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We went to work. Brakes were priority #1. I got some new disc brakes (and pads of course) all round, from a specialty MX5/Miata-shop, which happened to be the biggest in the Netherlands and only 7 miles away from my home! What a coincidence..
Also, since everything was off, we grinded away all rust from the control arms, and used an anti rust treatment. After letting this settle for a day, a fresh coat of paint was applied. Also, there was some corrosion on the shocks, and since I'm a bit of a perfectionist, I wanted that gone aswell. However, when taking the springs/shocks off, the springs broke when we compressed them. They were far too rusty. So, I went back to that shop and got a set of new OEM springs all round. While at it, I decided to also mount braided stainless brake lines. Just because.
Not for the faint-hearted:
I also chose to add 5HP by applying red paint to the calipers.
Rusty under-car shot I found to be cool for some strange reason..
Shocks clean and new springs mounted:
Primer on the control arm:
Then we took on something bigger..
My god this is awful..
New OEM exhaust heat shield, and a gas cap/trunk release lever set because my car came with only a gas cap release.
There.. this looks much better. Wasn't spray painted, but brushed on.. Father-in-law believed this would give a thicker coat, giving it a bit of extra
Anti rust treatment and aluminum paint for the underbody. Looks rusty on some places, but thats where the treatment does it's work.
Back on her feet..
More after the break!
Last edited by Oldekamp; 09-01-2014 at 03:31 PM.
Reason: Forgot about the braided brake lines.
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When I arrived at work, I told them I had found some cheap JBL speakers which I mounted. My boss came to listen, and told me they were shit. I actually got a bit offended, but before I could say anything he showed me some of his old audi equipment. CDT Audio speakers, A/D/S amps, the lot. He told me he would be gifting me much of the equipment, but we should get some more recent speakers and a new sub. We will build a custom sub box so it isn't in the way, but we wanted to have a working system by the end of the day, so as it is, it's temporary.
I will be looking for original LE tweeters and take the grilles of those to use with my own tweeters to make it look like an OEM install.
Specs:
DLS R6A Reference Compo set (from Sweden)
A/D/S 480MX amp (old school, but still has a hefty price tag)
JVC KS-N60 crossover
Kicker sub
Sounds absolutely wicked!
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Cool rolling shot..
Also, back at the miata shop to show the finished car, Stey (also on here, friend of both Cermivelli and mine) made some pictures:
Also, I got myself some teardrop speaker covers and roadster sill plates. I am a bit of a JDM nut, so you can all expect to see a lot of JDM goodness whenever I have the chance of buying some. I will, for example, soon be mounting the Garage Vary nostalgic panel that's currently on Cermivelli's car.
I can't mount the teardrops yet, since I still have to source and retrofit some electric windows.
This was it for now, my next post will be regarding the future plans for my car.. Too much to name. To get an idea of the direction:
Custom interior upholstery, nakamae-inspired, Enkei RPF1's..
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Ordered myself some TA Technix coilovers to replace the blown shocks, I mounted the front first because the rear control arms wouldn't cooperate. Then I went to a dutch miata weekend, driving halfway across the country to drink beer and have a bbq with the dutch owners I'd already known for so long. Fun to see them in person, turned out a great weekend with a nice spirited drive the next day!
Grace got a good clean, so automatically the morning after felt great.. The only reason I started the drive was because I won a trackway organized by a well-reputed car news blog in collaboration with BP (local gas station). I won 1 year of free BP Ultimate 98 octane fuel, maxed at €1250,-! This converts to about $1600, which is nice for a broke-ass student like myself.
Squeaky clean.
We had a much longer drive to do than the others, but arrived first.
After a great lunch, others started arriving shortly.
Next to a mint NB-FL.
In a row.
Not as clean after driving half across country :gaga:
On the way home.
Time to mount the coilovers on the rear. Needed to cut out a teeny tiny portion of the control arms to put in a new bolt to hold the bottom of the shocks. Don't worry, nothing major!
Ride height is getting along.
I think I will drop it a tad bit more, and after that, off to get an alignment.. Again.. :thumbsup2:
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