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    Bluey MX5 Race Car

    As previously posted in rides section.

    Australian delivered 1995 NA8A

    Bought it stock in Sydney, Xmas 2005.



    Spent a good part of last years weekends preparing it. The interior & boot trim was removed. As was the soft top. The heater, power windows, power mirrors ect were all retained. The passenger seat must also stay under 2F regs. Also, it was always to remain road registered. Below is a complete list of what went into the car in the order it happened. This is taken from a more detailed record of where from and how much, I kept. As you can see, the car is fairly standard really.

    - Walbro high flow fuel pump
    - Recondition 2 driveshafts with new boots
    - Purchase 4.1 Torsen LSD centre
    - Recondition steering rack and convert to non power steer
    - Braided brake lines
    - Machining slots into 4 new Protex rotors
    - AVO coilover shocks x 4
    - Alloy strut tops
    - Alloy seat rails
    - 4 x Alloy tow hooks
    - 2 x King springs - front 350lbs
    - 2 x King springs – rear 250lbs
    - Crown wheel & pinion 4.3
    - Fit crown wheel, pinion & LSD centre to open diff
    - Adjustable camshaft wheels
    - Nolathane bushes fitted to all control arms
    - Whiteline adjustable 24mm front swaybar
    - Hawk Blue Brake Pads
    - Shock plate polyurethane bushes
    - Hard top
    - 4 wheel alignment
    - Rollcage
    - Haltech E8
    - Individual coilpacks
    - Light Flywheel
    - Clutch Kit
    - Full race engine built and dyno tuned (205hp flywheel)
    - CES 4:2:1 extractors
    - Rebuild clutch slave cylinder
    - 2 x Autometer gauges
    - Mazdaspeed engine mounts
    - 2 ¼” Exhaust system reusing Jasma muffler
    - Thermostat & battery cable
    - Kill Switch
    - Kill Switch release cable
    - Miscellaneous stickers, padding ect
    - Paint roll cage, hard top, bonnet, front & rear bumpers
    - Rose jointed swaybar links, front only
    - K&N air filter
    - 1kg fire extinguisher with steel bracket
    - Sparco bonnet pins
    - Log Book inspection
    - Log Book
    - Mod Plate

    Items already owned, pre build
    - Volk 15”x7” alloy wheels
    - Toyo R888 205/50/15 tyres
    - Sparco Sprint race seat
    - RPM 2” 4 point ADR approved race harness



    Here it is completed in November 2006 for the logbook photos.





    First meeting in November at Phillip Island for the Production Sports 1hr. Managed to win class 2F first time out.



    The 2nd race the car did was Eastern Creek 1hr in February. Scored the 2F win once again.





    Lap times:

    Phillip Island 1.55.91
    Eastern Creek 1.52.33
    Queensland Raceway (National) 1.25.87
    Queensland Raceway (Clubman) 1.03.09
    Queensland Raceway (Sprint) 1.00.69
    Morgan Park 1.11.78
    Wakefield Park 1.11.51
    Oran Park GP 1.23.70
    Bathurst 2.46.94
    Lakeside 1.01.38

    Cal.
    Last edited by Cal; 24-05-10 at 11:55 AM.
    1995 Mazda MX5 - 2F Race Car
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