From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

jtsoldier · Post by **jtsoldier** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:46 pm

Junkwhale wrote:

nice.. you did a much better job of it than he did.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Sun Nov 30, 2014 8:56 pm

Made a slide hammer to pull my Hamptons dent out then bogged, sanded and painted it!

REDBEN · Post by **REDBEN** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 11:17 pm

Great Job WOT, like brand new

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu Dec 04, 2014 7:53 am

Cheers Redben.

SKREEE · Post by **SKREEE** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:42 pm

Just got a mk1 golf lip for mine it is going to take a bit to get it fitted however

Should look sweet once its done.

But yeah it is going to take one long think on how to get it to fit...

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:12 pm

heatgun.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 9:21 pm

Got 20 metres up the road before my headlights went fucking nuts.
Had to pull the battery to stop them flipping the fuck out - Quick google revealed my headlight motor relay was shot.
Went round a bunch of places before remembering I had a wreck sitting in the drive, so I pulled the relay outta that, stuck it in (the relay), and we're away laughing.

Unfortunately I buggered my headlight hazard switch in the process - See relevant WTB ad.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Dec 24, 2014 2:51 pm

Painted & fitted rear garnish panel and cutaway bumper. Tail-light next!

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 12:46 am

Washed it!

Toolbox · Post by **Toolbox** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 7:58 am

Side skirts look good (so does the rest of the car) I hope the templates I sent you were some use. I like it, the car looks like it in show room condition.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Tue Dec 30, 2014 9:28 am

Toolbox wrote:Side skirts look good (so does the rest of the car) I hope the templates I sent you were some use. I like it, the car looks like it in show room condition.

Thanks Toolbox. I'm pretty happy with how it looks now.

I've been meaning to update that thread with instructions/photos I took while installing them. The templates were very helpful, although I actually had to move the ones for the front rails slightly from where they said it should go after some trial and error- not sure if it's cause my car is bent or I'm just bad at aligning things. Positioning things on curves is quite tricky!

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:35 pm

I got sick of my dash being a cock to clean (because vspec obviously), so this happened.

Bonus round: Confounded bloody cluster cover broke after I took it out.
... When I picked it up off the ground. Really gently. With rags in each hand.

biff · Post by **biff** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 7:25 pm

lol, well done that man, definitely deserves a beer

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I got sick of my dash being a cock to clean (because vspec obviously), so
this happened.

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Bonus round: Confounded bloody cluster cover broke after I took it out.
... When I picked it up off the ground. Really gently. With rags in each
hand.

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4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Fri Jan 02, 2015 11:06 pm

Hold off til the cluster cover's back in - I want to see if the epoxy's worked.
THEN I'll come rape your fridge.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 2:43 pm

Installed a MiataRoadster 6-speed short shifter kit and replaced the big and small shift boots (both were completely torn around the centre):

evel · Post by **evel** » Sun Jan 04, 2015 3:21 pm

are those short shifters as awesome as everyone makes them out to be? I considering getting one as well.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 11:45 am

evel wrote:are those short shifters as awesome as everyone makes them out to be? I considering getting one as well.

I've only had a couple of quick drives so far, but first impressions are pretty good. I got it as I wanted a taller shifter so I wasn't hitting the centre console with my elbow every time I shift but didn't want to have a massive throw.

With this short knob the throw is ridiculously short and tight and as cliched a description as it is, it does feel a bit like a bolt-action rifle's action. The downside is it requires quite a lot of force to get it into reverse (due to the shorter lever and raised pivot) - sometimes surprisingly so.

With this shift knob though (or with the extension) it's a pretty nice combo. The shifter is much closer to your hand- pretty much straight to the left of the steering wheel while the throw at that height feels about the same as stock (possibly a bit more still).

I think some of the reviews are a bit over the top; it won't turn your car into a magical gear-shifting unicorn, but it does what a short shifter is supposed to do and shortens the throw and it's all nicely made and a very complete kit (with replacement mazda boots, high grade bolts, delrin bushings, gasket etc all included)

jtsoldier · Post by **jtsoldier** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 1:02 pm

In terms of gear shifting unicorn, engine mounts seemed to do the trick. They went in late last week. Amazing. But a fair bit of NVH to beat out of them.

Regarding reverse: Yours is the 6 speed - same as mine, with the hard to the right, and then rearward action, correct? I sometimes find that's hard enough to do without shortening the shifter... could be something else though.. clutch springs to mind..?

evel · Post by **evel** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:33 pm

Could possibly be the reverse lockout mechanism just being a bit worn so its takes abit more to unlock it.
If it was the clutch it would be hard to go into any gear

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Mon Jan 05, 2015 6:58 pm

evel wrote:Could possibly be the reverse lockout mechanism just being a bit worn so its takes abit more to unlock it.
If it was the clutch it would be hard to go into any gear

Yeah it's just reverse - it was harder to get it into reverse than the other gears already, the short shifter just amplified it by removing some of the leverage I think.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 7:40 am

It's finally complete again, not without thanks to plseme.
Driving round without a cluster cover sucks. All you can see is the reflection of the cluster's guts.

Looks a damn site better than it did, but I still missed bits.

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:20 am

For those little spots you missed you can be either use a black felt tip or a thin artist paint brush to apply a small amount.
the black on brown looks good though... well done

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 11:26 am

Artist brush probably. Pen will stick out like a dick on a chick.

biff · Post by **biff** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 1:28 pm

Great look, pop into Whitcouls, and their Art Supplies, grab a fine arts
micro brush, a very fine soft, short haired brush, it will fix those
"missed" bits easy as.
Cheers and have a great 2015.

ZOOM1N

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Subject: [MX5] Re: From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

It's finally complete again, not without thanks to plseme.
Driving round without a cluster cover sucks. All you can see is the
reflection of the cluster's guts.

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Looks a damn site better than it did, but I still missed bits.

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WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jan 06, 2015 5:09 pm

Made a plaster mould of the right-hand tail light...heated up a piece of acrylic in the oven whilst sitting on the mould and viola! a new lense for my left hand tail light! Just needs a bit of trimming and then siliconing on to the unit.