Aaron
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Mar 16, 2016 13:57:35 GMT
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Just a brief opening post to kick off this build thread  After an extremely trying past week and having to pass up the opportunity to own Alan's lovely S-ltd, I find myself the owner of a nice little S-special. Due to recent events my budget for a 5 took a huge hit(pretty much wiped it out). The attempted car share plan never really got off the ground and it resulted in me scraping together the remnants of my budget and making a 150 mile dash down to London to see this S-Spec. As it turned out this particular 5 was owned by a lovely couple who lived in a rather affluent area (always a nice start to a car viewing). The 5 was the lady's pride and joy and was only being sold as they now needed more seats in their "fun car". The 5 itself was imported in 2000 and bought for £8500 by said lady, it came to this country with 43000km on the clock and currently sits at just over 99000km. The 5 has got full Mazda main dealer service history, with any little niggle they have encountered checked out and sorted things like £400 electric window kit's, youch! There are a few bits and bobs to do but nout major, it's got all it's S-special goodies bar two BBS centre caps. All in all I'm pretty happy and for £925 I'd say I've got a bargain going by what is out there at a comparable price! This is my previous 5's build thread and here is a little pic of new and old from yesterday. retrorides.proboards.com/thread/181578/1992-eunos-roadster-spec-experience |
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Last Edit: May 8, 2016 13:38:21 GMT by Aaron
1992 Eunos Roadster S-Special
2007 BMW Z4 Coupe SI
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Mar 17, 2016 22:52:48 GMT
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Nice to have a matching pair!! .... Whats the plans for it?
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alot of miatas on here nice pair
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kurt seyffert
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Aaron
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Mar 18, 2016 10:01:30 GMT
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Took the 5 to Fast Eddy's in Norwich today for a little inspection on the ramps, good news is it's as solid as I had thought when I bought it! Always a nervy moment when it's going up on the ramp for a thorough inspection, but everywhere is solid, there's a couple bit's of surface rust but that is all There are a few of the usual leaks(rocker cover,CAS O ring) and we're going to renew the belts and water pump etc as they are still the original one's(62K miles on the car) for peace of mind. Aside from that it's still got all it's original S-Spec goodies, though the Bilstein and BBS will soon be replaced. Eddy couldn't believe I'd only paid £925 especially as it has a genuine mk2 hardtop with heated rear window As you may have guessed by the title I'm going to go for an OEM+ style, so am currently rounding up some bits as and when the budget allows. Nout much will happen for the next couple of weeks until the belt's etc are done but after that it'll hopefully pick up pace as my budget begins to renew. Whilst I'm here I'd just like to mention how nice Eddy was today, fitting me in at a days notice before he cracked on with his day's schedule, it was much appreciated and gave me the opportunity to put my mind at rest, as I don't know about everyone else but there is always doubt with a new car! Also a thank you to Skuzzle motorsport who also were happy to inspect the car free of charge, unfortunately they are 180 miles away but hopefully I'll get down there sometime soon, I hear their ITB packages are pretty good Couple of pics from today after I gave it a quick wash...   |
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1992 Eunos Roadster S-Special
2007 BMW Z4 Coupe SI
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Aaron
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Okay, little update.... So after having the 5 inspected at FastEddys we decided seeing as this is to be a daily, it'd be best to renew all the usual bits and bobs under the hood. Especially things like a noisy original water pump and a crusty cam belt So along with the water pump and cam belt, the Rocker cover gasket,spark plugs,Auxiliary belts and CAS seal were replaced. Also the engine oil and coolant were replaced with fresh stuff as were the gearbox oil and diff oil. Hopefully tomorrow I'll get the 14 degree timing mod done and replace the panel filter with a performance one. Here is the old girl all polished up, definitely a bargain at £925  In the past 10 days since the last post I've sourced the two missing BBS caps, well actually I bought 4 so now have 6! Also VX220 seats on runners ready to go in, a Mazdaspeed rear spoiler, Jass low pro's, Smoked sidelights and side indicators/markers. Hopefully hooking up some BBS RZ's tomorrow too. Grabbed some S-spec mats,yellow strut brace and roll bar for the other S-spec. Only I forgot the strut brace wouldn't fit with the racing beat induction kit it has. Here are the seats....  It's such a nice driving 5, whisper quiet, the engine feels really strong, you can definitely feel that this is a low mileage car and one that's not been used in anger very often if ever(previous owners used it predominantly for the school run in London!). That's all for now |
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1992 Eunos Roadster S-Special
2007 BMW Z4 Coupe SI
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Aaron
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As per the edited title this little beauty is available for sale. I'll be doing an advert of the next couple of days, but this is a heads up if any one wants to grab a bargain. It'll be available on here and Mighty5's forum for £1300 without the hardtop but with a water tight hood and frame. Or... £1500 with the hard top. This is the link to the Mighty5's build thread, there is a bit more detail if anyone wants some in the meantime. mighty5s.com/thread/292/special-oemThe car will be returned completely to a stock S-Special. Only things that are for sale are the VX220 seats on Mx5 runners and are £300(What I paid). Here is a pic of the work carried out in my ownership at FastEddy's, a well known MX5 specialist.  .....and lastly here is a pic of why the MX5 has lost it's place on my drive.  |
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1992 Eunos Roadster S-Special
2007 BMW Z4 Coupe SI
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