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Post by Bilbo on Aug 6, 2017 20:06:05 GMT
Car has been going well, got the HSDs set to 5 clicks from full hard, very good ride, though big bumps can be a bit harsh at times. There has been one casualty of the lows, my front right mud guard caught a catseye which broke it a bit loose. Now it scrapes around every hard left bend, and it's looking a little worse for wear:  IMG_20170806_184002 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Oops. Will be raising the fronts 10mm when I can be bothered, just a little higher. I suppose a new mud guard wouldn't hurt either. As you can see from these two photos, the car really needs some wider wheels:  IMG_20170806_184609 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  IMG_20170806_175740 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr The wheels are so lost in the arches now. So would people recommend new wheels (probably 15" as wide 14" wheels don't seem to exist anymore!), or some nice 25mm FreakyParts spacers with the current wheels? I can't find any photos of OEM 7 spokes with spacers, if you know of any please link me to them. |
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Post by tsp on Aug 6, 2017 20:22:01 GMT
I'd be interested to see this too mate. I'm hoping to run 25mm spacers with my standard steels. Then again once you get the spacers and extended studs you'll be well on the way to some 15s I guess. I just quite like the look of the 14s though. Great progress by the way!  |
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Post by trikkisixx on Aug 8, 2017 11:54:49 GMT
I know of some 10.5j, et -37 Japanese Racing wheels for sale lol
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 8, 2017 12:14:53 GMT
I'd be interested to see this too mate. I'm hoping to run 25mm spacers with my standard steels. Then again once you get the spacers and extended studs you'll be well on the way to some 15s I guess. I just quite like the look of the 14s though. Great progress by the way! Thanks mate Well the reason I mentioned 25mm is that is the minimum size that clears the stock studs (maybe 26mm actually, not 100% on that), and as they're bolt-ons they'd have their own studs machined into them. I can't be rear canoed with changing the studs in the hub, would be a right ballache haha. |
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 8, 2017 12:16:16 GMT
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Post by Bilbo on Aug 8, 2017 12:21:45 GMT
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Post by trikkisixx on Aug 8, 2017 12:38:49 GMT
Haha they are massive! I tested them to my car when I first got it and it was hilarious! Not sure an N/A Five would be able to pull a set of 10.5's about!
That set with 25mm spacers does look smart!
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Post by Bilbo on Sept 5, 2017 8:27:57 GMT
bought a thing last night:  Sparco Sprint V by Chris Oldham, on Flickr A nice condition Sparco Sprint. It's the older generation one with the Sparco "S" emblem, rather than the current style. Was manufactured in 2012 so not that old, and feels solid. Comes with some weird metal brackets for passenger side installation, but I'll be taking those off and mounting to the driver's rails soon. Such racekor, many speed. |
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Post by trikkisixx on Sept 6, 2017 14:56:49 GMT
Looking good man!
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Post by Bilbo on Sept 10, 2017 0:22:01 GMT
Sparco Sprint fitting today. 5 minute job. Lol. So seat out rail off:  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr The mounting points on the Sparco are similar, but not identical:  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr So rails out, and measured up:  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr The standard MX-5 seat bolt holes are 30cm apart, and the Sparcos are 27cm, so as everyone has said, 2 holes need drilling in the rails. I made a template up out of a cut-off of plywood to make sure my measurements were correct. Bang on:  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Took ages to drill the holes, those rails are made of some strong steel, quite reassuring actually. Got it all drilled and put together. Super fiddly to do the bolts up in the new position as the rail sits over them. Took a spanner and some patience. Slight issue, the mounting point on the rear left of the seat has a dodgy thread so the bolt doesn't fix in correctly. I've fitted it for now, and it's very sturdy, but I'm going to address that issue with a set of side mounts. Can't skimp on safety. And fitted!  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  Sparco Sprint fitting by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Yes I need to relocate the belt, I've just fitted it in to make sure it all fits first. Despite what people have said, I'm sat at least an inch lower than with the standard seat I'd say. It's really snug, holds you tight, and a real task to get in, and getting out is even harder! |
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Post by minty on Sept 10, 2017 8:00:14 GMT
Looking good, i would never get my ass in that.
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Post by Bilbo on Sept 10, 2017 10:17:37 GMT
Looking good, i would never get my ass in that. It's a tight fit mate, very snug. I wouldn't say they're the class leader in comfort haha. |
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Post by trikkisixx on Sept 11, 2017 8:29:45 GMT
Decent work man! Looks almost as tight as my Bride! Ahem...
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Post by Bilbo on Nov 19, 2017 23:30:26 GMT
Not updated this in a while now! Not a lot going on, many bills and not much money for car parts. Boo. I've decided I'm going to do away with the stock rails and get some side mounts from Skidnation for the Sparco. The dodgy thread in one of the seat base holes isn't particularly encouraging, and I want something I can rely on in case anything bad happens. I did make a small addition to the car: Today I also washed it for the first time in ages! Going to take it to a local petrol station and jet wash the arches, just gave it a good once over today, scrubs up alright:  Eunos by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  Eunos by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Short term plan is to do something with the intake. The DIY cowl intake is already in place, but it isn't as bwaaarpy as I hoped with the stock airbox, so I'm going to get some kind of enclosed filter and route it through that instead. Should add some more noise and clear up the engine bay a little. |
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Post by Bilbo on Jan 4, 2018 13:00:20 GMT
An actual update with interesting happenings! Behold, 13" wheels incoming! 13x7 ET-7 JBW Superlights in black with polished lip, dishy:  IMG_20180103_172635 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  IMG_20180103_172620 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  IMG_20180103_145935 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  IMG_20180103_145925 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Finger for scale yo IMG_20180103_183231 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr 5.4kg so not the lightest, especially for 13s. It will be fine though, they're still lighter than a lot of wheels out there so I'm happy. So, with those bought I needed some tyres. Settled on some Falken ZE914 in 185/60/13.  IMG_20180103_131947 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Nothing special, but they'll do the job, were quite cheap, and B rated in the wet. Finally got some side mounts for the Sparco as well. Big thanks to mum and dad, quality present. Skidnation sidemounts, well made, good price, and Samuel who runs it is a top guy as well. Got excited and bolted everything up (find the error in this photo):  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Yep that's right, bolted them on around the wrong way, and installed them in the car. I was sat really far forward on max rear adjustment, very confused. I realised what had happened, and it started raining. Good times. Anyway, got them in and secure:  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Complimentary sticker stuck on at an angle for max scene points:  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Got some nice air vents from our boy Corders:  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Also note the perfect sticker I found on my mum's Christmas card for the pop-up button. Got to a couple of Sussex Brekkie meets too. Here's my personal favourite photo from the last few times:  Mx-5 by Chris Oldham, on Flickr Anyway, getting help from a mate to put the wheels on as I'm going to need to roll the arches to get them to fit (don't worry we're using an arch roller, I'm not about that ghetto scaffold pole roll life). Can't wait for them to be on, will transform the look of the car, proper retro. |
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