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

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:35 pm

Picked up my new car today. So much fun to drive especially in the wet.

Only done 163,000k's and i got it for $2700

Needs a little bit of work done to it, mainly the roof needs replacing (came with a brand new one, just needs to be installed) and the clutch will need changing at
some point, accidentally went from 2nd to 5th and the revs didnt drop

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:51 pm

Thats a really good price for the Kms! What are your plans?

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:57 pm

Probably lower it, chuck on my spare wheels (og oldskool 15x8's) and take it to the wet weather pad at hampton downs

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:02 pm

Ice rink if its raining, fun if its dry.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:05 pm

I know how slippery the skid pad gets

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvgq58_eGdQ

Granted that was when i had the 1300cc engine in it

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:24 pm

I love it in the dry.

But would love to try Drift on a rainy track.

http://youtu.be/jo8TV-jhEsw

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 3:55 pm

Furai, after all of you left I got to take Davids out on the pan!

Scariest thing when it is wet!

halberd · Post by **halberd** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:33 pm

siren676 wrote:Picked up my new car today. So much fun to drive especially in the wet.

DUDE

I was on my way to view that car for a friend, and then the guy called to tell me it was sold. THANKS hahahahahaha

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 8:40 pm

Took it for a test drive the day after it went on trademe and put a deposit on it the day after that.
Should have been quicker

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:01 pm

Today i fitted the new soft top, luckily it was already fitted to the frame so just had to remove the old one and fit the new one.

I must say mazda made it rather easy to work on these cars

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Thu Jun 28, 2012 4:11 pm

chris wrote:Furai, after all of you left I got to take Davids out on the pan! Scariest thing when it is wet!

Hilariously fun though

chris · Post by **chris** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 7:57 pm

defo!!!

And today - I just brought a new Miata!

Well, new to me,..

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 8:16 pm

chris wrote:just brought a new Miata!

Too much time on Club Roadster

What prompted the new buy? Pics!

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:02 pm

chris wrote:defo!!!

And today - I just brought a new Miata! Well, new to me,..

Don't you already have one...? Now its 2?

r3spct · Post by **r3spct** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 11:50 pm

Fitted new clutch master and slave cylinders this morning, don't know how much genuine is, but i got both for 80 from autostop. Also made a homemade front skirt, pretty happy with it but now prob need to consider slowing a little for bumper bars.

kuroneko · Post by **kuroneko** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 12:09 am

Fitted some new BC golds. Drives wonderful.

Tomorrow, fitting the hard top kit ^^

chris · Post by **chris** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:03 am

Don't you already have one...? Now its 2?

Yes! haha bad addiction... Well, I saw it on Trademe, txt the guy asking if he'd take 2k for it, and he did.... I then thought well, I know that dad is after a miata..... So... I can flick it off to him!

halberd · Post by **halberd** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:14 am

r3spct wrote:Fitted new clutch master and slave cylinders this morning, don't know how much genuine is, but i got both for 80 from autostop. Also made a homemade front skirt, pretty happy with it but now prob need to consider slowing a little for bumper bars.

Can you post a pic of your front skirt?

r3spct · Post by **r3spct** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 1:03 pm

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Painted it black after this pic, just screwed on with self tappers, might replace with something more durable at some stage.

The material is a plastic strip used over power lines in trenches, 10mm or so thick, 100mm wide, black on one side, orange printing on the other. Might even make some sill trims with same product, but only got enough left for one more front trim if anyone wants it.

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:23 pm

Anyone from this forum? Looks like someone's tried testing the floatation qualities of the MX5!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 3:31 pm

Poor Roadster!!! Im in Albany and the flooding was quite impressive behind the court, Cars floating away!

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:12 pm

Looks to me like it was already there before the flood...how unfortunate!

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:50 pm

Furai wrote:Poor Roadster!!! Im in Albany and the flooding was quite impressive behind the court, Cars floating away!

I used to work just down from there, glad I moved to Auckland District Court, but also hoping my car is okay parked around the corner from Greenlane Train Station! Hopefully no one has any unfortunate surprises after work etc!

evel · Post by **evel** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:14 pm

i found out my top doesn't leak, so i am a happy man

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Tue Jul 03, 2012 10:51 pm

i found out mine leaks a little round the window seals with heavy rain

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