Emily's 04 VR SE

[Hjt]

Oh ma gawd are you crazy, I would never ever ever ever change any thing to do with my tan interior. It is so lovely and although not to everyones tastes, it is really special, and when people see it in real life they always comment on how nice it is. And anyway it flows perfectly because the top of the door cards match the tan crash pad.

WTS Tan glovebox $ your bank balance

[PaulF]

No offence, but I can't stand the tan interiors. To each their own.

[Kev05]

Emily,

I'm in favor of tan interior as well and the crash pad somewhat improves the appeal.

In relation to the chrome roll bar hoops, how do you find the noise level when driving with the soft top down at highway speed?

[marty085]

I only wish I had a tan interior. I've seen high res photos of a white NA some website road tests and it has tan interior incl leather seats and looks awesome.

[username]

I love tan interiors! Especially clean ones! Really don't like that 'mouse-trap' of a style bar though. They're more dangerous than anything

[emily_mx5]

No offence, but I can't stand the tan interiors. To each their own.

haha thats fine mate, but have you ever sat in a nice one? Pretty classy

In relation to the chrome roll bar hoops, how do you find the noise level when driving with the soft top down at highway speed?

Stainless steel Basically a bit more buffetty than nothing, i'm sure its the same with real rollbars.

Really don't like that 'mouse-trap' of a style bar though. They're more dangerous than anything

Yeah everyone hates it except me haha, but like the wheels it adds to a vintage/retro themed style.

[PaulF]

No offence, but I can't stand the tan interiors. To each their own.

haha thats fine mate, but have you ever sat in a nice one? Pretty classy

I've sat in a couple, including Martin's when his still had a full interior (which I hear it doesn't anymore). I'm probably not one to judge though; my interior is pretty weird and is full of things that are cracked or not properly attached.

[emily_mx5]

hahaaaa yeah i was gonna say martins does in no way shape or form count in representing
Keen to see what you do with yours though! Any specific plans?

[Aussie Stig]

Oh ma gawd are you crazy, I would never ever ever ever change any thing to do with my tan interior. It is so lovely and although not to everyones tastes, it is really special, and when people see it in real life they always comment on how nice it is. And anyway it flows perfectly because the top of the door cards match the tan crash pad.

See Pic
Dash is more integrated, see how it flows with the tombstone. This is a great tan interior.

[KevGoat]

Agh!! Aussie Stig why'd you have to show that??!!

Now I'm really thinking I need to change my heavy feeling black interior!

That just looks awesome ....

[spikes]

hahaaaa yeah i was gonna say martins does in no way shape or form count in representing

I don't understand this interior business you speak of.

[emily_mx5]

Ok so bit of an update

"new wheels are not quite a priority right now."
Yeah rightttt, I am sick of waiting on stuff I want incase I need the money to fix something that breaks, because this car is a bit of a lemon and i have come to terms with the fact that there will always be something wrong with it
So after many many hours of trolling Yahoo Auctions Japan and bothering Jesse Streeter, I have finally purchased my DREAM wheels!
They are made by Work... they are 15"x8"... and have an offset of +23... Thats all i'm saying for now

But oh noes you cant really have that sort of wheel on stock suspension/alignment, ends up looking silly like this haha


So got some suspension too
Bilstein shocks out of a Clubman, with relatively new King Super Low springs, only $150 off the forum!
needed a bit of tlc.
Got the flocked bushes pressed out


Compressed the springs to take them apart


crap that came out vs new bumpstops and dustboots from FatCatMotorsports and new polyurethane bushes from AutolinkUK.


All clean and put back together!


So havnt had a chance to get them in the car yet, im thinking I might wait till I get the wheels, so I can get an alignment once.
Will be rolling the guards asap too, with the help of a friend who owns a guard roller, no baseball bats or rolls of newspaper lol.

Also got a new arm rest, the original one had some funky cracks that thouroughly annoyed me.


Lastly, more trolling on YAJ, scored an ARC rad cooling panel, which I preceded to cover in stickers


I figured they are good for at least 7.3kw

[Okibi]

Great update, looks like those shocks will make a nice improvement, keen to see your new wheels.

[KevGoat]

Nice :-)

Excellent value for those Bilsteins & Springs!! Stock valving on the Bilsteins or have they been changed? I've read they can feel rather harsh, so I will be interested in what you think of the ride/handling of this setup when they are fitted. The addition of the Fat Cat Bumpstops will make a huge difference to the ride quality. When I fitted FCM stops I was amazed how such a small mod makes so much difference!

[emily_mx5]

Haha thanks guys, I'm super keen for the wheels!! But they are still about 4 weeks away, travelling on a Japanese ship

I have been a passenger in a lot of heavily modified cars in the past few months, and have really gotten used to harsh suspension, and when I get in my car it feels, quite boaty hahaa. So I'm looking forward to a stiffer set up, I just hope it isn't bouncy, but the stiffness of the dampners should match the stiffness of the springs. And the bumpstops on my original suspension are nonexistent, so I'm looking forward to actually having some haha.