Whats arrived for your Roadster today

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:52 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:

Dat Rake

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 7:46 pm

Snapfrozen wrote:Speaking of plastidip...

It looks like all the Red has washed off your roof, landed on the driveway and left some black plastic looking residue behind.

Maybe you should have masked your driveway before painting the car or borrowed a booth... Hope its a rental?

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 8:54 pm

I wetsanded in the driveway

It's just dust and it's already washed away. We own the place, luckily - means I can fix stuff when its broken.

As for the rake - proven to outperform a dead flat MX5. I do need new rear bumpstops though

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:49 pm

Oh yeah, defiantly.
I ran between 5-10mm rake I don't remember,
Somewhere between there.

Wasnt as noticeable as yours though

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 9:57 pm

BRM wrote:Oh yeah, defiantly.
I ran between 5-10mm rake I don't remember,
Somewhere between there.

Wasnt as noticeable as yours though

I think I'm at 15mm rake. However fat my finger is since that's my ruler

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:04 pm

Lol ^^^^

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:26 pm

Yep. One at the front, two at the rear (could probably be taken the wrong way...) is how the car is setup. Any lower and I hit everything, any higher and I start looking stock

Might go back to stock height to make the car even more subtle in the car park

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 10:36 pm

From when I saw it a few times at Pauls shot, it looked pretty good!

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Dec 04, 2013 11:06 pm

Cheers. Unfortunately like any car it's never finished

Ah well, only a few more big items left on it and the hopefully it's all about driving rather than installing stuff

Still trying to think of other things I'd like on it and at the top of my new wishlist is the super rare NB clock that sits on the cluster guage since I pulled my old clock out. Just not sure where to find them since I only ever saw 2 on yahoo.jp over the years

ch4ng · Post by **ch4ng** » Thu Dec 05, 2013 11:28 pm

1x locked diff.

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:23 pm

My random piece of insulation for the tunnel arrived. Hopefully it does what it said and reduces hot foot on hot days... Probably won't but worth a try since the box needs to come out anyway making installation easy

ch4ng · Post by **ch4ng** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:50 pm

Today was a good day.
A picture is worth a thousand words

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 9:53 pm

Looks like miley Cyrus.

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 6:30 pm

I have always wanted to break the silhouette of my car in certain places and I love the look of flared arches but I can't justify adding flares because it would require new wider rims and tyres, so I am going to have a tutu with these, some golf mk3 wheel arch trim. Who knows it may look awful, but I'll have some fun in the meantime

MattBRG · Post by **MattBRG** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:12 pm

^ Even Rake loves it

MattBRG · Post by **MattBRG** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:18 pm

New in the last few days.. hopefully stays on all its wheels.
NZ New, 1.8 SE, Starlight Blue Mica, 115,000kms. all original, even down to the factory stereo!

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:27 pm

I love the new car Mat, it looks more awesome than a bear holding a machinegun surfing on a shark!

I assume you will be replacing the stylebar with a cage at some point.....

CordedBowl · Post by **CordedBowl** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 7:28 pm

Looks fantastic! Nice find MattMICA.

Timmo · Post by **Timmo** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 10:44 pm

Good find Matt, welcome to the club

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 9:38 am

LooksNice Matt.... Did those rolled metal pipes behind the headrest help you to make a decision on this particular vehicle.... Good to see a car colour that is not everywhere!!!! Its a lot darker than I thought it would have been.

MattBRG · Post by **MattBRG** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:02 pm

GRUVBB wrote:LooksNice Matt.... Did those rolled metal pipes behind the headrest help you to make a decision on this particular vehicle.... Good to see a car colour that is not everywhere!!!! Its a lot darker than I thought it would have been.

Cheers Mate, nah the style bar had nothing to do with the decision, a roll cage was always on the cards for my new one anyway. style bars wont do anything....

what sold me on it, was not only the colour but the fact it is in really nice original condition, the only additions to the car have been the style bar and a set of air-horns...
but the colour is real dark, and it changes with the light, for instance at night it is black

Post by **jif** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 5:08 pm

hey, nice car

-jeff (previous owner of a 96' SE

On 10 December 2013 19:18, MattBRG <mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz (mx5talk@mx5forum.co.nz)> wrote:

New in the last few days.. hopefully stays on all its wheels.
NZ New, 1.8 SE, Starlight Blue Mica, 115,000kms. all original, even down to the factory stereo!

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BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:48 pm

ch4ng wrote:Today was a good day.
A picture is worth a thousand words

Was thinking about doing something like that with the front..

Now I know what it looks like.

Thanks Chang

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:50 pm

some pads and rotors I ordered finally arrived so this weekend will definitely be a busy one.

ch4ng · Post by **ch4ng** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 8:25 pm

BRM wrote:

Was thinking about doing something like that with the front..

Now I know what it looks like.

Thanks Chang

All good, do you mean the lip?

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