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Daily drive to daily drift

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Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 07:38 AM
#1
My car is a 2003 Mazda MX-5 MK2.5 1.8 VVT and I have to say ive fallen in love with it. I bought the car to have fun with in the summer and have the roof down in the amazing English weather Big Grin. I've always been in to modifying cars and decided I wasn't going to keep her standard.

so this is where the journey begins.....
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 07:38 AM #1

My car is a 2003 Mazda MX-5 MK2.5 1.8 VVT and I have to say ive fallen in love with it. I bought the car to have fun with in the summer and have the roof down in the amazing English weather Big Grin. I've always been in to modifying cars and decided I wasn't going to keep her standard.

so this is where the journey begins.....

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 08:03 AM
#2
This is how she looked the day I bought her fresh and standard with 86.000 miles on the clock.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/h...8706_n.jpg
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 08:03 AM #2

This is how she looked the day I bought her fresh and standard with 86.000 miles on the clock.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/h...8706_n.jpg

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 08:29 AM
#3
I quickly modified my MX5 and she was coming a long fast. my first modification was a KODE red JDM tow hook. this gave the rear a little bit of a jap feel. then I upgraded the suspension with some cheap TA Tecknix coilovers.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...=3&theater
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 08:29 AM #3

I quickly modified my MX5 and she was coming a long fast. my first modification was a KODE red JDM tow hook. this gave the rear a little bit of a jap feel. then I upgraded the suspension with some cheap TA Tecknix coilovers.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=...=3&theater

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:08 AM
#4
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Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:08 AM #4

[Image: 1008926_10200762294931995_917078294_o.jpg]

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:09 AM
#5
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Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:09 AM #5

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Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:13 AM
#6
The car wasn't easy to change suspension as all the droplinks were seized and I had two replace the front two. even then with spring compressors they didn't want to budge. finally I just removed all four wishbones and did it the long hard way. this is the front end done after six hours of madness.

[Image: 1053162_10200762290051873_1736226902_o.jpg]

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Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:13 AM #6

The car wasn't easy to change suspension as all the droplinks were seized and I had two replace the front two. even then with spring compressors they didn't want to budge. finally I just removed all four wishbones and did it the long hard way. this is the front end done after six hours of madness.

[Image: 1053162_10200762290051873_1736226902_o.jpg]

[Image: 1040740_10200762289251853_237216842_o.jpg]

[Image: 1052410_10200762288411832_1304257300_o.jpg]

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:16 AM
#7
finally I sorted her out the rear and they were all fitted.
[Image: 1025362_10200762298652088_2085795344_o.jpg]
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:16 AM #7

finally I sorted her out the rear and they were all fitted.
[Image: 1025362_10200762298652088_2085795344_o.jpg]

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:20 AM
#8
After a hard days work she was lowered and was ready for my next purchase some wheels. I bought some bullet steels that are an American banded steel which I had sent to me by Stanced uk lmt. The size was 15" 4x100 7j front 8j rear et20

[Image: 1013076_10200762581739165_1615167009_n.jpg]
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:20 AM #8

After a hard days work she was lowered and was ready for my next purchase some wheels. I bought some bullet steels that are an American banded steel which I had sent to me by Stanced uk lmt. The size was 15" 4x100 7j front 8j rear et20

[Image: 1013076_10200762581739165_1615167009_n.jpg]

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:23 AM
#9
I was going for the jap style/euro style when I bought these. I liked that they looked like banded steels but with a euro style mirrored lip. I fitted some extremely stretched tyres to them to make the wheels stand out and sit flush in my arches.

[Image: 1012349_10200762580699139_1775731751_n.jpg]

[Image: 1014264_10200762581499159_1314394578_n.jpg]
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:23 AM #9

I was going for the jap style/euro style when I bought these. I liked that they looked like banded steels but with a euro style mirrored lip. I fitted some extremely stretched tyres to them to make the wheels stand out and sit flush in my arches.

[Image: 1012349_10200762580699139_1775731751_n.jpg]

[Image: 1014264_10200762581499159_1314394578_n.jpg]

Jamesmx5
Junior Member
36
11-05-2020, 09:26 AM
#10
The tyres were 165/50/15 on an 8j rear the stretch was incredible and gave the 7j front a nice look too. I had a photographer take some nice photos of the five when I had her set up lowered wheels and all.

[Image: 999901_10200762581659163_1377340400_n.jpg]

[Image: 1002081_10200762580859143_1215540246_n.jpg]
Jamesmx5
11-05-2020, 09:26 AM #10

The tyres were 165/50/15 on an 8j rear the stretch was incredible and gave the 7j front a nice look too. I had a photographer take some nice photos of the five when I had her set up lowered wheels and all.

[Image: 999901_10200762581659163_1377340400_n.jpg]

[Image: 1002081_10200762580859143_1215540246_n.jpg]

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