Post by crisp on Jan 13, 2019 18:52:14 GMT
Hi,
I thought I'd stick a post up to say hello. I've owned a couple of MX-5s in the past and just when I thought I'd successfully kicked the habit I discovered autosolos ... so I'm now after another one for some RWD fun.
I quite fancy a Mk2, having had a couple of Mk1s previously (an RS-Ltd and a 1.8 S-Special) but I would be open to either. It needs to be something structurally solid, perhaps with a few track-focused mods already in place, but due to the intended use I'm not looking for a cosmetically-mint show car. Please give me a shout if you know of any that might fit the bill!
One thing I was wondering was how easy it would be to find a regular MX-5 and drop an LSD in? To that end, I've put another post in the tech section: mighty5s.com/thread/3074/easy-swap-open-diff
I'm also trying to wrap my head around the rust situation on the Mk2s. The last time I looked was a few years ago and I was after a potential keeper to use on the road so I wanted a genuinely rust-free example. That seemed to more or less rule out the Mk2s even back then. My priorities are a bit different now, so I'm trying to learn the difference between an acceptable level of cosmetic rust and "run away" rust.
Any guidance much appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
I thought I'd stick a post up to say hello. I've owned a couple of MX-5s in the past and just when I thought I'd successfully kicked the habit I discovered autosolos ... so I'm now after another one for some RWD fun.
I quite fancy a Mk2, having had a couple of Mk1s previously (an RS-Ltd and a 1.8 S-Special) but I would be open to either. It needs to be something structurally solid, perhaps with a few track-focused mods already in place, but due to the intended use I'm not looking for a cosmetically-mint show car. Please give me a shout if you know of any that might fit the bill!
One thing I was wondering was how easy it would be to find a regular MX-5 and drop an LSD in? To that end, I've put another post in the tech section: mighty5s.com/thread/3074/easy-swap-open-diff
I'm also trying to wrap my head around the rust situation on the Mk2s. The last time I looked was a few years ago and I was after a potential keeper to use on the road so I wanted a genuinely rust-free example. That seemed to more or less rule out the Mk2s even back then. My priorities are a bit different now, so I'm trying to learn the difference between an acceptable level of cosmetic rust and "run away" rust.
Any guidance much appreciated.
Cheers,
Chris
le sigh