Welcome ! Glynn at City Garage in Queen St is OK

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hi, all OK - here's the full story. Here's the situation as orginally outlined to Shaikh from FatCat MotorSports - - 1990 NA running stock springs, mounts & Bilsteins from (I think) an NZ new NB RS. - Want to retain the NB shocks & springs but lower for cosmetic reasons. Car is used for daily driver...

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Well, I know that this will have some of you holding head in hands - but I got a set of the RE001s fitted yesterday & I'm delighted ! Very new yet & I had the bike rack on during today's drive, but initial impressions are very favorable. I believe the compound is quite a bit softer than the Yoko A53...

Hi, all Am thinking of putting an additional groove in my shocks so I can lower the spring perch retaining ring. Anyone know who could do it, preferably in the South Auckland / airport area ? Regards, Greg PS - I have read of one brave soul in the US doing it by hand with a hacksaw - I'd like to app...

Hi, Paul I installed a zipperless glass-windowed top from Duetto Motors in the US. Ditto re great result - I'm delighted. It also has straps, the purpose of which is to correctly locate the rear-most hoop on the NA frame. They run from the rain rail to the rear-most hoop & also between the rear-most...

Thanks, gents According to the blurb the RE001 is a replacemnet for the SO3 - or at least as I read it. And agree re. tyres out-sticking most drivers' capabilities - including mine ! Aside from the odd club track day I'm not doing anything too severe with the car, however my philosophy is to buy bet...

hi, all Starting a new thread here, though it relates to other recent discussions. Am tossing up between 1) Bridgestone Adrenelin RE001 (the G III replacement) at $189 or 2) Toyo T1R at $179. Both in 195/50/R15. I'm aware that there are strong proponents of both (g'day, Glenn !) & confess to leaning...

Cheers, Garry - but I confess that I pinched the idea from - damn - can't remember the name - sorry ! Drives an immaculate '97 VR Special B type. Must place credit where due .......

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Would concur with Euan's comments - a pain to get the old bushings out. I used a bench vice, a selection of sockets & a considerable collection of swear words.

Also replaced with the superpro bushings from Stocks in Mt Wellington.

Have fun !

Sorry - should have added that getting back to standard height (if that's your goal) cost $360 plus a day in the garage .... I'm certainly finding the extra suspension travel nice, though body roll is up.

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hi, Ian et al For those thinking about replacing suspensions on NA cars, one option is to procure good condition replacement coilover units from a wrecker from an NB car. I've done it quite successfully - replaced lowered Sustec springs & shot KYB shocks on my 1990 NA with Bilsteins & standard sprin...

The other thing to do is the big brake upgrade :D $80 from my mates at Ace of Parts saw me heading home with 1.8l rotors & caliper assemblies. A few hours later the big stoppers were installed - most of that time being clean-up & painting (black on the hubs & gold on the new caliper bracket). It rea...

Quite right - there are W-shaped springs on the fronts & U-shaped ones on the rears (or the other way round) that locate into the ends of the pads & hold them back against the calipers. All of mine are in place & the rattle still happens ...

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Sorry to report that the longer-term evaluation isn't so good - the rattle does re-assert itself. Not looked into it yet - but the quiet was very nice for a while !

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Depending on condition & degree of fussiness it may pay to give the larger surfaces a quick rub with 600 grit wet & dry sandpaper.

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Depends on how much you want to spend - Presumably they're leather (being V Spec) - so patches are out I would think. May be time to get them recovered, but be prepared for an ouch. Try Vintrim in Glenfield - I've not had any work done myself but when I was on the scrounge for a scrap of leather the...

Hi, all While I'm at it .... It occurs to me that a cheaper way of renewing elderly NA control arm bushes may well be to just replace the entire control arm - depending on an obliging wrecker with a nice low mileage NB with straight suspension of course. According to miata.net the control arms are i...

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Anyone know anything about these ?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motor ... 406605.htm

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Go gel IMHO I've had both - the lead acid leaked & made a mess. There's heaps of info on miata.net & other places on comparisons - charging rates etc are different. Gel reportedly have much longer life so the initial (marginally) greater expense is soon defrayed. Lead acid ones never seem to fit pro...

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There is a study of windblockers on maita.net - sorry, you'll need to find it - home PC fried & working over s l o w dialup at present ....

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Grant's quite right - ground clearance is reduced, which can be a bit if a challenge especially if the car is lowered (as mine is). Makes it even more important to get a polyurethane (?) one - fibreglass is a tad brittle. However, I can still manage to get in & out of most places OK provided I don't...

Hi, Am happy to help out too (Glendowie AKL). You will most likely need to slot one or both of the holes - I used an electric jigsaw & file. While I happened to get lucky the first time I fitted the brace, come next wheel alignment things got tricky & the brace was restricting movement (for camber I...

Hi, Gazza & Shermio Thanks for the comments & suggestions. Nope - not the wipers - they're new & quite flexible anyway, but I can see how that could cause problems. When in doubt go to the non-original stuff or things that you've put on yourself - in my case the front lip spoiler. OEM polyurethane w...

Couldn't agree more ......