Whats arrived for your Roadster today

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Mon Jan 13, 2014 8:21 am

ch4ng wrote:
fooesboy wrote:It is a FM brace, fitted it last night with the help of Fooesgirl
Does this cure the 115kph shake?!!! (Please say it does)

The only thing that cured it on our NB with all its braces was brand new 17" wheels and tyres.The current brand new 15"wheels and tyres still still shimmy a bit!

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:40 pm

new toys!

the wheel arch flares are carbonmiata ones, not cheap universal fit ones.

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:14 pm

MrGrey, you're going to need some nice new wide wheels for those flares to work!

and slam.

please.

just.. a lot...

XD

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 6:53 pm

yep, I totally agree

some minilites with appropriate offset like Furai uses would be nice.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:08 pm

Got my wideband today, should be fitted by Friday. Also started work on the driveshaft loop. Want to have the car fully legal and complied in the next couple of weeks.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:21 pm

Full urethane suspension bush kit

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Thu Jan 30, 2014 9:54 pm

Big box arrived this morning:

98-00 OEM front airdam!:

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SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 12:11 pm

Finally got rubber on to my 6ULs today. Decided on RE002s

And didn't really arrive today but took it out of the box to check the thread pitch on the collar; FCM valved Bilsteins.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 2:38 pm

^^ v nice. What spring rates are they? Do you get a dyno plot of them?

CordedBowl · Post by **CordedBowl** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 3:10 pm

15x8's or 9's?

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:11 pm

15x8s were out when I went to get these so they're 15x7.5s lol. I'll get the 8s another time. (Or hop to 9s if this does ever get to the "track only" car status)

Spring rates are 500lbs front 400lbs rear. I'll need to email Shaikh about the dyno plots, thanks for reminding me lol.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:12 pm

Don't those larger sizes limit the tyre choice?

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 4:20 pm

Angreal wrote:Don't those larger sizes limit the tyre choice?

Yea, but they'll just be track tyres if I ever do get 9s. Saves on worrying about road worthyness.

Pity that 205/50/15 gets frowned upon being put on 15x8s for the road though.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:26 pm

Yup at least 7.5" is road legal.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Jan 31, 2014 7:27 pm

picked up roll hoop number two this afternoon...very tempted to attack it with a grinder but after a few lazy bevvies this arvo, i think i'll wait till after work on monday.

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 2:16 am

SLYDIT wrote:picked up roll hoop number two this afternoon...very tempted to attack it with a grinder but after a few lazy bevvies this arvo, i think i'll wait till after work on monday.

I've learned it's best not to do work on the car whilst distracted by important things =P

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:18 pm

T25

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Mon Feb 03, 2014 10:48 pm

awesome turbo and a really good pic to show it off, nice one siren

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Wed Feb 05, 2014 12:36 am

Nice! I really should clean up my TD04 in the shed.

fooesboy · Post by **fooesboy** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:17 pm

They have FINALY started to apply paint to my 5!

Should be all done this week and then they do a partial re-assembly before handing it back to me...

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 5:50 pm

i need to repaint my car too.

what paint/primer/thinner did you use?
i'm looking at doing a 2 pot spray on mine in our workshop...

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 7:40 pm

Just as a colour to consider, one of the guys on the MCM forums painted his mx5 "(Red Glow) candy pearly red, over a black base coat instead of silver" and it looks really nice.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 8:50 pm

Not that I can see colour properly, but that's pretty neat.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:14 pm

I've been thinking about what colour I'd like mine and I've settled on a dark gunmetal or charcoal grey. It'll probably change by the time I do get around to it and will probably end up something completely different like highlighter yellow or orange

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Sun Feb 16, 2014 9:23 pm

Lookin Good Fooes!!!! Bet you are itchin to get it back on the road.
That MCM job is interesting. Would be nice to see that in the outdoors live.

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