My Black NB8A

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Sun Dec 09, 2012 5:24 pm

Took advantage of a quiet Sunday arvo and gave the car a wash and a small photo shoot.

IMG_1265 by Black Penguin, on Flickr

IMG_1260 by Black Penguin, on Flickr

IMG_1263 by Black Penguin, on Flickr

Kenstaki · Postby **Kenstaki** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:48 pm

second picture reminds me of a dodge viper

OurCognitiveSurplus · Postby **OurCognitiveSurplus** » Tue Dec 11, 2012 10:34 pm

Top photos, you're doing it right.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 4:19 pm

Finally got some spare time to fit some of the pile of goodies I have stockpiled.
Got my RED tow hooks fitted

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Also a pic of the driveway today (brother was fitting shift light to RX-7 and dad was fixing an issue with the speedo on the Clubman)

bootz · Postby **bootz** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 5:40 pm

Looking good.

Are you 300mm frt and 320mm rear from centre to arch? I think that measurement is a good compromise height.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Sun Feb 03, 2013 6:33 pm

No idea, will run a tape measure over it tomorrow to check. I have the Eibach Pro-Sport springs which advertise a 35mm drop over stock but I never did a before/after comparison.

mazmad · Postby **mazmad** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 8:15 am

Peter car is looking great. Red tow-hooks - does this mean we can expect to see you at SSprints?

Love the fleet in the driveway btw

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 11:57 am

Bootz- Ride heights are 310mm Front and 330mm rear. With the GV front lip I wouldn't want to go much lower.

Mazmad- SSprints will be dependent on budget. Winter can be very quiet work wise.

bootz · Postby **bootz** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:24 pm

Love the decal. So true.

mazmad · Postby **mazmad** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 12:30 pm

Pete do the tow hooks stick out further than the front of the car? Might get defected if they do.

And they don't, if you do use them to tow you might damage the nose of the car with the angle of the tow-cable..??

That's why I went for the tow-straps. Just a thought

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Mon Feb 04, 2013 2:43 pm

Tow hooks are within the body lines of the car and would have to be used at a fairly radical angle to damage body work.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Sun Mar 10, 2013 6:16 pm

Flurry of activity on the car today.
Torsen diff has been fitted, new front extractors have been fitted. Rest of the exhaust will wait until I have gaskets and bolts to hold it all together.
Also cleaning the filter on my mania intake and will order new rear discs.