Hoodedreeper's Mazda Eunos PROJECT:SIDEWAYS

[peposhi]

What do you think, Chris?

 

[hoodedreeper]

Its very nice! The schmidts suit it Its the reason why i chose Desert Tan,as Nato Green has been done (alot!)

 

[hoodedreeper]

Page N?

 

[peposhi]

Page N stands for page number as I don't really know which one would they put your new project on

 

[peposhi]

Did you spray or vinyl wrap the car?

 

[hoodedreeper]

Its painted (with a roller)

 

[mintyfresh]

Love where the car is going! My friends recently got an eunos and i'll be showing him this build As for the roller paint job, how hard was it to achieve a good finish like yours? Also, I saw you in your k11 while I was driving into The Fast Show (not sure if you saw me?) I would've stopped for a chat but was following a convoy and didn't see your car the rest of the day

 

[davey1991]

Mystery machines mx5 haha.
This is awesome...

 

[hoodedreeper]

Minty,were you the one driving the black K11 on ATS classics? I was parked right next to the Show & Shine

The paint job was quite easy,scotched the whole car down and masked up everything that didnt need painting. Poured the paint into the tray and just rolled it on (didnt thin it at all). I done 5-6 coats and it laid quite well. I used a fabric roller which left a texture effect (if you use a Foam roller,it comes out smooth)

 

[hoodedreeper]

MASSIVE UPDATE!
Sunday just gone (29th April) i went down to Norfolk Arena for a Drift Practice. The track was extremely wet and muddy,but it was the best and most fun i've ever had. The car performed great as always,as the addition of the bucket seat and harness certainly improved things.
Big thanks to Mark and for the photos!

End of the day she looked like this (the colour around the side repeater is the actual paint,the rest is mud haha)

Heres a video of the MX5 i put together

Slim Quick Release Boss Fitted

I also started to work on the boot lid. I got another boot lid to chop about to save ruining my current one
Top Skin

Frame fitted to the car:

Carbon Skin bonded on

 

[hoodedreeper]

Boot Lid removed from the car and looks like this

A bead of Tiger Seal under the metal beams for more strength

Expanding Foam purchased!

Quite a way to go....

All done and all the excess trimmed off

 

[hoodedreeper]

Fitted the boot lid today so thought i'd whore out with some photos

Also made some Carbon Fibre door cards from 2 sheets of carbon. Made templates and cut them out with an angle grinder and dremel. Also bought some Leather Door pulls from a guy on MX5 Nutz,which finish the door off a treat!

Also fitted some new gaitors

 

[peposhi]

I wish I lived somewhere around you... I'd love to pass by your cars every single day

 

[mckenziecz]

Boot Lid removed from the car and looks like this

Jesus why?

 

[hoodedreeper]

I chose this route because i didnt want to drill into the carbon to use bonnet pins/hooks. This makes the boot still usable and functional as it should

 

[mckenziecz]

You took something very light and strong and made it heavy again. I thought I was suppose to be a drift car?

 

[Antony]

you know you could have bonded and fibreglassed the catch to the carbon right?

 

[hoodedreeper]

Its still lighter than a stock boot lid I could have done,but i wanted to do it this way

 

[hoodedreeper]

Had a nice lil delivery from the USA today! (took 8 days from purchasing to delivery)

Garage Vary Style Lip!

Test fitted

 

[hoodedreeper]

Fitted the GV Lip today after work

I also removed the stickers on the drivers side and fitted a new one

With the Hard Top Spoiler on,it should just about clear it and still be visible

 

[hoodedreeper]

Tiny Update:
Hard Top Spoiler should hopefully be fitted tomorrow or Monday depending on weather
New item arrived today,feeding my addiction....

 

[hoodedreeper]

I've been thinking about whether to cut my rear bumper or not. I've seen alot of people over at Club Roadster.net do it,but wasnt sure if it would suit my car.
So today i bit the bullet and went for it,here are the results! The edges need cleaning up abit more,and need to cut down the bumper supports

 

[davey1991]

Looks much more angry i like it.

 

[hoodedreeper]

Hard Top Spoiler is (finally!) fitted!

 

[davey1991]

however i do not like that...

 

[peposhi]

Chris... Ahm... I find the spoiler doesn't go well along with the boot lid. It looses the effect. One bends down, othe bends up. I miss the harmony here. The bumper is a 100% WIN though

 

[K11 Gazza]

Looks great imo Hooded, keep up the good work

 

[Tchaaa]

I think I prefer the standard boot, but overall this car just keeps getting better and better. Always loved an MX-5.

 

[hoodedreeper]

New purchase....

GReddy Manifold (with relief cuts)
GReddy Intake pipe
GReddy Downpipe
T70 Hyrbid Turbo (brand new never been fitted)
Intercooler
Intercooler Hard Pipes (originally imported from the US)
Blitz BOV w/ silicone pipe
Heat Shields
Jackson Racing Fuel Pressure Regulator
++ PLEASE READ ++
The T70 Turbo is from a company called XS Power (previous owner imported it from the US). Some say its a cheap chinese Turbo,but research has shown there was problems upto 2008,but NOTHING since then. The instructions included are in english,no sign of any Chinese. I keep getting told different things,so i'm gonna go on my OWN accord,and use this turbo. If it goes bang,it goes bang!
From talking to the seller (local MX5OC member,who knows what hes on about!) said he used the standard GReddy kit on his Mk1 on stock management and it drove absolutely fine!
I know if i want to turn the boost up,i'll need bigger injectors etc etc and i'll need a stand alone ECU (Megasquirt),but this will be my first turbo'd car. I'll be starting off low PSi and build up from there.
He used the kit on his car for months,so just proves nothing is wrong with doing it that way

 

[lee k0011]

Cant w8 to see this fitted!! Cant go wrong with a turbo mx5
I wont to get a mx5 soon got some money saved up but the misses wonts to spend it on a people carrier..
It is a ongoing debate in our house atm so will have to see who wins lol..

 

[Machi san]

Mystery machines mx5 haha.
This is awesome...

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that is boss <3

 

[Machi san]

is the lip a urethane lip? looks good but i only have a laguna splitter on mine and it is permanently on the floor, vary lip is too deep for my car i think ((((

is that a g wing on your roof?? i like g wing

 

[Machi san]

T70 is a huge turbo!!! DD

iam keeping my 5 standard power for now because its such a challenge to do good skids but when i get it right its so awesome feeling. better than s13 haha

 

[hoodedreeper]

GV lip is indeed polyurethane,which im glad i bought cos i scrape no end of times on a daily basis. Its a Project G style hard top spoiler (copy)

 

[hoodedreeper]

Painted the headlight covers in Black Stone Chip to match the Superlites

Also stripped the blown turbo off the manifold and trial fitted the new turbo to make sure it fits ok

Also fitted a Garrett T25 to the manifold to make sure that would fit aswell (with the studs removed,it would fit proply). I know if i used a T25 i'd need a new downpipe made

Heres the condition of the Garrett

The crack runs right down the housing (couldnt get a clear enough photo)
Also should be picking this up from Law on MX5 Nutz

Should save the money and hassle of getting a new downpipe made to match the rest of the exhaust system
Just oil lines,air filter,retard the timing and it'll be ready to fit!

 

[Machi san]

GV lip is indeed polyurethane,which im glad i bought cos i scrape no end of times on a daily basis. Its a Project G style hard top spoiler (copy)

Nice one thanks man, i may just stick with my laguna splitter. However iam desperate to have a gv lol. Do project g sell them all the time or just occasionally, i really want a roof wing lol

 

[hoodedreeper]

Yeah think they sell them all the time,depends when they get shipments sent to the UK

 

[hoodedreeper]

A little update
Been collecting some more stuff
DEPO Boost Gauge

Innovate MTX-L Wideband & Gauge

I then trial fitted the gauges in the centre console

Perfect fit!
HKS Turbo Timer

Sytec Adjustable Fuel Pressure Regulator

I'm waiting on a Garrett T25 to arrive. Once thats here i can get the oil feed made up,and fitting can commence!

 

[hoodedreeper]

With the turbo install getting closer i thought it was time to clean the engine bay. The engine bay was still full of mud from the last drift day back in April. Heres the progress i've made so far....

Just used the 'mist' setting on my hose to wash off most of the mud (trying not to soak the electrics) and then used damp Microfibre cloths to clean it

 

[hoodedreeper]

Removed the Carbon Boot lid and re-fitted the original boot. The carbon boot went cloudy,moisture had gotten underneath the clear coat.

Photos of the boot lid when i first noticed it (it gradually got alot worse,sadly no photos)

My Garrett T25 arrived today!

Fitting will start any time after Monday 2nd July

 

[hoodedreeper]

Been thinking about changing the graphics for awhile. Heres photos of today's progress.....
(Had to re-paint the side,as the graphics left a clean outline)

 

[johnbr6]

Hmmm the cloudyness in the bootlid seems to follow the lines of where you bonded the metal frame to it, so me thinks the sealant got absorbed??? shame, I quite liked the look good so far, soooo much better than when you first got it.

 

[hoodedreeper]

Small update....
Got bored and re-made the MX5 on Forza 4

Today me and few mates set to get started on the diff swap and the turbo fitting. Heres what it looked like for majority of the day

Diff all swapped over:

Then it was time to start fitting the turbo. Got the exhaust system and 4-2-1 off. Gave the Greddy manifold a good clean up and made sure the new studs fit. With the turbo now sitting perfect on the manifold,it was time to start on the downpipe.
For some reason the downpipe was a really awkward shape/position,so the only way to make it fit correct was to make our own. With a few cuts,tack welds and tweaking,it was almost there

It may not look pretty,but before i get comments saying its now gonna flow,theres going to be weak spots etc etc. This was just to get the shape of the downpipe and it will be plated and welded proply.
The Turbo also got split ready for the housing to be rotated. Once the downpipe is done we can then get the turbo re-built and start work on the intercooler piping.

 

[hoodedreeper]

I headed down to H&S Performance this morning to get the aircon de-gassed,luckily there wasnt any gas left

We then started work on removing the air con.
Air Con Radiator removed

Aircon Pump Removed and smaller belt fitted

The oil was then drained and the sump drilled and tapped ready for the return adaptor

While it was on the ramp,it was a good opputunity to mock up the intercooler. The intercooler had side brackets which matched up exactly to the Air Con Radiator brackets. Heres the Intercooler bolted on

The in/outlets were too close to the top and didnt give enough clearance for the pipes to come over the top of the radiator (like the Track Dog intercooler kit). So we flipped the intercooler upside down. Abit of fiddling about,we managed to mock up the inlet side (just need to buy a 90* deg elbow and a reducer).
The outlet side of the intercooler has got the pipe attached. Gonna wait till the turbo is back together before mocking up the rest of the pipe work. Probably need a joiner and possibly another elbow and it'll be done.

As you can see,my tow hook didnt like to be used proply and bent after towing the MX down to H&S.
Next up is getting the downpipe fitted,put the turbo back together and start looking at the oil feed

Removed the Air Con Evapourator Unit today

Abit more space now behind the glove box now! Wideband cable and vacuum hose fed through,just need a blanking grommet

Found this behind the glove box,can any translate? Or know what it is?

Also refitted the OE lights

 

[Guy]

Cool progress report! I'll print this page out, got a Chinese mate at work who can read Japanese .

 

[Guy]

Ta daaa .

"They're from a car place that does car valet and servicing. Kind of like a loyalty card. So each time the car goes there, the garage place marks it and takes down the mileage."

 

[hoodedreeper]

Brilliant! Thanks Guy! No idea what the chickens are then lol

 

[hoodedreeper]

Spent another couple of hours working on the MX this afternoon.

Air Filter pipe fitted,air filter is on its way. Also fitted an oil breather and heat wrapped the heater matrix pipes

Just Enough clearance...

Bumper back on for a couple of photos

 

[Dougyledds]

Would look better without that sharky thing mate but thats just my opinion haha looking fresh!

 

[hoodedreeper]

K&N Air Filter now fitted

Also repainted the Passenger side,bonnet,bootlid and rear bumper. Just need to repaint the front bumper and number plate panel

Then started to do the Sharks Teeth and got that finished before the weather turned

Also got a photo in this month's Fast Car Magazine in the Modified Nationals report