Flares and hard top arrived from DG today. Fit on top appears to be good. Finish, I'd give a 7/10. Not show, or even OEM quality finish but it's a track rat and we're painting it anyway. Minor shipping damage too. Harumph.
My expectations were low, and they were met. Top is 26.8 lbs with acrylic rear window and all seals. Eager to get the paint and body work done. Gonna be hot. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ab0a23812a.jpg |
Last bits arrived so we can finally go to paint:
G-Stream Comp800 wing in 68" Trackspec Motorsports bits Hood vents are from their C5 kit. https://trackspecmotorsports.com/c5-...ide-louver-set 3D molded wicker for vents https://trackspecmotorsports.com/sho...-wicker-gurney Fender vents are their universal 4x12 https://trackspecmotorsports.com/uni...l-hood-louvers The foil in particular, is beautiful. Has a wickerbill integrated into the design. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4707a53dcf.jpg |
No going back. First self tapping sheet metal screw to locate the flares. After paint, we'll re-attach with nutserts and stainless button head fasteners.
https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...679a42fb25.jpg Hood vents from Trackspec Motorsports https://trackspecmotorsports.com/ These are C5 hood vents. The fenders and liner will be cut away under the fender vents so they'll be functional. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1a7253c1cc.jpg Cut here.. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...cb566ac5b6.jpg For big meats https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4769de3787.jpg |
Daaamn, those flares are huge :)
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Originally Posted by yuba
(Post 1610548)
Daaamn, those flares are huge :)
18x10 +35 with 265/35 going on. Hoping the flares are big enough. |
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Work in progress. Basic shaping done. Now to seal everything. The sharpie mark on the fender is where the DG flare will sit so the rough bits will be covered. Goal was to get max bump travel and tire clearance.
No paint samples yet. We're starting with a formula I came up with: Mazda Racing Orange A8X Add 1 part silver .004 hex metal flake Add 1 part gold .004 hex metal flake Just how much flake, remains to be seen. Vegas was our 949 Racing/ Supermiata Orange (based on a Fiat color) with fat orange bass boat flakes. I want a bit more pearly effect for Kaiko. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...46750c949e.jpg |
So anxious to see the final paint color. I miss my Spicy Orange Mica Miata - that metallic pearl shine was amazing.
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Originally Posted by Diamond Dave
(Post 1612079)
So anxious to see the final paint color. I miss my Spicy Orange Mica Miata - that metallic pearl shine was amazing.
Just realized its the 2003 Mazdaspeed Protege color https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b1d2570d22.jpg https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod...s-original.jpg |
Flatout Orange
oh my
You can see both the silver and gold flakes. A bit pearly from 5' away when the light hits it so. Pure orange straight on. Exactly what I visualized when I planned the formula. So happy it turned out. My formula: Mazda Racing Orange A8X Add 1 part silver .004 hex metal flake Add 1 part gold .004 hex metal flake https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e8761866d7.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b8dbe6ee6f.jpg |
I hope y’all have fun.
I try.. but in my heart… the NC will never be a real Miata. I just can’t like it. Took me like 10 years to accept the nb. ***Keep up the negcats... NA miata is still best |
Originally Posted by Stealth97
(Post 1613815)
I hope y’all have fun.
I try.. but in my heart… the NC will never be a real Miata. I just can’t like it. Took me like 10 years to accept the nb. Then our team spent a year dialing in Xidas on Kaiko. We all fell in love with it. Shocks transform the car. A well maintained NA6 on stock shocks is still fun, has perfect balance, just slow. A well maintained but stock NC1 is dull as a butter knife. They really come alive with the right shocks. My favorite bone stock Miatas, in order
My favorite Miatas after a few mods, in order
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1613816)
My daily is a 30AE with Xida ACE, 17x9 with 245 Conti ECS, seal lowering kit and steering wheel spacer. The rest is untouched and I love it.
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We have a lot of stuff to do when Kaiko gets back here. Painter is wrapping up. Lookin' hawt.
https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dc6f6653d4.jpg DG carbon top and flares in Flatout Orange https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8fbdcb8b16.jpg |
Man I really wanna try an NC.
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Originally Posted by srnfoto
(Post 1614254)
Man I really wanna try an NC.
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This is turning out real nice :)
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Originally Posted by emilio700
(Post 1614287)
Pre-pandemic, NC1 values were in the toilet. You could pick up a healthy, straight <100k mile donor for a project build in most cities for less than 7k. Now though, like all used cars that same craigslist beater is 9k+. Still a great value though. If you have the budget for an NC2/3 with a 6 speed though, that's a much better place to start. If you have an NA/NB now, the NC will be far quieter and more comfortable on the street, while being a few seconds faster on track with equivalent mods. Personally I think the NA and NB look better but I'm willing to compromise for the extra speed potential.
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I'm on the same page. I love my NA, but it's a really raw car. I'm starting to feel like I wish I'd started with an NC and had something I could road trip in but still take to HPDE/autocross events. I'm happy to see someone else build one right so I can cook one up for myself later!
Sorry for the thread drift, but clearly a lot of people are excited to see this build haha. |
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