The 'I told you, you'd be back' build of Misfire, my NB2 w/ F1 inspiration

[Greasemonkey2000]

11-03-22, Mileage-131,452: Installed another OEM Mazda ignition coil(part #BP6D-18-100A-9U) since the other aftermarket was replaced I thought it would be a good idea to replace the other.
new one on the left and old one on the right


Apparently, they both were problematic as I noticed a decrease in exhaust burble after replacing each one. :bang: Miss that but not at the expense of the motor not running correctly.

[Greasemonkey2000]

02-28-23: Back on Black Friday I splurged and bought a Racebred Components 61" aluminum wing and front splitter because they had 20% off. Which meant I needed wing uprights so I bought those from Kazespec Engineering. Got some motivation and installed the wing but I didn't take any pics, sorry but don't worry you won't have to wait. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about this setup but I absolutely love it!

05-13-23: I have been buying/hoarding parts for the last two years and I really need to start installing them so I thought if I post some pics of the parts ,that might motivate me to get on installing them. First up some parts from Zoom Engineering including their NB fuel lid, starter button, carbon fiber mirrors and taillights.


I have bought 4 different taillight setups in the last 2 years. First a set from Panos in Greece. The passenger side fit well but the driver side fit terribly so I returned them. Then I bought a set of GV style taillights but didn't think the single light worked for my vision. Then I bought a set of Carbon Miata taillights and the fitment was okay but still would need some massaging to work; so I sold those as well. The Zoom Engineering fit very well, unlike any of the others.

This is actually my second set of Zoom Engineering taillights. The first pair was their normal ones but I decided to sell those and get this set made with the turn signal on the outside and running light on the inside. I also didn't care for the current lenses that come with them. They look cheap, IMHO, so I hunted down different options and found that many motorcycle lenses are the same size. I settled on a set that is intended for Harley Davidson, as seen below.
(Zoom Engineering on left, Harley Davidson ones on the right)

What about the part on the far right? Well I wanted to personalize them even further so I reached out to Harry with DCBE Tech in Greece to make some custom 3d printed lens risers. I provided the measurements and surprisingly after a single prototype they were nearly perfect. One of my initial measurements was slightly off(the outer diameter, IIRC).

Here is a comparison of the stock Zoom Engineering NB taillights vs mine with the different light locations, DCBE Tech risers and aftermarket motorcycle lenses.

In my opinion, these two changes makes a big difference.

I was so excited I had to get these installed. I was going to wrap them but I decided to just spray paint them for now. I did that and installed them and decided I needed to move forward with my overall vision for the rear which meant wrapping the area between the lights with a satin black vinyl wrap. I have only used vinyl wrap a few times and each time it was on perfectly flat surfaces so this gave me a whole new respect for people that do this. Let's just say the job is a 10 footer at this point.

05-14-23: Unfortunately I didn't get pics till after sundown so I apologize for that but they still give you a good idea of the results.








Despite the less than stellar job I did on painting the taillights and the vinyl wrap, I am happy that I went ahead and did it. You may be wondering why I painted the taillights black and wrapped the area between them with black wrap....well Misfire's muse is to blame for that inspiration as well.


So the rear end isn't done yet. I still need to do the bumper cuts that I plan on using a black wire mesh in and the rear outer bumper cuts will have a running light on bottom and the reverse light on top, similar to the F1.

[—Bryan—]

03-29-21: Picked up a set of Katana LED 9005 bulbs(about $50 shipped on Amazon) to replace Misfire's halogen bulbs(I believe they are Sylvania Silverstar Ultra).

How well have these held up?

[Greasemonkey2000]

The Katana LED headlight bulbs are still going strong. Highly recommend them, especially considering they cost about the same as high quality halogen bulbs yet have lasted longer and put out more light.

[Greasemonkey2000]

I have been working with Harry w/ DCBE Tech in Greece on several projects in the past 6+ months. The lens risers as shown above, custom center caps (two-piece design where the threaded male portion goes on the back side and the thread female cap portion goes on the front, these will get custom Revlimiter inserts of course)


and a custom 3d printed key using the OEM NB2 key. As a bonus he made a case as well!(he did this w/o me asking him to, too cool)


Both of these are inspired by the McLaren F1 and while they are small details, those are the ones I really have a lot of passion for. Neither of these are their final form since I still need to prep and paint them both but I was very excited with the results and wanted to share them. Harry has been really great to work with so if you need help with a custom part for a project, don't hesitate to reach out to DCBE Tech.

[HarryB]

Cool to see all the updates and all the little bits and pieces coming together. Really appreciate the kind words as well, and I have to admit that I enjoy the whole process and the passion with which you approach your vision very much!