Badbong's SP: "Diablo"

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 4:33 pm

Still red (just to keep the Diablo theme) but a nice, deeper, more luxurious red like what you would see in an Aston Martin.

Seeking better quality material as well.

sliq · Postby **sliq** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 7:21 pm

black is always a safe bet. :mrgreen:

OR tan/camel (not sand)

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:46 pm

BadBong wrote:Still red (just to keep the Diablo theme) but a nice, deeper, more luxurious red like what you would see in an Aston Martin.

Seeking better quality material as well.

Sounds good! It's almost...maroon red yeah?

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:32 pm

Like this type of red (but this is obviously Bentley...)

Luxury05.jpg

davidau · Postby **davidau** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:27 pm

BadBong wrote:Like this type of red (but this is obviously Bentley...)

Luxury05.jpg

Wow that read is nice but I dont like to see CF on a Bentley..it just looks cheap.

How do you paint the interior? vinyl paint?

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:42 pm

Not quite sure myself yet mate but i'm sure there's a type of paint that will do the job.

I'm personally steering towards leather stitching for the centre console instead of just painting over it.

Hjt · Postby **Hjt** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:50 am

Thanks for reminding me Vic, I completly deformed on the weekend, ill be dropping by tomorrow evening after uni to have a chat with the old timer and grab my tail lights and inner guards.

The interior will look so dead mean but sexy mean not normal mean :s

MX5-SP · Postby **MX5-SP** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:40 am

Congrats at joining the 'exclusive' SP club....

Your black/red project sounds interesting. I'm (ever-so-slowly) working on a white/red/black combination, with hopefully some red Sparco seats, or similar, as soon as I have some spare cash. The two cars would look interesting together.

BTW... I can definitely confirm an LSD is beneficial to the SP. I've also got Whiteline anti-sway bars which helps keep things nice and flat in the corners. I'm still running on the stock suspension though, my preference is for the car to sit a little lower, but I'm really happy with the handling. Here's a fairly recent pic taken next to Nadine's car (ex-Sandeep's). Now that is one tricked-up SP!

Shopping Trolleys

Locutus · Postby **Locutus** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 12:42 pm

MX5-SP wrote:I can definitely confirm an LSD is beneficial to the SP.

QFT.

white SP... drooooolllll.........

MX5-SP · Postby **MX5-SP** » Wed Aug 03, 2011 9:36 pm

Locutus wrote:white SP... drooooolllll.........

...common as hen's teeth!

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:48 am

Yes... I'm with Locutus there - would love to have a White SP any day (without even taking into the fact that there's only 2 of them)

Always wanted a black&white themed MX5 but am not game enough to do it in the reverse colour theme (white roof, wheels and body kit with black body)

lea · Postby **lea** » Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:54 pm

BadBong wrote:LSD is definitely on the list, just haven't had time to learn all the pros & cons of the various types available (and I'm also getting this feeling that I'll get alot of bites if I start a GB later this year for LSDs.... hm... I think I'll wait till everyone's wallets recover from the frame rails first )

I'm in! =)

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 10:57 pm

Gees... haven't updated this for a while but I've finally found some time today.

Admittedly, it's been tough not to think about my beloved Diablo while it was waiting for his heart surgery but I think he'll be back on the road very soon :mrgreen:

Anyways, back-tracking a bit... here're the pics from the 'heart extraction' episode:

*On jack stands...

*All pipes and hoses removed... and the radiator's gone too

*The hair-dryer...

*Heart extraction...

*And... broken hearted

BadBong · Postby **BadBong** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 11:26 pm

To repay for all the great advice that I've received on 'how to clean the engine bay'... here are some photos of the job done.

Ingredients...

- CT-14
- "3in1" silicon spray
- Pressure sprayer
- Clean clothes
- Elbow grease

God I wish I had a proper hose down at the garage so I didn't have to use a pissy pressure spray to get the crap off :roll:

Anyways... here goes:

*Before the wash

*Cover off all fuses, plugs, intake hoses, heater hoses, bearings of the gearbox... with plastic bags and rubber bands

*Everything foams up... used a 10:1 ratio between CT-14 and tab water

*The trusty green pressure bottle :mrgreen:

*Left it to dry overnight just in case any water intruded the fuses / plugs

So all in all... with the Silicon Spray (which drys itself out after a few hours):

BEFORE... and...

AFTER!