1998 Mazda MX5 S-Special Type II OEM+

Started with fitting a new number plate plinth as old one was cracked at the top and was annoying me, eventually in time I will get the bumper smoothed and move the number plate

Old number plate plinth:


and new one fitted, looking alot better


Next brought some new Side Repeaters and Chrome bulbs to go with them:



Fitted to the car:



Think it will look better with some matching clear bumper reflectors for the front so they match the side repeaters.

Coilovers fitted -



Now:


My MX5 on new Coilovers by tim0854, on Flickr

Got a Style bar for it -






Then tackled the rust -

Brought some clear reflectors for the front bumper -



Roll Bar arrived -



Fitted a grille as car didnt have one when I brought it, sprayed the tow hooks black while I was at it to match the grille



Applied my Pistonheads Smiley



Also took out my Cabin brace and windblocker ready for my rollbar to be fitted next week, thought it would be rude not to see what it'll look like fitted




Picked up car from the MX5 Restorer

Stopped and took a few photos on my way home -

Smoothed front Bumper,





and smoothed rear panel and TR Lane GPV Roll Bar fitted,

Picked up some 14 x 6 Black Racing Competition wheels today as a spare set for when I get the BBS's refurbed and maybe for occasional track use.



Gave the Black Racing rims a quick wash and fitted them to see what they look like on the car, then went for a drive as the suns out :driving:







Another trip to Wales, Some pics







Fitted a Tonneau cover to tidy the roof up when its down

Went to take my car for a drive the other day and found a puddle of coolant underneath and my coolant tank nearly empty, turns out it was leaking from the heater hoses that go into the bulkhead, ordered some new ones from Autolink, all fitted and sorted now, glad it happened before my euro trip next week!



Also decided to refit my original Airbox as the induction kit was getting quiet hot even with the heatshield fitted.

Drilled a few holes in the bottom of it to let more air in, its alot quiter now compared to when the induction kit was fitted.



Also fitted a GB sticker and gave the car a hoover out ready for my Euro trip next Saturday, travelling to France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany and Belgium cant wait, gonna be awesome

Some may have seen I brought a Black Supercharged car of PainterDave but needed quiet a bit of work to get it up to scratch so decided to take the Charger set up off it and put it on this.

Took it to Skuzzle Motorsport for Nick to swap the bits over from one car to the other and get it running ok and change the clutches. Picked it up last week and goes well for a basic setup, the extra power is definately what the car needed

So Part that have been Fitted are:

Jackson Racing Supercharger Kit with standard pulley
Jackson Racing Powercard
Bipes
Intercooler
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch
CAS O'ring and Cam Gasket changed

Probably other bits i've missed out, now a couple pics





Brought some new ARB links and new bolts as old ones looked a bit knackered, also brought some Black Hammerite to have a go at painting the Suspension Arms and ARB's while I was at it.






Been off last couple days so cracked on with the rear, what it looked like before I started -






and all done on the rears now, also repainted the brake Calipers -








Think they look alot better now painted and hopefully protect them from rust a bit more too.



and the front before -



and finished -

Thought i'd start to tidy the engine bay up a bit.

Started with couple small items, some new Silver bolts and washers for the wings and also got a aluminium Fusebox cover.





Also been bugging me that the Oil breather filter and pipe was red when everything else is Blue in the engine bay so ordered some new silicone hose and filter.

Before -



and with the new Blue bits, my OCD can rest a bit now lol



Next want to paint the Rocker cover Black with Blue Lettering so it goes with the rest of the Bay.

Ordered a couple bits from mx5dan, a new Alloy Radiator which will hopefully improve the cooling now its supercharged, and a Alloy screenwash bottle so I can relocate it to the scuttle panel so its not right next to the supercharger.

Also got some new Silicone Radiator hoses in Blue from Stoney Racing, just got to find time to fit it all



Finally got round to getting the Rad and washer bottle fitted, decided to get the MX5 Restorer to fit it all as don't really have the room to get the car in the air to change the rad and hoses.

Glad I did as Garath had to move the intercooler pipe work about and fit a slimline fan to get it all fitting in the space.

Rad all fitted and with new Blue silicone pipes -



Washer bottle fitted too, no longer right next to the supercharger in the heat -



And a pick of how the bay looks now



Have had an aircon delete pipe for a while now so finally decided to get it fitted today as rest of the Aircon has been taken out already so just the evaporator from behind the glovebox to take out.

Old Evaporator and new delete pipe -



Nearly 4Kg saved, new pipe now fitted

Great car, will certainly take some inspiration from this.

Thanks, I'm pretty happy with how it is now