kyteler Posted July 23, 2020 Author Posted July 23, 2020 22 minutes ago, Snoozin said: are you gonna mod Mk1 Cortina lights for the tail panel cos that'd be bangin I did consider that actually. Or Cherry lights, unfortunately I assumed right off the bat (perhaps incorrectly) that they would be more expensive than the Porter Cab option. Quote
nzstato Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 Whens the turbo and the megasquirt going in? Isnt that what all of the MX5 kids are doing these days? Quote
Spencer Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 K24! Looks like a ballache unless you have a LHD Miata though. Quote
kyteler Posted July 23, 2020 Author Posted July 23, 2020 2 minutes ago, tortron said: this but with full rx3 tail lights Those are a cunt to get, would love one but yeah. Not as convinced on the front end treatment. Fastback is win. Quote
kyteler Posted July 23, 2020 Author Posted July 23, 2020 27 minutes ago, nzstato said: Whens the turbo and the megasquirt going in? Isnt that what all of the MX5 kids are doing these days? Open ITBs will probably be my limit of modifications tbh. 1 Quote
nzstato Posted July 23, 2020 Posted July 23, 2020 1 minute ago, kyteler said: Open ITBs will probably be my limit of modifications tbh. Far more civilised for the gentlemen sports car 2 Quote
HighLUX Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 Cheap 6 spud rx8 and swap in renesis goodness 2 Quote
~Slideways~ Posted July 24, 2020 Posted July 24, 2020 9 hours ago, HighLUX said: Cheap 6 spud rx8 and swap in renesis goodness Lol aren't you then swapping in the scrap engine which made it cheap in the first place? I've been looking into ITB's a bunch and the more I read the more it seems like there is little to no gain except the cool noise, maybe a little more top end and even less bottom end torque. So logic tells me I should do it anyway. 2 1 Quote
kyteler Posted July 24, 2020 Author Posted July 24, 2020 53 minutes ago, ~Slideways~ said: Lol aren't you then swapping in the scrap engine which made it cheap in the first place? I've been looking into ITB's a bunch and the more I read the more it seems like there is little to no gain except the cool noise, maybe a little more top end and even less bottom end torque. So logic tells me I should do it anyway. That's the exact conclusion I came to as well. Why ITBs? Because ITBs. 2 Quote
kyteler Posted July 24, 2020 Author Posted July 24, 2020 10 hours ago, HighLUX said: Cheap 6 spud rx8 and swap in renesis goodness I wouldn't rule it out but it would be waaaaaaay in the future. Quote
kyteler Posted August 9, 2020 Author Posted August 9, 2020 So a week ago I did actually manage to find some time to get stuck into the replacing of parts on this thing. First thing I did was in between rain showers, change the brake discs and pads. This was a bit different than I was used to with the rears but actually super easy once I looked up why the fuck the piston wasn't retracting.. (there's a bolt at the back of the caliper with a hex head screw in it that needs rotated to pull the piston back) Fronts were typical push back spec, nothing too exciting. 9 Quote
kyteler Posted August 9, 2020 Author Posted August 9, 2020 Once I'd done that, I actually had the Monday off of work due to having been called in so often the boss gave me a "freebie" and I chose the Monday over the Friday as there was supposed to be less chance of rain, sadly it was still bitterly cold and there was fog out until midday. However I decided I'd get stuck in around 9:30 regardless. Everything was pretty straight forward. I measured the powerframe before removing it and then attempting to drop the box. Mine has an aftermarket exhaust (minus headers) and they put it in a slightly cunty place that I thought I was going to have to remove the exhaust to get the box out but I got there in the end even if that meant the gearbox dropping awkwardly and ejecting a large volume of trans fluid all over the ground. Once the gearbag was free I removed the clutch and the flywheel only to see just how worn it was. Have to say, it wasn't what I anticipated, it appears as though the outer edge of the clutch plate has worn and I don't know what's going on with the rest, needless to say it needed replaced though but there-in lied another issue... The flywheel itself looked similar to the pressure plate. Anyway.. The issue... Old bearing on left, rattley and fucked, new one on right, less rattley but the keen of eye may notice that the contact area is completely different. This would be fine except for the fact that it needs to be the same for the replacement clutch. So I tried to get a refund or a replacement sent due to the error but the return system is very linear at RockAuto and doesn't really allow for incorrect single components within a kit. So rather than fuck around I just ordered a replacement SKF genuine one along with another slave cylinder as I didn't like the look of the current one when dropping the box. They are due to arrive next week, Monday (11th) ish. 2 Quote
Popular Post kyteler Posted August 9, 2020 Author Popular Post Posted August 9, 2020 So that was last weekend but then this week a hardtop had popped up on TM locally for too much. I managed to get it slightly cheaper but still, not that cheap... I think I'll still try and get some out of Japan to sell at some point given how much they go for nowadays. Crazy. I took the old Gloria out to collect it. The guy selling it had an FD3S as well which he showed me, it was fucking slick. Super tidy. It turned out that he was originally from Auckland but was now living in Nightcaps of all places. Hilarious. Anyway we got to yarning about the 90's/00's Auckland car scene and it was a good wee chat before I bumbled off. Then when I got home (in between rain showers again) I started to fit it up. Mine has apparently never had an hardtop before as the plastic trim pieces were all in one piece and covered up the mounting fixtures. This one came with all the parts so I used those and my eyechrometer to mark and holesaw then grind clearance into the plastic to fit up the catches. THe end result was as follows: Obviously black looks fucking stupid so I will be painting it white when I get a chance and removing the soft-top from underneath when I refit it once painted. That's all for now. 14 Quote
tortron Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Nah nah nah, paint the windscreen frame black to match for a seedyal special 7 Quote
flyingbrick Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 On 24/07/2020 at 09:13, tortron said: this but with full rx3 tail lights Hard to imagine why they didn't come from the factory looking like this, soooo sweet. Quote
tortron Posted August 9, 2020 Posted August 9, 2020 Too aggressive, needs to be soft and cute for the ladies to want it Quote
Popular Post kyteler Posted August 27, 2020 Author Popular Post Posted August 27, 2020 I got the replacement clutch in and working but there's still something a little awry there that will have to wait until I get back from a couple of weeks holiday. I also discovered that I have a fairly common wobbly crank pulley issue so I should look into that before I get too carried away thrashing it. That said, I did enjoy taking it for a wee hoon after I got the clutch working and the hardtop on. More to come in the future but this is where we are at the minute: Once that was sorted I took it for a hoon to see my other white coupe... 32 Quote
kyteler Posted September 7, 2020 Author Posted September 7, 2020 Mine and Joe's together briefly during our South Island roadtrip in his. 8 1 Quote
Popular Post tortron Posted September 7, 2020 Popular Post Posted September 7, 2020 got that appliance scrap yard white going 13 1 Quote
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