From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

Aurai · Post by **Aurai** » Thu Feb 26, 2015 7:30 pm

Junkwhale wrote:Drove from Wellington to Napier, Taupo then Auckland, and then back via the Tekuiti/Taumarunui/Ohakune side over 3 days.

Wowzers!! Where was that taken?

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 10:04 am

Aurai wrote:Wowzers!! Where was that taken?

Taken at the top of Te Mata Peak in Hawke's Bay - first time I've been there. Has a pretty crazy narrow road up the side of some cliffs.

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Fri Feb 27, 2015 1:53 pm

Today ... well last week actually i borrowed a hoist and did this
new rotors pads and one new rear caliper

And the week before i fitted these old skool Autosport NZ fixed back buckets
low deep and comfy on stock mx5 rails only mod needed was a bend on the slide lever to clear the seat base and some extra holes drilled in the base to mount the rails to

Aurai · Post by **Aurai** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 6:57 pm

I swapped in a VLSD for my open diff and tightened up the handbrake a bit.

I decided to ignore the internet and do the diff swap without removing the exhaust pipe

Some Brute force and ignorance later I can now lay 2 black lines instead of just one!

Eagerly awaiting the next Gymkhana now!

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Sat Feb 28, 2015 10:11 pm

Sanded/polished my headlights and then finished colorsanding/polishing my GV eyelids and put them on (bad lighting/potato camera etc but you get the idea):

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 8:59 pm

Went to a grass autocross today and got very very dusty:

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sun Mar 01, 2015 11:00 pm

Got the diff housing welded up after work on Friday, they welded up the broken section then added a plate on either side for reinforcement.
Got home and reassembled the diff, mounted it up then put the rear suspension all back together.

Went on the Cannonball run on Saturday, ran topless the entire day so got rather sunburnt.
Covered just over 350km of twisty roads & highways and only used half a tank of gas.
Repaired diff housing went amazingly, showed no problems with it.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 4:19 pm

Well fuck, when did it get blacked?
Please tell me your interior and boot and engine bay are black too.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 6:03 pm

It was matte black primer since 10/11th of January, got the proper black and clear coat put on 14th of February, kept it secret till i was happy with the result.

With the advice of sprstr I pulled all the panels off to do the primer so that no red showed through the panel gaps.
Got under the boot lid, under the bonnet, a little inside the boot and did the door jams in black primer.
Did a closed door spray with the proper paint. Only red bits are under the carpet, a few bits where we stuffed up masking and inside the engine bay

biff · Post by **biff** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 10:29 pm

Looks great, is Black as hard to keep clean as they say?

Biff

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It was matte black primer since 10/11th of January, got the proper black and
clear coat put on 14th of February, kept it secret till i was happy with the
result. [Laughing]
With the advice of sprstr I pulled all the panels off to do the primer so
that no red showed through the panel gaps.
Got under the boot lid, under the bonnet, a little inside the boot and did
the door jams in black primer.
Did a closed door spray with the proper paint. Only red bits are under the
carpet, a few bits where we stuffed up masking and inside the engine bay

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siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Mon Mar 02, 2015 11:22 pm

Yes, fingerprints, dirt and smudges show up within 10 mins of cleaning it.
Its really hard to close the door or the boot without leaving finger prints all over them.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:41 pm

Good job.
My green is like that - God forbid you have anything on your hands and you touch the paint or the glass. Stands out like dogs balls.

Ian · Post by **Ian** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:46 pm

Continued the NB engine install...

SKREEE · Post by **SKREEE** » Tue Mar 03, 2015 11:25 pm

4A-GE wrote:Good job.
My green is like that - God forbid you have anything on your hands and you touch the paint or the glass. Stands out like dogs balls.

I also feel your pain. I also work mostly in the Chch Red Zone so yeah dust all the dust and all the dirt

I get sad cleaning her because I know exactly what I am in for as soon as I drive anywhere.

and for reasons a photo from a couple of weeks ago Seen it across the road from out work site and decided to park near it. Is it one of us?

And yesterdays Speedo it clicked over when pulling into my driveway.

And without fail my tach decides to do it's "thing" during photo time.

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:38 am

Lazy man's latch adjustment:

Surprisingly effective!

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:09 am

4A-GE wrote:Good job.
My green is like that - God forbid you have anything on your hands and you touch the paint or the glass. Stands out like dogs balls.

I work as a wrecker so it sucks trying to get into the car after work, I can never get all the grease/oil/dirt off my hands

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Wed Mar 04, 2015 9:50 pm

Students are dirtier.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Wed Mar 18, 2015 8:19 pm

Been a bit lazy with updates. Cleaned up a few parts. Started disassembling my steering rack to convert it. And some junk turned up. No one likes me talking so pictures

Removing inner tie rods. Couldn't believe how hard it was to bend back the tabs, realised after about 5 mins of nursing it that theyre toss away items so got out Thor and 2 taps sorted it

MAG0537 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0536 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0535 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

This is part of the coolant reroute kit I ordered from BEGi. Replaces the thermostat at the front but retains the fan control. Once everything is running I'll ditch it for a frost plug at the head and reroute the wires.

MAG0538 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Kia thermostat housing and a BEGi custom housing. Solves the overheating

MAG0541 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0540 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0539 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

This is the back of the head on the old motor as a comparison.

MAG0542 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Pictures of parts are boring but here's what else turned up. COMPLETE car bush set

MAG0546 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Inner tie rods, outer tie rods, lower ball joints.

MAG0545 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

These replace the rusty old ones on the factory water pipes, anyone with an MX5, Roadster or Miata knows what I'm talking about.

MAG0544 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Now the bad luck. Unfortunately Moog no longer stock servicable ball joints for the MX5... This means I need to compromise and buy the V8 roadster units...

Which are 4x the price...

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Sun Mar 22, 2015 2:50 pm

Righteo. Upderts. Steering rack is booked in. Need pay so thats about a fortnight or 2 away. Decided to crack into the suspension arms. Sorted out the bushes - they're all in the right place and they all fit so have drilled the holes for the grease nipples. They're ordered too so they'll turn up in the next few days. Basically the idea is with tight poly bushes they squeek and require servicing. This will allow me to grease them every 6 months or so without removing each arm and bush.

Pitcher time. Start to finish - Once again, clean, hammerite primer, hammerite.

MAG0548 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0549 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0550 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0551 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0553 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0554 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0555 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0556 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

MAG0557 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

One coat on one side. If I learned something from doing my subframe - It is that you need to quadruple the drying time between coats that they recommend. Unfortunately because it's brush on you can't do a coat when it's touch dry. More layers to come

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:33 pm

Grass autocross:

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:51 pm

Suspension arms are all done - All painted. Ordering my grease nipples tonight and will fit them in the next day or 2, hoping to find something self tapping otherwise I'll buy a tap and die set.

Not much in the way of pictures but I did get my headlight motors finished and reinstalled the lights, I forgot how much of a bitch the bolts that go up under them are.

IMAG0564 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

IMAG0565 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

IMAG0566 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Also thanks to Alex@ MLRacing.co.nz (Moonlight racing) for the hookup on the Boss

IMAG0569 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

And here's my cat.

IMAG0199 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

IMAG0069 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:13 pm

Post up what size tap you need as I have a selection and could post you some to borrow or send you somewhere to purchase at a discounted price. You don't need to buy a full set when only needing one size.... Keep the funds for liquid refreshments post task completion.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Tue Mar 31, 2015 9:39 pm

Needing a 6mm (Thread size?) So I need to drill a 5mm hole and use a 6mm tap right?

Keith Jones · Post by **Keith Jones** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 7:52 am

The easy way to work out the drill size is to deduct the thread pitch from the thread size. Most 6mm grease nipples are 1.0mm pitch, so, yes, drill size would be 5.0mm.

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Apr 01, 2015 10:16 am

Discovered that my slave cylinder had given up when my car wouldnt go into gear monday morning. Got a new cylinder from work and fitted it last night, chucked some new fluid in and its now better than ever

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