Updated 2021-08-25
Convert the more or less stock MX5 to something resembling Kento’s supercharged NB worthy of taking to the Nürburgring, on a budget (which was looked at, considered, and then almost immediately thrown out the window)
The list started as:
- Wheels / Tires
- Coil overs
- Bushings all around
- Rollbar (because race car)
- Retro 3 spoke steering wheel (because race car)
- Bucket seats (because race car)
- Basic refresh (hoses, plugs, fluids, pads)
and then throw away anything that didn’t make it stop, turn or go – all while keeping it street legal. The Nürburgring is a public road, so unless it’s a closed track day, your car has to be registered and inspected. Also, the Ring is about 750 km from our garage door and we still need to get there.
But as I’m a “Can’t leave well enough alone” and “While I’m there” kinda guy, that list, of course, turned out to be more than a bit short. So what started as a quick do-up turned into the car being on stands for 10 months.
Eventually, there’ll be a post summarizing things – no idea when this will happen.
2021-08-25: One thing I need to point out, apart from prepping this for the Ring so it doesn’t actually kill me when we get there: It’s also a chance to learn something new, so I will be, to the best of my abilities, doing everything myself. If I get lost or my flabber gets completely ghasted along the way, I hope Google or YouTube will be able to sort me. I’ve done plenty of work on bikes, but this will be my first rodeo in the car world (This is also not true, I’ve changed pads and discs on the up!)
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