Indeed they're both mine :)

Sorted out Insurance for the MX5,managed to get it for £774 fully comp everything declared and everything like-for-like with Adrian Flux.

Cant fit the original washer bottle,so i've fitted a Washer Bag

I got bored one evening:

Had a friend of mine take a few snaps

Went to the local MX5OC meet Sunday,heres a couple of snaps

Getting the Megasquirt tuned again tomorrow,should hopefully sort out the idle and smoothen things out :) More updates to come!

Went to JAE at the weekend,and what an amazing show! The car didnt skip a beat the whole time there and it got lots of attention!

Turned the boost up,shes now running 0.6 bar (8.7psi),she pulls alot better now!

A couple of photos people took at JAE

Received my Classic Dash from Raydar on MX5 Nutz and fitted them today. Quality is top notch,instructions were crystal clear and very easy to follow!

So, this may have been covered, but I've probably skipped it,

How much does a turbo conversion for an mx5 cost?

Do you have to get it mapped ect or does it take the boost standard?

What sorta power do they produce?

Man, i fuckin love this car.

Edited 10 September, 201214 yr by erixtar1992

It all depends if you buy everything seperate or buy it as a kit. The average 'whole kit' goes for £700+

A standard Greddy kit will run on a stock ECU aslong as you retard the timing back to 6 degress and use a rising rate fuel pressure regulator.

A Greddy kit will see 30-40bhp increase at minimal boost (5-6psi)

Got a spare Rocker Cover and Inlet Manifold and had a go at spraying them up in VHT Wrinkle Black,didnt come out too bad. The textured finish has come out alot better now its fully dry,will get some better pics when they're fitted

Got the MX5 weighed at a local Weigh Bridge last week and she came in at exactly 1000kg (i guess the 15s,roll cage,turbo kit,PAS,electric windows etc do add up). I'm not expecting to get the weight down to 900kg,but every little helps.

Found a photo online of a half stripped dash and really liked the look,so decided to bite the bullet and have a go myself.

Phase 1

Heater controls are out and so is half of the blower system. Just the main blower/heater unit in the middle,but i think i may struggle removing it with the dash still intact (dont really wanna remove it,as i know it'll never go back in right)

Also a lil video

Thanks for the info! Sounds good!!!

Sounds nice in the video!

Managed to get the dash out today,a couple of sneeky screws hiding in very awkward places but got round it. Removed the 2 hoses that come from the block through the bulk head and into the heater unit. Made a joiner for the pipes and removed the heater unit ok.

Sorted about the wiring but needs more work to make it tidy. Removed the centre bar to cut off the tabs (still needs re-doing) and also trimmed the dash board so it looks abit neater

Going to leave it at that for now,got Modified Live at Snetterton this Sunday and dont want the car still in bits before the show. Plans after the show are:

- Remove dash and clean up and finish the centre bar and get the bar powder coated.

- Cut out centre console on the dash board

- Make a new centre console out of aluminium

- re-route electric window switches,imobiliser and hazard/light switch onto new centre console

This will then get rid of the centre arm rest and should have everything together :)

Though i'd make the most of what good weather we've got left,so took the MX for a blast

I've had the idea of making my own vented bonnet for awhile,but just couldnt find the right type of vent design. I'd love a Garage Vary bonnet but they're rare as Hen's Teeth,so that was out of the question.I then spotted these GTR inspired vents and thought they'd be perfect! Got hold of another bonnet to cut about and got the Angle Grinder and Dremel out

Heres the vent mocked up on the bonnet

Was quite happy with the fit,so proceeded to rivet them on. This was the deciding factor whether riveting them on would work. Luckily i had some 3.2mm rivets kicking about and they went on a treat

Nice work, can you make me one please? :p

I dont mind butchering my own stuff,but not confident enough to do it for other people lol

Done some more work to the bonnet today:

Flattened the top to try get rid of the lip the stripes left

Scotched the underside and gave that a lick of paint

Fitted to the car,aswell as my new Vented Headlight Cover

And painted (painted very bad i must add,but nevermind mind....Function>Form)

Painted the strut brace yesterday while i was doing the Bonnet,but the Wrinkle Paint needs abit more time to dry. So fitted it after work today

Small update:

Got myself a spare T25 Turbo from a CA18DET (200sx S13). This will be going away for a full rebuild later on in the year/early next year.

Today my Low Pro Headlights had arrived from JASS on MX5Nutz,so set about fitting them.

Jass had included instructions,some parts were a little confusing but i got there in the end. They still need fine adjusting,but i'm happy for now :)

I.am.so.jealous.

This looks the balls. One thing i would change.....

I would paint over the mouth and eye on the side and then repaint it with a good stencil. I like the snarl but i think it looks a bit rushed.

So don't get rid.... redo it :-)

Rushed? It took me all day to paint both of them! I dont want it perfect,as i think it'll look too neat. The car is rough and ruggered,and the worn look of the teeth goes well with the rest

Small update:

- Vacuum Hoses now changed to black

- Clear P-Clips on Rocker Cover now Black

- Polished Expansion Bottle Cover

- Black Oil Catch Tank Fitted

Stoney Racing 14pc Ancilery Silicone Hose Kit (started to fit them,but need some more hose clips)

I won a Polished Slam Panel off ebay for £16 :)

My custom Black Dials from Rlawton-Designer on MX5 Nutz arrived and fitted them today:

Still needing a 1.8 diff/driveshafts/prop,but with it being off the road and Christmas only round the corner i'm in no hurry :)

Heres a crap photo of them illuminated,realised i need brighter bulbs! For some reason 1000rpm doesnt light up,but does if i switch between sidelights/dipped...strange (never done it before) Guess thats something else i need to fix

Nice car needs the carbon boot back on mate looked well better.

regards

Gets better and better!

Love the look of this!

I order a set of dials from ross too, you need to make a needle stop of some sort to stop the rev counter going further round than it should with the ignition off:

Mine is a cable tie end!

The reason the 0 - 1000 rpm doesnt light up is because that's where the warning light for the lights up/down motor is, and ABS and Airbags if you have em.

I've got the stopper,just couldnt be bothered to punch a hole and fit lol I never had any problems with the illumination with the Lockwood dials though,and they were fitted with the classic dash...hmm...

This makes me want a 5 SOOOOOO BAD

Update!

About a month ago Speedhunters were on the look out for photo of MX5/Eunos/Miatas from all over the world. I emailed them some photos of mine on the off chance,knowing that it wouldnt get picked. The article went up and low and behold mine had been chosen! (about half way down)

http://www.speedhunters.com/2012/11/miata-featurethis/

My LED bulbs came through the post so got round to fitting them in the dash. They light up a treat! Just need to trim abit of the dash to light up the bottom left corner abit more,but who needs to see under 2k rpm anyway :p

(forgot to clean the perspex lenses...oops!)

Yesterday was an early Christmas for me

Alloy Radiator from Japspeed

Twin 10" Slim Fans

1.8 Open Diff,Driveshafts and Propshaft

Alloy Washer Bottle

Today me and a friend fitted the Radiator

I forgot i needed the fan shroud,so i fitted the original fan back on for now untill i can get some.

Also fitted an Alloy Washer Bottle from MX5Dan

Even had time to split the 1.8 diff and cleaned it up ready for drifting. Didnt realise how much of a difference there is between the 1.6 and 1.8 diffs,looks like the 1.8 diff will be ALOT easier to weld up :) Happy days!

I love this