Darth Vader Miata

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 5:53 pm

Keith it is sort of 'nervous' hard on the brakes, a bit 'squirrely' but not terrible... I might get it looked at.

Would actually rather get the bloody wheel straight again, starting to annoy lol!

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:45 pm

He should have aligned the rack so that it was dead centre before doing the alignment. Then the column or wheel can be moved to centre after the alignment is done.

Is the rack at dead centre when the wheels are straight ahead? (count number of turns straight ahead to left and straight ahead to right).

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:57 pm

Lots of you know this car, pictured beneath last night meeting his new buddy NA8 SE, how would 9 x 15 +2p be in the rear haunches?

Was semi-thinking of doing this, simply using the 225/50 T1-R's currently on the 8 x 15 +25p

Win or Fail

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 4:54 pm

really +2P offset?
If so they will stick much further out of the guards compared to your current wheels. You would probably need flares.
Click for visual differences

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:33 pm

http://www.willtheyfit.com/index.php?wi ... mit=Submit

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 5:36 pm

thats exactly what is in my link

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:37 pm

15x8 +0 stick about 1" outside all around so it would be a tad more, im running a little bit of natural camber from lowering in the rear but not much tbh

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:39 pm

Are you running 15x8 +0? Which size tires and what are your camber figures?

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 9:50 pm

Yeah, running 195/50/15 which probably wouldnt be considered "legal" haha. I think 225s are the required size?
Not sure of precise measurements, as I haven't had an alignment but pretty much no camber up front and i guess 1-2 degrees in the rear?

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 11:15 pm

It doesn't really matter where the rim sits, an inch further out makes little/no difference really does it(?)... more its where the tire will be exactly which makes any matter... I'd have thought on the back it might be pretty sweet actually?

Need to find a washer & bolt, one's fallen out from beneath the car, causing some knocking & banging tonight... heeeeelllppppp meee lol.

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 5:08 pm

Not sure if you wanted it or not but i took a picture from pretty much right above, I think the warrant specs say the tread must be within the arches?
so wheel poke is fine i guess, but im not a wof man

F http://imageshack.us/a/img441/1056/photo0751a.jpg
R http://imageshack.us/a/img443/7969/photo0750.jpg

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 7:36 pm

Dylann,

Is that 15 x 8 0p?

What brand of 195/50 are you running?

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:20 pm

bang on

theyre old bridgestone my01's, a friend of mine had them lying around - dont think you can buy them new anymore though?

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 1:51 pm

Is that legal, 195/50 MY-01's on 8 x 15's?

Purely FWIW super skinny rubber like that w/wide rims doesn't 'do it for me' personally... if I went 9" I'd stick with 225/50 or go up to 235/245. Anyway, upon the advice of the experienced guys I've flagged the 9" rim option for the time but the return of the rain has prompted a renewed search for a car cover.

So far I have come up blank, some of my good karma must be due back, can anyone suggest/assist in any form?

Remember I have no proper roof having given it to UUBER

Keith Jones · Post by **Keith Jones** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:21 pm

Hey Harlan
I've still got my cover that I used for the race car.
It's a cut down full cover.
The side mirrors gothrough two holes, the rear gets shut in the boot and the front has a couple of eyelets for bungy straps.
Not pretty but it works.
Yours if you want it.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:46 pm

Keith Jones wrote:Hey Harlan
I've still got my cover that I used for the race car.
It's a cut down full cover.
The side mirrors gothrough two holes, the rear gets shut in the boot and the front has a couple of eyelets for bungy straps.
Not pretty but it works.
Yours if you want it.

There you go Harlan...Keiths just saved me making you one!

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Apr 03, 2013 4:55 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:
Keith Jones wrote:Hey Harlan
I've still got my cover that I used for the race car.
It's a cut down full cover.
The side mirrors gothrough two holes, the rear gets shut in the boot and the front has a couple of eyelets for bungy straps.
Not pretty but it works.
Yours if you want it.
There you go Harlan...Keiths just saved me making you one!

You get to live.

For now

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Thu Apr 04, 2013 1:05 am

pretty sure it isnt legal but i passed a wof with them just last week so yea haha. not ideal having stretch anyway, car needs to be slammed to pull it off (imo)

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 3:33 pm

Window Banner... will my V1 operate normally through the vinyl or will I need to make a cut-out, who's got some sexy suggestions for it... will mostly likely be BLACK background...

MADAZ

www.timekeeper.co.nz

DARTH

VADER

DARTH VADER

Alcoholics Anonymous

What do you people reckon?

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:39 pm

all of those banner suggestions are not at all what i'd run.

maybe just simple black banner without text? will look a bunch cleaner.

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:42 pm

I'd personally go with Vader .... and I would have a silhouette image of darth bobo next to it. (if you have never seen tripping the rift then its worth checking out)

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Mon Apr 22, 2013 7:46 pm

could get something super cute like this:

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:15 am

sorted

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:24 am

Ha ha, nice - looks very familiar mate... came in the Cannonball Sticker Pack right, I still have mine... think we'll go for a BLACK banner w/VADER done in BLACK reflective 3M over the top... just so totally crap when it comes to stuff like this, thats why nearly every single thing I own is death BLACK.

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Thu Apr 25, 2013 10:27 am

Yeah Cannonball sticker, I am going to try and get my hands on the Jesus one they had in the 2012 Cannonball to put on the other side, balance things out, good and bad, ying and yang, bit of a piss take on the whole thing

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