Last night i collected and fitted my Hard Top :) Needs painting which probably wont be till nearer xmas or possibly new year when funds allow. It doesnt look too bad as it is being silver as it goes well with the Camo graphics :)

Just black and white camo it and job's a goodun!

I was thinking about doing that,but when it comes to sell the car (or hard top) selling a black hard top will be easier :)

Small update...

Diff oil got changed today ready for the Drift day this saturday

Fitted my TSIs

The reason they're blue is because it's my new colour scheme, Vauxhall Arden Blue (but only details will be going blue). Heres a teaser of my wheels:

Thought it was time to upgrade the headlights,so bought some Crystal Clear 7" units from Ebay

Before (left) and After (right)

Had major problems with the screws rusting,but managed to sort it out.

With the TSIs fitted,they only allow a single light. So i decided to wire up some indicators to my front reflectors. Abit of cutting and wiring later they were working! Luckily i had some bulb holders from my Micra side repeaters that i bought ages ago,knew there was a reason why i kept them...

Heres a short video

http://youtu.be/zLqT9NiDkcM

Last but not least my Tow Hooks were fitted

I have a real soft spot for this, and definitely appreciate you keeping the thread up-to date

But hate you for making me want to buy one

One thing you might be able to help me with actually, whats the difference with insuring imports? I assume its more expensive?

I'm sorry haha They are awesome fun (even completely standard)

I found it was more money due to it beig an import,it all depends on how old you are,how long you've been driving etc. I'm 22 with 4 years no claims,with the coilies and wheels declared its £745

Yet another epic day at Norfolk Arena! Weather was dry but was quite windy and very cold! The track was damp to begin with but dried up by lunch time.

First few runs and i just kept spinning and the car had far too much grip. So a swap of the front wheels to green steels and the removal of the quick release boss,just leaving the dished Momo wheel and i headed back to the track.

The car started to kangeroo down the back straight and no one could figure out why,checked the rear tyres and i had 1x 185 and 1x 165 tyre. A swap around and the car pulled like a train! The car was still understeering very badly,so once back at the pits adjusted the tyre pressures and went back out. This time i had absolutely NO grip at all,a quick inspection and the front tyres were bald and the O/S front tyre had a bulge in it. Swapped them for a pair of 13s and dropped the tyre pressures,headed back out and it was perfect! Managed to get a couple of runs in with the new found set up (after spending all day swapping things). First in the que for the next run and get told theres no more runs due to the flood lights not being able to be on.

All in all,a very good day once the car was sorted,still need ALOT of practice,but that sadly wont be till next year now.

Heres a short video of a few runs,mainly highlighting the better parts/runs of the day. Massive thank you to those who came and showed support,also big thanks to those who helped aka my mini Pit Crew

Some images courtesey of Mark Callf (plenty more to come though!)

miss driving the eunos so much, not a super quick car in a stright line but so much grip in the bends.

may get in MOT'ed, taxed and a new clutch and service for the summer.

drift days can be fun,.... should welded the diff

Edited 26 November, 201114 yr by Darcy16v

Few more photos:

Nice ! I think I'm gonna have to get one of these when my golf goes....or inherit my old man's one

Would highly recommend it,they're awesome fun :)

Kenco Photography

Ammo Photography

Video from Saturday's drift day watch out for 2:03

http://vimeo.com/32804160

Following on from my previous update,i've gotten round to sorting out the front side lights. After going to the scrappy and getting 2 new bulb holders...they're for offset pin bulbs (581 bulb) and not straight pin (380/207). So i re-used the original bulb holders which were straight,luckily!

Dispite the front sidelights looking orange,they are a normal clear bulb

Back in October for the Drift Day i battery decided to go bang,so thought i'd get something made up to remind me of my first 'battle scar'

Also to compliment the new tow hooks,i got some stickers

Last night i bought Forza 4,first hour i spent doing some races and getting used to the game. I then thought i'd do abit of customising and 5hrs later i had created this:

Photo quality isnt the greatest due to taking a photo of the TV screen and then uploading straight to facebook from my phone. Once XBL is sorted,i'll get the proper photos uploaded

Tow stickers ftw

Got mine to go on for friday

Edited 4 December, 201114 yr by dirt_monkey

Small update:

Better photos of my car on Forza 4

And to keep it upto date with my real MX5

Two of my Superlites are now painted (only one shown obviously)

My girlfriend recently got a new car,a Mazda MX5 1.8 Import and she twisted my arm into buying some Eye Lashes for it...

my MX5 felt left out so bought one of these:

I've got some small arch trims if youre interested. Also got a hardtop in the garage as well as probably 100 other things that you collect after have 4 mx-5s in 14 years .

Not sure i like the hairy attachments - but i did have some sharks teeth in the grill of one of mine.

They are addictive cars.

Edited 8 December, 201114 yr by Retrotub

Tiny update....

Last sunday went over to a mates to start prepping the hard top ready for painting. Heres a before and after,those who had seen the hard top in person will know how bad the paint is/was

Also won a bargain on Ebay,a Stainless Steel exhaust which includes downpipe,decat,centre section and backbox for just £135!

The boys in the Exhaust bay at work had a go at fitting it today but where the 3 bolt flange is on manifold/downpipe join 1 bolt has snapped and the other 2 wont move (he said its a 10mm fine thread). Which means manifold needs to be dropped for the bolts to be drilled out and probably re-threaded. Making sure the studs on the engine block dont snap in the process.

So done a quick search on my phone and can get a 4-2-1 stainless manifold for approx £120! Happy Days! So gonna save my pennies and get a stainless manifold and get the whole lot fitted in one go.

After the drift day in Nov i noticed a couple of wheel nuts were difficult to remove. Had a look and one of the studs has stripped its thread and another one was almost on its way out aswell. So a purchase of 2 wheel studs from mx5parts was made and they arrived next day. So thats another thing on my to-do list!

this is an awesome build man! id love a little drift toy like this

My stainless 4-2-1 Manifold arrived yesterday:

Rocker Cover now painted:

Popped down to H&S today to get the exhaust system fitted. Was gonna tackle it myself at home,but it was gonna be much easier with a ramp.

4-2-1 Manifold fitted:

We then came across a problem! The manifold is a different manufacturer to the rest of the exhaust system. Which meant the de-cat pipe was far too long (approx 160mm too long). So we fitted the rest of the system and came back to it. Mike then measured and cut the de-cat making sure it all lined up then re-welded the flange. Jobs a good 'un!

One of the back box hangers is too short to bend,so will need a longer exhaust rubber,but for now it sits fine :) Must say it sounds bloody awesome! Also found out when i got home she pops flames :p Dont think my neighbours are gonna like me from now on haha

Finally got round to getting a video done. Apologies for the watermark,its difficult finding a decent converter thats free to download lol

http://youtu.be/56mfVahmZhw

Just uploaded another video of a 'drive by' to help show the sound of the exhaust

Exhaust sounds ricer-licious! (in a good way)

Is the hard top gonna come off after winter?

Typical Jap sounding exhaust,which is what i love! Nice and raspy

Hard Top will be coming off to be sprayed at some point. When and if we get any Sun,it'll be coming off :)

Because Drift Car... :p

Went drifting at the same time and its AWESOME! Really cant wait till the next drift day at Norfolk Arena