Joe's NA6

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 10:59 pm

philz wrote:both the 9.5" +8 and the 10" +13 stick out 11/12mm more than 8" +0, you will need flares

Fixed

mmm, not even goodness

Postby **mx52nv** » Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:42 pm

Fantastic Joe! :wink:

I love rectangular headlights on the NA.

I have always wanted to do the GODA BP Japan version which has a normal H4 version and a H.I.D. version. :twisted:

+1 from me!

Les

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:23 am

Jeo wrote:

Niiiiice! I too like it.

It is just the angle this photo was taken or is the passenger side headlight seem higher???

Have you fixed your bonnet/headlight lid alignment?

RG.net · Postby **RG.net** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:39 am

thats probably why joe said "uneven goodness" hammer :lol:

i love these headlights, look so much better then the frog eyes.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 10:14 am

Not even close Hammer. The passenger side was bent to buggery when I first got it, it took soooo much more work just to get it in. I don't have any closed photos of that side but it's even worse than the drivers side. I'm sure with another day or two I should able to get it right, I just keep running out of daylight.

On a progressive note, my hardtop is painted and fitted with a full set of brand new rubbers, minus the rear window. They wanted to put the roof on my car to fit the window, just to be sure that there was no flex in the roof. Fair enough, I can see the logic behind that. They only thought of this idea about 30min before their window fitting guy had to leave so I left work and bolted to the body shop. I had plenty of stuff to do at work so I gave them the car and left immediately. 5 minutes later I get a call saying the roof doesn't fit, it hits on the style bar. I remembered that from when I first got the roof and test fitted it so no big deal, just told them to remove the style bar. I said that I'm pretty sure that its just the two seat belt tower bolts and it should come out. They call back 15min later and they can't get it out, there has to be more bolts somewhere. Their window guy had aready left so there wasn't muchpoint in them continuing. I went back to pick it up after work, took the car home and had a go.

After much confusion and swearing, turns out there are also two bolts that are inserted from underneath the bar, behind where the seat belt roll lives. Figured out fairly quickly it was a 16mm nut, needed a deep socket to reach it. Guess which one was missing from the deep socket set? Much more swearing/whinging as I search the entire garage. Gave up after a while and rang dad, he said check with your little brother, the back axle on his push bike is 16mm. Go inside, grab my brother, spend 10minutes going though his tool box/the pile of tools on his desk, can't find it, I give up, he says wait a minute and pulls it out of his pocket! You ass, why do you have a socket in your pocket? hehe, socket in a pocket
Turned out that he had bought a new rear sprocket earlier that day and replaced it, then somehow put it in his pocket and forgot about it. Ass...

Once I had the right tool it came out no worries. Car looks weird without it. Have to drop the car back on Thursday and I *should* finally have a hardtop.

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 7:57 pm

Hmmm? Which style bar do you have? Looking at the photo, it looks like the RB Style 2 bar (or OBX). I know a lot of people with that type of style bar and the hard top fits. I wonder what makes yours too high?

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Wed Jul 15, 2009 9:16 pm

No idea exactly what one I've got Hammer but it is that style. It only hits by a few mm at most. Going to take it to a mate who owns an exhaust shop once the roof is on and get him to bend the bar a little. If anything it looks like it angles up from the bolt on points to the centre, is that normal?

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 4:18 pm

After only 18months since I first bought the hardtop it is now both on my car and the same colour! No photos now since I'm at work, but I'm going to take some decent photos tomorrow.

First impressions are that it is much quieter and the visibility is much better than with the soft top up. Only dríven it the 15min from the body shop to work, but I like it so far.

Jeo · Postby **Jeo** » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:59 am

Eventful day! Gave the car a good clean then met up with a few mates for some photos.

Only took a few with my camera, so only a few to post now. A mate had his SLR with him so much better photos will be up once I see him on Monday.

No photos of my car here *yet* but after dark we moved over towards the lake and the parliamentary triangle. Here's a little preview of where we ended up.