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Cheers for that, I love how you guys are so moderate on here :nyaanyaa:

I prefer the front end on the S1, funnily enough the S2's are starting to grow on me.

Plus I got this one purdy cheap, with only 67k on the clock :laugh:

i like the S1 front ends much more than the S2's also.

couldnt ignore the newer/more powerful motor though.....

i think this will look awesome drifted out. and yep, built not bought is always more rewarding if you have the time/space to do it - something which i no longer i have either of...... :angry:

i like the S1 front ends much more than the S2's also.

couldnt ignore the newer/more powerful motor though.....

i think this will look awesome drifted out. and yep, built not bought is always more rewarding if you have the time/space to do it - something which i no longer i have either of...... :angry:

Yeah the S2 is a better car out of the box, but the way I see it (as do you) is that it's much more fun building a car then buying it as is. I'm just happy that I found a great nick, low km S1 DAYZ eddition ... all the overs I looked at had double the km's. I even drove a few S2's and they were quite nice indeed, could feel the power difference but still, I'm happy with my choice :D

The power difference is two parts of bugger all once you strap some performance mods on until you reach a point where hydraulic lifters are the weak link.

The real advantage of the series 2 (assuming a 260RS is out of the price equation) is the standard manual transmission on RS4S (same running gear as 260RS, gearbox etc), aftermarket ECU choice is so much easier ie. Nistune, PowerFC etc etc but all the other fun aftermarket modifications are available with a whole lot less stuffing around.

That's true, I was happy to comprimise these sort of things for the Stagea I really wanted though. Like I said, I will be changing quite a lot of things, oh and I'm sure the stock clutch in an RS4S wouldn't like the abuse I'd give it on the track :blush:

some ninja took this photo ... dunno when though =/

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Holy shit yes! Who makes those?

As much as I love your car, it has sold me on a max of 9s/9.5s, I just don't have the testicular fortitude to do that to my guards! (re duckbills)

Edited by floody

MIKE = Hardcore parts finder of teh Universes. :worship:

Floody, no need for Duckbills. Personally I preffer pulled than folded lips. I had my pulled by Finefitment and I run a 9.5 +25's. I'm sure I could run 10 +15's on the rear and the guard holds close to the same profile as the standard gaurds.

I'd rock them, but shit they aren't cheap!

I was wondering what kind of wide body/flares there were for these things. I'll end up fixing the "duckbills" soon enough, I'll be pumping the guard out evenly so they look purdy.

Good find Mike :D

Those are pretty sick too!

We'll see what happens aye. I've got some plans for the body, still kinda tossing up whether to get another kit or not, but I have other priorities at the moment ... like a stick shift! :D

final motion make the guards http://www.final-motion.jp/

Slightly offtopic, are those final motion guards (in FRP) 63k yen each, and 129k for a pair? Seems to be what their website is saying, think google translate is missing a little bit of the translation though.

http://www.final-motion.jp/?pid=21172454

Adam, you should bring the car to one of our days - the SAU-NSW Texikhana!

ooohhh, I've been meaning to get out there in the 5!

Would be a fun day, hopefully I have the manual in before then.

Spewing I missed the latest Stagea meet too :( how often do you guys hang? It would be nice to meet some Stagea owners.

Slightly offtopic, are those final motion guards (in FRP) 63k yen each, and 129k for a pair? Seems to be what their website is saying, think google translate is missing a little bit of the translation though.

http://www.final-mot...p/?pid=21172454

Looks like it is each piece huh, hmm.

ooohhh, I've been meaning to get out there in the 5!

Would be a fun day, hopefully I have the manual in before then.

Spewing I missed the latest Stagea meet too :( how often do you guys hang? It would be nice to meet some Stagea owners.

You totally should! I don't want to be the only LOLvo out there competing (again)... :( And there might be a few other MX5s there too.

We don't have Stagea meets often enough, unfortunately, but them's the breaks.

Cool, well hopefully I remember and I'll be down.

I could think of the MX-5's that will be down there too haha, would be good to catch up with them.

Automatic is starting to shit me, really want my mate to finish paying me for the MX-5, take it off my hands and let me get on with a manual conversion.

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