NA6 Turbo

Smacca · Postby **Smacca** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:10 pm

Smokinscotty wrote:I love how your car has all the little touches I am planning on mine! The mirrors, the spoiler, the black roof/screen surround... We'll have close to twins by the time were done im sure

SAME! I feel my Clubman will be inspired by the style of this car too. There are some very tasteful mods done here.

Speaking of which, where did you get your stub antenna and base from? Is it an aftermarket creation, or a complete unit from another car (S2000)? I'm desperate to get rid of the dodgem car look!

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:33 pm

mrpham wrote:Awesome build mate, such clean work!

Thanks Mr Pham, that's a nice compliment coming from you! your wiring work is top notch!

I would have liked to have done a full wire tuck on mine, but just couldn't justify the time it would have taken.

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:34 pm

Smokinscotty wrote:I love how your car has all the little touches I am planning on mine! The mirrors, the spoiler, the black roof/screen surround... We'll have close to twins by the time were done im sure

Cool! let me know when it's done, we'll go for a cruise

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 9:38 pm

Speaking of which, where did you get your stub antenna and base from? Is it an aftermarket creation, or a complete unit from another car (S2000)? I'm desperate to get rid of the dodgem car look!

yeah a couple of people asked me about that. i forgot to mention it in the mod list.

I bought it from www.LoCustom.com. It is the Mini Shark model. I think it was about $50 delivered. Definitely worth it! I can't believe Mazda sold the car with that stupid fixed antenna. Makes it look like an R/C car!

Smacca · Postby **Smacca** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:40 am

whitena6 II wrote:
I bought it from http://www.LoCustom.com. It is the Mini Shark model. I think it was about $50 delivered.

Thanks. I'll be getting myself one.

I like the R33 vents. A different look, but they give the front end some aggression. Did you decide on them for style, cooling, air intake or all of the above?

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 12:12 am

Previous owner fitted them, I guess for the reasons you mentioned above. I just had them colour coded, as they stood out a bit too much unpainted (they are carbon fibre).

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 1:21 pm

Update!

$1200 later, now fully engineered for NSW!!

In other news, the car had a photoshoot a couple weeks ago for Zoom Magazine. That makes two feature cars in a row for me.

Should be getting a low profile rectangle headlight kit next month. Was hoping to have it fitted before the photoshoot but manufacturing delays meant this didn't happen.

At the moment I am rewiring the thermo fans and A/C compressor to run separately from the ecu. And also fabricating a custom bash plate/engine undertray.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:53 pm

Does Zoom magazine still exist? I haven't seen it on the newstands for years.

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 3:58 pm

bruce wrote:Does Zoom magazine still exist? I haven't seen it on the newstands for years.

Yes, it is available at most decent newsagents

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Tue Nov 13, 2012 4:14 pm

whitena6 II wrote:Update!

$1200 later, now fully engineered for NSW!!

If you don't mind sharing, what were the main obstacles/requirements in order for it to meet engineering standards?

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:10 pm

MrRevhead wrote:If you don't mind sharing, what were the main obstacles/requirements in order for it to meet engineering standards?

Basically the car passed engineering as is, but had to make a few changes:

Fully enclose air filter
Recirculate cam cover breather back into intake
Slightly increase ride height to meet 100mm minimum

My brand new exhaust system with cat converter, centre and rear mufflers meant I had no problems meeting requirements for noise and emissions.

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:15 pm

For emissions, were you running PULP or E85?

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Wed Nov 14, 2012 7:20 pm

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Fri Nov 23, 2012 6:12 pm

What do you think of the new shoes?

Actually just fitting them to take photos, going to be selling these.

whitena6 II · Postby **whitena6 II** » Mon Jan 28, 2013 8:17 pm

couple of pics from Australia Day Show n Shine at Eastern Creek

I was trying out some new shoes for the day: Grizzly Imports steelies, 15x8 +20 all round. Really just bought them so I could have a cheaper alternative than the SSRs to sell the car with.

Also took my bash plate off to paint it, thought i'd take a few snaps off the drive train from underneath.

note the oil temp sensor in the sump plug adaptor.

and here's the bash plate re-installed after a coat of black engine enamel:

oh, and I had the back wheel off, so thought i'd snap a pic of the upper adjustable camber control arms. you can also see the BC coilover and Goodridge braided brake line:

cheers