Mazda MX5 Turbo

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:36 pm

Thanks Ben

I know it seems to be all cosmetic at the moment,but i'm just getting round to fitting everything i have laying about haha

Car is booked in next week for some bits to be done. Then its clutch/turbo rebuild. Then boost wound up and remap

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:37 pm

Gave the car a wash today ready for the MX5OC meet tomorrow

Then used Meguiars Ultimate Polish and then sealed with Meguiars Ultimate Wax

Then i finally got round to replacing my door speakers. These were the Kenwoods

Dynamat Sound Proof fitted

Vibe Edge 6.5" Speakers fitted. Door card re-positioned and riveted on

john B · Post by **john B** » Sat May 04, 2013 5:41 pm

Ah that must have been what you were doing when I went past your works today ......I saw you working on the ns door......I was in the loud red RX7 ..........where is the mx5 meet tomorrow can see if Chris B was planning to take his along

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Mon May 06, 2013 10:08 pm

I did spot the FD3 come past,it sounded lovely! I was removing the black sealant from the doorcard ready to fit the above

The meet started in Beccles and ended in Aldeburgh

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Wed May 08, 2013 9:50 pm

I joined the MX5OC on a drive Sunday across the Suffolk Country Roads,and its the best day of driving i've ever had! The car performed extremely well and even had the company of my mapper Lawrence in the convoy in his boosted MX5!
I've got a couple of videos from the drive,but due to the length/size of the videos they take forever to upload

Here are some photos from the day. The rest of the photos can be found on my Photography page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... 756&type=1

Took the car to H&S Performance today to get a few bits fitted.
Underseals and my P5 Frame Rails fitted

O/S Rear Inner Arch hole

Repaired/Welded

Mocal 13 Row Oil Cooler w/ Thermostatic Sandwich Plate

Wrinkle Black Inlet Manifold fitted

Apologies for the photo quality,had to use my phone.
Heres another test video of the External Mic on the GoPro. This time its on the rear bumper next to the exhaust
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIVMVy1YafY

Post by **Stuart** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:12 am

Certainly looks a bit quicker than mine used to be

I think the continued development of the car is great.......has it progressed the way that you originally expected? (In terms of performance and budget)

john B · Post by **john B** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:29 am

Stuart wrote:Certainly looks a bit quicker than mine used to be

Stu

Thats because Chris sits behind the windscreen and you couldn't :-)

Post by **Stuart** » Thu May 09, 2013 7:32 am

Yeah OK............aerodynamics may have come into it!

hoodedreeper · Post by **hoodedreeper** » Thu May 09, 2013 5:37 pm

With regards to performance/handling yeah its going the way i wanted it to be. With some stuff i've bought sooner than expected either due to needing it or got it at a good price. I'm hoping it'll be running more boost by August as money seems to be going quicker and quicker each month with not alot to show for

Now this lot is out of the way i need to get the turbo rebuilt

john B · Post by **john B** » Thu May 09, 2013 5:50 pm

What boost you running at the moment ? and what ECU sorry if its somewhere in the thread but I really dont want to read all the way through again !