Can't believe I'm the first NB owner to post this thread! Lets see what y'all have bought/done to your NB in 2018!
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Can't believe I'm the first NB owner to post this thread! Lets see what y'all have bought/done to your NB in 2018!
Did this today....
OEM NB2 taillights
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4651/...1360a233_k.jpg
Both OEM tail lights with Oracal 8300 amber vinyl installed
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4651/...b08acbfc_k.jpg
More information/pictures can be found here:
http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....piration/page6
I had new tires installed and I finally got my MSM rear sway bar.
@kung fuel jesus: Steven, you alone would have 4-5 pages here if there had been such a thread and you had posted in it. :lol:
Lol, maybe. :)
I brought it out of the garage to drive it after a week. Washed it and then we got hit with rain. Car looked amazing in the parking lot.
A much needed set of coilover spanners, to take apart my not-yet-installed suspension. Going to give it a wash in an hour or two.
Drilled out a snapped swaybar mounting stud the PO left.
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...704bdd3626.jpg
New bolt shown.
Chad, what was the reason for going to NB2 lights if you were putting the orange circles on? I thought most people went to the NB2 to get away from the orange?
@tsingson: Misfire is a NB2 (2001 to be specific) so they were on there already. If the NB2 taillights 'clear' area was actually clear instead of pinkish I probably could have left well enough alone. Also part of it is 'classic cars' influence and so many of the iconic cars I love just looked so good with amber/yellow turn signals. i.e.
Ferrari F40
http://ww2.autoscout24.es/reportaje/...82384/7406.jpg
McLaren F1
https://www.sportscarmarket.com/wp-c...en-f1-rear.jpg
Ferrari 330 P4
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4037/...f55ee9a1_o.jpg
Alfa Romeo GTA
https://images3.alphacoders.com/269/269677.jpg
Renault Alpine A110
http://www.forcegt.com/wp-content/up...ar-quarter.jpg
Don't get me wrong I realize they had amber/yellow sections because the incandescent bulbs were white/clear bulbs and most modern cars don't need colored plastic to achieve the amber/yellow lighting(many use red) and many look better w/o said colored lens. Just a personal preference in this case.
Ah. Didn't realize that it was an NB2. Always thought it was an NB1. I prefer the orange. Just wish that Mazda made mine the same orange. :shrug:
Re-re-finished Misfire's headlights...:rofl:
Here is how they looked from my previous attempt and stopping at 1500 and then using a polishing compound. (Turtle Wax, light/medium)
https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4773/...51e2bdd9_k.jpg
Finally after using the Turtle Wax polishing compound(light/medium).
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/788/3...e7c41be4_k.jpg
For more details check out Misfire's build thread:
http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....piration/page7
2018 has been a busy time for my roadster...
Picked up a Hard Dog Rollbar (and door bars.)
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...04824-02-M.jpg
So I had to clean out my storage locker (been that way for 17 years)...
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...85743-01-M.jpg
and turn it into a working garage...
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...430027_o-M.jpg
Got the Rollbar and door bars installed and went out to meetup with some other roadsters.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...042018-2-L.jpg
Polished out the headlamps...and, upgraded the 3BL unit to a flasher with 16 LEDs.
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...Finished-M.jpg
Love this car!
I got my car on it's initial track event. I am pleased how it performed.
Had 3 Junior High boys over today (one of them was mine) for Intro to Auto Shop. We covered all the basic stuff, fluids/air/electrical, Jacks and jack stands, change a tire, etc. Was a good day!
https://photos.smugmug.com/Mazda-Mia...10911-01-L.jpg