Brett's pre mid life crises

narita · Postby **narita** » Sat Dec 15, 2012 10:17 am

tobias wrote:I love that little Suzuki wish I saw it up close. Looking forward to see how this nb turns out

Cheers, at this stage i cant see the nb becoming anywhere near as stupid as the wagon but time will tell.
Its almost too nice to mess with.

narita · Postby **narita** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:16 pm

Delayed update time,

cleaned my roof , it was getting very dull and dirty.

the amusing thing was when my mate and i went into autobarn we were greeted by 2 options of 303.

Decided to clean out my Drains. To my surprise it was fairly clean.

Ordered a tow strap because "HOOKS ARE FOR HONDAS".

Wasnt the most enjoyable job but luckily i had a 14mm spanner and a make shift breaker bar.

in the process of getting all my service parts together atm so i can give her what she wants.

Postby **Okibi** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:25 pm

Welcome to the obsession, looking forward to seeing the updates.

Black_Penguin · Postby **Black_Penguin** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:08 pm

Tip for next time with the tow hooks, if you remove the front lower half of the splash guards in the wheel well it makes the job 10x easier.

narita · Postby **narita** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 3:49 pm

Black_Penguin wrote:Tip for next time with the tow hooks, if you remove the front lower half of the splash guards in the wheel well it makes the job 10x easier.

Yes i did do it that way, though that final bolt was half hidden and was a bitch.

RedMX · Postby **RedMX** » Sat Mar 16, 2013 10:02 pm

Looking brilliant so far Brett & I'm keen to see more updates

narita · Postby **narita** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 6:24 pm

Had a busy weekend.

spent last week stockpiling parts.

Had some last minute parts express posted, mx5mania's service is spot on.

also id like to note that the subaru upper engine cleaner made a HUGE improvement to my car.

For oils i went with redline mt90 for the gearbox, redline 75-90 for the diff & amsoil 10w40 for the engine.

so come saturday night we got the little miata in my mates factory.

changed filters, oils & plugs.

Also grinded off the bent bar on my rear ladder brace.

this led to a big change in handling, the way i see it that brace is effective with stock suspension but with coilovers it caused many a snap oversteer.

finished up at 2am which wasnt too bad.

woke up on sunday and went off to do the radiator, radiator & heater hoses, thermostat & fuel filter.

i was quite impressed that i could fit in the engine bay.

The dreaded heater hoses were no problem except the OEM clips.

the trick is to slice it length ways with a stanley knife.

i used distilled water & tecaloy xtra cool with a 70/30 mix.

all done.

overall it was an expensive service but being im not fully aware of all the cars service history an important one.

car now drives alot better and i can ease my paranoia for a short while.

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:20 pm

he's still paranoid btw everyone

Mr nanotech · Postby **Mr nanotech** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:55 pm

narita · Postby **narita** » Tue Mar 26, 2013 9:04 pm

narita · Postby **narita** » Wed May 08, 2013 6:04 pm

So after a very patient wait some parts arrived from rev9.

The problem is I ordered jetstream carpet NOT the fibreglass cover.

I have emailed max & hopefully their response will redeem their reputation.

I have planned to pick up quite a few items on my list through rev9 so we will have to wait and see.

jimmy_vee · Postby **jimmy_vee** » Wed May 08, 2013 6:47 pm

narita wrote:The problem is I ordered jetstream carpet NOT the fibreglass cover.

Ha, I had the exact opposite happen, ordered the fibreglass cover and got the carpet.

TBH though, don't bother with the JS carpet, the edges on mine around the fuel release are fraying, the carpet doesn't match and the velcro tabs on the back don't stay on. If you really want the carpet, make your own, It will cost you $20 including the overlocking on the edges and velcro that won't peel off

Apu · Postby **Apu** » Wed May 08, 2013 10:49 pm

narita wrote:So after a very patient wait some parts arrived from rev9.

The problem is I ordered jetstream carpet NOT the fibreglass cover.

I have emailed max & hopefully their response will redeem their reputation.

I have planned to pick up quite a few items on my list through rev9 so we will have to wait and see.

Interested in the fibreglass cover if you don't want it?

narita · Postby **narita** » Thu May 09, 2013 12:04 am

Its not for sale at the moment as im waiting to see what max suggests I do.

MadMikey · Postby **MadMikey** » Fri May 10, 2013 5:31 am

Wait, what exactly is the jet stream carpet?

I bought my garage vary & jet stream parts through Jesse Streeter and saved a couple hundred compare to Rev9; if you ever need parts sourced from Japan I recommend going through him if you're cheap like me.