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Kiwi dude slowly builds a pointless unusable moneypit
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So after 4+ years of owning this thing I guess it's finally time to make a wee build thread. Been hiding this away from most of the world.
So here we go. Beware, lots of pictures. The early days. How I bought the car. Standard as https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054273 Got myself some shit https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054273 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054273 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054273 Looked like this for about 2 years https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054273 |
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The first change up.
Finally got pink stickered (ordered off the road for illegal mods.. When this happens you either have to revert your car to factory or get your modifications certified for road use. Stupid New Zealand laws.) https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 Had to buy myself a new daily. Fun times in that wee Honda City https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 Decided to change things up before getting the car certified. NUE overfenders were released, pretty sure I was one of the first to ever order these https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 Panel beater misunderstood and moulded them in... Really hated this but still rocked them for about a year just because of laziness https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 Did a skid https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054327 |
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Turbo time!
Because I was getting the car certified anyway, pretty much decided I'd boost the thing. Broke kid ideas, bought stupid Chinese shit https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 First day ever driving it turbo https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 Fixed the clutch with this beastly setup. 1.8 flywheel, custom pressure plate rated to 2000lb and a full face carbon kevlar clutch plate https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 Did a bit of a wire tuck https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 Drove it round still pink stickered for a few weeks until Chinese shit did what Chinese shit do https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 Replaced the Chinese shit with a Greddy manifold and a saab t25. Also got the thing road legal again! https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 Drove it around for a couple weeks until this happened... https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054608 |
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We must rebuild. We have the technology
Bottom end. Everything scrubbed clean, painted, all fasteners stainless steel allen caps https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 Headwork https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 And when it all combines. Porn. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440054825 |
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So the engine was mostly ready, now it's the bodies time
Seam weld it all https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055032 Get rid of those awful rear guards. New NUE fenders, this time done myself the way I wanted in the first place https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055032 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055032 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055032 |
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Painting time.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 Reunited! https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 All nylon branded line, black AN fittings https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 Entered a car show just as a project https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 And then it sat like this. Motivation was pretty much non existent. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055100 |
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So with motivation back after 4 months of not touching the damn thing. Finally set out to get the remaining things to finish it. And also some new goodies
Link G4+ Storm engine management https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 EZ wire wiring harness. Decided to bin all factory wiring and completely rewire and simplify https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 Interior goodies https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 Also imported these SSR Professor SP1s last year. Finally got around to making use of them Before 16x8 +20 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 Tidy up. White with sparkles https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 After. 16x10.25 -6 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440055193 |
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And then I lost motivation again. Started stripping it out to rewire and left it for another month or 2. Also testfit wheels.
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Which finally brings us to present day. Has been off the road for 2 and a half years.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440056159 Currently a wiring mess. Not even needing much to run. The list to finish it: K20A COPs and bracket Measure and order lifter shims VTPS Exhaust Modify intercooler piping Finish wiring Tune. That's it. But I work slow Hopefully it'll be running in the next few months if I dont lose motivation again |
Please don't lose motivation...
Need... more... What city you in? |
Haha hopefully I don't. Restarted my wiring again decided to move the fuse box to the boot. Makes for a bit more work extending wires but will be worth it in the long run.
I'm from Christchurch |
Oh, solid. Gonna be a few around these parts soon, then. :)
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What do you think about that EZ2wire harness? Which one did you buy, specifically? I have another project that needs a full new body harness that i'm not looking forward to doing.
You just cutting the pigtails at the lights and splicing in, keeping all original plugs? |
I've always wondered if Honda K COPs would fit, I even sort of test fit one a long time ago.
Has this been done before? |
<p>certainly not my style but quite a build.</p><p> </p><p>Impressive work so far.</p>
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Originally Posted by concealer404
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What do you think about that EZ2wire harness? Which one did you buy, specifically? I have another project that needs a full new body harness that i'm not looking forward to doing.
You just cutting the pigtails at the lights and splicing in, keeping all original plugs? I'm pretty much doing new everything. I figure while I have everything apart there's not much point in putting the old 25+ year old wiring back in. I'll depin and just buy new pins and reuse the connectors where I can. This way I only need to put back in what I need and can simplify a lot of it. I'm using the EZ Wiring 21 circuit kit because it has power windows, power door locks(which I might put in at some stage), radio and a few other things the smaller kits are missing. A lot if not all the engine stuff I will be pulling out of it as my ECU will run all that.
Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
(Post 1261523)
I've always wondered if Honda K COPs would fit, I even sort of test fit one a long time ago.
Has this been done before? https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1440903710 |
Where are you finding pins for these old cars? :)
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Im very curious as to the designer or that ITB plenum. Any more info on your mates car?
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Holy shit the New Zealander's go hard...
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