Hoodedreeper's Eunos Roadster

[Okibi]

Hjt i've considered doing the same if/when I ever get a turbo NB. Would make it easier to get towed out of the sand.

[hoodedreeper]

My new Tuner Wheel Nuts arrived today and fitted the wheels after work:

[Hjt]

Not a fan of the ssr wheels, but I love that design, colour and fitment. Great selection!

[hoodedreeper]

Downpipe is now heat wrapped and fitted to the car. Car started first turn of the key and runs sweet









RX8 420cc Injectors arrived:



Compared to the stock 1.6 injectors



Fitted:



Megasquirt ECU arrived:





Collected this last Sunday,boot lid with a Genuine KG Works Spoiler



Painted and fitted:

[hoodedreeper]

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!

[hoodedreeper]

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!

[Hjt]

I love the WWII paint, it seems to hide any body imperfections and still look aggressive!

[hoodedreeper]

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9tKJPoY ... r_embedded

[RedMX]

For the lazy people




The car is looking great & the turbo hiss sounds nice.

[hoodedreeper]

Ah Sorry didnt know the code to put it on the forum. Thanks for the kind words

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 a car show 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

[hoodedreeper]

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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4BWj9IyS_Q



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

[hoodedreeper]

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)

[Hjt]

The vents appear to be forcing air into your engine bay, was that the intention?

I like the head light cover!

[hoodedreeper]

Yeah it was

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

[hoodedreeper]

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