1995 Mazda MX5 Eunos Roadster - R Limited - Project Start
Mar 22, 2021 11:55:39 GMT
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Post by jenkt on Mar 22, 2021 11:55:39 GMT
Welcome to my Eunos Roadster R limited thread, I have been lurking around this site for months, actually probably years now come to think of it....
Currently have 3 MX5s......
Bit of background on me, I restored a Eunos Roadster RS-Limited, full nut and bolt resto, car is 95% finished now and has a whole host of rare parts bolted to it,
MX5 Number 1 - Eunos Roadster RS Limited (4 year mega Project)
MX5 Number 2 - Red Racer
Red MK1 1600 bought as a road car and coverted to race car in 2018
MX5 Number 3 - R Limited Project
So onto this car, Picked it up on Saturday, it is an import Eunos, R Limited on a M Plate. The key things for a R Limited, is the 15 inch BBS wheels, Red leather interior, torsen diff and suppose to be on slightly lower yellow Bilstein suspension. The car failed a pre inspection MOT in January this year mainly on rust. so need a bit of welding to sills what Mx5 doesnt.... but what drew me to this car was one owner from 2005, so a lot of history, but the car needs some serious TLC... Seats ripped, roof gaffer taped etc. Ive always wanted an R limited and with prices increasing rapidly and this model being highly desirable, a project really is the only way i could afford one
The deal was done and i returned home with it on the trailer... I'll let the pics do the talking
Look pretty good from here
Interior not to bad, importantly has the original nard parts- they need a bit of resto but at least they are still with the car
Roof is first priority, get it swapped out for a glass screen mohair, if i can find one second hand, but car was still dry inside, so hats off to the previous owner in the taping skills
Probably the hardest part to find if you were to buy this car without the wheels, 15 inch BBS with 3 center caps, the look great on the MX5, good offset and came on a few import limited edition models.
The onto the welding required - Passenger side
Driver Side - after i had a good pick at it
Summary is to get it welded up - go right through the car tidying and restoring..... and putting back to original
Currently have 3 MX5s......
Bit of background on me, I restored a Eunos Roadster RS-Limited, full nut and bolt resto, car is 95% finished now and has a whole host of rare parts bolted to it,
MX5 Number 1 - Eunos Roadster RS Limited (4 year mega Project)
MX5 Number 2 - Red Racer
Red MK1 1600 bought as a road car and coverted to race car in 2018
MX5 Number 3 - R Limited Project
So onto this car, Picked it up on Saturday, it is an import Eunos, R Limited on a M Plate. The key things for a R Limited, is the 15 inch BBS wheels, Red leather interior, torsen diff and suppose to be on slightly lower yellow Bilstein suspension. The car failed a pre inspection MOT in January this year mainly on rust. so need a bit of welding to sills what Mx5 doesnt.... but what drew me to this car was one owner from 2005, so a lot of history, but the car needs some serious TLC... Seats ripped, roof gaffer taped etc. Ive always wanted an R limited and with prices increasing rapidly and this model being highly desirable, a project really is the only way i could afford one
The deal was done and i returned home with it on the trailer... I'll let the pics do the talking
Look pretty good from here
Interior not to bad, importantly has the original nard parts- they need a bit of resto but at least they are still with the car
Roof is first priority, get it swapped out for a glass screen mohair, if i can find one second hand, but car was still dry inside, so hats off to the previous owner in the taping skills
Probably the hardest part to find if you were to buy this car without the wheels, 15 inch BBS with 3 center caps, the look great on the MX5, good offset and came on a few import limited edition models.
The onto the welding required - Passenger side
Driver Side - after i had a good pick at it
Summary is to get it welded up - go right through the car tidying and restoring..... and putting back to original
(that said, the RS Limited looks A-MA-ZING!)
le sigh