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

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:22 pm

how do you plan on removing the alloy headcrabs biting the top of each engine? (the one on the left especially looks like a headcrab)

maybe a crowbar?

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:29 pm

[quote="stooji
strider bought me a present[/quote]

like the look of the clutch and 1.8ness

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 8:42 pm

yeah, in all seriousness, I am jealous

you are going to have a fun weekend

fiveisalive · Post by **fiveisalive** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 9:26 pm

chris wrote:
fiveisalive wrote:Finally got around to installing those mudflaps... wished i had done them sooner as I quite like the look of it

http://postimage.org/image/94f01grg3/
By the way, do you park down Fanshawe Street?

Er not any more....

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:39 pm

I work there, might've seen my red NA from time to time

malcster · Post by **malcster** » Fri Mar 01, 2013 10:52 pm

fiveisalive wrote:
chris wrote:
fiveisalive wrote:Finally got around to installing those mudflaps... wished i had done them sooner as I quite like the look of it

http://postimage.org/image/94f01grg3/
By the way, do you park down Fanshawe Street?
Er not any more....

where did you get the white mudflaps?

fiveisalive · Post by **fiveisalive** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:40 am

Snapfrozen wrote:I work there, might've seen my red NA from time to time

And that I have

fiveisalive · Post by **fiveisalive** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:47 am

malcster wrote:
fiveisalive wrote:
chris wrote: By the way, do you park down Fanshawe Street?
Er not any more....

where did you get the white mudflaps?

Got them on Ebay complete with fitting kit.

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 4:09 am

Had nothing to do Friday night so called a couple of mates around and installed a Racing Beat front swaybar and some supermiata endlinks (not really needed but coilovers hopefully coming soon so will need the adjustability).

A cramped car port and working with 3 indoor lamps, 2 tiny light bulbs in the car port and each of our phones for lighting we ended up finishing the whole thing at 12 (started at 8... yea we work slow lol). Took the car for a shakedown run till 3 AM. And am now posting this after a shower.

My arms are now thoroughly beaten but I have forgotten how much fun it is to work on this car haha. Now time for bed....... uuuurrrgggghhhh

malcster · Post by **malcster** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 9:16 am

fiveisalive wrote:
malcster wrote:
fiveisalive wrote: Er not any more....

where did you get the white mudflaps?

Got them on Ebay complete with fitting kit.

Ahh ok..thought they might have been the ones i sold on trademe.

stooji · Post by **stooji** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 11:41 am

MrGrey wrote:how do you plan on removing the alloy headcrabs biting the top of each engine? (the one on the left especially looks like a headcrab)

maybe a crowbar?

have always been a fan of the machine gun with attached grenade launcher myself.

or noob tube, as it later came to be known i guess

anyway, there are few problems that cant be resolved with sentences ending in the words 'or eat grenade!'

sprsta wrote:like the look of the clutch and 1.8ness

yeah me too. the BP is from an NB so its got VICS... well actually the VICS actuator is broken, and i dont have an RPM switch. but potentially it has VICS

as for the clutch - what does everyone think? i have the one that came with the BP, which looks in decent nick, and the one attached to my old B6. im under the impression the B6 flywheel is a fair bit lighter (though with a smaller clutch plate as a result)

wondering if i should reuse my B6 flywheel etc for a bit of extra revviness

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 12:12 pm

SkilletKid wrote:Had nothing to do Friday night so called a couple of mates around and installed a Racing Beat front swaybar and some supermiata endlinks (not really needed but coilovers hopefully coming soon so will need the adjustability).

A cramped car port and working with 3 indoor lamps, 2 tiny light bulbs in the car port and each of our phones for lighting we ended up finishing the whole thing at 12 (started at 8... yea we work slow lol). Took the car for a shakedown run till 3 AM. And am now posting this after a shower.

My arms are now thoroughly beaten but I have forgotten how much fun it is to work on this car haha. Now time for bed....... uuuurrrgggghhhh

Good work! Have been in similar working conditions many times, always adds to the entertainment, haha.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:36 pm

chop chop!

weld

prime

flare

couldnt resist test fitting my wheels too

authentic · Post by **authentic** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:26 pm

Hot dang

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 3:44 pm

Man that looks amazing....

stooji · Post by **stooji** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:03 pm

has anyone got dibs on the old wheels?

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:22 pm

i should explain
this is Hayleys car not mine but that is what i have done to it so far this weekend.

the sharks are the ones that are going on it not my rays

i am currently between mx5's so had a test fit while i have the car
i think ill do an nb next

this car satisfies my mx5 hunger while i don't have one

malcster · Post by **malcster** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:10 pm

sprsta wrote:i should explain
this is Hayleys car not mine but that is what i have done to it so far this weekend.

the sharks are the ones that are going on it not my rays

i am currently between mx5's so had a test fit while i have the car
i think ill do an nb next

this car satisfies my mx5 hunger while i don't have one

you need my NB thats for sale.

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sat Mar 02, 2013 10:21 pm

wrong price range for me sorry
i would ideally like to trade the bighorn and a little bit of cash not $6000 and the truck
i want to find something rough

sprsta · Post by **sprsta** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 7:58 pm

back on its wheels now

ill paint the flares one night after work this week

Mad Kiwi · Post by **Mad Kiwi** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:01 pm

Look awesome, great job!!

Skilfil · Post by **Skilfil** » Sun Mar 03, 2013 8:51 pm

Not today but before Nationals, not bad for non-stanced I think

MX5 by Skilfil, on Flickr

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 8:13 am

Thats a cool pic, looks like the paints nice.

Might have to take a photo of mine from the back...

tomtikki · Post by **tomtikki** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 9:44 am

I'm sure that rattle came from behind the dash....

A productive saturday: Replaced the heater matrix and sorted out my dodgy wiring/rats nest - it appears my car has had 3 alarms in it, each installer leaving a little of the previous guys work... leaving me with LOTS of very average joins and LOTS of tape, sticky cruddy nasty gooey tape.
Pretty happy, it took 5hrs and i can now direct air and/or heat to different places! and im more confident my car isn't a electrical fire waiting to happen.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Mon Mar 04, 2013 10:29 am

My car looked like that once when I swapped over to an NB dash. Used the time to tidy up the wiring but in the time since, I have made a mess again :p

I do hope to not have to pull the dash out again as I've gotten lazy lately

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