DJ's Eunos Project

[djinuk]

well as you know i sold the peugeot which was an amazing daily and have no replaced it with a very impractical 2 seater convertible.. Purely because i felt id gone as far as i could with the peugeot and wanted to experiance somthing new.. After the mrs bought a mx5 i became very hooked, purely due to there cheap costs, amazing handling and fun factor, and i honestly cant think of other rwd car that fits in the same bracket.. soo... my search went for a mx5.

I came back with a Eunos ,S ltd (1-1000).
I was looking for a good canvas with solid enough bodywork but at a price which would leave plenty of cash for paint etc... what i got was an mx5 with the interior i wanted (brothel spec), and very rare ltd edition, very solid bodywork, and amazingly what is actually very good paint aswell... best of still.. i was left with plenty of change from the peugeot after buying it. Car has afresh 12 month mot and 3 months tax..

to say im happy is an understatment, there plenty of bits to keep me busy(, snapped aerial, dirty, snapped wingmirror , bashed centre console.. but nothing that cant be fixed pretty easilly.

Anyway pics begin.

[matty j]

nice whats the plans

[Trevhib]

Which Pug did you get rid of DJ? The 205 or the 306?

[djinuk]

the 306 matey , 205's my first car so ill be keeping that a long while.. should be going in the bodyshop straight away my renault 5 so that little monster should be out.

As for the mx5 its really just going to be a bit of fun as my first rwd, probably just freshen it up lower it on some nice wheels and ducktail spoiler

[Trevhib]

Your first RWD? You'll love it! Other than my GTT's (and maybe my CRX), my two favourite cars over the years have been my 200sx and my current 323ise (which is MUCH safer, lol). RWD is ace.

I didn't realise you were getting rid of the 306. Did I miss a thread/post on here? I really quite liked it and was keeping an eye out in case you decided to sell. How much did you get for it in the end?

[djinuk]

hehe , yea already loving it man, the mrs has a very nice mx5 however i could never hoon it around like i wanted as my life wouldnt be worth living if i destroyed her ats cups.

Nah i did post it up , i got £1100 for it, was an honest car, cracking for a daily, however i just got to the point where i wanted to try somthing new whilst im young so rwd and convertible seemed the best step

[djinuk]

hmm issues already showing, had to go make up an eghaust .. welder and pipe didnt quite fit.




also managed to get superglue down my door so flatted with 2000grit and buffed .. woolaaa




also got a bent bonnet bracket i think


his and hers.. mine obviously on the left

[Shane P]

Brothel spec interior FTW

Nice car . My friend has one similar and she loves it, they do seem to handle quite well. The sealed beam headlamps are a bit though

[Trevhib]

hehe , yea already loving it man, the mrs has a very nice mx5 however i could never hoon it around like i wanted as my life wouldnt be worth living if i destroyed her ats cups.

Nah i did post it up , i got £1100 for it, was an honest car, cracking for a daily, however i just got to the point where i wanted to try somthing new whilst im young so rwd and convertible seemed the best step

Keep the updates regular like

[dickiegtt]

I'm lookin forward to see what you do with your mx5 matey! I think the missus will wana be driving yours in time to come!

[GTphil]

A nice eaton supercharger with a front mount cooler and adaptronic management and it makes an already fun motor into a very fun motor

I almost sold my raider for an mx5 with the plan to turbo it

[djinuk]

another set of bbs rm's now in my posession, plan is to try these on the car once the coilovers arrive, see how much room etc i have to play with and then go wider, i think these are 7.5 and 8's, they are in need of a refurb but the price was fair so

[djinuk]

thought id have a crack polishing metal

The pittings very bad on my rms , so i started with 80 grit.. although ill be honest im thinking maybe an 80 flap disk on a drill will be the answer.

[djinuk]

dropped to a good quality 120 grit which has been working far better, however i still have pitting and have been going for ages whilst watching top gear.

[Trevhib]

These are going to be a labour of love if you manage to finish them!

[djinuk]

few updates new gaitors



new mirror


speakers were dead


replaced



carpet drivers side cleaned
compare



new delivery, and please look twice there not racelands! lol


new side repeaters


detango





and i contiued with the wheel.. all the way to 400, i wanted to go higher but had no wet and try above that other than 1500..

I then hit using 3 compounds and 3 heads, and then some hd polish.. the results.. im very very happy with.. there are very light scratches in areas, but the truth is these can only be spotted when angled in certain lights and within about a foot of distance.

[R5TURBORON]

Looks good mate not my cup of tea. Main reason is there isnt much room in a mx5 for my ass

[Trevhib]

In the words of Craig Revel Horwood; fab-u-lous. Lol.

Keep the pics/progress coming.

[djinuk]

fitted the coilovers.. must say you can feel the quality of these meister units just in the way they still soak up bumps , whilst being nice and hard when required.

[5alldaway]

i feel the energy

[djinuk]

hehe , thanks alex

update..

got a new electric aerial, although im not 100% sure if im keen, also got my ducktail spoiler, it came on a boot lid already smoothed.. its not to bad but the paint finish isnt great and it has quite a few ripples , so when i paint the car at a later date i plan to fill and black it off to improve this..

still a damn cool mod though imo

[5alldaway]

good progress! was the ducktale stolen from sarahs?

btw the teg is on the road now, my name is down for shakespeare

[djinuk]

haha awesome alex, duno what im running yet, prob the mx.. how embarrasing.. nah dude, i went and got my own.. i may have some lotus seats coming aswell for it

[5alldaway]

haha awesome alex, duno what im running yet, prob the mx.. how embarrasing.. nah dude, i went and got my own.. i may have some lotus seats coming aswell for it

lotus seats how nice

[djinuk]

lol elise mk1 seats.. just a bit more sporty really, plus its a straight swap on mine which is a bonus.

[GTphil]

This thread is tempting me, still fancy turbo'ing one!


It's looking well from the pics, so much car for not a lot of dosh, you can see why they are popular.

[Ricardo]

Looks can't wait to see those buffed BBS wheels on it

[djinuk]

managed to get hold of a pair of lotus elise mk1 buckets.. virtually no padding, but they give a great seating position , and hug you far far more than it looks like in the pic, only issue is that i managed to weld the passenger mount up on the piss twice.. after the second time i decided theres a reason im not a fabricator by trade and id let somebody better do it!.

I would have prefered them in black but i managed a straight swap for mine, which meant no cash required, which given current circumstances is a big bonus, may change them in the future though, or even redye them.

[Trevhib]

[Rare.]

you gonna update this thread anymore or what dude? ahem, wheels, ahem.

[djinuk]

of yea , cough ermm you mean these.

[Robclio98]

Wheels have come up awesome mate

[djinuk]

Ill be honest , its another set, the red ones are rs's, although the rms are coming up relaly well also and will also be as awesomely good looking

[Rare.]

ahem, yes, ahem.

[Trevhib]

V nice dj.

[djinuk]

Purchased a hardtop , really like the shape of it and think it finishes the lines (or lack of) the car great.

The hardtop does have some damage, but it wont be to difficult to repair and ill do that when i repaint the car.


Tried it with teh tinted window but to black for me.



so armed with this it came off

[Rare.]

seriously need your BBS' on it man, looks so shoddy with those crap wheels :/ sort it ouuuutt

[djinuk]

piss off man, lol, there will soon be salt on the roads, although if some cool winter wheels come up they will go on

[Rare.]

take your pick pal, BBS RA's, 5 Cup Steels (provide your tires), 2 E30 BBS's, maybe R19 Phase 1's, Maybe Pair Rota Zero Plus Alloys, OZ twin 6 spoke thingy's.. whatever tickles your hairy pussy

[djinuk]

its rare i give cars a real good clean so i took pics.

All set for winter, fresh antifreeze, winter wheels etc etc.

[Andyturbo!]

Those wheels look the nuts! Mate arnt they for the 5 tho?

[djinuk]

they are indeed for the r5 , thought they would be aight for winter wheels before i refurb them though.

[5alldaway]

looking good fuzzball! thanx for popping in also, was good to see you

[djinuk]

after fitting the prima alloys, i found when 'slidin' one side began to catch and pull.. therefor i though now would be a suitable time to give it a slight arch roll..




I also sprayed any cut edges with a good helping of stone chip, aswell as tin snipped the tabs off to remove any severe lips for crap to build up on.



Thing i will say is ive rolled quite a few arches and had no issues, but these things are horrible.. i think its because the outer arch is actually rounded rather than a flat so a dolly dosent really help other than flatten the arch.. Either way the paint was also pretty terrible and flaked at the first ounce of pressure..

I plan to paint the car , so im just going to fit the wheels, after rolling, then prep and repaint the whole car.

Speakin of wheels, i thought it appropiate

[rs250nut]

Those wheels are the bollocks mate I have a set of splits to go on the bm but not as nice as those, where did you get them from?

[djinuk]

I got these ones from a guy In the Netherlands bid, if you interested in solid edition 38 is your best bet, so many pass through there, thanks for the kind words bud.

[Trevhib]

Any updates here?

[djinuk]

Not yet buddy, ive got some 175/50/15 tyres to pop on, but other than that ive just been drivign it really. Over xmas i will probably trial fit the wheels, and then come summer (after the r5 is done), ill give the car a blow over just to tidy up the few scuffs etc.

[Trevhib]

[djinuk]

did one of the monthly maintence chores on the mazda today, the unblocking of the drain holes , to do so i had to remove the hardtop..

Somehow i then decided to tackle the tatty hardtop , although i planned to learn it till summer for some reason i felt the need to start it.. For those that dont know around the edge it had been badly chipped away and looked a mess, i used a dremel to carefully key up the areas , and began to build them back up, still quite a bit more work, but this is what i got done in just under2 hours today. The whole hardtop has terrible paint so ill wet flat it back to 800 , and give it all a fresh coat of paint.







Knocked back most the fibreglass and finished a few bits i missed, and managed to get some filler one, weather permitting i should have this somewhere ready tomorrow. I may then ask skid nicely for use of his garage to chuck some paint on it.