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Haven't done too much over the last few months, just been driving the car to & from work also bought some reground cams. And some pics without all the gumboot rally sponsor stickers

Actually managed to make it to this one haha. Got some pics after i was done stuffing my face. https://www.flickr.com/gp/91861841@N05/euD5vK

Probably not, think Pine puts the sticker on the inside of the barrel so it gets covered by the tyre anyway

This gives me 2 days to get my front bumper fitted up, should make it this time!

Small update Got a Nardi deep corn wheel through Moonlight racing to help with leg room. Then fitted the rear bumper and some friends talked me into doing a livery on the car instead of painting it all black. Took it on gumboot rally the next day so dont have any pics of it without the sponsor stickers on it.

Stuck cooking dinner, might make it later

No problems,. Other side is AM36018

Closest thing I could find at work. Bolts are 41mm CTOC 1-1/8" off the rear of a 65-73 mustang

Hadnt been to one of these meets in ages, will have to bring a warmer jacket next time

Have an Innovate MTX-L for tuning my efi cars, was really easy to install and use

Just had one of these kits arrive at work(BNT), might be what you are after? Suits M14 spark plugs, Can do one for $20 inc gst Edit: 2nd pic didnt post, was on mobile

Not running with the turbo yet, needed it to be able to pass a wof for daily use while my other car is off the road for a gearbox rebuild. Will be putting in my Link ecu (G1V5) at some point to make sure it'll run on the off boost part of the map (had a tune for a t28 turbo)

Next I got to fitting some parts I'd been stockpiling since buying the shell. Frame rail protectors to help stiffen up the car and stop denting the floor stiffeners on speed bumps. Fitted a sparco sprint seat to get me more headroom as im 6'3". Swapped in my coilovers which i managed to save from the other shell after having the right front tested by autolign to make sure it was still usable. Then rolled the rear guards and got to fitting my SSR MKI's which I'd been collecting over a year. The fronts are 14x7.5 -6 which i bought new from SSR and the rears are 14x8.5 -7 which i got 2nd hand off a friend. Also test fit a rear bumper cover and ducktail spoiler. Have ordered an aftermarket front bumper which should be arriving next month in the Moonlight racing container Will be painting all the new panels and few green parts on the chassis once the bumper has arrived to make the whole car black

After the big milestone of getting the car started i bled up the clutch system and took the car for a test drive up my driveway. Next job was to make start making it look like a car again. Fitted seats, rest of the interior trim, hardtop and doors off the other shell. (Apologies for all the cellphone pics, didn't want to dirty my good camera) The shell came with a green front bumper and bonnet so got the bumper painted black by a friend along with some red guards that I'd picked up, couldnt fit the bonnet in my starlet so ended up rattle canning it. Got some analogue wheel alignment tools and set to making it drive straight and have even camber all round. Swapped to a set of more road friendly wheels then took it to a wof place next to work, it passed with only a couple of lights needing replacing.

After installing the oil return i went on to replacing some of the intake that got bent in the crash. Then got to wedging the drivetrain into the new shell. Got my old fenix radiator that got bent in the crash, shortened by 150mm to make intercooler piping far easier. Then welded up some mounts to suit. And plumbed up a power steering cooler. Swapped the black dashboard out of the other shell then made sure everything was hooked up correctly to be able to give it a test start.

Thought I might as well finally make a build for my car. I bought this MX5 as a rolling shell to replace my one which I wrote off at a drift day. Purchased as a rolling shell, the paintwork was pretty rough, had a cracked screen, no interior except a dash and steering column. First job was to get the windscreen removed so i could get a spare one installed. After removing the dash to get access i cut the screen out using a stanley knife then discovered why it had cracked. Found a small rust patch going up the entire side of the windscreen, so had to grind that out and prep it before getting AALAWS to install the new screen. Next thing was to swap all the rear panels, polybushed arms and the 7" torsen diff. Then was on to removing the engine and gearbox (Standard 1600 with 6 puk clutch and 5 speed) after cutting out the damaged section of chassis to make things easier. While the motor was out I took the opportunity to install the turbo drain. More to come, just trying to keep posts shortish

That would prove a little difficult for getting over speed bumps/driveways, you'd have to come to a complete stop before and after for it to go full up/down

So reading that the system would just have to let all the air out/go back down to certed height when over 20k's? Seems simple enough in theory

Thought i'd follow up on this, ended up buying a davies craig 281x112mm cooler, came with just enough hose to replace the whole low pressure hardline loop which went up to the front of the car(Was kinda bent anyway). Mounted up easy with the included parts, cant comment on its performance yet as i have only had a short drive up my driveway so far.

Hi Clint, just saw this system and wondered if it would require the full automatic system that airbags use? Seeing that its mainly used in at either full extension or none would it be allowed with just a switch to go full up?

Cant remember the price of it at work, will check on tuesday

That I'd rather not do, cant seem to find an under drive crank pulley for mx5 which has a harmonic balancer

That might be an idea if I can find anyone that makes an overdrive pulley for mx5 power steer pumps

Sweet i'll get one through work

About to install power steering setup into my new shell and want to try prevent boiling the fluid while drifting. What sort of size should i go for? Also which design to go for tube with fins on it or a multi row trans cooler? Also is power steering like engine oil where you can damage things if its too cold?