The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

rhythmstick · Postby **rhythmstick** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 12:36 am

*wants*. Very cool.
Now for some matching canards?

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:26 am

So Lightyear...when are you going to get yourself an NB? :lol:

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:07 am

Doubt canards will be much use on the yellow car. Might do some if i find some spare time, it will make it look faster.

And i will look into getting an nb. :shock:

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 9:38 am

Very nice lip mate, if you wish to sell the lip later on make sure to offer it to the community ;P

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:33 pm

I have a couple of guys waiting on one already, plus full front splitter and undertray/diffuser to go onto track cars. I will make an extra few while i am out doing the carbon panels for my car, and when they are ready i will let you guys know. I can only do about 1 - 2 a week. I should be able to sell them for about $250.

And i have prepped the outer half of the door and it is ready to start laminating the mould. The worst part is all the modelling clay work around the edges, etc.

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 8:33 pm

The pas door mould is finished and i am just finishing the prep on the drivers door. Should be able to have the inner half done by tmrow night.
In between waiting for fillers and hi fill primer coats to dry on the drivers inner door - I mounted the front lip and splitter. There is no way of driving it out the driveway. I will have to mount on the road to drive to winton in a couple of weeks.

RedMX · Postby **RedMX** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 12:33 am

might want to hit VicRoads up for a new plate. dont want any un-needed attention.

I have been following the thread since I bought my 5 & your progress is stunning.

well done with the CF GV lip it looks to die for <3

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:34 am

Splitter looks very nice, hopefully it functions as good as it looks! I can imagine what you mean about undrivable. Nomatter what angle I back out of my driveway at home, my gv lip JUST scrapes the ground a little. I can imagine that splitter would be impossible to deal with haha.

Though have you thought about putting long planks of wood like ramps going from the road to your drive way? There is a couple of slammed cars that live a block or two from me.
They use that method to get their cars in and out of the driveway since they're virtually undriveably low. The way I see it, it should get the car into the garage and off the road until you need to take it to the track. Then it's just a matter of pulling the ramps out when it's time for a track day!

I don't know, just lending my two cence! Build is looking great.

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 9:17 am

The plank idea might work, i never thought of doing that. Sure beats a trolley jack under each side to lift the front and unscrew everything.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:30 pm

I bought some bags of asphalt from Bunnings and made the road ramp up to meet our driveway, it didn't change the height of the driveway to the road but it makes a smoother transition.

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 11:36 pm

Okibi wrote:I bought some bags of asphalt from Bunnings and made the road ramp up to meet our driveway, it didn't change the height of the driveway to the road but it makes a smoother transition.

Lol this reminds me of what i saw my neighbour doing once. I caught him doing what looked like angle grinding the concrete of his driveway lol

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Turned out he was annoyed at the height of the driveway from the road so he cut the concrete back so there was a more progressive ramp in haha :lol: