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35 minutes ago, MBS206 said:

Is Chris from Craved Coatings still around? He is an ex SAU guy and did great powder coating (back in the day at least)

He is around but doesn’t really do automotive stuff anymore, mainly does commercial work now 

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20 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

full send the cnut, do this

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fark the wrapping and/or stick on siet.

These guys are the ones to go to:

https://www.realthermo.com.au/

 

Got a quote back

Manifold is $1500 and the dump $740

My only concern is the stainless dump, and the possibility of it cracking, I need to look into it more IRT the dump

It does look like it would be the best method though, albeit a costly best method

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2 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

You know the saying, a poor man pays twice, sometimes fourice lol.

Source: This thread, and the thread this thread spawned from.

Alternative take:

Is heat actually an issue for the use case of this vehicle? I wonder if it actually would be.

Nekminit

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7 hours ago, Kinkstaah said:

Source: This thread, and the thread this thread spawned from.

Alternative take:

Is heat actually an issue for the use case of this vehicle? I wonder if it actually would be.

Nekminit

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Thanks for that....

If only I could do something once and be happy with that, like some people do....

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I just rolled over "my" first 10k km in the MX5

Every time I go anywhere it always ends up in a adventure to look at houses and find some random country roads

I've been on leave since early November but unfortunately need to go back to work on 19 January

Luckily though I still have a fair chunk of leave left to burn until....

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Not that I'm counting 😁

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Corvette thread then? Don't say I didn't predict the future again.

"I love the little MX5, I do, but I just want something a little easier to get in/out of, a little more cushy and some power would be nice - I miss the V8 Rumble... I found this clean red C5 for sale recently and..."

I'll do you a great deal on the next step, which is one of those but you can fit people in it, too.

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1 hour ago, Kinkstaah said:

Corvette thread then? Don't say I didn't predict the future again.

"I love the little MX5, I do, but I just want something a little easier to get in/out of, a little more cushy and some power would be nice - I miss the V8 Rumble... I found this clean red C5 for sale recently and..."

Please just buy my car. You can fit people in it too.

Nah, if I need to fit people in a car I'll just use the Mrs car, the MX5 is perfect for what I need as a fun little sports car for fun on the street

As for getting in and out of the MX5, I have no issues as I am a short arse who does lots of mobility training 🥷

If anything, I have been looking at Daihatsu Hi-Jets for a work hack, I helped one of my mates move some stuff with one recently that he picked up from Just Jap, it was a little ripper and plenty big enough for what we needed, it would also be super handy for me as I do alot of gardening, and plan on having some veggie patches and native gardens in the place I buy next year when I retire

I did alot landscape gardening and growing veggies prior to my current job, and loved it, and that is a hobby that can keep me sane in my retirement, and as such, the little 300kg load capacity would be more than enough for what I need it to move around

I have been looking at utes for just this purpose for a while now, and a near new 2024 Hi-Jet can be had for under $30k

And I would rather look at a quirky little Hi-Jet than pretty much any other little ute, well, apart from a Brumby, I love the little Brumby, and weirdly have never owned one yet

I was going to buy a heap of raffle tickets to try and win the Brumby that MCM built for Subaru Australia, but sadly I totally missed the raffle, I even filled in some form to be told when the raffle started so I could buy tickets, but to my dismay I was never contacted and found out I missed it when I was randomly googling Brumbys last year... #conspiracy 

Maybe I should just buy a Brumby for a little "work hack".....LOL

I use to be indecisive, but now I'm not sure

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Dropped the MX5 of this morning to get the hardtop colour matched and some PDR done, they are also going to give it a buff to remove some "stubborn" swirl marks and light scratches in the clear coat

Over the last few months the poor little thing has copped some shopping centre car park abuse, I try to not park in them, but hitting Westfield's a few times over the last few months has taken its toll, nothing really bad, but enough of a trigger for a "while we're in there" thingie 

Once it's back and all the one colour, with a few dents and mark's removed I'll give some of these products a go and see what they're like

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More than happy with the colour match

Talking to the painter he recommended to give the top a few weeks for the paint to 100% cure prior to sealing it with the ceramic stuff

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Also, because why not..... I have a fancy pants Fluidampr harmonic balancer on order, the 2.5 engine uses the OEM 2.0 balancer off the old motor as the 2.5 balancer is a larger unit and doesn't fit clearance wise, which, because the two engines have different harmonics, isn't optimal, the OEM balancer does the job, but as the gear driven balancer in the bottom end is removed to fit a RWD application there is slightly more vibration, the Fluidampr helps with the harmonics that the gear driven balancer once took care of,  basically makes life easier on the oil pump and bearings when thrashing it around

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Hopefully the weather gets better soon because I'm keen for some cruising around, and currently, with the winds and storms we are getting, the amount of detritus being blown around from trees on the road isn't something I want to be driving around in

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8 hours ago, Milkmun said:

Wow the colour matched hard top completely transforms the car.

Are there any nice front lip options for the car or is that off the table?

Yeah, really happy with how it all turned out

As for aftermarket lip, nah, I'm not really a fan for practically reasons on a street car that gets driven everywhere 

I did have the full lower kit on my 2015 STI, but found the front lip scrapped alot, even at stock 4x4ish ride height

As the NC sits now, with the lowest point of the car at 110mm, so just legal, some steep driveways and steep speed humps will still "just" scrap those little plastic OEM air dam thingies on the undertray just before the front wheels

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Damn it, I was at work last night, and stayed in a room there during the storm with the car outside, but undercover, I just went downstairs and well....there was a large steel locker that has come from some place last night, it wasn't anywhere I could see yesterday, and yeap, it landed on the fraking car....of course it did..... LOL

So, I'll need to take it back for paint and panel, luckily it was only the boot that took the hit, so it could have been worse

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Serves me right for staying at work and getting on the cans with some of the boys

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As the MX5 isn't apparently "manly" enough, and I need something for runs to the local shops, and also take to my part time job at the salon, basically I can keep the MX5 away from car parks and stuff......like "flying lockers", I was wondering what I could buy to fix this issue

LOL, I pick up a new Yamaha 125 Delight this arvo from Trooper Lu, basically a R1 that you can fit a slab of beer on between your feet, also, it was $29400 cheaper than a R1, so actually it's 2 x better than a R1

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1 hour ago, The Bogan said:

LOL, I pick up a new Yamaha 125 Delight this arvo from Trooper Lu, basically a R1 that you can fit a slab of beer on between your feet, also, it was $29400 cheaper than a R1, so actually it's 2 x better than a R1

Oh wow, it's easy to forget how cheap these can be. Probably the cheapest way to travel. Though people in cars here tend to be morons and I would not feel very safe.

Were scooters ever big in Australia? It used to be the thing growing up in Europe ~20 years ago. 50/70/125ccm Peugeot or Yamaha and some others. Utterly obnoxious Polini race exhausts. Kick stands that slant as much as possible. So loud. So much noise for really not moving very fast at all. But it felt cool at the time.

Not sure where I'm going with this, but there is an aftermarket for mopeds! Though I'd have pictured you more for a Goldwing kind of guy after growing out of the Harley.

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