Hoodedreeper's MX5 The Purple Monster

[Ben]

Car is looking awesome - I agree totally, the ease of the social media to discuss stuff seems to have been the death nail for many forums, the only busy ones are the one marque types.

[hoodedreeper]

Update time

So this week I embarked on a road trip to go visit Nick at Skuzzle Motorsport to have the car mapped.



Nick worked his magic and was incredibly speedy in mapping her! Thinking it would take all day,infact only took him till Lunch time.

When I had it dyno'd a few weeks after it was charged,it was 142hp @ the wheels and 180hp @ the flywheel.

She's now a healthy 170hp @ the wheels and 204hp @ the flywheel! Its a lot smoother to drive and less punchy,Nick said he can adjust it to bring back some of the punchy-ness,but I'd have to sacrifice some Torque which I didn't want to do. The fueling is a lot better,she doesn't flame any more,but Nick kindly demonstrated how to change that in Tuner Studio. He did adjust it so it pops and burbles nicely at 4000rpm now

Overall,incredibly happy and pleased with the results and the work/service by Nick! Cant recommend him enough!

So me and Mrs Reeper spent another day in the area and then headed home. Needless to say,after a 577 mile round trip,the Monster is in need of a bath now



I'm sure everyone on here has dreamt of owning a particular car/car part. Ever since I've been involved with modified cars,i've always fallen in love with one particular alloy wheel.

I promised myself that one day I hope I could be so lucky to own such a wheel. So I bit the bullet and ordered them,knowing they're custom made to order,the waiting time would be an absolute killer and it seemed a lot longer than it actually was.

So after a 12 week wait and numerous emails sent bugging Rich at Driftworks,i finally took delivery of them today!

//WORK Meister S12P 15x9j ET0 in Gloss White













Mrs Reeper bought me some Wide Arches for Christmas. So i'll need to wait to have those fitted before the Works can go on.

I'll be wrapping them in 205/50 Rainsport 3 tyres. They seem to have a very good review and they're pretty good price wise.

[Stuart]

Nice update Chris.........Skuzzle is a name from the past!! (Mine not yours )

I bet the power figures translate into a bloody great grin factor; you'll need some decent grip with that much torque and the current weather!

Love the Works Awesome wheels and a long term favourite of mine. Please, please ensure that you get some good quality protection on the polished rims (preferably the whole wheel before tyres are fitted). Something like Car-Pro Dlux would do the trick quite nicely

[hoodedreeper]

I've got the Britemax Metal Twins here ready to use

[hoodedreeper]

Last Sunday i embarked on another roadtrip,this one was certainly worth it!

I've been searching for a Garage Vary bonnet ever since i had the previous MX5. I had missed out on countless chances,but i finally managed to get my hands on one!

Another reason why i wanted one so much,was because the Monster had one,when it was over in Japan









A massive thank you to AK Automotive for giving me first refusal and for keeping hold of it for me

Today (Thursday 5th February) i trial fitted the //WORK Meisters and Arches











Also got my Pistonheads Smiley fitted

[Stuart]

That is really coming together now, and great to be able to trace elements of the car's history whilst in Japan too. Now, clean those bloody exhausts!!

[Ian200sx]

Great work, bet that's fun to drive! Becoming one of my favourite project threads just get better and better.

[hoodedreeper]

Time for an update!

Chrome Bonnet lifters fitted,incredible how much room these now give,and makes it look a lot neater without the bonnet prop there



Track Dog Racing Manifold blanket arrived from Moss Europe



There were a number of comments on Instagram with regards to me fitting this incorrectly,i can inform you that it isn't



Since fitting the Garage Vary and having some heavy rain. I noticed the Supercharger pulleys had started to get some surface rust. During a quiet afternoon at work I made a cover to help deflect the water. So far its worked a treat



With my first Track Day coming up,i thought I'd do some little bits and pieces ready

TRS Tow Strap and Steel Tow Hook fitted



Not a necessity,but I fitted new Bonnet Pins and also re-fitted the stock Door Mirrors (cant see anything in the Auto Blaze mirrors,especially for a track day)



Fire Extinguisher Mount made (just need to round the edges and paint it)



I did some more JDM parts hunting. In particular two items that the Monster had fitted when over in Japan. I don't want to replicate the car completely,but have bits and pieces fitted again

Dcuatro Headlight Cover



Zoom Fuel Lid



I've also had the Rear 1.8 Dimpled/Grooved Discs,Ferodo Pads and HEL stainless hoses fitted

[hoodedreeper]

I've had my TR Lane cage powder coated for awhile, finally got around to fitting it





Which meant I could finally fit the Carbon Miata seat belt extenders too



I've been meaning to do an Over The Rad Intercooler set up for awhile (I should have done it at the beginning really). Managed to get everything off eBay for a reasonable price



With some help from H&S Performance (as always,a flawless job!) they moved the radiator and fitted the new set up (inc getting the IAT boss welded).

Today I made a new slam panel and tensioner cover. With the old tensioner cover,i think the water was coming up underneath causing the tensioners to corrode. I'll see if this helps,fingers crossed it does

Just need to paint both covers,but I ran out of time today







I made a eyelet in the corner of the cover and used the bracket on the PAS hose to connect both. I used a spare top hat spacer from the seatbelt to space the gap. Its nice and solid now with no movement.

Just realized I left my ratchet on the top mount...oops!

[hoodedreeper]

For awhile I've been thinking about some more gauges,but the issue was on where to put them. The current AFR gauge was in a pod on top of the steering column cowl. I did start making a gauge pod in the air bag awhile ago,but they point towards the roof (not ideal). I couldn't find a RHD A-Pillar pod either,i could get one made but it would work out a lot of money.

So I ended up swapping out the double din JVC to a single din and putting the gauge panel above the radio.

I also painted the radio and gear surrounds Gloss White to tie in the roll cage,wheels and engine bay.

I just need to fit the oil sandwich plate to get the Oil Temp gauge working





Also added these,i know its not to everyone's tastes,but then again,neither is the whole car to some lol



Recently I was tagged in a Facebook page that sells those dress up kits. But his counter sunk washers have names engraved. So I bought a couple of packs to test and try out













And some photos from a couple of local meets/shows