Ben Sale's white 1990 NA6

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:25 pm

Just a few pics of the car on 14's after two polishes today. Not that you can really tell in the photos, but its really rewarding to see a fair amount of depth in the paint. I'm also quite liking the look of the car on 14's. I found that it looks better with the centre caps with the roof off, and better with the caps off with the hardtop on.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:28 pm

looks great ben.

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:43 pm

nice! big thumbs up. try taking some night shots in an underground car park, brings up the shine very well.

cheers,

cheyne.

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:33 pm

Thanks Guys

Cheyne, I'll give that a go, sounds like a good idea. I figured I had to give it a polish when I saw it parked next to Stu's car on the GOR run. However, its a bit disapointing as you just cant get the same shine out of a white car.

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 10:46 pm

True true, but... you cant get the same shine from a red car that you can from a black one

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:21 pm

HI BEN.

your not in keysborough by any chance? your car looks real familar i have been at lights a couple of times on westall road with a car that looks like yours

PSI-JET · Postby **PSI-JET** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:27 pm

The car is still looking the goods mate I'm glad it went to a loving home and is being looked after

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 11:05 am

IB1ZA, most likely is me, I live in Waterways, right next to Keysborough. Do you also drive a non mx5 or have I not been paying enougth attention? You have an NC?

Damien, good to hear from you

Thanks mate.

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 2:02 pm

yeah, got a galaxy grey nc model.. u drive yours everyday?

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Thu Jan 08, 2009 4:27 pm

Yep, daily driver

I'll have to keep an eye out for you then. I've seen a few Galaxy grey NC's around, perhaps one was yours, you weren't the guy I was crusising along nepean highway with were you?

1blue5 · Postby **1blue5** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:20 pm

Hi Ben, I live in cheltenham, Im getting my mx this coming thursday (coincidently my b'day too!), I think Ive seen you round too!, nice looking MX5. I think the white ones look quite classy!-cheers
Rem

IB1ZA · Postby **IB1ZA** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:41 pm

bensale wrote:Yep, daily driver I'll have to keep an eye out for you then. I've seen a few Galaxy grey NC's around, perhaps one was yours, you weren't the guy I was crusising along nepean highway with were you?

Hehe nah that wasn't me.

I'm sure will bump into each other sooner or later!

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Sun Jan 11, 2009 5:42 pm

Hi Rem, thats awesome, I spend a bit of time in that area so most likely me

And thanks for the compliment

Be sure to either join the club or come on one of our forum drives, it would be great to meet you. Oh and happy birthday. You couldn't ask for, let alone get, a better present!

I'll be sure to keep an eye out IB1ZA

bensale · Postby **bensale** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:13 pm

Had the car fitted with some Bridgestone Potenza Adrenalin Re001's today, manufactured on the 47th week of 2008. Nice looking tyres, can't wait to get them properly scrubbed in

Also many thanls to Cent (Daniel) who works at K mart tyre and auto in Rowville for getting me an awesome price on them.

I also had the car aligned by Hughes Supercar Services in braeside as below with me in the drivers seat. The total cost was $70. I knew the specs were off, although I was shocked by how much :shock:

I had .26 degrees positive camber at the front right... The specs I went for were somwhat of a compromise as annoyingly I could only get a maximum of a bit under -1 negative camber on the front right bespite being able to around -1.5 deg on the front left.

FRONT
0.9mm total toe
-0.96 degree camber
4.55 degrees caster

REAR
1.7mm total toe
-1.85mm camber

Feels unbelievably better, look forward to the tyres being properly scrubbed in!