Hoodedreeper's Eunos Roadster

[hoodedreeper]

Believe its time for an update ;)

























By no means is this perfect,still needs work to finish it I know its not a ££££ respray,but for a repair cost of £100 i cant grumble (minus the Carbon Fibre of course)

Still got a couple of other bits to fit,will update as soon as they're fitted

[Veloce]

That's low! Ther must be lots of dents underneath from all the ants you hit!

[mazmad]

Far out! Looking very slammed! Looking hot, and awesome pics all the way through.

Where the crap do you live.....pretty rare to see a pic of an mx5 in Oz on snow......well, never have before actually

[plohl]

That looks awesome dude! Thought it was a different car at first!

[Jeo]

Thought it was a different car at first!

+1

Nicely done.

[PaulF]

Where the crap do you live.....pretty rare to see a pic of an mx5 in Oz on snow......well, never have before actually

He's in the UK.

Another fan here of the new look, though I liked the old paint job too.

[hoodedreeper]

Here are some extra photos which i werent originally going to post.

You can see in these photos that the paint finish is far from smooth as i mentioned in the previous post. But after driving it about and seeing it daily,i dont mind the rough texture as much now









Clear Side Repeaters arrived today





Also noticed that i was getting a smell of Fibre Glass when i first drove the car. As the Turbo sits close-ish to the bonnet,the bonnet was getting warm rather quick. So after a message sent out on Facebook,i had a Turbo Shield dropped off to me the following day. I also ordered some Heat Reflective Mat to put on the underside of the bonnet.



And fitted



Took the car for a clear out last night and its cured the problem Also found out my Turbo is getting worse,and smoke on Over Run seems to be a frequent thing. May look into getting a GT25 or GT28 at some point,but these things arent cheap. Ive got a spare T25 here that i could get rebuilt,but as its not a ball bearing turbo,it'll only happen again later on down the line.Will ring round a few companies and see what i can get sorted in the future.

[hoodedreeper]

Carbon Fibre Canards now fitted

[hoodedreeper]

Small update...

Sprayed the slim skirts today and fitted the Drivers side. Cant fit the Passenger side yet because the bottom of the wing is rotten so will wait till i can get another wing before fitting it.

Cant really see it in the photos but also gave the wiper arms a lick of paint as there was still beige paint on them from when i first painted it

[hoodedreeper]

Collected another wing today to replace the passenger side as that one was rotten at the bottom. As the car is too low for the arch roller to fit onto,i rolled it the ghetto way (the same way i done it the past 2 times).

Well,all was going well untill the metal decided to split and the wing had took quite a beating. So the wing got fitted and i offered up the front Wide Arches. After lots of measuring and checking/double checking/triple checking,the beaten metal would be cut away.

Unfortunately i dont have any photos of this part. I've read on the net that the fronts dont need to be cut. But as the previous wing was being caught on the wheel (even after rolling it) the best solution was to cut it.











Suprisingly they were quite easy to fit,lets hope the rears arent too much hassle to do. They'll be getting painted Sunday as we're supposed to be having good weather (for a change!)

[hoodedreeper]

Heres a Random photo from the other night



Today me and a friend started to fit the rear wide arches







This photo is the opposite side but you get the idea











The paint needs re-doing around the arch as the heat from the welder blistered it and it started to chip off pretty bad. I've also got a set of Avon 205/50/15 Tyres ordered in through work,those should be fitted in the next week or so.

[Steampunk]

Blimey guv'ner, you Brits really like to paint things don't yas?

I was hoping you did another matte finish, making it look like a lemon sorbet or something, but now it just looks like another slammed white 5

Surely you're going to do another colour scheme soon? I was really liking the desert camo.

[hoodedreeper]

Unfortunately it'll be staying white sorry

Quick wash before a meet last weekend



A photos from the meet



Went to get my new 225/50/15 tyres fitted today,but there seemed to have been an issue. The front wheels didnt want to turn. The rears would have gone on if the coilovers were raised abit but the camber would have to stay at 5 degrees to stop them hitting the arch

Because Drag Car.





I could have gone for 205 or 215 but they'd have to order them in,and time isnt on my side so had to play it safe and go with 195/50/15s. Raised the rear up abit to level it out and also got the camber adjusted. Front 1.5* and Rear 3*. The camber wouldnt go any lower as its maxed :/











Still low,but now practical enough for the roads around here

[hoodedreeper]

Back when if first got the car in August 2011 i had then missed the summer. I missed the summer last year as the car was off the road having the turbo conversion done. I sure as hell wasnt going to miss it this year!

Sourced a good condition second hand roof locally and they helped me fit it. Its amazing how the driving experience changes with the roof off. Least i wont have the hassle of removing the Hard Top,then having the rush back home if the weather suddenly turned





Photo at a local meet



Also did a trial fit of some Yellow Vinyl on the headlights.







Also bought an External Mic for the GoPro Hero 3 and did a test video

[speed freak]

Thats a great video mate, love the turbo/wastegate noise haha
Great work on the car too looks fantastic.