson Velcro Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 6 hours ago, gm said: Seats need a bloody good clean first, they are minging Surely it’s just the passenger seat that needs unsoiling? gm, CreepingJesus and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Did you ever sell the wooden Nardi that was in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I did - to a lad in Italy who was so desperate for it he paid something daft like thirty quid for postage to make sure it got there safe (on top of the already high purchase price) it was a lovely piece of kit, and I can see why folk covet them, but it was totally inappropriate for a track car tom13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dome Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, Jenson Velcro said: Surely it’s just the passenger seat that needs unsoiling? Nope, I've driven it too! gm and Jenson Velcro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuboy Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 never driven one, they as good as promoted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 2 hours ago, gm said: I did - to a lad in Italy who was so desperate for it he paid something daft like thirty quid for postage to make sure it got there safe (on top of the already high purchase price) it was a lovely piece of kit, and I can see why folk covet them, but it was totally inappropriate for a track car No worries. Yeah I have an rs ltd with Nardi wheel, handbrake and gearshift but I wanted another for another car I have as I love the size and look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 3 hours ago, stuboy said: never driven one, they as good as promoted? Buy this one and find out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 38 minutes ago, tom13 said: I have an rs ltd You lucky bugger ! Does it have "the seats" ? I thought I'd struck gold when I heard of a lad breaking an RS over in Glasgow, I got there as quick as I could but the seats were gone. I had to settle for the strut brace and door cards instead. The underneath was spectacularly crispy, I think it ended up being sent to the scrappy as the lad hurt his back and gave up stripping it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 I had an hour spare after work so set about swapping the rear suspension - the logic here being that I like way the current set up handles, why not use it for the exo, at least until it's on the road and I save for fancy coilovers. Stock mazda set up on the left, my kyb shock / eibach lowering spring on the right so let's have a look at before and after oh yes, she's low and mean and moody Holy fuck, are you going off roading ? i had to double check I hadn't left an axle stand under there by accident ! Hopefully it will settle down a bit Jim Bell, bunglebus, loserone and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, gm said: You lucky bugger ! Does it have "the seats" ? I thought I'd struck gold when I heard of a lad breaking an RS over in Glasgow, I got there as quick as I could but the seats were gone. I had to settle for the strut brace and door cards instead. The underneath was spectacularly crispy, I think it ended up being sent to the scrappy as the lad hurt his back and gave up stripping it It's a r limited sorry. I saved rs limited into my phone dictionary and it always corrects r limited. Wish I had the Kevlar seats but I have the full red interior which is still cool just not as good or anywhere near as expensive. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 I do like an R-limited, stick some pics up so we can all enjoy that lovely red interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 It's not immaculate but I am working on it. Seats are a bit worn but it adds to the character. Just sorting out some lowering springs on standard struts. It has bilsteins but they are pretty old and shot. Tickman, Jim Bell, loserone and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Not immaculate?! That looks lovely. I do like the R-Limited. Definitely one of my favourite limited editions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 I'm confused now. Which JDM mk1 had the yellow strut brace? I am sure my old turbo was S Ltd but it didn't have a red interior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Snipes Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 12 hours ago, gm said: I had an hour spare after work so set about swapping the rear suspension - the logic here being that I like way the current set up handles, why not use it for the exo, at least until it's on the road and I save for fancy coilovers. Stock mazda set up on the left, my kyb shock / eibach lowering spring on the right so let's have a look at before and after oh yes, she's low and mean and moody Holy fuck, are you going off roading ? i had to double check I hadn't left an axle stand under there by accident ! Hopefully it will settle down a bit You havent fitted a front spring by mistake have you? I've seen cars on stock, but tired suspension be broadly the same ride in height as a newly fitted lowering kit, usually to the owners disappointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 I don’t think so but will check - the struts were already assembled, I assumed they were correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Laurence Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Dick Van Diesel said: I'm confused now. Which JDM mk1 had the yellow strut brace? I am sure my old turbo was S Ltd but it didn't have a red interior. Could it have been an S-Special? Those also had a yellow strut brace, but had the same interior as normal models Dick Longbridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 20 minutes ago, Mr Laurence said: Could it have been an S-Special? Those also had a yellow strut brace, but had the same interior as normal models That'll be it. Don't know if paintwork colours were a limited palette, but ours was black. Sorry to veer off @gm - good luck with the sale of yours. Mr Laurence and gm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Mr Laurence said: Not immaculate?! That looks lovely. I do like the R-Limited. Definitely one of my favourite limited editions Cheers. It needs work the pictures flatter it. Needs a bit of welding once I finish all the mechanical stuff. Mr Laurence 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom13 Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 4 hours ago, Dick Van Diesel said: I'm confused now. Which JDM mk1 had the yellow strut brace? I am sure my old turbo was S Ltd but it didn't have a red interior. My R limited has the yellow strut brace which matches the yellow bilsteins. It was standard on there as well. They did an s limited as well which had it but it was from factory with red interior and black panels. This one is like a purple/blue colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 The car I've broken to build the exo was an s-spec which should have had but didn't have the yellow brace however my non broken mx5 (originally a v-spec) does have a yellow brace that I got off an RS limited. They are all special really i'd like to find a better resolution version of this to print for my garage wall paulplom, Jim Bell, Dick Longbridge and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 10 minutes ago, gm said: The car I've broken to build the exo was an s-spec which should have had but didn't have the yellow brace however my non broken mx5 (originally a v-spec) does have a yellow brace that I got off an RS limited. They are all special really i'd like to find a better resolution version of this to print for my garage wall I think a couple of mine were V spec. It rings a bell. Was V spec wooden handbrake sleeve etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 That's the one, mine originally looked like this tom13 and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 That Nardi wheel is pure class. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 A bit more fettling this evening, this time the front suspension As before, standard mazda on the left, kyb with eibach lowering springs on the right So let's bung them on and see how it looks yep, bit of a gap there too three fingers in the front and the full kit kat in the rear Roll it out of the garage for a proper look definitely a bit awkward, let's go for a quick drive and see if it will settle things down ? . . . nope, still looks odd but, and this is a big BUT, how does it feel on the road ? well, obviously, it's nothing like it was before BUT it's actually really good. Totally different but still composed, controlled, smooth and capable in the corners - I'm astonished ! I've spent so long with a modified 5, I'd forgotten just how good they are as mazda intended. I may just have to keep this as a daily (the exhaust has to go though) Back to normal under the bonnet too LightBulbFun, loserone, Tickman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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