Guss_Bruss' Fastback NB
 

I've been on the forum for a while, but I thought i'd finally make a post of my Miata.

This is my 2001 Mazda MX5 that i've had for a couple of years now. The plan is to keep it a street car but get as much grip and power out of it as possible as I want to start taking it to the track more. I've also been trying to take a kind of "mod as I need" approach to it so it's kept as simple as possible.

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ec04cbd58e.jpg

So far I have done the following mods:
- Roll bar
- Sparco Sprint seat
- ATS DTC wheels
- MCA X-Race Coilovers
- Cold side intake
- Exhaust
- Wilwood BBK from FM
- Lightyear fastback

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fe571c2611.jpg


I've tried to do this car in 4 main stages:

1st was handling - Coilovers, wheels, rollbar etc..
2nd was exterior - fastback, front lip etc..
3rd to be interior - New seat, harnesses, MazdaRoadster short shifter etc..
and 4th to be power - Turbo or super?

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8100c61ee3.jpg

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e07ddd31ba.jpg


In the coming months I will definitely be more active here as I get closer to doing the power mods and needing to do the research for it. Currently i'm swaying more to the supercharger as I want that linear power curve, also the mountain roads around my area are narrow and windy so I believe the supercharger would feel more at home in this environment. My goal is to hit about 250hp I don't feel I would need anymore than that.

Anyways thanks for reading and I look forward to reading all the valuable knowledge on this forum!
if anyone is interested in following the car more in depth I post much more often on my Instagram. it's just @guss_bruss

I want a Fast Back. so much jealousy here.

Cool car.

I was just thinking the other day about how much if we could get a group buy going an have a bunch of Lightyears tops shipped over here.

Best fastback shape ever, car looks amazing. I would vouch for a Rotrex supercharger; then again I am biased! Welcome!

Any legality issues with the tint-level of the rear window and rear quarter panels?

I might have a few questions about it when I start doing my research! haha

Most likely. Although "privacy" glass is legal in QLD for anything behind the drivers row of seating. So I could argue it is the polycarbonate equivalent of privacy glass as it is not tinted, its a smoked Polycarbonate.

The fastback really makes it look like a completely different car - the rear bumper cut looks "just right" too, not too much to not look OEM and raise the ire of "The Boys in Blue".

Consider longer split-silicone hose that extends from the door-join to the boot-join, it'll look more OEM and fill in the gap between the fastback and rear quarter panel:
https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7c1e6d334a.jpg

PS: Car needs a name and custom plate :P

Thanks for the complement on the rear bumper, easily took my 6 hours before i was happy with it haha. it's the weather seal i put in there which has raised it that bit, gotta find a thinner seal.
I'm not ready to fork out $3k on a custom plate just yet! hahah

I had a few people asking questions about the fastback so I made a video for you all to check out! Let me know what you think!

I made bit of montage of how the car sits now!

so an overproduced video of a regular, run-of-the-mill miata with a fastback, and some silly stickers... am i missing anything?

You missed that he's driving on the wrong side of the road.

And that technically it's not a Miata, LOL.

I had a videographer contact me about making a video of the mx5 so I let him. This is what he came up with! So stoked with how it turned out!