Alex's 2000 NB8A

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:22 pm

Well i didn't know that before

anyway back to it

pod cover is done, hopefully it's legal (or at least more so that it was before)

-alex · Postby **-alex** » Mon May 26, 2008 7:26 pm

SM wrote:Well i didn't know that before

anyway back to it

pod cover is done, hopefully it's legal (or at least more so that it was before)

hmm scratches much?
besides that it looks good.

oh and steve just gave me a call at work, wanting to know how much his mum could get for her mx. The dealer quoted her 9k trade in. I told him somewhere between 12-15k on private sale depending on the km.

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Mon May 26, 2008 9:43 pm

Do those screws actually hold much down? Those particular ones don't really have much thread on them if they're similar to ones in the carpet etc.

How about the edges of the cover? Has it all been smoothed off, or is a tad razoresque at the moment?

Mr Morlock · Postby **Mr Morlock** » Mon May 26, 2008 11:18 pm

alex that looks a nice solution- alu is a good product. Perhaps a thought might be to get a small u section extrusion in rubber or plastic run it around the edge fix with glue with join where it cannot be seen. Clarks seem to have quite a good range of extrusions. The blk screws look just right- the small details make a difference.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:03 pm

marcusus wrote:Do those screws actually hold much down? Those particular ones don't really have much thread on them if they're similar to ones in the carpet etc.

How about the edges of the cover? Has it all been smoothed off, or is a tad razoresque at the moment?

they are similar to what is used to hold down trim panels, so they expand as the "screw" is pushed in/screwed down and easy to remove when the pod needs cleaning/replacement as well

I didn't think about it very long before just using these, if you have a better solution let me know

edges not razor sharp as they have been sanded after cutting

Mr Morlock wrote:alex that looks a nice solution- alu is a good product. Perhaps a thought might be to get a small u section extrusion in rubber or plastic run it around the edge fix with glue with join where it cannot be seen. Clarks seem to have quite a good range of extrusions. The blk screws look just right- the small details make a difference.

I was thinking about the edges, but I don't think there is anything thin enough to fit into the small gap snugly

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue May 27, 2008 9:51 pm

SM wrote:they are similar to what is used to hold down trim panels, so they expand as the "screw" is pushed in/screwed down and easy to remove when the pod needs cleaning/replacement as well

I didn't think about it very long before just using these, if you have a better solution let me know

edges not razor sharp as they have been sanded after cutting

No better option. Just wondered whether they'd be tight enough, but as long as they bite, it'll be fine.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:13 pm

wrinkle paint
alot easier than trying to sand back and polish the scratches that were there before, and more stealthy as well

Next up I'm hoping for an NB8B centre console, adjustable swaybars (front and rear) and/or exhaust (bolt on muffler), probably near the end of the year

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Sun Nov 16, 2008 12:19 am

Well it's been a while but nothing much has changed with the car but I should have swaybars soon.
Anyway mania had their dyno day and I had an annoying rattle at about 3500 at WOT which I thought was from my CAI, so I had a chance to compare the standard one and hopefully get rid of the rattle (which it did)

Not much difference between them, for now the standard intake is staying

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 5:33 pm

Geez it's been quiet in here.
Not much has changed on the car, got a MX5Plus number plate mount though (thanks connico)

Also should mention I've started going back to stock with the car so seats, CAI, and swaybars are now back to standard. (but the torsen, butterfly brace, and BD bar are still in)

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:25 pm

are you about to sell your car or something?

if you decide to sell the butterfly brace, you have an interested party

marcusus · Postby **marcusus** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:49 pm

Alex wrote:Not much has changed on the car, got a MX5Plus number plate mount though (thanks connico)

I thought you'd already gotten one of those, but you didn't fit it because your dad kept stepping on it to break it off or something?

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 10:41 pm

marcusus wrote:
Alex wrote:Not much has changed on the car, got a MX5Plus number plate mount though (thanks connico)

I thought you'd already gotten one of those, but you didn't fit it because your dad kept stepping on it to break it off or something?

Hahaha nice! Why are u slowly returning ur car to stock?

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Tue Jun 16, 2009 11:11 pm

i think he's getting an se

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:16 am

marcusus wrote:
Alex wrote:Not much has changed on the car, got a MX5Plus number plate mount though (thanks connico)

I thought you'd already gotten one of those, but you didn't fit it because your dad kept stepping on it to break it off or something?

I did, but before it was the side mount, this one is the stock replacement one that stops me getting 2 holes in the bumper if someone touchparks me.

Alex · Postby **Alex** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 12:22 am

sliq wrote:i think he's getting an se

That's the plan, but I still have a bit of saving to do, might have enough next year if I stop spending on climbing and camera gear.
But I'm not sure if I'll sell this one, it might just become my daily drive.