I have been quite busy
I finally got that bloody shifter sorted i think.
Zossy1 kindly offered for next to nothing a 5 speed shifter from a NB.
After a bit of confusion, it seems to work well.
New shifter boots and Nylon collar and i think it will be fine.
I also changed all fluids on the car including the box and turrent.
The shifter was a bit rusty and honestly, i was bored, stuck inside with the rain.
So i painted it wrinkle black and even baked it in the girlfriends little oven.
SHHHHH!!!
Looks alright.
Once i get the interior all back in you will hardly see it anyways.
MX5 MANIA supplied me a set of nice new YELLOWSPEEDs for $950.
They are the street version, Dynamic Pro or something something.
My lil bro has these in his Silver NA and i have not been able to fault them yet, especially for under a Grand.
Was not sure where to start in regards to height so i just matched the shock length to stock and then reduced by a set amount.
I think it was like an inch? I know, i know. i should have written this down.
I did a similar thing for the rear.
Seemed to turn out ok.
Will do a final height adjustment before alignment.
Finally lost those bloody 18's.
Emily_mxV hooked me up from a car she was wrecking with some pretty decent nick NB8A 15" wheels.
Front come with BOB JANE Tyres and rear with some ECO TOYO's.
Not exactly sport orientated but the tread is good and will do to roll around on.
I had also realised that 2 of my Brake calipers have leaks and it was going to cost a bit to rebuild them all.
As if the car gods where in my favour, Boyracer offered up a set of NB8B/SE BRAKES!!
Needless to say i nabbed these.
I had already ordered from 949 RACING Carbotech XP10 & XP8's, MOTUL Fluid and Stainless lines.
My lil bro will prob buy the pads off me and the lines work with the bigger brakes.
I did double check this with Emilio from 949.
So this was today's mission.
Fronts all went well.
I just bent the oem brake shields out of the way.
Seriously those things feel like they are just made out of wet paper.
Put the lines on and all went well.
HUGE VISUAL IMPROVEMENT!
Can someone please suggest if my orientation of that brake lines is bad?
Should i make it loop upwards instead of down?
Looking at it now i worry that it is more likely something can grab it if i have a off road excursion.
The rears i had some issues with the shields.
Ended up just going to town with tin snips.
BEFORE
AFTER
Yeah it is not the tidiest but it worked pretty well.
When i get around to doing all the bushes i will also do the hubs/bearings and remove the rear shields completely.
How the car sits at the moment.
I am booked in at SPINNING WHEEL tomorrow morning at 930am.
I will have to get up early and play a bit with the height to get it where i want it for now before Stu gets his hands on it.
In a few months when i get my sways, bushes etc done i will get another more aggressive setup.
Still quite a few things to do, but if all goes well tomorrow then i will feel much better and can start planning the rest.
