Prawny Baby Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 They havn't done so far! I do intend to change it, but plate holders just rate so low on my scale of priorities! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 If it's been 18 months already I think it's safe to say it's going to stay like that ultimately 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waybe2014 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Do you guys not drive with the attitude that "virtually everyone else is a retard and should be treated as such" then? Seriously, just accept that most people on the roads are idiots and drive accordingly by pre-empting this sort of shit. This was the second thing I was told when I did my cbt. The first being at some point you will crash and to leave if you weren't prepared to accept that fact. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Defensive driving, learning to ride a motorbike before learning to drive is an excellent way of reinforcing the idea. Mandatory bike training before sitting behind the wheel of a car would be a good idea, teaches you so much more about observations and the little things that will kill you if you're not careful 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 to be honest I think I'm actually a pretty good driver, before I drove I cycled everywhere for 5 years... I've known all the road rules and seen perspectives from a bikers POV too so when I drive I'm always thinking where a biker could be, usually I tend to think "be careful a fanny like you could be riding/driving past in a sec" and that makes me spend an extra few secs pulling out haha. And I've done a lot of long distance driving round England and in foreign countries too... So for a 19 year old I'd like to say I'm fairly experienced haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I need a new project so - Nick, I think I might try and emulate you in a slightly different way Been offered an MX-5 for £500... Stan needs a roof for his, so that's £100 back, all the interior and any 'surplus' items will go, probably a couple of hundred quid's worth. Then chop every last little bit of metal out of the car to get it as light as poss, chuck in a steering wheel / boss, half cage, harnesses and shocks I already have, find some GRP seats, 13" wheels and cheap slicks (smaller rolling radius), give it a full service and spank the shit out of it. Oh, and remove the windscreen and whack some ridiculous aero stuff on it: Et voila, a supercar killer for under a grand 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrialsIsHard Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Do it! Full stripped out they must be incredibly light ~850kg? lighter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Or drive the westie instead? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 My race car is about 868kg, that's with a 46kg cage in it, full dash, no lightened body panels and 15" wheels - so 850 should be fairly easy I think, yeah...Westie is expensive to run (comparatively), and I feel bad spanking it non stop on a track day And I want a project... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Do it adam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Adam - let me know if it has 15" wheels in half decent condition, I'll take them off you if they're not heavy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 They're standard 14" daisys, sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Damn. I like the daisy's, but I want to keep my new-ish tyres Cheers anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Not sure if I posted it here, but stuck this on Prawn's ASN thread a little while back:http://www.miataturbo.net/race-prep-75/post-your-diy-aero-pics-63769/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Looks like my turbo with brand new internals is spewing oil into the exhaust, lots of it. Yay. Should'vegoneNA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Not sure if I posted it here, but stuck this on Prawn's ASN thread a little while back:http://www.miataturbo.net/race-prep-75/post-your-diy-aero-pics-63769/42 pages! Christ, I have got a lot to read - thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Adam have you seen the LS swapped mx5? You should do it because racecar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 I f**king love your car Prawn. Not so much because it's great to look at, or because it's a car I'd love to have. Mainly I think the allure is both that it shouldn't be as quick as it is, and so much of it has been done in a great DIY fashion. I lurk your thread on t'other forum (not even sure which, it's bookmarked) just to get more in depth stuff between your updates here. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Cheers Jason much appreciated mate. It makes me happy and seems to go better than people expect, which is always a bit of fun. It does the job for a wrong wheel drive hatch back with building materials stuck to it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Needs lower splitter on the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 6, 2015 Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 MX5s look baller as without a screen! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Needs lower splitter on the rear. What on earth does that mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Diffuser I think he means. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 A bit like this amazing MS-paint creation? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azarathal Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 Went for a random hoon, started in crowthorne then through sandhurst, yately and somehow ended up in fleet, followed a mk2 golf for ages thinking it was Jardo (I think he lives nearish to fleet?) and then back home taking random roads until I knew where the f**k I was, reverting back to the v6 vs turbo debate, random drives like this make me want more low down torque as opposed to brapbrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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