Woodstock Chris's 91 Malibu

Jace · Postby **Jace** » Sun May 06, 2012 11:53 am

looks great!

CheyneX5 · Postby **CheyneX5** » Sun May 06, 2012 1:44 pm

Great stuff Chris, what rubber did you treat them to?

PaulF · Postby **PaulF** » Mon May 07, 2012 12:57 am

Looking good. Like stock, but better.

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Tue May 08, 2012 6:46 pm

CheyneX5 wrote:Great stuff Chris, what rubber did you treat them to?

I have stayed with the tyres that were already on it they are adrenalins 195/50

PaulF wrote:Looking good. Like stock, but better.

Thats kind of what I'm trying to achieve,Will leave the rims as is for now but I might paint them a couple of shades of grey darker if I think it needs it.

toymx5 · Postby **toymx5** » Tue May 08, 2012 8:58 pm

Hi Chris,

Love the new wheels, they look great

Is the T & C exhaust next on your to do list ??

Pete

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Thu May 10, 2012 4:23 pm

Yes Pete T&C exhaust is next on the list, it was actually ahead of the wheels but I got a pretty good price on them so I got them 1st.

de Bounce · Postby **de Bounce** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 6:30 am

Love the car, especially the wheels.
Looks neat and clean

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:26 pm

2 years ownership today :mrgreen:

A couple of photos of the new steering wheel & gear knob

New Steering wheel 008 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

New Steering wheel 003 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

emexv · Postby **emexv** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:12 am

Looks nice Chris. Has a look at the car at Sandown, it's looking really nice

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:38 pm

Due to a half arsed bid on Ebay I now have a crystal blue hardtop, We got quite a few laughs & lots of strange looks driving from Williamstown to home in the malibu with a blue hardtop (beautiful color combo). It was still good driving home I had forgotten how different they feel & sound with a hardtop on.
My reason for bidding on the hardtop is part of my long term plan, when the finance's allow my other half will trade her Yaris in on a slightly bigger car allowing me to sell my daily drive (focus) & get a 2nd MX5 (probably a NB) & use it as a daily drive/ track car. When this happens the hardtop will go on that so it is less prone to vandalism, having had a roof slashed on my 1st MX5 I am a bit more worried about parking a softtop car in certain places these days.
Thinking I will paint the hardtop black so I can use it on either car & it should look good regardless of what color NB I end up with.
As a result of now having a glass window softtop & hardtop both with heated rear windows I think I better add connecting up the rear window demister to my list of things to do.

Zcootz · Postby **Zcootz** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 7:07 pm

Having never been in one with a hard top how is the feel different ? Does it stiffen them up ?

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Tue Sep 04, 2012 12:08 pm

I don't think they stiffen up the ride, I have a heavy type style bar that would do more towards stiffening the ride, its more about transforming it into a tin top type of car.The feel inside the car is the difference, more about the sounds inside, instead of getting all the road noises from other cars around you, you just get your own engine noises. Mine has got a std exhaust so I'm not really use to hearing it but with the hardtop on I can hear my own exhaust noises. The most noticable thing is the size of the rear window, vision out the back is heaps better.
I think I read somewhere that the track guy's like them because they get better air flow over the top & quicker lap times as a result but you would have to comfirm that with someone that has raced with & without one.

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:56 pm

Put in a new head unit over xmas. Very cheap, head unit & cubby $120. put it in because this has ipod connectivity. Quite surprised by the sound quality makes good use of the clearwater speakers that were put in by the previous owner.
Out with old

031 by foxys fotos, on Flickr
In with the new

035 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

034 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

032 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

91 Malibu · Postby **91 Malibu** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 6:55 pm

129 klms Changed the engine,gearbox & diff oils, changed the oil & fuel filters. Replaced leaking CAS gasket hopefully that will put an end to the annoying little oil leak at the back of the engine. Gearbox & diff oil looked to be still pretty clean & the fuel filter didn't look too bad either.
Made a few additions since last posting, I have put in a BD rollbar, replace the arm rests with leather door pulls & put in a set of I.L motorsport aluminium pedals.
Photo taken while on the Tassie tour with the MX5 club, I think everyone who owns an MX5 should take it to Tassie & drive on their magnificent roads.The thing I really liked over there was that you don't have to travel too far away from the major cities before you are on some of the best roads you will find anywhere.

Tassie tour 447 by foxys fotos, on Flickr

MrRevhead · Postby **MrRevhead** » Wed Aug 07, 2013 7:35 pm

I have my eye on one of those OEM Kia head units. To date, are you happy with the sound quality and functionality?

For the price, they are packed full of features and not over styled and really suit the MX5.

If you don't mind, can you please take a pic with the unit on? I would like to see how the display looks with the back light and text.

Your car is looking great, a fine example of a NA6!

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