93' Miata stolen and flipped build thread
04-24-2014, 11:19 PM
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I'm probably going to put the hard top on before my dad heads back home this weekend. I hear it helps to have a person pushing down and forward on the hard top to get a good fit with the Rennenmetal brackets.
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04-25-2014, 02:59 AM
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And the headliner is a problem! The 2 plastic portions are too low for clearance of the roll bar by about 1/4". I'm sure it will be perfect once I remove them and put some suede in place of it.
Sneak peak before I remove it.
Sneak peak before I remove it.
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04-25-2014, 10:28 AM
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Looks amazing. A few things.
1) that headliner was weird anyways, i see no reason to get rid of the little available headroom there is anyways. get rid of it
2) paint the pinch welds black, they really stick out as-is. Pinch welds are not pretty, so it's best to hide them with black paint.
3) lower the front a smidgen to give it a bit of forward rake. Of course, only do this on a flat, level, area. I actually like the ride height a lot, just looks like it needs a bit of rake to me, personally
LOVE IT!
1) that headliner was weird anyways, i see no reason to get rid of the little available headroom there is anyways. get rid of it
2) paint the pinch welds black, they really stick out as-is. Pinch welds are not pretty, so it's best to hide them with black paint.
3) lower the front a smidgen to give it a bit of forward rake. Of course, only do this on a flat, level, area. I actually like the ride height a lot, just looks like it needs a bit of rake to me, personally
LOVE IT!
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04-25-2014, 11:07 AM
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And to contribute something useful:
1 Gal. DAP Weldwood HHR Contact Cement
(no affiliation with this shop, it was just the first google result)
This is THE stuff to hold your new headliner material of choice to your HT. It is sadly only in a gallon can. I also bought a gallon when I covered my dash with leather. You'll have 9/10 left over. But you'll never have to redo the headliner.
1 Gal. DAP Weldwood HHR Contact Cement
(no affiliation with this shop, it was just the first google result)
This is THE stuff to hold your new headliner material of choice to your HT. It is sadly only in a gallon can. I also bought a gallon when I covered my dash with leather. You'll have 9/10 left over. But you'll never have to redo the headliner.
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04-25-2014, 11:21 AM
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I like fireindc's suggestion but would take it a step further: what about plastidipping the area at the bottom which is supposed to be black on standard cars? You have a black front lower lip and rear lower lip. I think if you black out that area under the doors it will look much better. Plastidip will let you try it for cheap and easily remove if you don't like it.
Please don't burn me at the stake for suggesting the use of plastidip on Jeff's car... It's only temporary...
Please don't burn me at the stake for suggesting the use of plastidip on Jeff's car... It's only temporary...
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04-25-2014, 12:01 PM
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The black plasti dip actually has a really nice finish for things like that, i would NOT do a whole car in it personally, but just the rockers would be good, and it would protect the paint underneath.
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04-25-2014, 12:03 PM
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I like fireindc's suggestion but would take it a step further: what about plastidipping the area at the bottom which is supposed to be black on standard cars? You have a black front lower lip and rear lower lip. I think if you black out that area under the doors it will look much better. Plastidip will let you try it for cheap and easily remove if you don't like it.
Please don't burn me at the stake for suggesting the use of plastidip on Jeff's car... It's only temporary...
Please don't burn me at the stake for suggesting the use of plastidip on Jeff's car... It's only temporary...
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04-25-2014, 12:40 PM
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And to contribute something useful:
This is THE stuff to hold your new headliner material of choice to your HT. It is sadly only in a gallon can. I also bought a gallon when I covered my dash with leather. You'll have 9/10 left over. But you'll never have to redo the headliner.
This is THE stuff to hold your new headliner material of choice to your HT. It is sadly only in a gallon can. I also bought a gallon when I covered my dash with leather. You'll have 9/10 left over. But you'll never have to redo the headliner.
2) paint the pinch welds black, they really stick out as-is. Pinch welds are not pretty, so it's best to hide them with black paint.
3) lower the front a smidgen to give it a bit of forward rake. Of course, only do this on a flat, level, area. I actually like the ride height a lot, just looks like it needs a bit of rake to me, personally
3) lower the front a smidgen to give it a bit of forward rake. Of course, only do this on a flat, level, area. I actually like the ride height a lot, just looks like it needs a bit of rake to me, personally
3) agreed, but I'm going to put a few miles on it and see what the suspension settles to after a bit of driving.
The thing about plastidip is that you need to mask the **** out of anything you don't want overspray on. Easy to remove when it is on thick enough to peel, bitch and a half if it is on too thin/overspray.
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Currently working on pulling the old headliner off along with the velcro and adhesive that is on the roof. Then I'll see if I can buy some decent headliner glue locally at an upholstery shop and put some more suede down.
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04-25-2014, 01:14 PM
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If you can find a way to make this look good around the edges, I bet it would make for a pretty good headliner: Leather Look Sound Barrier 050120 | Design Engineering, Inc. - Thermal Performance Products
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04-25-2014, 03:53 PM
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If you can find a way to make this look good around the edges, I bet it would make for a pretty good headliner: Leather Look Sound Barrier 050120 | Design Engineering, Inc. - Thermal Performance Products
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Went through two razor blades and a **** load of goo-gone to get all the old adhesive off the top. Better to use a nice clean surface than old adhesive that may or may not be very strong after 12 years. Looks scratched to hell but that is just black paint overspray that was taken off.
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