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- Thu Apr 04, 2013 7:02 pm
- Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
- Topic: Is the speedo still accurate for 15 in wheels?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14153
getting 195's will make the problem worse. the 195/60 tyre will have a slightly larger diameter than the 185/60 tyre so the circumference of the tyre will also be greater. Your speedo measures the number of times that your wheels turn and effectively multiplies it by the circumference to give you yo...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:24 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Wee1 Incar - Hampton Downs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10015
That's what I thought too but the documents suggest otherwise since the MX5 doesn't have a 'permanent roof structure'. I'll have to try it sometime because I would like to put a proper cage in my car but since I don't live in NZ any more I wouldn't drive the car enough to maintain a motorsport licen...
- Wed Apr 03, 2013 10:17 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Highlands Motorsport Park
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5490
Highlands Motorsport Park
How is it that a massive new motorsport complex has been built waaaaay down the bottom of the country and yet Hampton Downs still isn't complete? crazy!
Also surprised I hadn't heard of this earlier, did anyone else know about it?
Also surprised I hadn't heard of this earlier, did anyone else know about it?
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 11:00 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Wee1 Incar - Hampton Downs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10015
So you got the motorsport licence so that you could fit the cage or do you need it for events anyway? I'm curious because after reading the LVV standard I think it would be possible to install a roll cage into an mx5 and just get it certed, but I haven't been able to put it to the test so to speak. ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 7:45 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Wee1 Incar - Hampton Downs
- Replies: 13
- Views: 10015
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:59 am
- Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
- Topic: Stiffer Diff Bushings.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 15785
I bought a complete set of poly bushings from flyin miata and I though it was a very reasonable price (I think a bit over 400NZD all up incl shipping?) They also have the set of diff bushings on their own: http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?deptid=5676&parentid=0&stocknumber=13-98100 I didn't end u...
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:48 am
- Forum: MX5 Suspension, Wheels, Tyres & Brakes etc
- Topic: Is the speedo still accurate for 15 in wheels?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14153
- Fri Mar 29, 2013 6:45 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Compliance question
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12969
Always a wealth of info on the lvvta website.. definitely worth a look if you are modifying your car because it spells it all out pretty clearly. http://lvvta.org.nz I can't confirm it because I cant download the relevant documents at the moment but I believe that any car originally fitted with a ca...
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:01 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Track days
- Replies: 100
- Views: 59330
Aha, out of action until february. I hope it doesn't get too expensive, I thought the council was footing the bill for the upgrade? I found that HD was never doing a track day when it suited me generally, Puke has 3-4 more track days than HD. Btw, my local track where I live in Dresden, Germany now ...
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:48 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Track days
- Replies: 100
- Views: 59330
- Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:40 am
- Forum: MX5 Power & Power Mods
- Topic: Cert Costs for Turbo build
- Replies: 43
- Views: 32907
I got my car certed by Neil for arouns the $500 mark; turbo + coilovers. I would recommend him as I thought he was very good to deal with. Re the brakes: I fitted some M1166 front pads from 0800 race brakes and had no issues with the cert - otherwise stock 1600 brakes. I found that they couldn't han...
- Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:14 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: soft top wanted
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4047
I'm off to Germany tomorrow and my car is parked up with the hardtop on for the foreseeable future. I'd thought about selling the softtop since I'll probably only be taking it to the track from now on.. it's only about six months old bought from Ross at MX5 mart.. fixed plastic window. The rain rail...
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 3:35 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Ebay, Trademe, Yahoo Auction Finds
- Replies: 845
- Views: 487450
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 1:46 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Ebay, Trademe, Yahoo Auction Finds
- Replies: 845
- Views: 487450
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:49 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Ebay, Trademe, Yahoo Auction Finds
- Replies: 845
- Views: 487450
- Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:38 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Some ##### hit my 5!
- Replies: 21
- Views: 15357
- Fri Mar 16, 2012 12:40 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Darth Vader Miata
- Replies: 76
- Views: 60385
im sure you will pay less for a rocker cover gasket from north harbour ford than you would from repco They are pretty similar in price although when I got one from Repco the guy charged me $40 instead of the $70 he quoted :) That said, the Repco one hardened in under six months and caused massive o...
- Thu Mar 01, 2012 9:07 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Suspension Creaking
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14521
- Sun Feb 26, 2012 10:08 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Suspension Creaking
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14521
- Sat Feb 25, 2012 5:12 pm
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Suspension Creaking
- Replies: 19
- Views: 14521
I enquired about stock bushes at South Auckland motors (mazda/ford dealer) a couple of years ago and they quoted ~$1500 for the full set. You don't have to buy everything though, I think that was the combined cost of all the smaller kits. It would be as much if not more effort to replace these than ...
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:56 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Rusty coolant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7916
Also I should point out that they do a bunch of different rust killing products but you want the specific coolant system one.
This is the stuff
http://www.evapo-rust.co.nz/Cooling%20S ... 0Flush.htm
This is the stuff
http://www.evapo-rust.co.nz/Cooling%20S ... 0Flush.htm
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:55 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Rusty coolant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7916
- Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:53 am
- Forum: MX5 Power & Power Mods
- Topic: polyurathane diff mounts
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6474
- Fri Feb 03, 2012 9:47 am
- Forum: MX5 Discussion
- Topic: Rusty coolant
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7916
Rusty coolant
I'd like to make a bit of a plug for a product that I used last year. When I bought my car the cooling system was not in good condition. I found three holes in hoses, two of the little metal pipes leaking, the 'infernal plug' leaking and a shot water pump. In addition to this there was no coolant in...
- Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:24 pm
- Forum: Off Topic Chat
- Topic: 949racing
- Replies: 11
- Views: 8894
There's a place in Aus with the 6UL's. They're more expensive per wheel but the shipping might be more reasonable?
http://www.mx5centre.com.au/index.php?m ... 6869932955
http://www.mx5centre.com.au/index.php?m ... 6869932955