Tesco's NB8B

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:11 pm

Since I have the carbon fibre wrap left over and I don't want to waste it. So I go for some parts that is easier to wrap and the result is perfect. Here are some pictures, you can find a lot of tutorials online so I will just skip the process.

Left and right side kick panels

Centre unit frame

Under steering wheel and fuse box cover

AntHarmer · Postby **AntHarmer** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:17 pm

Looks fantastic Tesco. Great work

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tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:50 pm

Finally I can afford to buy a set of 15inch wheels for my car

I took everyone's recommandation and got some KU31 with them.
15x8 +25 wheels, 12.4lbs each, polished silver surface. 205/50/15 KU31, Excellant combination.

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 1:46 am

They look stunning! Where did you buy them?

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tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Wed Jan 01, 2014 4:08 am

deviant wrote:They look stunning! Where did you buy them?

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I got them from "good win racing" but unfortunately they don't ship anything oversea, I was lucky to get my friend to receive it first and ship it to me, the shipping cost $300USD.

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 7:47 pm

My mechanic removed the wrong bolt for gearbox oil change, and now we had to strip the whole gearbox

After we fix the gearbox
I have found some upgrade for my shifter
- Doctor MX5 shifter boot, the previous one did not suit my short shifter so they sent me another one
- some heat insulate to close the gap between the shifter boot and the body
- Beatrush shifter collar/cup

To remove the cup of the Miata short shifter kit was a nightmare, it took me 2 days to remove it and I had to damage it with no choice, some of the chips from the rubber collar had fell into the shift torrent during the process but I hope the chips will not get into the gearbox since they are sticked on the grease and I cannot pick them up.

I put the Beatrush shifter collar in but honestly I don't feel any difference, somehow the shifter actually have more space to move around when it is in neutral. Hopefully that will not affect the shifting.

Lastly, I replaced the spring on the soft top so my soft top will not choke when I put it down

MX5noob · Postby **MX5noob** » Mon Jan 27, 2014 11:34 pm

tescoking wrote:Finally I can afford to buy a set of 15inch wheels for my car
I took everyone's recommandation and got some KU31 with them.
15x8 +25 wheels, 12.4lbs each, polished silver surface. 205/50/15 KU31, Excellant combination.

Wheels look great Tesco! I'm leaning towards the Wideopens, maybe in ET20 offset. Brian Goodwin quoted me $90 shipping per wheel to Australia....this was in early January, so maybe he's shipping again to AUS?

Any issues with rubbing at that offset mate? What suspension are you running?

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Tue Jan 28, 2014 4:02 am

I am having lower springs. I am not really sure did my wheels hit the fender, but it could be possible as I noticed the edge of the fender has black mark, it might be the tyres touching the fender when it went over a speed bump. I asked the guy who installed the tyres for me, he said no need to do guard rolling but I can if I want to. I might do guard rolling as well when I change my suspension to sport coilover.

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 3:20 am

I am so happy today because I finally found the problem and finally solved it. So here is the problem. My window was making squeaky noise and all the time I thought it was because the weather strip, so I ordered a new one and replaced it, but the problem is still the same, then I ordered some new clips and installed it too... The problem is still here, so I got really piss off because I was all the time thinking it was because the strip, so I spent so much time on adjusting the strip but its still the same. Then I put a paper between the glass and the strip and it still making noise. Therefore I found out the noise wasn't from the strip. I took off the door cards and I try and try, listen and listen. Finally I found out the noise was from the track. And I just simply put some grease in there, no more noise... This took me couple days to find out, so silly.

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M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 1:32 pm

Nice driving last night Tesco, think you were the fastest of the low HP cars.

So more power for TKC?
Or a new, dedicated, stripped out track toy?

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 7:15 pm

M1474 wrote:Nice driving last night Tesco, think you were the fastest of the low HP cars.

So more power for TKC?
Or a new, dedicated, stripped out track toy?

Thanks, it was just beginner's luck. I still have a lot to improve, for example I would like to get in and out for the corner like Sean (yellow MX5), he was like dirfting in and out. Also I need to ask Aart more about the driving technique, I didn't know that I should brake harder and shorter distance until last event in Barbagallo. At this stage I will just upgrade my handling and suspension for better cornering and look. Probably not going to get another car for track as I still have a lot need to discover with TKC

M1474 · Postby **M1474** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:38 pm

While that Seanan guy was spectacular to watch (and an all round top bloke), he was at least 1 second slower than you on his best lap.

The beauty of the mx5 is it is such a great all rounder, ie it can be a great daily driver AND weekend track toy, having two makes no sense to me.

Regards,
Seanan.

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Mar 30, 2014 11:38 pm

Yup that Seanan guy is a champ, sounds like it was a great event, sorry I missed it.

tescoking · Postby **tescoking** » Mon Mar 31, 2014 12:07 am

Okibi wrote:Yup that Seanan guy is a champ, sounds like it was a great event, sorry I missed it.

Hey Dave, it was awesome. The rain made the event became more excited. And the recommendation tyre from you guys was excellent - KU31. It really handle very well even under wet condition. I just couldn't believe it. It didn't slip much. Very effective for that price.