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

mattapo · Post by **mattapo** » Thu Oct 09, 2014 8:36 pm

they self tune!!!!! I did most of my tuning myself then got jarad in tauranga to add ignition. simple as.

jtsoldier · Post by **jtsoldier** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:41 am

Furai wrote:I wouldnt go a Megasquirt since no one can tune them

To be perfectly correct, most can but most refuse.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 12:27 pm

That are self tuning... you simply load the base setup then set the afr targets into the map. there plenty of reasonable spark maps on the forums. tuning a ms is no harder than any other ecu

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 3:10 pm

Today I went from this....

To this

3 day weekends are great .. nice drive to the beach with the top down
Time to find some shocks that are not 200000km old to improve the ride .. mine are dead ...

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 5:34 pm

Barely run in

Just make sure the cambelt isnt due

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 6:22 pm

Well due for a cambelt no record of it being done so its on the list
Body is 200000km motor is unknown as its a long nose crank replacement at some point not the 1989 original

evel · Post by **evel** » Fri Oct 10, 2014 9:46 pm

wow Ranson, you traveled a kilometer... in 500 meters.....

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Oct 15, 2014 5:23 pm

Put this on.

Thanks Ben.

Ben.Nakagawa · Post by **Ben.Nakagawa** » Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:46 pm

Installed stainless HVAC panel and meter surround.
those are JASS Performance. Vent ring is from Moss Motors.

Roadster by Ben Nakagawa, on Flickr

I had a pealed AC button so polished to clear, that is why lit up green.
Ross's leather dash mat is shrinking a but but nicely hide the clack I have.
It is my todo list in some time in future.

Also sometime in previous life before me, some one obviously attempted to remove meter cluster glass and clack at bottom tab. It's not too obvious when it's all installed in the car but anothe like added to my todo list in the future.
I'm ordering extra meter ring to better fit of that stainless panel on cluster.

Also I'm seriously thinking CabonMiata's aluminium door panel right now.

BTW, bit of silly question, as I just may be not fist time but consciously noticed... For NA user especially early one, your speed meter move when you backing up?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 2:36 pm

Broke it. Got sandwiched between 2 D1 cars after one spun.

This is after beating it into shape

So thats most of the money I had saved out the window. Might have to do D1 next year.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:28 pm

oh ouch! any action shots?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 5:32 pm

Sadly no was only the 10th run or so[/list]

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:06 pm

hammer/bog/primer= real dorifto car!

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Mon Oct 27, 2014 6:07 pm

So put in more work today. Got a few pieces off the old motor. Have painted the block and ready to paint the head - both being done together and just masking, way fucking easier.

Also started stripping pieces off the old motor that I'm going to use. Found it much easier getting the correct bolt sizes by taking off a piece at a time and the spare motor is missing the occasional bracket.

Current situation with bits and bobs:

IMAG0183 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Alternator all ready to go on:

IMAG0184 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Alternator adjustor - Thanks dremel.

IMAG0185 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Alternator bracket all prepped for paint:

IMAG0188 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Test fitted the intake mani which is all ready:

IMAG0178 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

The current situation:

IMAG0190 by Jarred McLachlan, on Flickr

Only the P/S pump and all the auxillary hoses to go on now and she's ready to go in. As for the car I need to do 2 major things -
1. Engine bay - remove the AC hard lines, remove the headlights, sand/clean the bay, paint the bay.
2. Remove the front suspension and subframe to clean/paint that. Will put in new bushes on the front and install grease nipples to make re-greasing them easy. Paint it all and back in.

Hopefully 1 months work with motivation?

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 1:43 pm

Furai - I have some orange side repeater lights you are welcome to if you want em'

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:49 pm

Cheers MrGrey Ill let you know, Finally Snap get that poor car moving!

Some action shots of the crash

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Oct 28, 2014 7:55 pm

Heres one that shows the force

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 2:38 am

F@*k all kinds of duck. That's a big shunt.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 6:15 am

Yep. Just plain sucks. I've got a right guard in red. Wouldn't likely be worth fixing but it's perfectly fine if you need something to daily it for now

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 11:20 am

RFB, etc.

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:52 pm

I went to fit my REDBEN radiator slam panel. Once the cap screws and spacers are positioned onto panel I am unable to get bonnet latch to pass through the opening to fit it into position. Also the bonnet release cable retention bracket fits up through the frame work and the panel will not sit flush on engine side. It is proud by about 5 mm and there is nothing on passenger side. Will this not rattle when vibrating due to being elevated on one side. Any pointers appreciated thanks.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:13 pm

GRUVBB wrote:I went to fit my REDBEN radiator slam panel. Once the cap screws and spacers are positioned onto panel I am unable to get bonnet latch to pass through the opening to fit it into position. Also the bonnet release cable retention bracket fits up through the frame work and the panel will not sit flush on engine side. It is proud by about 5 mm and there is nothing on passenger side. Will this not rattle when vibrating due to being elevated on one side. Any pointers appreciated thanks.

Do you have any pictures?

Cheers to Coxie I got some new panels fitted up, looks much better but still needs work. Also fitted the Mazdaspeed comp engine mounts. ($94 from Mazda NZ)

These are the engine mounts I pulled out, Even one of the metal plates is bent.

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Wed Oct 29, 2014 7:37 pm

Keep those as a trophy

brownie · Post by **brownie** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 1:34 pm

Got my REDBEN panel the week before and doubled the value of it

,Now just to get around to fitting it

FB Hydropint

REDBEN · Post by **REDBEN** » Thu Oct 30, 2014 4:25 pm

Looks Great Brownie!

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