Nick's Daily NA6 MX5 STANCED & LOW

[niiko101]

[Jeo]

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[niiko101]

Yeah sorry, have used over the 10gb bandwidth limit, will be active again in 10 days.

[niiko101]

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IMG_4367 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

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[Timmeh]

awesomeness! where did you get the stack dash.
model?,cost?

[niiko101]

Hey everyone, has not really been much activity on this thread in a while so i decided its about time to update

So, the first time i properly drove the car for a few hours, it was obviously the brakes were not going to hold up, by the end of the 6 hour drive, there was no pads left, it was time for a serious upgrade

526449_10151770646433685_1789306603_n by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

got the Wilwood kit from 949racing, with Carbotech XP12 pads up front and braided lines, for the rear i went with 1999 NB 1.8L rear callipers, with some basic ceramic dics, braided lines and Carbotech XP8 pads.


after replacing the brakes and driving it daily, i started to notice the car was idling higher and the bov was not going off, took it to a friend of mine to identify the problem because it had me puzzled, replacing vacuum lines, i thought maybe the bov had just died, we ripped off the cooler piping to replace the bov, and thats where i noticed a pin sized hole around the flange for the bov.

1186794_283394601798888_1187428505_n by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

1186280_283394591798889_2128509384_n by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

1005799_283394598465555_545322483_n by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

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here is a current photo of the bay for now,

546876_10151731355668685_1358675710_n by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr


So everything is running smooth, much better, within the next couple of weeks, i will be replacing the turbo with a GT3071r and tuning the car to E85.

[NitroDann]

Suli?

Dann

[niiko101]

Suli?

Dann

Yes, Suli did the cooler piping repairs and a few other things.

[NitroDann]

He does nice work, its a shame he doesnt share his work here more often, is he close to full time with fabrication yet?

Last we spoke in person he talked as though that was a pipe dream, but that was a long time ago. He has a successful other job too, or had, so maybe its not realistic to quit to weld fulltime.

Dann

[niiko101]

He does nice work, its a shame he doesnt share his work here more often, is he close to full time with fabrication yet?

Last we spoke in person he talked as though that was a pipe dream, but that was a long time ago. He has a successful other job too, or had, so maybe its not realistic to quit to weld fulltime.

Dann

Im pretty sure he is doing full time now, his work is some of the best i have ever seen, his not only doing fabrication tho, pretty much everything automotive related.

[NitroDann]

Thats excellent, I'm really happy for him, he is a good bloke

Dann

[niiko101]

A few photos i found from about a month ago.

IMG_5694 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

IMG_5677 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

IMG_5676 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

IMG_5669 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

IMG_5660 by nick_marinho1992, on Flickr

[minhtam]

That looks brilliant. Are those 15x8 or 9?

[niiko101]

That looks brilliant. Are those 15x8 or 9?

Thanks for the kind words, 15x10 +25

[Mr nanotech]

I like where it's going man, glad to see you are enjoying yourself with the build and staying motivated!

One thing you should do though, get a matte black rattle can and spray your pinch welds under the car. Will make your car look heaps neater. Normally you don't notice them but on white na's they stand out heaps, like a wavy crinkly line under the bottom of the car/sills.



Otherwise it's going well. Kudos