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Few anorak questions here, regular spray gloss spray paint for the mould? And what resin/Epoxy are you using for the carbon fibre?

Love the result too! Will look amazing when shined up a bit 

On 05/05/2022 at 19:09, ~Slideways~ said:

 

 

 

Could possibly cut off the mitsi flange and weld on the mazda one. Will offer it up to the engine bay when I get a chance. 

The design is MUCH better than the Mazda one, maybe it'll be worth modifying it to fit?

Really like this manifold research, are the bolt spacings similar at all?

If not I think I've seen people offering waterjet flanges for $50-$100 Could supply drawings of each and have a hybrid made up, best of both worlds, or continue boring out the mx5 one to fit.

How does the rest of the manifold fit in the engine bay, there is a lot of room there, but no risk of it hitting the frame rails there at all?

4 hours ago, WhangareiKE70 said:

Have seen cheaper versions of this all in one type gauge, such as this https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/other-accessories/listing/3263604186?archive=1
Just no indicators etc. 
 

I'm not a  dash expert, but 100% sure that is a Raspberry Pi in a pretty case, and 99% sure it's about $500 worth max (generously)

https://pishop.nz/RPI-MON4/

https://pishop.nz/Raspberry-Pi-4-Model-B-4GB/

+some DIY required  

This shop is a treasure trove of ideas and little gizmos for a dash project: https://www.hiq.co.nz/products/category/NPKMMVCT-indicators-led-assemblies + https://www.hiq.co.nz/products/category/QQGBMKVT-switches

On 13/09/2021 at 15:16, tortron said:

I have a pile of used engine valves and some hot glue sticks (reuse the glue, just heat the valve up with a heat gun) and slide hammer vice grip combo

This technique really works, a friend a while ago got into doing Paintless Dent Repair (PDR) work, maybe youtube those techniques to get some extra ideas of what is possible @Flash short answer is a lot is possible! 

Name (first is sweet): Adam

Location: Auckland

Cars you own: Daily Driver Legacy wagon, Project '89 mx5

Mods to them (can be brief or detailed): Speeduino ECU, and planning motorbike ITBs, generally making the slow mx5 slightly faster with OEM upgrades, NB Bilsteins, rebuilding brakes, hot brake pads, tidying interior etc 

Pictures (Either attach the files here or use an image hosting website):

How you found out about oldschool: Web Searches kept coming up with people doing cool shit

Anything else you want to add:  No

It's possible there might be a chance to machine out the injector seat a further 2-3mm to get the injector pattern/angle into the port better? 

Really careful machining though, not DIY friendly. 

1 hour ago, Themi said:

• you need a head gasket of at least 1mm compressed, no tiny MLS gaskets or pistons will hit the head.

So what you're saying is there could be piston to head contact?