Another Hairdresser!

Hey all!

Not been on here for a while, some will remember my 106 Gti-iTB



Well i sold that about 5 months ago, and bought this



Then bought some wheels & arches,



Then got bored of the silly low & sold it last weekend.

So the new project was collected after a 315 Mile round trip!

Spec

'92 1.6 Import
Black, with black interior & roof
Pretty Much standard bar a horrid gear knob & a JVC headunit.
Apparently has RX8 Bose speakers in the door & JVC speakers in the seats
Optional Real spoiler? Not my taste & will be gone
Nardi Wooden Wheel

So thats enough talk, no for some bad photo's from the journey home. More to follow tomorrow after a clean and good inspection!

Interior



Exterior









And the 3 hour drive home, was great! i LOVE it!

So the plans?

- Lows
- Dished Splits - only seen once, won't be revealed till done. But some teasers to follow
- Front plate removed & smoothed
- Rear spoiler removed & replaced with a ducktail spoiler smoothed in
- Rear panel De-badged & painted satin black
- Gold front & Rear tow eyes
- Momo Team to replace Nardi
- New Seats - not 100% on what yet. But will be red
- New Gear-knob - again, not sure on what
- Revlimiter Dials
- Chrome/Polished mirrors
- Custom exhaust - different tip but want Corn rasp
- New air filter - looking like BMC carbon enclosed
- Jap show plate!
- S2000 Start button
- Remove Front & rear fogs - aftermarket things
- Lazy eye kit
- Jass' Stainless TSI's - unsure if black or silver yet

Now thats all i can think at the mo. But will be slow & most prob change my mind loooooooads

And now some teaser shots of the wheels











Cheers! Looking forward to meeting people & getting know on the forum!

comments, slagging off, criticism, and hatred all welcome!

fudging MX5's are the new 106

Looks nice, plans look good, no welded diff though!?

No, not looking at going that way yet! Its pretty aggressive already!

Welcome...back!! Nice mx!!

Ahhh another MX! Chris will be elated

Looks smart, look forward to having a nosey at a meet in the future!

Nice MX-5 and nice sounding plans

One problem though... why's the roof up?

Plans sound good, although whatever wheels you've chosen, I guarantee they'll have been done on at least 10 MX-5's! Just the way things are with them, they've been around and have a massive following, there's hardly anything that hasn't been done.

Be prepared to struggle rolling the arches too... not easy to get anywhere near smooth unless they are completely perfect.

Looks like it might be lowered already?!

Cheers guys!

Roof was up due to horrendous rain on the motorway!

Yer im sure they have, but only seen photos of one!

Really? Greeaaaaaat

Yes! I thought this too! Once it stops raining I'm going to get her in the air and have a good look about!

Looks nice!

Cheers buddy!


First Update!

So as today has been the first day without rain since I've owned the car a few jobs got done!

First of all, these fell off the front



Yep, lost the front fogs, didn't enjoy them personally and didn't seem to work, so they came off!



Then tried to loose the front plate, but te bracket was being silly and not budging! So left that!

Since getting her home i've been meaning to take a look under and in the arches to check things out, and see if the struts look lowered, as the car seems to be.

Greeted with very rust struts & springs, but seem to be green......



and noticed this bracket with nothing on? Are these a Mk2 set?



So, to me them seem to be aftermarket stuff, but no labels or anything!

Next, i thought as she's in the air, I'll try my new wheels. I love the way they sit so far & can't wait to see them built up & back on!

Fronts




Rear




Next, gave a wash, clay, wash & wax! Blimey, the paint from a distance and photos is great! Up close, its full of scratches!







Reflections for giggles



So next on the agenda is:

- New headlights
- Full service
- Seems i need new engine mounts - looking at IL motorsport ones
- sort leaking roof/seals

Comments & criticism welcome!

Rich!

Small Update

Today I had to get this out the boot.....



& on.....










Only as this was happening



Used some Graffiti paint i had left over from another project

Came out quite well tbh.

Before:



After:



Overall shot



I kinda like it! Starting to make it more mine!

Just need money to start rolling and to start other bits!

Other news is looks like i need new engine mounts So IL motorsport ones should be ordered friday/saturday!

C&C welcome as always!
Rich!

Ive got to say I like the wheel colour choice. Works.

Got a linky for the IL motorsport bushes? Its something I have been debating doing to mine.
Also gives me an excuse to whip the engine out.

What else are you planning once the arches are done?
Good job on not revealing the new wheels too I thought!

Cheers! i kinda like it for now!

They are here! I'm using it as a excuse to raise mine! You don't have to take the engine out tho!

http://www.ilmotorsport.de/shop/article_detail.php5?aid=3988&oid=910&depth=3&page=0&count=7&PHPSESSID=3f8e4cd1a5781c64da47a3125f63fd1b

or

http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/competition-engine-mounts-mk1225-p-2230.html

What do you mean the arches?

Cheers! Like i said, only seem em done once, and it didn't pull em off! so nothing till they are on!

Cheers, I thought you were looking to roll the arches.

Ah!

I will be, but only when the wheels are finished!

Looks nice mate

Cheers

Cheap/Ghetto Update

Been looking into induction kits, filters etc and what the best option is and discovered that alot of people recommend a K&N panel filter & drilled airbox. So today, i set about sorting it!

Feels wrong doing it, but still picked up the Drill!

Before:



After:





Not driven it yet, not expecting amazing gains! Will need to order a filter now!

Cheers
Rich!

Stock airbox is hugely restrictive, you'll be surprised. Did a Pipercross panel filter to my old one, felt and sounded exactly the same - drilled the airbox, more noise and picks up better on the move!

Ah good!

Is there much difference between k&n cotton & the piper cross foam?

Not really, same difference really... either way you'll be getting a gain, in theory. My pipercross was like £2 cheaper off MX5 parts, so just ordered that

Loverly! Ta!

Richy_Rich wrote:

Just noticed how similar your plate is to the one Chris posted on the Japfest thread. Just make yours as awesome as that one

Good god. I'm not a fan!

Kinda like the arches, just not the rest!

Its not finished yet. Must say I prefered it how Rob had it before. new arches are mega though. Diffuser isnt to my liking though.

Godders's car is seriously awesome when you look at the work that's been put into it, there's 2 progress threads on MX5Nutz if you've got some spare time to kill. When it's complete (I say that, it's constantly evolving!) it'll look seriously, proper insane.

The diffuser is the only thing I'm not sure about, but I think it all works in a massively over the top sort of way!

Yer, im not a fan of the diffuser!

Kinda love the arches tho!

Another Free Update! Due to no monies!

This fell out today



Now looks abit smarter now

Updates.

Been looking into a DIY CAI a few people in US seem to be running



but was greated by this, which i think is going to make things difficult......



Booo!

Right! Another Update!

So these turned up in the post today



Crystal Lenses & Osram 90% Brighter bulbs. Meaning i should be able to see at night again!

So Before:





During



comparison



One side done



Other side done



Headlights. Done! And the old shite ones





Next was to look into the CAI i mentioned above, so sourced some hoseing from a friend for free! Win!

Routed it from the intake of airbox, and checked sizings out. Looks like it will work! Juust need to get a large drill bit and start some cutting! But for the time being i left it in & routed it facing some cold air, rather than the wing like the OEM one!



Lastly, set about looking into my shite bonnet alignment. Everytime i shut it, it rested open like so:



thats not in the latch! Worked out the rubber strip/weather strip seem to be causing the bonnet from not shutting properly.

So removed it





Seems perfect, apart from the top corner....



No idea how to sort this?

C&C welcome as always!

Rich

Um mine appears the same in that corner. Odd. Mines been in a bump though.

Headlights look much better. Just had to swap mine as they were the old sealed units.
Makes a change to be able to see where you are going at night doesnt it?

I can imagine so! not driven it yet! But anythings better than they have been! Only had one working interminably!

More wheel teasers.

One 99% Painted now. Today i finished the barrels

Masked up



Primered



Kinda liked the White. But still went ahead & painted

Outside



Inside



Enjoy!

Update

So today, i got a knock on the door. Greeted by this box......




Yay! New mounts! Dead happy with the service from mx5parts! Got a email telling me the hour they would be here!



Now just need to fit them! Anyone know the size of the thread? Might invest in some nylocks!

C&C welcome!

Rich

Updates Again

More updates!

The sun went in, so i went out! Wasn't up for working in the sun. But still as Hot, big mistake! :s

Anyway. Before:



After:



Yup. Lazy eyes fitted.

Used a different switch to what the guieds say, didn't like the toggle switches. And used some CF i had



Close up



C&C welcome!

Rich.

Updates!

Firstly, found that my new wheels aren't what i was told. Found they are 7 & 8 wide, not 7.5 a& 8.5! Grr! So new dishes will be ordered to become 8 & 9 wide.

Steering Wheel ordered! Should be here tomorrow!

These turned up today.

Part 1 of 2 for lows......



Open



Just need to order the 2nd part! Soon!

Rich.

Another box turned up today!



Whats in the box?

Oh, another box & a wham bar



Oh, inside that box was this beauty!



Can't fudging wait to get it on!

So got the wheel in today.

Also tried a mates new gear knob to see how it drives. Ad I love how it feels, just need to decide on that or a smaller one......

Comparison in size of wheels.





And on!





Also give her a quick was as I'm now going to Bromley tomorrow!

C&c welcome!

Rich.

Few average updates.

When i bought the car, it came with a ugly JVC stereo, with just CD - which was rubbish, as all my music is on iPod!

So, recently talking to a college, he offered me a sony for £20 snapped his arm off. Aux in from the front, and is plain black! Bit of a ocd when it comes to tidy/single colour interiors!

Before:



After:



Looks alot tidier! And can find radio stations now! Win!

Finally today i got round to De-tangoing the front lights!





Only got those pics......

and lastly, since having my jetta, i LOVE the US style front lights....



So i bought it over to the '5







Love it! Will also be swapping sidelights and indicators around!

C&C Welcome.
Rich

Few updates coming!

Have a spending spree today! Will all be delievered this week!

First and major one is i got this off ebay today:



Finally got me a noise maker! Its been faaaaaaaaar too quite for my liking! Will be fitted tomorrow! And in a month or so i will be changing the tip.

Ordered:

- Springs for lows
- Wipers, New fog light switch
- Gear & Handbrake Gaitors
- DaveM Window switches & Hazard switches - will be tinkered with when i get em
- More Paint for wheels!

So the fitting list is getting longer! And the room under my bed is shrinking!

Got it fitted!

So today i set about tyring to fit the exhaust.

First try i was defeated by the first bolt on the cat.

This resulted in a trip to B&Q to get some pentrating oil, ended up only getting wd-40. So soaked offending bolts in Wd, let them soak in and got out the 'persuader' and thankfully they came loose with no snapping! Win!

Next tried to get the 1 piece system out. What a pig! Had to undo the rear brace! Just as that came loose, i had to hide in here



the Heavens OPENED! so hid in the car for 10 mins!

it stopped for a second, went back out and succeded! But, after a few mins it started raining but battled through!





Only started it for a second so not really heard it! I don't like the tip, so that'll be changed soon! De-cat could be on shortly too!

C & C welcome!