The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

CM sport · Postby **CM sport** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:49 pm

Wow is all I can say really

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Timmeh · Postby **Timmeh** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:29 pm

Just out of interest what would be the next viable option in gearbox to keep the 450hp?

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Jul 03, 2014 10:30 pm

I can get a gear set for the 6 speed. But it costs thousands. There are a few options, but at this point I am not looking to make more hp. And hopefully the car will be reliable as is.

I don't intend to enter WTAC. Not this year at least

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:37 pm

Picked up the motor and bits today. Went to install the motor, but due to not having the engine mounts that I bought for it. Been borrowed...
And the ones I have here don't fit. Left one doesn't bolt up.

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Postby **beavis** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 4:21 am

Asif you were ever going to get your motor..... it's been 3.5 years in the making.
You probably Photoshopped that motor in the pictures.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:46 am

It's actually an elaborate birthday cake...

So when if it going to be running?

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lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Fri Sep 05, 2014 5:56 pm

It has been running and dynoed. But if you mean the car, well early next year. I need to buy a few key elements. Like a diff. But have most of the gear. The wiring loom is so tiny.

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:05 pm

Hopefully I get the engine mounts next week. In the mean time I have started making a seat.
Made a box

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This is my second attempt at doing the foam. Need to buy another foam kit to finish.

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Pic of car, wiped off a thick layer of dust.

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Postby **Okibi** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:18 pm

Seat looks interesting Dave, keen to watch the progress.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:13 am

I had kinda forgotten how much work had gone into this thing. The last photo is a great reminder!

Are you running a PDM or similar for the loom? Or is it just the absolute minimum to run the car?

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:42 pm

Not sure what a pdm is. But it has mil spec wiring, the whole loom has been remade. It all plugs into the Oem ecu box with Oem plugs. You would never know it didn't have an Oem ecu.
The whole wiring loom is tiny. Fits in a shoe box with ecu.

Postby **orx626** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:01 pm

lightyear wrote:Not sure what a pdm is.

A PDM is a Power Distribution Module.

http://www.motec.com.au/aboutpowerdistribution/powerdistributionoverview/

Cheers,
Danny

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:00 am

Mil spec wiring - is that mil spec the motec subsidiary and just their brand of wiring and bits, or did you mean military specification wiring, which is just good quality wiring done in a minimalist way? Most intrigued .....

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:26 am

Dunno, I just let him do whatever he wants. I don't care what I have, as long as the car can do quick lap times.

Got stuck into making the seat tonight after buying some more foam.

This is after it had just gone hard.

This is after I spent a few minutes figuring out how I get it out past the roll age.

This is the initial trim. Still needs more cut off, and more filling. I had to cut the left shoulder side out a bit more so it doesn't interfere with gear changes.

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