Baskey
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Registered: 31st May 06
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evening all. after spending all my money on nice cars over the years iv found myself in a position to to run a shitter which im quite enjoying so i thought i would log its progress
Iv still got the 2006 Nissan xtrail 2.2 td for family/dog duties and the 1974 mgb roadster i share with my dad but i sold my mint facelift eps recently to pay for some work on my house and bought this
23 year old mx5, 12 months mot, 67k, cage, mazdaspeed adjustable suspention etc for £600
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Baskey
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its been running perfectly since i bought it in june but its started to rust on the drivers side so i did some edd china inspired bodywork today 
also these cars are awsome to drive, much more fun than any clioport/type r/ gsi iv owned before
bad bit
i went abit mad with the grinder (red stuff is rust preventor  )
How i finished today
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Baskey
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This car is so cheap to run, since june iv spent the following
oil, filter. plugs, air filter etc £29
Decent front disks and pads £45
Brake fluid £8
few random pics
plans are to get some uniroyles on the rear tomorrow (£76 lol) and do a track day at abingdon in december. I also enjoy mocking my work mates who all seem happy to pay £600 (what i paid for this) on a oil change (sorry inspection) on thier derv rep mobiles 
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Baskey
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current mods iv found on the car
cage
suspension
strut braces everwhere
some crazy 'jap' ecu box, some kind of chip maybee? car dosnt seem to have a rev limiter, pulls all the way through the red line. dosnt seem to be a rev limiter but i rarley rev it that high
Air con removed
modified air box
de cat
[Edited on 30-11-2013 by Baskey]
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Baskey
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current issues....
small oil leak from the front of the crank (cant be bothered to fix this 1/2 litre a month)
needs new rear brakes
need to get it up on the ramps again for a good underseal (had it up on the ramps at my mates merc garage couple of weeks ago, see pics above, hopefully he will let me 'discrace' his mint workshop agin :cool
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pow
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Registered: 11th Sep 06
Location: Hazlemere, Buckinghamshire
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Great fun aren't they. Miss mine big time, big big time.
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ArdenblueDan
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Registered: 23rd Aug 12
Location: Basildon
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Looks like a really clean car was that the only but of rust on the car?
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sc0ott
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Registered: 16th Feb 09
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I was behind one of these yesterday, didnt realise they were so small.
Import?
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GB123
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Registered: 21st Nov 11
Location: Kent
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quote:
Originally posted by sc0ott
Import?
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Kyle T
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Registered: 11th Sep 04
Location: Selby, North Yorkshire
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I'd love to have a go in one.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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quote:
Originally posted by Baskey
That two poster ramp! I've never seen one like that before! 
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