2020 updates!
Stainless steel sill plates!
Some more sound deadening! The entire car excluding the inner B-pillars, front guards, front firewall and bonnet has been treated.
Had a couple of dents fixed by The Ding King once again.
Brodit dash mount and ball joint to allow the use of an iOttie phone mount. Also, genuine Mazda leather handbrake handle and aluminium handbrake button. And of course, replaced the factory cigarette lighter for an AUX/USB socket - super tight fit even after some sanding to the centre console trim.
Had my clutch line burst whilst driving to the gym. Promptly replace with an MX5 Mania braided line.
Half moon seals were the cause of an oil leak, thus the sump had to come off. For those who know, this is a subframe off job - this meant I could have a turbo drain bung welded on.
New pads and rotors! Winmax W3 pads with Protex blank rotors.
Had the mechanic replace my fuel filter as I called it quits attempting to remove the fuel line clips on my driveway.
Whilst the mechanic was dropping the subframe, the passenger engine mount fell apart... Time for Competition engine mounts!
Fresh Hankook RS4s in 225/45r15!
Followed by a road alignment by Peter Hennessy at Road & Race Rydalmere.
Acquired a Talon bike rack!
Decided to check my fluid levels one night and discovered this... Sweet lord.... Replaced with a genuine Mazda item and replaced the thermostat gasket with a Mazda item as well.
The audio project continues with even more speaker wiring!
My friend called me in for some sanding... A little daunting if I'm honest, but the end result speaks for itself! PM me if you need a detailer in Sydney.
Finally! After two years of having the hardtop on, I finally pulled the trigger on a Robbins zippered soft top! Hello top down drives at night!
Gosh, it was a pain in the backside getting the skin onto the frame. Then there came hours of stretching the top to finally allow the latches to close.
She's closed!!!! I'll never do this job again, but at least I can tick this off the list of DIYs.
DanDak LED third brake light.
Replaced my broken seat belt tower caps after one flew off - luckily behind the passenger seat.
SE boot spoiler acquired! Only took me 3 years of searching! I was lucky enough to find a whole boot lid and the spoiler together to enable myself to transfer a template for the holes.
Plenty of measurements taken!
The moment of truth. Phew! Time to paint the holes. Still need to organise a day to drive down to Hume Smash for repaint.
Thanks to Alex for the auto window switch and centre console panel. Had an awesome chat about MX5s with you. Heated seat mods next year? Alarm light relocation? Yes, please!
Thanks to Marty at FHRX Studios for sourcing me a new Odyssey PC1200MJT as well as making me a new battery tie-down. Bought some rubber matting from Clark Rubber to prevent sparking around the positive terminal and to replace the stock battery tray. I may look into 3D printing later on to replace the rubber mat/'tray'.
Oh, but how can I not leave out this mod? Revlimiter custom gauges!!!! I opted for the 'Version Dart' gauges that Adam normally stocks for the NA. I requested that I have them made to suit the NB cluster and to swap out the blue accenting for red. Here's the process of the installation and the end result! Super nice packaging also!
But wait, there's more! 'Version Zen' HVAC panel kit! I'm yet to install these as I'm still looking for a supplier for quality T5 bulbs.
