What did you do to your NB today 2012?

[Tekel]

Lets hear it!


I winterized my MSM :( Gave it a nice exterior washing, added stabil to the tank and pulled it into the garage for its long winter nap.

[George]

finaly ordered replacement filter for my AutoExe intake

[OCD]

Washed the salt off of it, now I just need to get it ready for some racing this weekend!

[chiefmg]

Swapped out my jack and ashtray for pieces I got from The Parts Group (the original jack was binding for some reason, to the point where it would bend the handle). I'm doing to do the window switch tomorrow.

[Ron]

I put the top down and drove to work. Then I drove it home and then I put the top up. It was a busy day.

[psulja]

Took my dog for a ride in it. German shepherd/siberian husky mix, big dog, little car..

[chiefmg]

Took my dog for a ride in it. German shepherd/siberian husky mix, big dog, little car..

My wife wants me to take our Lab for a ride, she bought a harness to allow me to put her in. Just haven't gotten around to it yet (she had surgery about a month and a half ago).

I went ahead and swapped out my window switches, it is so nice having the correctly colored piece staring at me from the console. I just don't know if the one in the car was original or if it was changed at some time in the past.

[psulja]

My dog isn't really trained so I only had the window halfway down with the hardtop on. I'm hoping by summer we can go for drives top down without him jumping out.

[chiefmg]

If you go to PetSmart or one of those type places you can find the harness my wife bought. It allows you to tie into the seatbelt to keep the dog safe.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I put the top down and drove to work. Then I drove it home and then I put the top up. It was a busy day.

I did this same thing, without the top down part as it was raining here all day. However, I did add a MazdaRoadster.net sticker to it. :)

[Ktdubya]

I installed a worksbell steering hub. A Worksbell quick release from my last car and a 360mm nardi wood/polished.

[Tekel]

Switched my insurance coverage to "In storage" :(

[Ron]

Switched my insurance coverage to "In storage" :(

Sad day indeed. I grew up in western PA and remember every fall putting away the good car and switching to a beater.

[elitee]

purchased a new engine + ngk spark plugs + ngk plug wires + redline transmission fluid + 52 mm radiator

[George]

instaled the Autoexe ram air intake

http://www.garage5.cz/blog/wp-content/uploads/MG_4854.jpg

[psulja]

Went sliding around in an empty snowy parking lot.

[atlnb]

George: looking a little low on coolant, right?

I haven't done anything new to mine, but my Xida coilovers have arrived, but I'm in Charleston and can't look at them :(

[George]

coolant's fine.. the reservoir is just too dirty

[atlnb]

that's kinda what I thought. intake looks really good

[RotorNutFD3S]

So jealous of the intake. Almost bought one but since my overall goal is another turbo I talked myself out of it.

[George]

I‘ll stay n/a since gas is quite expensive over here... cost went up to almost $2 per liter recently

[atlnb]

good enough reason to me

[pacman 99]

For the past week I've been trying to make this piece of crap fit . Last night I finally got it somewhat decent. What looked like ...oh "just needs a lil heat to bend it " turned for the worst once I noticed the ends didn't line up with the shape of the glass. I ended up sanding down material on one end and bending the other end outward. Got a few cracks after frustration set in. Bondo will clean them up. I DONT RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT TO ANYONE.(Chaser Aero Hardtop Spoiler)

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/frivera2121/shittychaserhardtopspoiler.jpg
http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/frivera2121/chaserhardtopspoilermockup.jpg

[Calebbel]

Well it looks good now that you got it on

[psulja]

Bought a windshield wiper and put that on.. Tired of not being able to see in the wet/salt..

[chiefmg]

Got my spare pieces from RSpeed so reinstalled my second hood lift. See my thread in their subforum for details. Also tried out my idea for getting my high beam indicator to work with my HIDs but no go, so it's back to the drawing board.

[OCD]

Went out and beat the piss out of it.


http://youtu.be/7d2Xza4Alqg

No damage, just a ton of fun.

[psulja]

Spent over 3 hours sliding around snowy parking lots with it... Think I need to adjust my hardtop brackets though, the soft top is rattling really bad back there.

[DoubleYellow]

I put in a Momo Prototipo, T3 polished 75mm extender, NRG short hub, Momo button (I have a KG Works button too), and Garage Star airbag resistor. :D

In other news, I now have no clockspring... couldn't find a use for it, since I wired the horn separately.

[morr]

Gave it a good wash and finally cut off the small flap of plastic guard near the oil pan that would always scrape.

[Thenwood]

i had one of my caliper bolts make a break for it on the motorway. code brown but got it recovered alright.

[psulja]

Started mocking up my hardtop spoiler for it. Hopefully will have it finished and installed tomorrow.

[VdizzleMyNizzle]

Finished my Supercharger power card install and test drove the car. I LOVE BOOST!

[atlnb]

Got my new coilovers and sway bar on... So plush and fast... It doesn't make any sense...

[JonnyFive]

Just sorted an exhaust blow, nothing exciting..

[psulja]

Last night got hit while snowdrifting in it. Today going around to body shops to see how much it'll be to fix.. Also playing with the idea of fender flares to cover it up

[psulja]

Got a quote, $800, oooh boy.. Might just bang it out myself and have a friend help me cover it up :(

[f86sabjf]

Cleaned her up for The Rolex 24 next week and looked at my new stainless brake lines debating on putting them on and wimped out on my 1 day off this week

[revlimiter]

I wrote a blog post (http://revlimiter.net/blog/2012/01/start-buttons-for-nb/).

[George]

drove it... the autoexe intake makes the car more alive above 3k rpm

[atlnb]

Did you have a stock intake before?

[morr]

Did a slightly overdue oil change... I'm so glad I can manage to fit my hands thru the top of they bay to reach the filter.

[George]

yup... stock intake. Used to have K&N kit and I didn't feel any change with it, but this one is noticeable

[atlnb]

Nice, maybe if I get in the market for another intake I may have to start looking for one

[psulja]

You could do the DIY coldside intake.

[atlnb]

Yea that's what I'm leaning toward doing.

[chiefmg]

Swapped over my valve covers, back to the original with the PCV. I have been having problems with my catch can (too much oil carryover) and I don't want to have to worry about my wife running the oil dry while I'm gone.

[EMMI]

1906

started putting it back to stock =/

[VdizzleMyNizzle]

Painted valve cover wrinkle red.

[mini_fd]

1906

started putting it back to stock =/

Ill pick up your gv lip if you dont want it...

[mini_fd]

1906

started putting it back to stock =/

Ill pick up your gv lip if you dont want it...
but i just checked your page and i might have misunderstood your post.

[javierf]

I bought my MSM without front lip (not knowing). Bought one in eBay and had it fixed, painted and installed at Jack's Paint Place (Converse, Texas).

[psulja]

Took the hardtop off, had a friend clean it out for me, and then drove it for the first time after it sat for a few days. It was kind of nice to hear it with the top down after so long of driving with a hardtop on, even though it was 0 celsius and had just finished snowing a little bit.

[Thumper13]

Took the hardtop off, had a friend clean it out for me, and then drove it for the first time after it sat for a few days. It was kind of nice to hear it with the top down after so long of driving with a hardtop on, even though it was 0 celsius and had just finished snowing a little bit.

You danged Canadians, can't you just say freezing ? Don't you know most kids down here with a public school education have no fucking idea what Celsius is,those little bastards are looking it up on Wikipedia right now.:fp:

[psulja]

I don't want to make it too easy for them ;)

[pacman 99]

Installed the shitty chaser aero hardtop spoiler.

[morr]

Finally started piecing together my new (to me) interior. I'm not sure whether I wanna replace the tan with black or red yet... Suggestions?

http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/420695_169125573196748_100002979184309_253528_1987 966371_n.jpg

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/421080_169125619863410_1316326305_n.jpg

[psulja]

My vote goes for black

[snake520]

^ same

[pacman 99]

Black and red!

[morr]

I'm leaning towards black too, but I feel like it'd still need a bit more red to tie it all together. Pacman99, I'm actually looking to get the same steering wheel you have so try to picture that in there as well.

[pacman 99]

I'm leaning towards black too, but I feel like it'd still need a bit more red to tie it all together. Pacman99, I'm actually looking to get the same steering wheel you have so try to picture that in there as well.

Ohh ! Then it will look extra awesome with the black and red theme. Good choice :p

[atlnb]

bought a RB rear brace :)

[OOOOOMG]

apexi blast pipes. and MMR motor mounts. woot!

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/dn_wei/IMG_0482.jpg

[VdizzleMyNizzle]

Added an 99-00 OEM strut tower brace.
http://i40.tinypic.com/2yxlxg7.jpg

[atlnb]

Blast pipes look good. Post pics of the rest of the car

[Nippe]

http://i583.photobucket.com/albums/ss275/Nippe85/Cars/IMG_3278.jpg


1• Remove snow from glasses
2• Go to an empty parking


:D

[psulja]

Worked on getting out the big dent from my rear quarter panel after it got hit playing in the snow a couple weeks ago..

Before:
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/paulsulja/Snapbucket/E0155C71.jpg
Now:
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/paulsulja/Snapbucket/3698848F.jpg

Waiting on filler and proper paint, just covered up the bare metal with some leftover Subaru paint for now so it doesn't rust right away.

[Tungsten6]

Ordered a HDHCDD M2
:)

[Tekel]

Ordered a HDHCDD M2
:)

Ugh, I want one so bad! But I just bought some 15x9 6uls and will be ordering suspension soon.

[mini_fd]

Got rid of my chaser aero top and bought a phantom grey oem top

[Tungsten6]

Ugh, I want one so bad! But I just bought some 15x9 6uls and will be ordering suspension soon.


Yeah I was going to get suspension first but i changed my mind at the last minute.
Can't wait!

15x9 6UL's are on my list as well!!

[JakeLS01]

Gave it a good washing! Next up is an oil change and a brake job.



apexi blast pipes. and MMR motor mounts. woot!

http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd41/dn_wei/IMG_0482.jpg

In for an exhaust sound video. ;-)

[RotorNutFD3S]

Technically what I did yesterday, but I installed my FM frame rails. So much better!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7069/6873705153_5d2f4d6b5f_z.jpg

[atlnb]

Nice! Finally get the coils installed too?

[psulja]

Locked my keys in it lol.. then unlocked it with a coat hanger.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Nice! Finally get the coils installed too?

Nope, not yet. I want to though, just not enough hours in the day.

[2001SE]

I put the last coat (3rd) of clear on my stock rims at about 0530 this AM. Just got them back from the sandblaster last night. Mounting S-Drives for the weekend

[Das Miata]

Bought it awwww yeahhh!!!

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii328/bigcoastie/0c95f09f.jpg

Coils are coming off the GTI sold my 18" meisters for 3k and now I get to buy stuff for the manyata

[psulja]

Did a long over due oil change, pulled the front lip off since it was cracked in 4 or 5 spots from snow, and put some stickers on the inside of my trunk lol.

[Ron]

Autocrossed it all day! Yeah, baby!

[OOOOOMG]

Bought it awwww yeahhh!!!

http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii328/bigcoastie/0c95f09f.jpg

Coils are coming off the GTI sold my 18" meisters for 3k and now I get to buy stuff for the manyata


lose those truck wheels lol

[Das Miata]

Trust me it's a priority I hate having wheels that are donkish

[hippari]

Trust me it's a priority I hate having wheels that are donkish

Are those 17's or 18's?

[mini_fd]

I finally have all the pieces for my car to be fixed up. I am the frankenstein of NB Miatas. I have 10ae parts, mazdaspeed, and now shinsen. I bought a bumper, fender with the shinsen badge, headlight and a door.

Once the strut is fixed from tein, I can put everything together and start driving to a paint shop to paint the entire car. If anyone knows someone that can paint the whole car black and do a near perfect job, please let me know. My budget is about 1500.

I also purchased a GV lip today for nb2 since I have the conversion and a rsr exmagII exhaust, and racing beat endlinks for my jackson racing sway bars.

[Tristan75]

Finished with the leather shroud :)

http://oi44.tinypic.com/9qh3b9.jpg

http://oi44.tinypic.com/o5tbp0.jpg

http://oi39.tinypic.com/107un9i.jpg

http://oi40.tinypic.com/wjj52o.jpg

http://oi42.tinypic.com/fcrx8h.jpg

[Tristan75]

Just need some Revlimiter gauges and install them together with my black KG Works panel :P

http://oi42.tinypic.com/sgki0n.jpg

http://oi55.tinypic.com/mkvg95.jpg

[Thenwood]

fitted these

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa144/tomhenwood1/xxr527.jpg

[Agent☣Orange]

Finished wiring the dash and chassis and got it back in:

Setting in place and pulling wires through
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Work%20in%20progress/73334598.jpg

Wiring pulled through and dash bolted in
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Work%20in%20progress/1c68d6f5.jpg

Did this before but thought I'd post a photo of the glovebox lining I did to keep things quiet
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Work%20in%20progress/32f902e6.jpg

[EMMI]

i thoguht about my nb today <3 (i dont see it everyday)

[Tristan75]

Wow Yellow!! That's an amazing work you are doing to the miata :shock:

What are those switches for (left side)?

[f86sabjf]

good grief Yelloyata what on earth are you doing????

[morr]

Gave it a bath and just ordered some Rennenmetal hardtop brackets for it :)

[Calebbel]

Took my hardtop off, I'm ready for spring.

[MSMx5]

Took the heavy stock racing hart rims off my MSM and put some lightweight 6UL's on :D

[atlnb]

got an "NA is Best" sticker and bought a new lip with TDR splitter

[morr]

I swapped seats with Rich (blu92) today.
http://www.tumblr.com/photo/1280/notbobbysworld/18339935577/1/tumblr_m00t7b6eZz1qltxkw

[pacman 99]

Did a few things... installed my front tow hook, and painted a few pieces with Plasti Dip. I was too lazy to take off the hardtop so I just masked everything. Turned out well, I'm going to do my keyholes next since I have power locks and don't use them.

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/frivera2121/DSC04964.jpg

[Das Miata]

Fixed my driver's side window. It was going down about 3-4" and would stop. Pulled the door card off checked out things and basically cleaned out the tracks and greased them. Problem solved, still loving it 2 days into it : )

[Tristan75]

Very cool Pacman... this is on my list too =)

Are you going to paint your Ryoku hooks too?

[Tristan75]

Installed my drift button

http://oi40.tinypic.com/14xidk7.jpg

http://oi42.tinypic.com/1jnepu.jpg

http://oi40.tinypic.com/14t0lfo.jpg

http://oi40.tinypic.com/mc7jfp.jpg

http://oi44.tinypic.com/2edd0mo.jpg

[psulja]

Drove it around a bit and then it started misfiring. And on a hard pull, after shifting to second the car completely died for a second or two and then came back on. I'm guessing it's my coilpack. Don't really want to drop $250 on it right now. I'll see if the problem continues/worsens in the next little bit.

[pacman 99]

Very cool Pacman... this is on my list too =)

Are you going to paint your Ryoku hooks too?

No, I like the gold color actually.

[hippari]

Setup my supertyte screwdriver-start ignition this afternoon.

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/4879/d120228.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/35/d120228.jpg/)

the wussy looking prong part of the cylinder apparently broke itself off and would no longer turn the ignition, so my friend helped me improvise with the little yellow bit we left hanging there. My interior looks like a warzone, but a new cylinder key set starts at like 250 bucks and I have no idea how to even swap the whole assembly.

Kinda thinking about turning this into a push button start dealie now.

[George]

put in the newly acquired floor mats

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6937973407_867b3a3dd5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49634872@N07/6937973407/)
_MG_4972 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49634872@N07/6937973407/) by GeorgeCZ (http://www.flickr.com/people/49634872@N07/), on Flickr

[Tristan75]

Pacman - Was between the gold or black ones. End it up with the black ones :)

George - Looking good! =)

[George]

thanks:)

and I got it a prosport water temp gauge today... was dirt cheap so I couldn't pass

[Agent☣Orange]

Waiting for a gauge to come in before I can finish so I thought I'd do some other stuff in the meantime.
Wrapped the radio and shifter bezels in carbon fiber vinyl. Love the high-tech look which fits perfectly in my theme. This isn't a whole writeup, just a quick view of what I did today. I left out the heat gun and all the triming.


Scruffy bezels from the salvage yardhttp://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/bb9173fa.jpg

A little premeasuring and cutting
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/ca7220fa.jpg

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/0bd60e5e.jpg

Rolling on the vinyl to the curved radio bezel
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/6d24bcb5.jpg

[Agent☣Orange]

After much work with spray glue, heat gun, trimming and refitting
http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/423f9055.jpg

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/1490b5fe.jpg

http://i1194.photobucket.com/albums/aa375/YellowYata/Misc/DIY%20carbon%20fiber%20vinyl%20wrap/09c25ff5.jpg

[Thumper13]

I'm glad to see those remedial art classes you took were not in vain. These parts actually look good. Very nice indeed.

[f86sabjf]

I agree very nice Yata

[Agent☣Orange]

Thanks guys! Thumper, I have just enugh left to wrap your mouth 'til you suffocate but that would be a terrible waste...of the vinyl.

[chiefmg]

Thanks guys! Thumper, I have just enugh left to wrap your mouth 'til you suffocate but that would be a terrible waste...of the vinyl.

You're such a ricer. I'm surprised you didn't just paint all your interior plastic yellow...

Seriously, it is your usual great job. That took a lot of patience getting the curves and edges to lay down. I'll be curious to see how well the vinyl stays on, especially in the FL heat. I've seen some folks do similar overlays in the past and they seem to have had issues after a bit with the edges lifting. I know 3M adhesive is good stuff so yours will probably be fine.

Just so I stay within the boundaries of the thread, I dreamed of mine today. Still have about two months before I head home. Then the wrenching begins!

[kung fu jesus]

I bought parts to refurb the steering; inner, outer tie rods, capture washers, lower ball joints, upper ball joint boots. I might as well get steering rack and front sway bar bushings. Maybe endlinks, too.

[TheFrohn]

working on color matching things on the MSM...

since the rear side markers arent actual lights i did the below:

before:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c68/Thefrohn/DSC_0224.jpg

after:
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c68/Thefrohn/DSC_0235.jpg

working on a translucent lava orange for the front side markers so they remain functional.

[mini_fd]

Dliverance, Andrew, and I installed the RSR EXMAG II on my nb today. We installed the polyurethane exhaust hangers from moss motors as well to help with a stiffer hold compared to the stock from bouncing around. This is my first video. It doesn't serve justice but there are two to gather together what is sounds like.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCXeGsFn08Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-9f_xD1GsI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

[Aarrow]

That sounds really good.

[Tristan75]

Yellow: Nice... very good job! that Carbon Fiber surround trim looks OEM =)
TheFrohn: Very good job too! =)

[morr]

blackbandit, the new exhaust sounds mean!

[The Phen]

Just found out from FM that my Hydra isn't screwed up like I feared it was. Now that just means that I have to search to find what really is making my car run like shit.

[mini_fd]

What's wrong with it again?

[concealer404]

Well today, i contemplated replacing it with an RX8 and a Toyota MR-S. Not "either," but "both."

[The Phen]

What's wrong with it again?

Stumbles and falls on its face at any RPM, any throttle position, as long as it's over 7psi. I can shoot all the way up to redline at 6psi with no issues. As soon as it crosses the 7psi threshold, I almost headbutt the steering wheel.

I'm putting a thread together. Will link it when I'm done.

[TheFrohn]

TheFrohn: Very good job too! =)

Thanks!

did the front markers today... sanded the writing off and hit it with a few coats of lava orange and clear.
Here's a good pic of the result... you can see how the mica shows in some lights and hides in others.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c68/Thefrohn/DSC_0257.jpg

[Agent☣Orange]

That looks great. I like the idea.

[f86sabjf]

thats prettty cool

[Jammers]

Well it wasn't today but happened within the last month. Added a roadster sport exhaust, had a retrofit for my headlights. Then yesterday got a valve cover gasket for my car and also found out my car has LSD yay!

[atlnb]

Switched out my GV lip with an OEM replica and TDR splitter and finally got my Carbing brace on. Thanks to Eric (RotornutFD3S). Good guy to know and work on your car with

[revlimiter]

I beat the fenders with a hammer.

[EMMI]

http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/429008_10150727549228615_750033614_11218273_293700 639_n.jpg
http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/428672_10150727552258615_750033614_11218287_195705 8758_n.jpg

changed my alignment settings from a oversteer setting (did a drift event) to something better suitable for laguna seca :3

free access to a hunter alignment rack? huge benefit indeed :slayer:

[The Phen]

What was the car parked next to in that pic? Resembles something but I can't put my finger on it.


Talked to Flyin' Miata yesterday a bit. Opted to not do the upgrade to 2.7 on my Hydra, and instead am going to put the money toward finding the real culprit of my car's issues.

[hippari]

OBX Ceramic header just went in an hour ago as the most obtuse way for me to fix an exhaust leak on the stock manifold. Terrible fitment though; had to extend the EGR tube nearly an inch.

Cant wait for the ceramic burn in smell to go away.

[psulja]

Put the summer wheels on :) dead tires are dead though.. Need to find something sticky to replace them with.. soon.
http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/paulsulja/Snapbucket/5BB69770.jpg

[TheFrohn]

started the install of my MMR diff mounts last night...
what a pain in the ass.

didnt get too far before some tornadoes came rolling through the area, i'll pick it back up today.

[Agent☣Orange]

This forum could use its first good writeup on changing diff mounts. Instant legend status if tornado in the background while changing mounts.

[chiefmg]

I have a fairly quick and easy method to do it, although I was told elsewhere that the tools required weren't something the average person would have on hand. Apparently they never heard of improvising. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures, but I got the old ones out in about 10 minutes per side and the new ones installed in about double that (took a little bit of cussing, I used the Mazdaspeed mounts and they are slightly oval as delivered).

[George]

bought my NB a OEM leather shift knob

[TheFrohn]

This forum could use its first good writeup on changing diff mounts. Instant legend status if tornado in the background while changing mounts.

lol, if i remember i'll take some pics and document the process...

as far as the tornado it may be possible, they are calling for similar weather today.
fortunately we didnt get hit yesterday but they passed all around.

[OOOOOMG]

Had a new motor put in. I win! Lol

[psulja]

On Friday, waxed it, plastidipped the badges and frankenstein bolts, and put the summer wheels on.

[TheFrohn]

finished the diff mounts... will be doin a write up soon.

also helped the gf install a fresh white msm lip on her NB.
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c68/Thefrohn/DSC_0261.jpg

[morr]

Pulled the codes again since my CEL came back on after cleaning the intake manifold. Luckily, it is just the O2 sensor again. So the EGR issue is fixed... for now haha.

[psulja]

Cool, glad to hear you got the EGR fixed, too bad about the O2.

[atlnb]

Being optimistic, but in the works of buying a square-top manifold

[George]

put on summer wheels and new tires!

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/7006361747_936b09eb66_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49634872@N07/7006361747/)
car wash (http://www.flickr.com/photos/49634872@N07/7006361747/) by GeorgeCZ (http://www.flickr.com/people/49634872@N07/), on Flickr

[morr]

Got mad at it, because it keeps trying to kill itself...

[atlnb]

Got new tires dropped off for her yesterday. Now waiting for some new lug nuts

[Cngo]

Gave it a bath

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/7006868991_fe6e647840_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52430556@N03/7006868991/)
IMG_0018 (2) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/52430556@N03/7006868991/) by C.Ngo (http://www.flickr.com/people/52430556@N03/), on Flickr

[The Phen]

My Hydra and a set of plug wires came for the MSM on Wednesday. Time to put it back together.

[George]

made it a new shift gaiter cause the old one was torn, find out the rubber shift boot is torn as well so I'm ordering a new one... and finaly fixed the lazy cupholder

[Ron]

Replaced the heater hoses, as one decide to give up a split on my way home from work today.

[morr]

ChrisJuliano and I went doubles on these (http://www.advanced-autosports.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=127) pop-out vent windows to save a few bucks on price and shipping. I'm just going with one on the driver's side.

[pacman 99]

Washed the car and cleaned the engine bay...

http://i454.photobucket.com/albums/qq266/frivera2121/IMG_019888.jpg

[morr]

:shock: it's beautiful!

[hippari]

Not gonna lie, I think I got a little hard. ^^ lawl

[chiefmg]

Bought the last new NB 2/3 Cobra fan shroud in existence. I feel special...

[pacman 99]

:shock: it's beautiful!

Thanks!

Not gonna lie, I think I got a little hard. ^^ lawl

Thanks? :p

[atlnb]

holy fuck pacman...

I bought my baby a square top manifold and received some new lugnuts

[pacman 99]

holy fuck pacman...

I bought my baby a square top manifold and received some new lugnuts

Ha, I just bought a square top manifold too !

How much was yours?

[atlnb]

Nice! I paid 430 shipped. Pretty much brand new. How about you?

[pacman 99]

Nice! I paid 430 shipped. Pretty much brand new. How about you?

Ouch....

Your gonna get pissed if I tell you how much I paid :p

[atlnb]

hahah oh well, it was worth to me and the cheapest I had seen since I started looking. So I feel good about it. :P

[The Phen]

Went to the garage where mine is being stored. Put it all back together, was excited about starting it up... and realized I forgot the keys. Maybe today...

[chiefmg]

Your subconscious was just scared to let you remember the keys. Hopefully she'll start up and run right for you.

Where are you guys getting these square top manis from? The cheapest I've seen advertised in Corksport for $450, and I'm not even sure they have any available.

[mini_fd]

The car just began its tread to being pulled and painted. Its going to be painted Black Mica instead of brilliant black. Also I am painting the hardtop deck chrome latches black along with the car and the GV lip to paint match.



http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/7021530671_f7c9fc516b_c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/7021530671/)
20120327_135355 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/7021530671/) by rocketeerbandit (http://www.flickr.com/people/63839450@N02/), on Flickr



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[The Phen]

Your subconscious was just scared to let you remember the keys. Hopefully she'll start up and run right for you.


heh... Yeah, that's probably it, but today... she's coming out. Fingers crossed for me that she starts on her own, no problem.

[atlnb]

Where are you guys getting these square top manis from? The cheapest I've seen advertised in Corksport for $450, and I'm not even sure they have any available.

I got mine from a member at miataturbo.net and Pacman got his from a member at ClubRoadster.net
I looked over at Corksport and Miataroadster and they were 450 and 500, respectively brand new.
I've seen quite a few recently go for sale on MT.net, you can try that out

[chiefmg]

I will, as soon as my wife cuts loose some funding. I saw the one over on MT. I promised not to spend any (or at least as much!) while I was gone this time, and of course I keep seeing things I want. For several of the cars. On the plus side I'm not getting complained to about the parts that are piling up...

[atlnb]

yea if you can get your hands on one, go for it. from what i've read, they're worth it in every way compared to the US manifolds

[PeTeToTe]

changed the Alt and PS/ac belt

[atlnb]

Bought her a Carbing rear strut bar

[RotorNutFD3S]

Last Monday, a road gator claimed my TDR splitter. It had been pulled off the front end so many times while protecting the bumper I feel I got my money's worth out of it. So I installed the replacement last night. For the week I was without one I didn't like it, the front bumper looked naked.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/6875119928_d63f830dfd.jpg

I also replaced my radiator hose clamps with t-bolt clamps. This was mainly for peace of mind and ease of install/uninstall, but I had gotten an occasion seep here and there and was tired of that. Problem solved.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7139/6875118576_d60d21bc9f.jpg

[atlnb]

lol what's a road gator?

[psulja]

http://www.skinnymoose.com/hogblog/files/2007/02/gatornpig.jpg
http://i.space.com/images/i/4349/iFF/090618-gator-road-02.jpg?1292268824

[RotorNutFD3S]

^ lol Exactly that.

No, something like this:

http://www.automedia.com/Content/Articles/Images/dsm/dsm20080101rg/dsm20080101rg_01.jpg

[atlnb]

haha oh ok. never knew that was the name for it.

psulja: good one lol

[tanakapz]

pulled my seats out to clean my interior.

wiped down the rest of my interior, put some plumber's tape on my shift knob so it'll stop vibrating loose

[The Phen]

Drove mine to work for the first time since November 3. Sooo happy it runs properly again.

[chiefmg]

Welcome back.

[mini_fd]

Finally. How does it feel to be back in it

[The Phen]

I definitely missed it. Got some fine tuning to do, but she'll be even better soon.

[George]

ordered it new oil and oil filter

[f86sabjf]

finally got it back from the bodyshop. Looks good now to wait for the paint to cure so i can go to town polishing it

[The Phen]

New upper shifter gasket.

[Tekel]

I installed my nopro washer bottle, gave it a quick bath and blacked out my emblems.

[TheFrohn]

Drove it to work for the first time since October :mrgreen:

Dunlop star specs + turbo + 35 degrees equals lots of sideways bahah

[f86sabjf]

put my new raked shorty antenna on after the first one failed after 1yr of use. The good folks a Moss replaced it for free.

[pacman 99]

Cleaned and vacuumed my Bride Stradia Sport seat.

[psulja]

Did this:

http://i611.photobucket.com/albums/tt194/paulsulja/Chicken/P1040218.jpg

Got them open, primered the chrome, went to paint it black and realized I was mixed up the entire time and actually had white paint and not black :fp:. Ugh, in the morning I'll pick up some black paint and finish them. Hopefully they turn out alright :|

[morr]

Adjusted my HT brackets and got rid of the whistling. There's still some wind noise, but I'm suspecting the aging weather stripping. It was slightly uneven when I originally got it.

[morr]

Also installed my pop-out vent window today :)
http://i39.tinypic.com/r6xw6a.jpg

[TheFrohn]

^^install them yourself?
was it easy to do?

[morr]

Yep. It didn't come with instructions so it was a matter of staring at it and just figuring it out. There are a few pictures in my build thread (http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread.php?266-Morr-s-quest-for-a-fun-daily-driver!/page5) showing the process. It's not difficult, just tedious. Two screws on the top corner of the window, then it's just a matter of easing it out of the trim.

[George]

tried painting the letters on my new tires but they're too small and it looks weird... so I'll probably make a Garage5 stencil and spray it on Idlers-style

[LoveJoy33]

Cleaned my door pockets and cargo net... Vacuumed the interior out, whipped my camera out and snapped a few interior flicks and filled the tank, also a full wash & wax last night :mrgreen:

[blackdbl9NB]

Did a clutch swap in the wife's 99 on Saturday. She now has an FM Happy Meal in her car. I have to bleed the clutch line again because the clutch is engaging very close to the floor and it is really hard to put the car into gear.

[psulja]

Have you tried to adjust the clutch pedal under the dashboard?

[blackdbl9NB]

Not yet. Going to try bleeding it first, then I will try that. Thanks for the tip though.

[psulja]

Sounds good. I just know that adjustment is something I played around with for a bit until I got the perfect feel..

[BlueMotorsport]

Put the new intake on, and drove it around town. God carbon fiber is soooo light lol

[mini_fd]

I had got a headlight that had a perfect back housing with no tabs broken but the lens was extremely hazy. I didn't need the lens and was transferring the msm lens and shroud over to the donor headlight. I dropped it off at the body shop where it will be ready to mount.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7197/6924793532_5bd29c3bd5_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/6924793532/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/6924793532/) by rocketeerbandit (http://www.flickr.com/people/63839450@N02/), on Flickr

This is the clip that will be welded in today/tomorrow.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7267/6924972182_59b9648d8b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/6924972182/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/63839450@N02/6924972182/) by rocketeerbandit (http://www.flickr.com/people/63839450@N02/), on Flickr

[blackdbl9NB]

Changed the right side brake light bulb yesterday.

/Clarkson voice/ I MENDED IT! /Clarkson voice/

[The Phen]

Placed an order for mine. Not telling what yet as it's a bit of a secret right now. Don't want the locals to know my plans. Mwahahahaha.

[hippari]

http://img585.imageshack.us/img585/3084/d120411.jpg
Installed a new head unit and changed my O2 sensor. I think I needa replace my MAF sensor now though. Why is this thing so expensive?

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/141/d120412.jpg
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/141/d120412.jpg
Attempted to install my skidplate and extended control arms, but I need to buy new hardware for them, what with some boltheads being ground down and some bolts being outright missing or just not long enough. Was good to find out that changing the rear upper control arms is easy as pie though.

[concealer404]

Did nothing but rage at the horrible prices MSM headlights and front lips go for.

Fuck this car.

I've bought entire cars for the price of one headlight and one lip that were faster than this fucking thing.

[George]

why don't you just paint the headlight's housing instead of buying MSM one?

[concealer404]

why don't you just paint the headlight's housing instead of buying MSM one?

Because that's janky, and i have an MSM that already has MSM headlights. Just that the passenger side is damaged somehow and the reflector housing bounces up and down while i drive.

[TheFrohn]

Slid it around a corner like an immature adolescent. :mrgreen:

[psulja]

That's a daily occurrence for me lol.. The fun side of having dead RS-2's.

[Tekel]

Tomorrow I plan on washing, claying and waxing the msm tomorrow. Will also fully detail the inside. The plan for Sunday is the monthly auto x! Looking forward to an awesome weekend!

[hippari]

Tomorrow I plan on washing, claying and waxing the msm tomorrow. Will also fully detail the inside. The plan for Sunday is the monthly auto x! Looking forward to an awesome weekend!

I look forward to having paint worth polishing/shining/cleaning/maintaining! Kind of like a guy with no legs wishes he'd have the displeasure of maintaining toenails I guess.

I dropped mine off at the body shop today for a fullrespray. Same color plus shaving lisence plate holes, repairing my overzealous fender pull and the nasty business from when I got rearended by a Rav4. Haven't been so excited about a change in my car for quite a while.

[BlueMotorsport]

Going to wash it for tomorrow :)

[kung fu jesus]

Pulled a p0402 on the 10ae. I cleaned the IM last weekend. I cleared the code and rerouted the solenoid vacuum hose for the EGR for a stronger vacuum signal. Supposedly the bees knees for curing the 402 code. We'll see...

[RotorNutFD3S]

I finally got around to reassembling and installing the Morette tail lights I've had for quite some time:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6951601892_11b006c819_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/7097671609_be3572ae82_z.jpg

[chiefmg]

Those are yummy. What did they run you? And where did you get your rear spoiler?

[RotorNutFD3S]

$100, and apparently that's a great deal from what I've been told. They were in need of some minor repair and a good painter to remove what had been done and to paint them properly. I like how they turned out and how they look on the car. The battle is that I also like the NB2 tail lights with surrounds that I had on there.

The spoiler and lip were installed by the previous owner but sourced from a local Miata owner.

[morr]

Dang, lookin good RotorNut!

[Das Miata]

Installed a set of stance coils. So far I'm loving them

[chiefmg]

$100, and apparently that's a great deal from what I've been told. They were in need of some minor repair and a good painter to remove what had been done and to paint them properly. I like how they turned out and how they look on the car. The battle is that I also like the NB2 tail lights with surrounds that I had on there.

The spoiler and lip were installed by the previous owner but sourced from a local Miata owner.

Do you know if it's a MSM rear spoiler? I want that type but they are hard to find, and if there is another source I'll look into it.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Dang, lookin good RotorNut!

Thanks morr!


Do you know if it's a MSM rear spoiler? I want that type but they are hard to find, and if there is another source I'll look into it.

Yep, it's an OEM MSM spoiler. And yes, they are very difficult to find. I've been waiting for a while for one to pop up for a local friend.

[EMMI]

IIRC project-G has a black one

[chiefmg]

-scurries off to check out Project-G-

Nope, they only offer the hardtop spoiler at present. If someone would make replicas of both the MSM rear and 99-00 front lip they would make a killing.

[EMMI]

-scurries off to check out Project-G-

Nope, they only offer the hardtop spoiler at present. If someone would make replicas of both the MSM rear and 99-00 front lip they would make a killing.

pm them, i saw it on their used parts shelf 2 weeks ago. if no1 bought it yet

[atlnb]

had some lady cut me off and slammed on the brakes making a lot of puffy smoke (more bald spots on my tires)

[psulja]

Drove it a bit, Practiced shifting without the clutch. Did not know it was that simple. Was really nervous the first couple shifts lol

[chiefmg]

pm them, i saw it on their used parts shelf 2 weeks ago. if no1 bought it yet

OK, thanks for that. Unfortunately my mod budget is shot until next payday, thanks to a set of Recaros for my 7.

[atlnb]

tried out some G-force meters on my phone. IMO, not too bad for iPhone apps. and not too bad considering I'm on almost bald T1R's

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/6968207514_3ec93754b6.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7125/7114285935_bb864d2106.jpg

[psulja]

that's pretty cool; what's the app called? I want to try it out.

[atlnb]

I used Dynolicious for the top graph and G-tac free for the bottom. It's pretty fun

[stephen0p0g]

technically it was yesterday but i shipped my car off and its on it's way across the big blue ocean :( i already miss her

[blackdbl9NB]

I pulled the upper intake manifold off last night. The EGR port was a mess. I spent about 45 minutes with a can of brake clean and a wire soaking and scraping. Looks like I got most of it out. There was nothing but a drop coming from the port behind the TB when I started, now it seems to run out pretty freely.

Up this weekend, plugs, plug wires, fuel filter and rear brakes. Also putting the hard top striker plates on and putting the hard top back on this weekend. Woo hoo!

edit:
M.net's write up on this was pretty good, but I had to giggle a little when the author admitted to taking 2 hours to getting the top of the manifold off. I won't knock anyone's mechanical skills, and he did say it was his first project and was a little afraid of it, but taking this thing off was not as much of a pain in the ass as it seems.

[morr]

^Me and a buddy cleaned the EGR on mine, and it was just as bad as your sounded. That thing was filthy! I agree though, it only took us about an hour taking our time.

[Tungsten6]

Changed my oil. Now ready for autocross next weekend! :)

[atlnb]

With RotorNut's help, installed an MSM intake cam

[stephen0p0g]

you get it from 949 or a dealership?

or priv party

i havnt looked into a dealership but i was going to when i got back to the states

[atlnb]

Private seller. I had bought one from corksport but being a poor college student at the time I had to sell it. Then I had another opportunity to get one so I took it. It's worth it if you're N/A

[hippari]

Got my car back form the bodyshop with a new paint job a couple days ago and finally got around to installing a couple of the toys I've amassed over the past months.

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1440/d120429.jpg
Murdered a bunch of wooden boards to get it up the ramp.

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/1440/d120429.jpg
Installed my StudioXBoldmove Skidplate

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/1440/d120429.jpg
Installed my Extended Rear upper control Arms

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1440/d120429.jpg
Accidentally slammed the car when just trying to make it even with the rear. :oops:

http://img404.imageshack.us/img404/1440/d120429.jpg
Realized there's a massive clearance difference between GarageStar's skidplate and Studio's skidplate. :P

Planning to do some rideheight adjustments tonight with a friend and then cleaning the car for a photoshoot sometime during the week.

[morr]

Installed a new fuel pump and just freakin drove it :)

[OOOOOMG]

I finally got around to reassembling and installing the Morette tail lights I've had for quite some time:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6951601892_11b006c819_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/7097671609_be3572ae82_z.jpg

those are some sick tails

[blackdbl9NB]

Finished cleaning out the EGR port yesterday. HOLY CRAP! There was a ton of carbon in that thing. Also let the wife spend some quality time on the lower half of the manifold with a tooth brush and some brake cleaner. She wanted to do it, so I let her have at it. After it was all back together I ran half a can of Sea Foam through the IM to get at the stuff we couldn't get too. The smoke out of the tail pipe was IMPRESSIVE! Also got the hard top side strikers mounted and put the hard top back on. After that I finally go to the rear brakes that have been rattling for a while. The pads were shot and the PO took the anti rattle clips out. New hardware and a whole lot of TLC and the car is running like a top. Going to swap the plugs and have to adjust the parking brake cable yet. Also have fuel filters to do on both of the 99's.

I swear some days it never ends.

[morr]

^Haha dang, we're like twins. I've literally been doing the exact same maintenance things the past couple months. The EGR was definitely nasty. It's almost hard to believe that much gunk can build up in there.

[MarcoSTEEZ]

I finally got around to reassembling and installing the Morette tail lights I've had for quite some time:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7209/6951601892_11b006c819_z.jpg

http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5335/7097671609_be3572ae82_z.jpg

OMGGGGG that looks so goood. Really proper on a black car, nonetheless an MSM. Super jelly. If you EVER decide to sell them/part out/crash your car, I will buy them off you in a heartbeat. Until then Enjoyy

[snake520]

Its not a MSM but its still awesome!

[George]

fitted NA door sills

[RotorNutFD3S]

OMGGGGG that looks so goood. Really proper on a black car, nonetheless an MSM. Super jelly. If you EVER decide to sell them/part out/crash your car, I will buy them off you in a heartbeat. Until then Enjoyy

Haha! Thanks! Hopefully that crash thing never happens.


Its not a MSM but its still awesome!

Soon it will be, in just about everything except the year model. :)

[EMMI]

after 4 1/2 years i finally broke my GV lip.... such a sad day... welp, time to order another one =D

[psulja]

Cleaned out the interior because it started to smell a bit gross after sitting outside for the past few days with really damp weather.

[atlnb]

those are some sick tails

they look much better in person. pictures don't do it justice

[psulja]

Put my hardtop on since it's supposed to rain for the next few days and I don't feel like having water leak in through the seals. The hardtop brackets were being really annoying this time around though. Couldn't get things to line up for some reason.

[The Phen]

Had a rear sway bar for my Civic hanging on the wall of the garage and noticed the other day that it decided to try to fly and landed on my passenger front fender. A pisser BUT... I hang out with a guy who does dent removal and said he'd fix me up for the price of his bar tab one night. Boom, done.