Dewi
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Sept 20, 2017 19:25:26 GMT
Post by Dewi on Sept 20, 2017 19:25:26 GMT
Looks super clean! I'm considering going for the cowl intake, worth doing? Details on bits needed? Completely DIY Scotty, it's not really a cowl intake as in the Randall, it's just the intake hose fed through into the wiper plenum. I wanted to get rid of the headlight cover I made by cutting NACA duct in it - I never really liked it but the Eunos responds well to having a cold air intake, so to keep it I shoved through the plenum wall  Photos will explain it better: This is how I had it originally, sucking in cooler air from behind the N/S headlight cover   As I say, I wasn't keen on the look of the duct - it looked a bit too boy racer for my liking so I set about moving it to the back of the engine bay to pick up cool air from in front of the windscreen, which aerodynamically is supposed to be an area of high pressure anyway. First off was to get this moved out of the way  Then fit one of these  The next bit took a bit of soul searching because my plan when I bought the RS was to do nothing to the fabric of it that wasn't reversible, but I plan on doing a few tuning mods in the future so I decided to cut a hole in the plenum membrane. and then make & fit a collar which would hold the hose in situ  The air con pipe was in the way a bit so I had to put spacers behind the brackets to bring it forward a bit. I plan on taking the air con out at some point so wasn't really bothered about that. Job finto, I got rid of the naffy headlight cover and still get my nice cold air into the engine. Could have been a problem if the car had got ABS though  |
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Sept 21, 2017 9:03:53 GMT
Post by scottydugg on Sept 21, 2017 9:03:53 GMT
Thanks for the information, had considered trying your first iteration with the headlight cover as I've already got one to fit, was it any use? I think when funds allow I'll buy the davefab washer relocation and do the randall intake. Looks super clean! I'm considering going for the cowl intake, worth doing? Details on bits needed? |
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Post by Dewi on Sept 21, 2017 20:35:15 GMT
Thanks for the information, had considered trying your first iteration with the headlight cover as I've already got one to fit, was it any use? I think when funds allow I'll buy the davefab washer relocation and do the randall intake. I think it does make a bit of difference getting it to suck in cooler air, the engine feels a little crisper. I wasn't keen on the amount of hose when it was going to the headlight, so now I get my std headlight cover back and I get a shorter hose as well |
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Dewi
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Sept 26, 2017 0:21:29 GMT
Post by Dewi on Sept 26, 2017 0:21:29 GMT
I thought I'd already posted this but I can't find it so maybe I dreamt it - I'm old and I forget things Since Photobucket went alien on us most of the forum photos in t'interweb forumdom have disappeared. I can't bring back all the photos but the ones of the RS can be found here: www.dewisant-photography.net/y_ogb_MX5_Page4a.htm |
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Post by Dewi on Oct 14, 2017 21:34:36 GMT
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Oct 16, 2017 9:00:53 GMT
Post by baconsarnie on Oct 16, 2017 9:00:53 GMT
Great work, this car is so well finished, very jelly!
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Oct 16, 2017 9:14:45 GMT
Post by atlex on Oct 16, 2017 9:14:45 GMT
Impressive own paintjob.
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Oct 17, 2017 14:08:08 GMT
Post by NurseHolliday on Oct 17, 2017 14:08:08 GMT
Banging DIY paintjob! Looks great on the car.
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Post by Dewi on Oct 18, 2017 13:17:02 GMT
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Oct 18, 2017 17:42:39 GMT
Post by minty on Oct 18, 2017 17:42:39 GMT
I was hoping to fit a sticky plate whilst retaining the front badge. After seeing how nice yours looks I think I'll give it a bash..
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Post by lowender on Oct 18, 2017 19:14:58 GMT
Photobombed by a Reliant. Excellent.
Car looks lovely Dewi.
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Post by Dewi on Oct 19, 2017 10:31:04 GMT
I was hoping to fit a sticky plate whilst retaining the front badge. After seeing how nice yours looks I think I'll give it a bash.. Some stick on plates are a nightmare to fix on without getting wrinkles in them, despite using heat to get them to stretch over the curves they still got wrinkles in the few different e.bay ones I bought. I ended up at a proper online place where they make really good ones - they were a bit more expensive but well worth it and they even even put the little printy bits on that make them legal. I'm off to a funeral right now but when I get back I'll dig out the details of where i got it from and post it up |
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Oct 24, 2017 10:38:21 GMT
Post by Dewi on Oct 24, 2017 10:38:21 GMT
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Oct 25, 2017 23:49:33 GMT
Post by Dewi on Oct 25, 2017 23:49:33 GMT
Had me a new screen fitted to the RS this week, the importer promised me he'd do this when I bought the car because it had a bloody great chip in the glass on the passenger side. The agreement was that he'd take the screen out when he painted the car but he never did, so the thing has annoyed me ever since. Anyway, it got to the point where the chip started to become an ever expanding crack so before it got to mega proportions something had to be done. Great local paint shop - and MX5 enthusiast (ex owner) - did it for me and he re-painted the screen frame for me as well. Because the screen was never removed for the respray - only masked off - taking out the screen rubber dragged some paint off the frame so it required a respray. I'm actually thinking of having him respray the whole car because the original paint job was so bad and the paint is so soft it scratches and marks really easily. Maybe next year - he did Flood's S special, a member here, recently and it looks brilliant. Chuffed to bits with this. Didn't break the bank either   |
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Oct 26, 2017 6:51:47 GMT
Post by minty on Oct 26, 2017 6:51:47 GMT
Thanks Dewi i need need a new windscreen surround rubber as mine is really tatty... |
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le sigh