so are you going back to csp? wink wink
I mounted the RX-8 race tire setup on the MX-5 today and I must say the bling-bling gold wheels look better on black. I need to borrow that fender roller because the tires were rubbing on every single bump. I might bring the car out sometime to give you CSP guys a run for your money or maybe I'll just run it in SM2 with Machismo. Watch out Mark52, I hope you got some 275 Hoosiers!
Serious meat:
and a little minor tweak with photoshop:
Last edited by Miatamoto; 01-11-2008 at 08:18 PM.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
so are you going back to csp? wink wink
"Racing makes heroin addiction look like a vague longing for something salty" - Peter Egan
What, and block the road like that? Geez...
Notice how Miatamoto when from not racing the Miata to maybe at a few events on street tires and now CSP on the RX8 tires with rolled fenders? I might be willing to put money on him taking it to Nationals. Or at least the Dixie Tour.
Man those are some tacky looking gold wheels.....
I must say the rims looked great on the car, after putting the stock rims back on they just seemed to narrow. Hey Thomas i got this bottle of cleaner for your car, million dollar nascar race cars use it.
Nice setting in those camera shots.
Have you ever thought about trying that at a railroad crossing?
Last edited by cam76034; 01-12-2008 at 11:41 AM.
Looks good!
Iain
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That looks WAY better on the NC than the RX-8. I think it'd be fast with springs and that big tire combo.
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Looks sharp Thomas. It is possible to put 10.5 x 18 wide rims on the back of an RX8. Do you think it is possible to put 10.5's on the rear of a NC?
Thanks for the comments guys! It's surprising that the NC can pull off such large wheels and not look silly.
I don't think the fenders on the new Miata are as generous as the RX-8. With the same B-stock setup, the RX-8 has plenty of room between the 245s and the fender lips while the MX-5 was rubbing all over the place.
I think you'd need a whole lot of camber and some serious rolling/pulling of the fenders to make 10.5s fit.
Thomas
V-to-the-Dub
Yeah, he has changed his story!
IIRC, back in early December I was at his house and he was telling me how he wasn't gonna race the miata. I suggested that he put the O.Z.'s on the car because it would look bad ass, but he didn't want to know how good it would look. PFFFTT!!
Now it's a month later and he's posting up pics of how awesome his O.Z.'s look on his NC.
"Watch out Mark52, I hope you got some 275 Hoosiers! "
Well, no 275 Hoosiers for me this year, so I'll just sit back and watch you and RPMCHRIS battle for 1st and 2nd. Your MX-5 sure looks good with those wheels!
What's left of a '96 Miata with stock clutch.
My car exceeds my driving ability. That's the only possible explanation.
I knew he couldn't leave it alone........ Looks great Thomas!
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