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

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 6:38 pm

I removed my rear driver's side brake caliper and disc to fish out a stone caught between disc and dust shield. Amazing what you can do on the side of the road with the factory-supplied tools and a few minutes

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:05 pm

Fitted a set of Apexi headers to my BP. So tasty

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 3:21 pm

Removed the softtop, Feels jumpy with no hard or soft top! Great to have the extra room and less weight!

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:24 pm

Fitted set of lowering springs today, and changed the oil and coolant while I was under there. Piece of cake really although some of those bolts were pretty stiff

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 5:43 pm

Furai wrote:Removed the softtop, Feels jumpy with no hard or soft top! Great to have the extra room and less weight!

I think the soft top frame acts as something of an interior brace as well because I thought the same removing my soft top. Just more reason to get a rollbar installed!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 6:41 pm

Mr. Shine wrote:
Furai wrote:Removed the softtop, Feels jumpy with no hard or soft top! Great to have the extra room and less weight!
I think the soft top frame acts as something of an interior brace as well because I thought the same removing my soft top. Just more reason to get a rollbar installed!

Yeah it would seem to but once the Hardtop is on it goes back to normal, Im still trying to find a rollbar to fit me....

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 8:39 pm

Well, another track this weekend, and having to use my brother's MX5. Down to Taupo racetrack used my STi (couldn't get the bloody thing on the trailer, too big for it, so had to drive it down) for most of the time, but had one play session at the end of the day with his MX5, most likely had more fun with his car than mine, just not as quick (a lot more squirming around and having to drive it rather than STi). Quickest time I did in STi was a 1.51.7 and the quickest for the MX5 that I did was a 2.06.5. Only two other MX5's down there on the track, on standard NB8C and the other a slightly modified NA with a SR20DET, apparently running 275kw. Went for a blat in that one as a passenger, didn't feel like 275kw, but it was pretty quick, and the driver was fighting to keep the thing on the road, all the while it seem like the car itself was plotting a way to spit us off into the grass. We only timed him when I went for a ride, and the quickest one of that session was a 1.49.2

dynofiend · Post by **dynofiend** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:44 pm

Furai wrote:Removed the softtop, Feels jumpy with no hard or soft top! Great to have the extra room and less weight!

You thought about fitting the later model side impact brace (seatbelt tower brace)? I did it to my 1990 NA no problems and you can pick em up cheap.

Born_disturbed · Post by **Born_disturbed** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:25 pm

Donovan wrote: a slightly modified NA with a SR20DET, apparently running 275kw. Went for a blat in that one as a passenger, didn't feel like 275kw, but it was pretty quick, and the driver was fighting to keep the thing on the road, all the while it seem like the car itself was plotting a way to spit us off into the grass. We only timed him when I went for a ride, and the quickest one of that session was a 1.49.2

Tony's car! i found it bloody quick when he took me around Taupo. was he running high or low boost?

Donovan · Post by **Donovan** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 8:43 am

Yeah, Tony's car. Not sure what boost level he was running at. Don't get me wrong, it was quick, just not as quick as I thought it would have been.

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu Jun 07, 2012 9:20 am

Spent about an hour trying to fit my Parcel Tray back in around the roll bar, now to get the carpet in.. hmmmmm

chris · Post by **chris** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 10:37 pm

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A bit lower, just for shits and gigs

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:07 pm

Looks good Chris, you just need to go a little moar low still te he he

Yesterday w/ the awesome help of 2LOW2C we swapped the CUSCO 6/5k coil-over springs for 8/6k… taking the CUSCO 6k springs which were in the front and popping them into the back and we used the new TEIN 8k springs we got from Keith for the front… driven 100kms since and unfortunately don't think it's yet stiff enough yet but maybe on the new road rubber coming soon which will be a bit higher and wider it might feel ok, I dunno. What I do know is that what would have taken me a whole day (+) got done in probably 60mins actual work time... knowing exactly what to do and being highly practiced meant the job was incredibly simple and straightforward (thanks Paul, legend mate).

Keith Jones · Post by **Keith Jones** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 3:40 pm

Hey Harlan
If it's still not stiff enough for you, don't forget I still got the 12kg springs.
Those on the front and the 8's on the rear will really rattle your teeth.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:00 pm

Finally got my Flyin Miata rails and butterfly brace in. All I can say is it feels "tighter" and speed bumps dont' feel so bad anymore. Thanks to Cole who managed to get them into the car in about an hour

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Jun 09, 2012 8:38 pm

Whats the ID and length of the springs you got?

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:25 pm

I just finished my relocated washer bottle mod- it saves my dump pipe melting it and boiling my washer water-only down-side is i dont have instant hot water for a cuppa now!

At $4.50 it sure beats US$120ish for the Cappuchino one!!
Now all i need to do is get a patent on it. lol.

chris · Post by **chris** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:38 pm

^^ That looks tidy

I like! Has anyone in NZ done a wire tuck? O.o

Euen · Post by **Euen** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:44 pm

Looks good. Tupperware??

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:46 pm

Yep tupperware-its supposed to house pasta sticks but dont tell anyone!

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:47 pm

WideOpenThrottle - What have you used for the bottle and did you just extend the wires?

Chris - Don't think so but it sure looks good pic for reference
That is the cleanest looking miata engine bay i've ever seen

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:50 pm

Sexy itbs.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:50 pm

Yep - i extended the wires and luckily i had an old connector that fitted one end & used a couple of spade connectors for the other end plus you need to extend the hose obviously.

chris · Post by **chris** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 1:34 pm

Wahh the thread died! Anyway,

Pics!!

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 2:04 pm

Went to Hampton again, Won the gymkhana! I believe I saw your car Chris!

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

Waher bottle mod

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