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Post by joeytalent on Apr 21, 2017 12:25:54 GMT
Nice knob. Great wheels too. Thanks! I was going to take it outside and get some proper pictures, but then it started pissing down. On a side note, I was at a friend's house last night who also happens to have a massive, warm looking garage. He said I'm welcome to work on the car there whenever I like, so I'm hoping to shift it over there one evening next week. |
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Post by Meerkat on Apr 21, 2017 13:34:12 GMT
Those new wheels/tyres suit the car much better. Looking great!
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 21, 2017 13:42:40 GMT
Those new wheels/tyres suit the car much better. Looking great! Thanks! I'm over the moon with how it looks. I really want to get some shots in the daylight, because everything just looks a little yellow inside the garage. |
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Post by Fizbne on Apr 21, 2017 14:22:30 GMT
Just read through this after leaving it for a while on purpose so I can spam read. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh man I'm so jelly it's perdyyyyyyy  |
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 25, 2017 15:04:57 GMT
A small update, and small rant.
Last night I swapped the fuel pump over, and redid all the rubber fuel lines at the rear. Another job ticked off. Started the car up, nothing came flowing out the rear end (well actually one joint did require a tiny bit of tightening, but there's always one).
So the rant?
Well, on March 13th I ordered front and rear fiberglass bumpers and fitting brackets, a seat upholstery kit and a MOMO Prototipo and hub from a US store that specialises in Z parts. I got an email telling me that the MOMO wheel and front fiberglass bumper were out of stock, but would be ready to ship in 2-3 weeks (after I chased this up on March 20th).
On April 12th, I asked for an update to find out what was still outstanding. They reply telling me that the rear bumper mounting brackets aren't in stock. Well hang on a sec, they didn't mention that when I initially ordered everything, so they must've not actually put anything aside for the order. But then, it's only one part, so I figured I'd wait a little longer.
Emailed them today for an update, and called them out for selling stuff I'd ordered to other customers. Pointed out that it had now been double their initial shipping time. Asked that they just ship everything they have right now, and the final bracket when it arrives. I guess we'll see what happens.
Lesson learned, money will be going elsewhere next time.
For context - over the last six weeks, I've ordered parts from Japan, Thailand and a load of other companies in the US. Everything else arrived on time, mostly early. I understand if you don't have something in stock it can't just magic it's way into your warehouse. But when a new customer is spending $1200+, you'd think you would offer some level of service to try and retain their custom.
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Post by atlex on Apr 25, 2017 15:33:25 GMT
mmm, whut momo wheel you getting ?  |
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Post by joeytalent on Apr 25, 2017 15:40:18 GMT
Momo Prototipo, the only obvious choice Some rare MX5 content for this thread:  |
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Post by pewe on Apr 29, 2017 10:33:02 GMT
"so I grabbed a helicoil set and used that to step down from the M10x1.5 thread on the Joyfast knob."
For those who don't have access to a helicoil set - wrap the shaft thread in some clingfilm.
Spread JB Weld liberally inside the gear-knob and place the knob onto the shaft.
Allow to cure - you now have a knob which can be unthreaded but is a pucker fit -QED- works fr me!
Cheers, Pewe.
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Post by joeytalent on May 1, 2017 13:47:58 GMT
Seat upholstery and bumpers finally arrived. They didn't ship the steering wheel (also didn't charge for it) so I've just ordered that from another shop instead.
Spent a pleasant Sunday redoing the seats. Obviously the second one came out way better than the first, so now I want to redo the base of the passenger seat - but I'm very happy with how they look.
Will take the bumpers to a body shop near work today to get painted black. Pictures to come!
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Post by joeytalent on May 2, 2017 12:58:57 GMT
Urgh. I took the bumpers into a body shop near work I've used before for the Jeep. The fiberglass bumpers have loads of small cracks in, and need a fair amount of work to put right. Not the end of the world, but a pain after waiting 7 weeks for them to arrive, and some cost I could've done without. But still, these look nice:  |
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Post by minty on May 3, 2017 18:18:04 GMT
OMG! That wheel just looks "so right"
Much jealously this side of the pond.
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Post by joeytalent on May 4, 2017 3:25:21 GMT
Don't know how many swear words I said tonight. Rear bumper doesn't fit with the current shelf there, which I was kind of expecting. The front isn't even close to fitting though. When one side is bolted in, the other isn't even close. The third picture is of the bracket that I somehow have to get a nut behind despite there being absolutely no access. I've sent a pissed off email to the company. Looks like I'm rolling with no bumpers.    |
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Post by Meerkat on May 4, 2017 10:27:14 GMT
How frustrating! So the bumper is too wide?
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Post by joeytalent on May 4, 2017 11:02:47 GMT
How frustrating! So the bumper is too wide? Exactly! So annoyed. |
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Post by Bilbo on May 4, 2017 11:22:36 GMT
That's really poor form. Big delay, and then the product isn't even worth it. I don't get how companies like that surrive, you'd think they would get slaughtered online like what happened to that MX-5 specialist recently.
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le sigh