Jazz

[oldgrayleather]

Some very good updates!

I am very jealous of MRLS, such an incredible meeting and would have loved to have gone. I should be more aware of what is going on over there and try and get out to a meeting.

The supercharger addition is cool, and love the sound

MRLS 2018 is scheduled for September 15-16 next year. Fly to LAX and join us on the KINOD caravan to Roadster Mecca!!

[MX5Wisher]

Bump.

New product at Rev9.

http://rev9autosport.com/cusco-radiator-cowl-panel.html

Blue Cusco Cooling Panel... keeping with the blue theme?

[Blackbird]

Man I love how this car turned out with that Royal Blue!

[★ revlimiter ★]

It was SO awesome to meet you and Jazz!!! I'll have some Jazz pix up on my blog... someday. Hopefully next week or earlier.

It took me MONTHS. Sorry about that. Sales have killed me since last November.

Spotlight Jazz

[MX5Wisher]

Maybe Brian will come back with some new updates to his build thread...

[rikaro]

wow your car has made quite a change. Last time I checked your build you still had the drags on haha.

Oh how times has changed

[speedypenguin]

I'm back! But we all care about Jazz more, right?? I apologize as this will not still not be a proper update, but below is where Jazz is at now:





Changed things up by going with a Kanspo hardtop. I was skeptical at first, but the "notched" look of the hardtop has grown on me. (I do miss the rigidity of an OEM hardtop, have been debating whether to revert back to an OEM hardtop...)

2018 has flew by, and before I knew it, Miatas at Laguna Seca was coming up. I upgraded to Xida coilovers, tidied bits in the engine bay, and...the supercharger blower went bad. I'm suspecting the bearings (not sure which) went out, so that sidelined Jazz. Fortunately (?), there was a backup car to take to Laguna Seca...

[speedypenguin]

Tada! Yet another sibling for Jazz. This time, a 2004 TiGrey MSM joined the fleet. This MSM already had a Hard Dog roll bar and Fortune Auto Coilovers installed, and I have using the MSM as another cruiser/fun car during the weekends.

I swapped out the stock 17s (god, the stock 17s ride badly and are HEAVY) for a set of 15in Rays Gram Lights 57DRs in Gun Blue with 205/50R15 Falken Azenis RT615K+ (phew!), had Jazz' old OEM HT repainted for the MSM, and installed a Works Bell hub with a 350mm Personal Neo Grinta (with red ricer steering wheel screws!)

(Photo cred to Hey_JT!, thanks bro!)

[speedypenguin]

Since Jazz was deemed inactive for Laguna, I hastily prepped the MSM for track duty. Changed out the brake pads and rotors (which turned into needing a new rear caliper because of rust...[note to self: even if it's a California car, check for rust...]) and swapped in a Koyo radiator.

Impressions on tracking a stock-tune MSM? Average. I was dealing with minor blow-by and random boost cuts up near the redline, so I ended up shifting at 5.5k RPM to get the car around track. Power is good, comparable with Jazz' supercharger setup, if not a bit more powerful (Turbo w/7.5psi vs SC w/6psi). The gearing, I'm a bit confused as to why stock the MSM has a 6-spd with a 4.3 diff ratio? I ended up shifting to 6th gear on the front straight and out of turn 4 (going about 90+MPH).

All being said, it ended being good that the MSM was eligible for track duty at Laguna. What made the most Laguna event great was hanging out with friends and seeing familiar Roadster friends from other areas. So what's the future for this MSM? Not sure...I have some thinking to do...

[MX5Wisher]

So what's the future for this MSM? Not sure...I have some thinking to do...

ELABORATE

[Greasemonkey2000]

Geez sorry to hear about Jazz's supercharger woes, Brian. Planning on rebuilding it? So jealous of everyone that made it out to Laguna Seca. The tracks are the only thing I envy Californians for.

[druz]

The Gram Lights look great on the MSM but we were definitely missing Jazz. The Kanspo is amazing. If you ever get tired of it ....

[— Phatmiata —]

So nice!! Loving that MSM with the Gram Lights!! Must be a blast to drive!!


The front of Jazz is so modern looking with those flush mounted lights I feel like you need a fastback to complete the look, maybe if you decide to sell the Kanspo you can get the fastback from Garage Vary or the kit from Greece.

[oldgrayleather]

So great to reconnect again at MRLS. We all missed Jazz but an NB on 15" Grams was not a disappointing sight at all! Next year for the 30th we need to all plan a lot more time to focus on celebrating together!

[speedypenguin]

It's been awhile. A lot has happened since MRLS last September...

The MSM was sold early this year to make room for my new daily, a Tesla Model 3. It's great, perfect for commuting in the SF Bay Area. Plus it drives great, has quick acceleration and response, it's a fantastic car.



If an opportunity and circumstances in the future allow, I'd like to have another MSM.