What'd you do to your car this week/weekend?

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Sun May 20, 2012 5:37 pm

Ben.Nakagawa wrote:
WideOpenThrottle wrote:I made & fitted a wind deflector in front of the radiator
Nice! What kind of material did you use?

Its some white acrylic sheet i had lying around.

And just installed my oil cooler relocation kit-[apart from one hose].

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:36 pm

I did this!

Bugger you can't embed on this forum.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:39 pm

After he did that I did this.

http://youtu.be/jo8TV-jhEsw

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Sun May 20, 2012 9:17 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:Its some white acrylic sheet i had lying around.

I used 'corriflute' for mine. Same stuff that estate agents use for their 'for sale' signs. In fact, that's what mine was made from

Had it on there for four years now. The bonus is that it weighs about 10 grams!

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sun May 20, 2012 10:54 pm

So I guess you guys are out at hamptons every weekend?

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:08 pm

Furai, Punkoutnz, you guys should have come play with us out on the track, way way more fun than the skid pan, especially if you get in a bunch of cars and have a bit of a dog fight, not that your allowed to race on the track days of course.

There was four of us MX5's on the track in the same group, always room for a couple more. You don't have to worry about your pride and joy getting biffed, you are the master of your own destiny, and as long as you aren't doing something dumb, there is very little risk. Most of the other guys on the track don't want to wreck their cars either, so no one really gets close to each other, and you soon learn to spot the loose units out there and know who to stay away from, as they are going to come a cropper at some stage.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Sun May 20, 2012 11:11 pm

Angreal wrote:So I guess you guys are out at hamptons every weekend?

I am pretty much! i was marshalling the track while those guys were drifting ha

As for me i put in a 220kph speedo, MX5 sill plates to replace the roadster ones and adjustables

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:19 am

Ive been out there nearly every weekend for the past month, Gymkhana this weekend to.

Im still a pretty useless driver and wanna get better at low speed control first but I do want to go out on the track, especially in the rain.

I need a rollbar, overalls and race shoes first though. Doesnt help that i dont wanna drill holes in my car.....

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:25 am

Yeah I've done some track days in other cars and am dead set keen to have a go in the MX5 but I don't want to do it with the engine I have cos it's really on it's last legs and has no cooling upgrades with the turbo so imagine it'll get really hot really quickly!
Did see you guys out there, looked like you were having a ball!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:33 am

Quote punkoutnz-[Yeah I've done some track days in other cars and am dead set keen to have a go in the MX5 but I don't want to do it with the engine I have cos it's really on it's last legs and has no cooling upgrades with the turbo so imagine it'll get really hot really quickly! ]

Yep it will especially at Puke as i found out! at 10psi boost on a standard cooled high km engine it self destructed fairly quickly!

Hence why phase two is do all the upgrades to handle the extra stress.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Mon May 21, 2012 1:12 pm

Furai wrote:Ive been out there nearly every weekend for the past month, Gymkhana this weekend to.

I need a rollbar, overalls and race shoes first though. Doesnt help that i dont wanna drill holes in my car.....

Sweet. I'll likely join you in a couple of months time after I finish some work on my car. Check on the first two, probably have to get some shoes.

On a completely unrelated topic, if installing a bucket seat do I need to get it certified?

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:08 pm

No need for cert on bucket seat as long as its of a reputable manufacturer and it bolts up to the OE mounting point in the car and uses either OEM or reputable manufacturer rails. And also provided it doesn't hinder use of the OE seat belt.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:52 pm

Excellent. I remember the seat clippy thing being attached to the chair. I guess I'll pull the chair out this weekend and have a better look at what I'm getting myself into

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:12 pm

If for some reason your seatbelt is attached to your seat, then you may run into trouble from what I've heard.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:16 pm

Bwarp wrote:If for some reason your seatbelt is attached to your seat, then you may run into trouble from what I've heard.

From memory, specifically the issue is the seat must not interfere or alter the relationship between driver, seatbelt, steering wheel etc.

Should only be an issue for NA8 cars, but worth a check if you have the mounting point on the transmission tunnels as in the NA6.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:46 pm

NA8's do indeed have a mounting hole

2low2c · Post by **2low2c** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:57 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:Quote punkoutnz-[Yeah I've done some track days in other cars and am dead set keen to have a go in the MX5 but I don't want to do it with the engine I have cos it's really on it's last legs and has no cooling upgrades with the turbo so imagine it'll get really hot really quickly! ]

Yep it will especially at Puke as i found out! at 10psi boost on a standard cooled high km engine it self destructed fairly quickly!

Hence why phase two is do all the upgrades to handle the extra stress.

I have done plenty of track days in the past at puke and taupo running 15 to 18 psi boost the cooling system is still standard never had a problem with water temp .
most cooling problems on turbo cars are caused by bad tuning i.e to lean

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:59 pm

Ordered a "Project G" Real leather gearstick boot,Black with Red stitching,to match my handbrake lever cover.
Just gotta wait for it to come in from the States now.

Fleur · Post by **Fleur** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:50 pm

Installed new Cluster Cover thanks to Angreal. Like new!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:04 pm

WOT wrote...Yep it will especially at Puke as i found out! at 10psi boost on a standard cooled high km engine it self destructed fairly quickly!

Hence why phase two is do all the upgrades to handle the extra stress.

2low2c wrote...I have done plenty of track days in the past at puke and taupo running 15 to 18 psi boost the cooling system is still standard never had a problem with water temp .
most cooling problems on turbo cars are caused by bad tuning i.e to lean

WOT wrote....Yep! that and standard injectors,small intercooler,budget piggy-back ecu,tired motor that already had sus compression on 3rd & 4th cylinders,etc all the stuff to eliminate on phase two!
As the saying goes...the quickest way to learn is to make mistakes!

Zadkiel · Post by **Zadkiel** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:09 pm

I discovered my car has Apexi extractors when looking underneath (score!). Then my window regulator broke.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Wed May 23, 2012 4:15 pm

NA or NB? i have spares

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Wed May 23, 2012 5:04 pm

Took my front bumper indicators out to try and smash the orange globes inside last night. Attacking them with a drill this evening. Lololol hopefully it works....

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Wed May 23, 2012 5:49 pm

just warm them up and take the lenses off then unscrew the orange piece

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed May 23, 2012 8:05 pm

does this approach work for the orange fog lights? i'm keen to get those not orange...

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