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

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 5:49 pm

harlansmart wrote:Noticed driving blu car wasn't as fun, mostly due to seating, we tried to fit a bucket laying around but it was a bit big so 2low2c ripped apart the stock seat & about 30mins later I was rolling foamectomied, apart from a broadway mirror I would say to a stock MX5 this is the best mod I've done, gave probably 2" more leg room & the same improvement in headroom plus far increased hold... he left the front edge / bolster full n fat to lift the knees/legs up for even more room/comfort.

Blu car is now completely different, feel part of it & not bending at the neck like I think I was, waaay more comfy & way better hold.

Mod Factor: 9.9/10 (only a Broadway gets 10/10)

c

I disagree. I'd say it's only a 9. The Broadway gets 9.5 and the Elise seat gets 10

harlansmart · Post by **harlansmart** » Thu May 01, 2014 3:57 pm

Tehehe hey Rob, seen any MX5's over there yet, perfect island vehicle surely?

What did I do to my Roadster today, well let's see, I didn't actually do anything at all, but today Chris kindly organised for bluey to be treated by way of miata maestro 2low2c to a new viscous lsd

chris · Post by **chris** » Thu May 01, 2014 4:29 pm

Hmm... I think that was a bad way of testing it to be open or LSD...

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Thu May 01, 2014 7:26 pm

Do you not do Anything to your cars yourself, Harlan?

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu May 01, 2014 7:43 pm

harlansmart wrote:Tehehe hey Rob, seen any MX5's over there yet, perfect island vehicle surely?

Yeah nah.... Nothing on this Island :p In fact my Nissan Ponsonby tractor thing is too small for some sections due to flooding. I'll get myself an F150 shortly since my car is rooted and other guys are leaving in the near future. Parking is a nightmare though as is driving on the right hand side. I have worked out that to get through the flooding without it coming through my sills I just have to hit it at speed and hope I maintain enough speed to create a wake

I'm going to have a heart attack when I get home and legally can go faster than 25mph

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Thu May 01, 2014 8:40 pm

Damn yahoo japan auctions, today i bought some new drift wheels, will see them in 2-3 months

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu May 01, 2014 9:09 pm

I bought more stuff for the car... Hmmmm.

mjrstar · Post by **mjrstar** » Fri May 02, 2014 2:47 pm

Finished making my oil hoses

nearly finished wiring loom

worked on battery mounting.

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Fri May 02, 2014 4:32 pm

Nice fabricating!!!!

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Fri May 02, 2014 6:38 pm

GRUVBB wrote:Nice fabricating!!!!

agreed, quality workmanship

Junkwhale · Post by **Junkwhale** » Sat May 03, 2014 4:47 pm

Hmm I wonder how bad my bumpstops actually are:

jtsoldier · Post by **jtsoldier** » Sat May 03, 2014 6:45 pm

Nothing half a roll of duct tape won't fix.

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue May 06, 2014 8:51 pm

Done this for track days today plus a higher flow fuel pump was installed

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Tue May 06, 2014 8:54 pm

Put a new head unit and amp in the wives mx5. She wont even notice it. But i will

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Wed May 07, 2014 3:45 am

Nicely done Warrior

Audio upgrades are always worth it in my opinion.

bgnz · Post by **bgnz** » Wed May 07, 2014 9:18 pm

New door to glass seals. Best upgrade ever, no more water in the doors and look awesome too.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Wed May 07, 2014 9:32 pm

WideOpenThrottle wrote:Done this for track days today plus a higher flow fuel pump was installed

what fuel pump did you use? any issues with the high flow pump overwhelming your fuel pressure regulator at idle? its a known issue. especially with the walbro 255.

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Wed May 07, 2014 10:42 pm

something slightly different..
over the weekend the suction cap for my GPS (that sticks to the windscreen) gave out so I got creative with some aluminum laying around and made this mount that slots into the sunvisor so that my gps is positioned conveniently above me when driving

now I am just getting busy giving it a sand before etch priming it and painting black

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Wed May 07, 2014 11:14 pm

[quote="MrGrey"]

now I am just getting busy giving it a sand before etch priming it and painting black

WTF..... have you run out of carbon fibre wrap?

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Wed May 07, 2014 11:30 pm

hehe .... nah but it fits between the folds of the sun visor so there is no point as its not visible.

SkilletKid · Post by **SkilletKid** » Thu May 08, 2014 2:56 am

Gonna strap that ducting to the swaybar WOT?

Got any links to those issues with the fuel regs SLYDIT? Haven't really heard much about it. Would be interested to learn more.

Stevo · Post by **Stevo** » Thu May 08, 2014 6:02 am

MrGrey wrote:hehe .... nah but it fits between the folds of the sun visor so there is no point as its not visible.

What happens when you open out your sunvisor?

MrGrey · Post by **MrGrey** » Thu May 08, 2014 8:38 am

I never use the sunvisor to be honest.... I am either wearing sunnies or can adjust my seating position slightly so the frame above the windscreen blocks the sun

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu May 08, 2014 8:43 am

SLYDIT wrote:
WideOpenThrottle wrote:Done this for track days today plus a higher flow fuel pump was installed
what fuel pump did you use? any issues with the high flow pump overwhelming your fuel pressure regulator at idle? its a known issue. especially with the walbro 255.

Walbro 500 is written on the box and I got it from Jared at Teamjelly so he would be the one to ask about overwhelming the fuel pressure regulator I suppose

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Thu May 08, 2014 8:48 am

skilletkid...Gonna strap that ducting to the swaybar WOT?

yep! something like that... will hopefully finish it today as I got sidetracked hunting down an oil leak which has turned out to be the inlet cam oil seal.

Keeping my fingers crossed that the crankshaft seal is OK!

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