The Bogan

My window banner came in today, matte black awesomeness, no more sun in the eyes for me, if anyone is taller than me they will most likely only see the bonnet when driving, LOL. Waiting for a hard top fitting kit that I got on flea bay for a song, I will then remove the soft top and fit the roll bar, the car will then be know as the "Sweat Box". I have also got some useless useful stuff like tow hooks which I'm waiting for, also waiting on some battery and tow stickers from Rev Race ( because I am a big kid at heart). Its getting really close now....... Like Big Kev, "I'm excited"

4 x 16 " x 6.5 , ROH Shift R rims, Multi-fit, 4 x 100, 4 x 114.3 2x 205 45/16 Bridgestone Potenza RE001 tyres come with the rims but are worn and old. $100 Pic is crap. Google "ROH Shift R", some small scratches but nothing major. Sydney pick up only. Came of my MX5 but will fit other stuff and things.

Cheers mate, its coming along quicker than I had though, still a while away from track ready though, another month or two and I should be happy with the prep for its first outing, the spend budget for the toy in almost kaput, still got enough for brakes and harness though but not much else. I might strip out the carpet/deadener and some other creature comforts tomorrow. And I didn't really need the hardtop, but I really wanted it, I'm like a kid when it comes to shiny things, LOL. Tax money may see a new LSD, it will need one eventually, sooner rather than later is always good.

Picked up a hard top today, and as I have no Frankenstein bolts or side catches it was latched at the front and taped on with 100mph tape at the back and sides for the drive home, I have given it a polish/glaze/wax and removed the window tint, after the pic. I need to get the bolts and latches for the body then I shall remove the soft top and store it. Also gave the roll bar its first coat of primer. Happy days.

Dang, I'm rolling with a 7", hand that is.

You kids with your big powahs. 1.8 litres of NA powahs is all that you need (just like how my dick looks big in my hands because I've got small hands) :(

Hmmm, maybe, is it timed? The car now has a extra go fast ding, like speed holes I guess, thanks to my daughters push bike. I am now looking for a hard top for it. On that note I must renew my SAU and CAMS stuff.

All air-con bits and pieces gonskie, apart from the air-con electric fan which will be utilized as a extra cooling fan when I'm stuck in traffic or after some hot laps. The fan will come on/off when I hit the air-con button on the dash, I still need to bridge out some connections though, just need some wire and a terminal to earth it. This also turned up today, I will prep and paint it this weekend then fit it next week. Sweet

Got some new wheels to replace the 16 x 6.5 ROH POS wheels that came with the car, they are DTM (not the lightest or best but I like the look and they were at a good price) 16 x 8 +20 fitted with 205 45 16 Potenza's RE002, they have a very slight stretch on them, I might go for a slightly wider/different tyre next time, maybe 215 or 225 semi, but I will then need to roll the guards at the rear. I ended up with the polished rims as they remind me of the old Dragways which I was always partial to. Alignment was a PITA as the front ran out of adjustment at -1.5 deg, I wanted -2.5 front and -2.0 rear, so now I need some camber arms for the front, the rear got to -2.3 so no issues there, the settings are -1.5 & 0 toe all-round with around 5 deg of castor, ATM, not optimal but until I get some arms its a compromise setting. They fit well and the rims sit right at the guard, the Bridgestone's, although only a street tyre, seem to be performing well, well on the street anyway, I will see how they handle 3 quick laps as soon as the cage is in and a few other items have been sorted. The aircon comes out this weekend, I just need to get a new belt to suit. Waiting for some fleabay bits and pieces and still need to get some good brake pads. Happy Days

Might get these

Picked up the BC Coilovers today, finished fitting them just then, got the initial ride height right and am going to give it a day or two then check and reset. I ballasted the drivers seat with 80kg and set the height initially at 145mm from ground to a pinch weld on the body, it will need to go up a bit as it settles as the best height for the steering geometry apparently is 145mm from ground to a pinch weld on the under carriage. Then I need to get the whole thing aligned right. Happy Days.

I used the side mounts that came with the seats, I removed the universal rails that they were attached to and bolted the side rails directly to the standard rails, the MX5 rails lined up near on perfect, I just needed to file 5mm off with a round file so the rear mounting points on the side mounts lined up. Using the standard rails allows you to retain the standard 3 point seat belt bit, the standard rails are unaffected so if I want I can remove the seats and bolt in the OEM ones straight back in. These seats have more shoulder room than the Sparco's to, which is good, they are not so tight around the shoulders but still hold you really firmly. Apparently the passenger seat needs a bit more thought.

I also need to work out how to bin all the A/C bits, should be a interesting adventure...

The 5, almost 100 kw atw, LOL

As I have been quoting for some parts it seems I can get all the bits I want from different shops for cheaper, initially I thought that if I could get them from one spot I would get a good discount for a job lot, sadly no. Roll bar from MX5 Plus in Qld paid for, got a very good discount through MX5 Car Talk, should be here at the end of the week, will post pics when installed. BC Coilovers are on the way, again, should be able to pickup by the end of the week. And, I could only fit one in the 5, its a fixed Bride knock off from Just Jap, 100 x more comfy than the Sparco Sprint I was looking at, and cheaper, I had a Sprint before and it had nil support, this is sweet for a cheapie seat I'm very happy.. It only just fit in, it mounted to the standard MX5 seat rail, only needed to file out 2 holes about 5mm for a perfect fit, Ill get another for the passenger side when I head out to Just Jap to grab the coils.. Happy Days

Finished my filter box today, made from 0.6 mm stucco aluminium sheet, the edging was some pinch weld PVC stuff which was perfect and looks good, the alloy cost $30 for a 900 x 600 sheet (smallest sheet they had, only used 1/3 of it) from Bunnings and the edging cost $5.50 a meter from Clark Rubber. It looked too shiny bare so I gave it a coat of satin black, I feel it looks much better black, I used the Stucco because it was much more ridged than the plain 0.6 alloy. Need more parts now to fill in my spare time.

Ahh, the old dyno VS blacktop scenario. On another note I just had a exhaust fitted to the 5, after a few more mods and and a dyno run I might start looking for the "got over 100 kw atw" thread......

Clarks rubber, good call. I had my exhaust finished today, 2.25" pipe from the headers to a very high flow cat, from there its 2.25" the rest of the way to a straight through rear box and out the back. Slightly louder than I thought but it sounds good, it will settle down after a while I would imagine, worst case scenario is I put in a resonator mid way to settle it down a bit. Still waiting on happy prices from MX5MANIA for rollbar, suspension, and some Sparco Sprint V seats, as well as some other odds and sods. I shall be making the most out of the money I got from the sale of the Ford, I was told that was my budget so I'm going to use every cent of it.

Thanks Duncan, I didn't even think of that stuff. Up there for thinking, down there for dancing.

I also hit up MX5 MANIA for some quotes on some parts, hopefully they give me some happy prices.

After making up 11ty7 templates I fabbed up a tin protype to see how it sits, I rattle caned it black because I had some paint, all I need to do now is get some alloy and beat this one flat to use as a template, also need to get to Clarkes Rubber to get some vinyl edging. It will get the compulsory black VHT Wrinkle Plus paint job once finished. All in all it will be held together by 3 pop rivets and fixed by slotting it under the front guard.

Went out to MX5 MANIA today for a look, do want some stuff, cool guy too, and very helpful. Also went to UNIGROUP to talk about timing, no can do as it runs a trigger, they say it should run at optimum with 98 as the knock sensor will give it more timing if its not knocking, so should be fine, they gave me some options but said for the couple of killerwasps and the slight move in torque it wouldn't be worth the dollars or time on a stock motor. On a side note: After going to MX5 MANIA and looking at a rather large amount of cool stuff I need everyone to give me their cash so I can buy everything that I dribbled on, thankyou for your support.

After I find and fit a cage mate, still probably a couple of months away though.

LOL Matty, always thinking, if I was gonna spend a bucket on it I would do a 13B, but I'm not spending a bucket, just cheap stuff and fun. Finished most of my Bourbons the exhaust finally, what a bitch it was to wrap (I'm as itchy as a MOFO), all torqued up and run to dry and shrink the wrap, just need to re torque it after a long run tomorrow. I'm very happy with it,, the heat in the engine bay is noticeably less and looks better than the POS shroud that was previously there.

I was bored and removed the exhaust to prep it and paint it, and then the post man arrived with the wrap, sweet. Part 1, cleaned and painted, should be wrapped and in later tonight, I don't know if it will benefit with the powahs but it will be a vast aesthetic improvement.