Finally! This thing will be so awesome. Thanks for all the detailed pictures.
Finally! This thing will be so awesome. Thanks for all the detailed pictures.
1990 Miata, she was red but now she is Spirit Green!
http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....d-a-love-story <--- build thread!
Also check out the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/IHeartFlippyHeadlights !!! Its a facebook page dedicated to the awesomeness which is flippyheadlights! Not me, but the actual headlights! High time someone noticed how awesome these things are; check it out!
ITB Build Part 2 - http://omgpham.com/itb-build-part-2
Some more progress today
Had a friend come over to help strip out the interior since my cracked dash and ripped carpet will be getting replaced. Also makes it easier to get out the old wiring harness. Enjoy the madness below, sorry for the lack of photos.
Seats and center console out.
Steering column dropped and dash completely out.
Everything nearly out, just need some more free time to get the wiring harness out.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
ITB Build Part 3 - http://omgpham.com/itb-build-part-3
Made little progress so not a huge update, continued removing the old wiring harness and attempting to clean up the engine bay.
Where I was at since last update and now the wiring is out.
Looks so bare with so much stuff taken out.
The new wiring slowly going in, new battery/power wires going in too.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
Wow. Looks great so far! The G-String/Bikini top is definitely going to look as good as the picture. I had made my own because I don't have the funds and I have other stuff I have to pay for but It works great!
ITB Build Part 4 - http://omgpham.com/itb-build-part-4
Bllleerrrrrrrrrrghhhhhhhhhh... Slow progress lately, held up by the wiring and have to sort a few parts sourcing issues.
I was planning to run the headlight wiring outside of the engine bay and under the guards, but at the last minuted I started to ditch the idea. Decided to keep the wiring in the engine bay and just neaten it up. I think it's a bit more practical and doesn't look too bad either.
The front bar has to be removed so that the guards could come out. I ended up not needing to remove the front guards, but this gave me a good opportunity to clean out all the dirt/gravel stuck behind there.
How the headlight wiring looked after neatening it up.
Next up I decided to freshen up the old rusty brake booster by sanding it down and a fresh coat of satin black paint.
Looks damn good back in the engine bay
I'm also getting all the old nuts/bolts cleaned up and zinc plated. At this point of the build I may as well take the opportunity to make sure no rusted hardware is returned to the car.
A whole buckets worth, can't wait to get them back all clean.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
Build Update Part 5 - http://omgpham.com/build-update-part-5
So I got all my nut/bolts back from the zinc plating shop, and I'm so fucking happy with the results. They charge $1.30/kg to clean and zinc plate, awesome value!
Everything looks brand new
Also received my hydraulic lug crimper, awesome for doing starter motor, alternator and battery wiring. Produces 12tonnes of force to crimp the big lugs.
Pretty awesome stuff
So this is where I'll be mounting my fuse/relay panel, it's a 15mm thick piece of polypropylene. It'll be covered and sit under the carpet, and the additional flip panel gives more protection and allows pretty easy access when needed.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
That zinc plating looks great! I bet it makes re-assemby super exciting.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
ITB Build Part 6 - http://omgpham.com/itb-build-part-6
I spent the last couple of days building my custom fuse/relay panel. I've been looking forward to this part of the build
I went to the local plastics engineering shop and got them to cut out a piece of polypropylene for me. This is what I used for the "panel" part, got it pretty thick to make sure it was sturdy and adequately insulated from the car body.
I laid down some masking tape and marked where the parts would go and where to drill.
The parts attached to panel and quickly test fitted in the foot well for clearance.
The injector and coil +12v cables were installed first.
Slowly more wires were added, still looking neat and organised for now...
The completed fuse/relay panel, it got a bit messy where the large terminal block is. The purple Deutsch connector at the bottom powers the injector and coil +12v and the braided cable go into a ECU connector for power and various outputs for fuel pump and fans etc...
A successful test fitting!
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
MLambert19 (03-20-2018)
Beautiful! I don't know why there aren't more people following this thread.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
In other news, work has begun on my cylinder head. Shipped it down to Warren Heath Performance down in Melbourne.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...9879292&type=1
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
Warren @ Warren Heath Performance recently received my cylinder head and has started porting work already! Some photo updates are below, make sure to visit his page and check out his work.
My MX-5 Build - http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....mrpham-s-build
Jesus, that's massive!
I see great things everytime I look in you thread.