You’ll probably know I had engine fire in my White MX5 Turbo. Currently stripping it down and theres just too much to replace. Not as simple as putting another engine in,every hose has been damaged aswell as the wiring loom. It may have been cost effective to change everything,but having a front and rear fire aswell as an impact both sides,it was time to start fresh.
I hunted locally for a clean Mk1 shell,couldnt find any until someone from MX5 Nutz mentioned he had a mint shell possibly for sale. So with a few phone calls later we had agreed on a deal,and today I took delivery of it.
The car was purchased in Japan,over there it had thousands of pounds spent on it including a highly tuned engine on carbs,Garage Vary body kit,Garage Vary bonnet,centre shotgun exhaust,roll cage and much more! I’ve been told it was used as a Touge Car while over there.
While it was over there it had a respray (originally Red,arent they all!) in a Honda midnight purple (I’ve got the colour code wrote down somewhere). The inside has been stripped and the floor and behind the seats have been painted the same colour).
The car was imported to the UK in 2007,and has covered hardly any miles in that time. I believe the shell has only covered 40k and you can certainly see that! Theres not a single spot of rust on her!
The car got sold earlier this year and was stripped and put back to standard form. The car had a Veilside front bumper,which got removed and a stock bumper was refitted,hence why its a different colour,same goes with the bonnet. The engine was removed and a stock 1.6 long nose engine was put in its place.
Plans so far is to fit the HSD coilovers and the carbon fibre panels and who knows from there on!
Me and the other half done a fair bit to the 'ol gal today:
HSD Coilovers & Alignment Carbon Bonnet Carbon Bootlid Carbon Plate Panel Clear Side Reflectors Smoked Side Repeaters Offset Plate Bracket Dished Momo steering wheel Classic Dash Cleaned and hovered the interior and boot too
Also had a delivery of a new bumper. A Racing Beat Type 2!
I read through your white ones build-up and engine fire, and was gutted to hear about it man. But loving this new one! I’m obsessed with Touge and shakotan cultures, so this is hitting all the right spots with me! Whatever you’re doing, keep doing it! ![Tongue Out]( "Tongue Out")
My new wheels got delivered today,Japan Racing JR10 15x8j ET15. Conveniently I work next to a tyre fitting company so the tyres from the RKRs were fitted and all was bolted to the car.
Please excuse the dirty car,havent had a chance to wash it due to the crap weather 
Jass Low-Pro headlights re-fitted along with the HIDs
Also fitted a Runabout Type 2 fuel lid
So it seems the bad luck at started with the Purple Monster. Got woken up at 7:40am this morning by my neighbor opposite. He came to tell me he had reversed out of his drive and hit the car. He reverses out of the drive every single morning,how could he not see a car parked the opposite side of the road!
Got some repair quotes and gave them to him,just waiting on getting the money 
What a tw*t!!!
Well at least he came clean about it and you should be able to get that properly sorted. What a shame though, it’s a great looking car!
Spoke to my Neighbour and he said it’d be cheaper for him to pay his £50 excess and go through insurance Been on the phone to both insurance companies,both have the repair quotes and i’m just waiting for it to be confirmed with the Body Shop and I can get it booked it in 
In the mean time I’ve done a few bits and pieces.
Replaced the front disc and pads as when coming to a stop there was a grinding noise,fingers crossed this will sort it. Just got the rears to fit.
Fitted the TR Lane Cage last Sunday,and painted it today
MX5OC Region Sticker
Done some very quick photos with a friend the other night
The other half got me a mascot,definately the Purple Monster now!
My MX5Parts Dual Backbox arrived today,also cut the rear bumper too
Received confirmation from the Insurance Companies and Body Shop about the repair,and the car is booked in for Monday 21st October.
Got the cage finished and peeled off the stickers/masking tape
Jass Performance Stainless Blank & Cup Holder (the car has manual windows,so needed a blank to cover where the switches would usually be)
Jass Performance Stealth TSIs
Stainless 370mm Decat
Fujitsubo (Jasma) Stainless 4-1 Manifold
Last Sunday i attended an event at Snetterton organized by the Police to help promote safer driving. They used the 100 circuit as a Slalom and set a time of 2:22 in an Audi A4.So i thought i’d give it a go.
I’ve never done anything like this (let alone be on a track). I came 3rd overall with a time of 2:17! Not bad considering the car is stock except the backbox and coilovers!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT5TRsGiBZ4
Progress is slow at the moment i’m afraid…
Went to the Norfolk Fives Alignment day,treated the 'ol gal to:
- Engine Oil Change
- Gearbox Oil Change
- Diff Oil Change
- Brake Fluid Change
- Front Discs & Pads (technically i fitted this prior)
- Rear Discs & Pads
- Full Alignment
Saturday Paul picked up a bargain from a local scrap yard. Managed to get a full Mk2 dash conversion for £100!
The car has been in the body shop for the past week,very very excited to see the outcome. Told them i’m in no rush for it back as I want it done properly
Received some photos from the body shop this morning:
Dent has been pulled out and repaired. Aerial hole has been welded and smoothed over.
Wings and Rear Quarters have been took down to bare metal due to some surprise surface rust
Front Bumper trial fit
All arches have been rolled (again) and flared. Passenger door has been replaced
Plenty more to come
Had a parcel arrive from the US
Here is a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=015KTxjhY70
Received some more photos from the body shop
The side where the dent was
Had a parcel arrive from the US
Here is a video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=015KTxjhY70
Received some more photos from the body shop
The side where the dent was
Small Update 
Got my hands on some Mazdaspeed Side Skirts
I’ve had a lot of inspiration from RevLimiter’s Sharka build and I loved the retro Mazda badge he bought. After I searched the internet high and low I couldn’t find a badge that I liked. So I went back to the Sharka build to see where he got his from. Found one in the US and It arrived yesterday.
As I’m a wheel whore,i ordered a new set of wheels. Traklite Apex 15x8.25j ET20 weight 8kg each
A little bit under 3" of dish
The car should hopefully be painted this week,will update with more pics when I get them
Loving the updates so far, is the white the final colour or are you going purple again?
The white is just the primer,it’ll be going Purple again
Small update
New door and boot catches
The body shop had started to prep the front Racing Beat Type 2 bumper and found the following
So they spent quite a few days on it and I received these photos this morning
WOW is all I can say! It looks like its brand new! Cant thank them enough for the amazing job they’ve done so far!
To keep things going…
Custom vinyl centre caps
RevLimiter Stirling Gauge Faces
And here is a sneak peak of the car’s progress
Christmas has come early!!
Photos aren’t the greatest,its very difficult to capture the true colour. I know the front plate is wonky,thats something I need to sort out.
