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Hoodedreeper's Mazda Eunos PROJECT:SIDEWAYS

@ R-Reg...Marina Car Park would be a no go...i have nightmares of that dreaded day i went there in the Micra and totally destroyed my wheel :(

I doubt i'd even make it to Brighton,without having something fall off/break on the way down lol

@ Mcgregornw... thanks for the link! A Hard Top will hopefully be next on my list (it was gonna be bigger tyres,but will be taking the Superlites off now till next year) thats quite pricey for one,as i know they vary between £250-450. Unfortunately i dont get paid till end of the month :(
 
Everybody loves photos!

Photos taken from yesterday's meet:

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Went over to Norfolk Areana today for their monthly Drift Practice. Weather was perfect and the track was extremely smooth! Will wait for my mate to upload his photos of me going round the track,and i'll post them up.

Heres my mate's Seirra that joined me on the track day:

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I'll fast forward to 3pm,i was out on track coming round the back corner and i suddenly lost all power. So i pulled over out of the way and turned the ignition and there was nothing. Looked in my wing mirror and i saw the rear 1/4 bubbling! So i jumped outta the car and ran to the back,opened the boot and a huge cloud of smoke poured out. The battery was on fire! Once a marshal had extinguished the fire,we pushed it back to the pits to have a better look.

It looks like the battery clamp (thats hooked onto the chassis) had touched the Positive terminal and that ended up in detinating the battery,setting the surround carpet alight in the mean time! So we took the battery out for a better look:

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Ooops! At least i can say i done it proply! Most people blow tyres at a drift day,i happen to blow up batteries! A pair of new terminals and a new battery and jobs a good 'un!
 
Small Update:

Had this arrive in the post this week:

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It was just taped on,need to get it sprayed and then it'll be fitted :)

Yesterday i removed the fog lamp that was bolted to the bottom of the bumper:

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And converted one of the Reverse Lamps into a Fog :)

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Also trial fitted my 14s that i had laying about (where gonna be my Winter wheels for the Micra,but had an issue with longer rear studs + wheel nuts = would tighten but still able to move the wheel!)

I think they suit the car quite well,shame they werent wider...or had a smaller offset

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My new Lockwood Dials arrived today:

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With abit of help from a mate,they were swapped and fitted back into the car:

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And Illuminated at night:

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First lot of photos were taken on my phone,and photoshop has stopped working,so apologises for the quality

Just got the Heater dials to swap,should be a job for Sunday :)
 
Heater Dials now fitted!

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Diff will hopefully be removed and welded Tuesday (providing taking it off goes to plan)

Apart from that,still waiting for some bits to be sprayed
 
Met up with a mate yesterday to start work with the diff removal. Was quite suprised how high the jack went...

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Once on axle stands we doused all the bolts/nuts with penitration oil,with the help of an impact gun the drive shafts and prop shaft was removed. Last thing to do was to remove the brace which goes between the gearbox and diff,one of the bolts was stuck and wouldnt come out.

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Abit of jiggling about and the help of more WD40 and a blow torch,the bolt finally came out. Now came the fun part and that was to strip the diff down. Heres the majority of the diff stripped down and all cleaned up

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The diff ready to be welded!

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A 40 mile round trip later and the diff is welded. The guy who done the welding said he tacked it and clamped it,and upon welding it the planet gears had moved. Which then made the centre out of line. Abit of filing/cutting and it'll line up with the grooves in the basket. So we done that and it still wouldnt fit,the shorter half shaft went in fine,but the other one wouldnt go in. With the planet gears out of line,the plate on top (where the larger part of the half shaft goes into) was also out of line,which meant the half shaft wouldnt go in.

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So after stripping the diff back down again,we still couldnt think of any other way to fix it. Our only option was to source another set of planet gears (which was highly unlikely) or another whole diff.

Today i met up with my mate to collect the diff,where he then took it to H&S Performance where Mike managed to remove the planet gears and re-welded it. Having the half shafts there,they could fit them to make sure it was all lined up. Dale then went back to the garage and re-built the diff,which is now ready to go back onto the car which will be Friday.

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Heres some photos of the diff being re-built and with it complete:

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Will report back Friday when its all back together with my thoughts on a welded diff! Might even go for a cheeky play about to test it out haha
 
Took the Mazda out for a 'test drive' with the new welded diff. I know i've named the video Drifting,and i know i'm not actually drifting...but you know what i mean!

Thoughts on the Welded Diff:

ITS AWESOME! Makes drifting/skidding sooo much easier,just need to practice feathering the throttle to make the corners better,but i'm slowly getting the hang of it.

Driving the car day to day feels exactly the same! (probably because i dont floor it round corners anyway) Reversing is abit sketchy,feels like the car wants to kangeroo but then decides it doesnt.

All in all...a thumbs up!

Couldnt do a test run without a short video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHPtH6eSYf8

Still waiting for my bits and pieces to be sprayed,i guess the weather doesnt help either :(
 
Last night i collected and fitted my Hard Top :) Needs painting which probably wont be till nearer xmas or possibly new year when funds allow. It doesnt look too bad as it is being silver as it goes well with the Camo graphics :)

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Steering seems to be the same,only when turning/reversing at low speeds is when the back end seems to skip,but apart from that its fine :)
 
Small update...

Diff oil got changed today ready for the Drift day this saturday

Fitted my TSIs

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The reason they're blue is because it's my new colour scheme, Vauxhall Arden Blue (but only details will be going blue). Heres a teaser of my wheels:

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Thought it was time to upgrade the headlights,so bought some Crystal Clear 7" units from Ebay

Before (left) and After (right)

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Had major problems with the screws rusting,but managed to sort it out.

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With the TSIs fitted,they only allow a single light. So i decided to wire up some indicators to my front reflectors. Abit of cutting and wiring later they were working! Luckily i had some bulb holders from my Micra side repeaters that i bought ages ago,knew there was a reason why i kept them...

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Heres a short video

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Last but not least my Tow Hooks were fitted

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Thanks Guy :)

Yet another epic day at Norfolk Arena! Weather was dry but was quite windy and very cold! The track was damp to begin with but dried up by lunch time.

First few runs and i just kept spinning and the car had far too much grip. So a swap of the front wheels to green steels and the removal of the quick release boss,just leaving the dished Momo wheel and i headed back to the track.

The car started to kangeroo down the back straight and no one could figure out why,checked the rear tyres and i had 1x 185 and 1x 165 tyre. A swap around and the car pulled like a train! The car was still understeering very badly,so once back at the pits adjusted the tyre pressures and went back out. This time i had absolutely NO grip at all,a quick inspection and the front tyres were bald and the O/S front tyre had a bulge in it. Swapped them for a pair of 13s and dropped the tyre pressures,headed back out and it was perfect! Managed to get a couple of runs in with the new found set up (after spending all day swapping things). First in the que for the next run and get told theres no more runs due to the flood lights not being able to be on.

All in all,a very good day once the car was sorted,still need ALOT of practice,but that sadly wont be till next year now.

Heres a short video of a few runs,mainly highlighting the better parts/runs of the day. Massive thank you to those who came and showed support,also big thanks to those who helped aka my mini Pit Crew :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdhW5sOYnfA

Some images courtesey of Mark Callf (plenty more to come though!)

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Following on from my previous update,i've gotten round to sorting out the front side lights. After going to the scrappy and getting 2 new bulb holders...they're for offset pin bulbs (581 bulb) and not straight pin (380/207). So i re-used the original bulb holders which were straight,luckily!

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Dispite the front sidelights looking orange,they are a normal clear bulb

Back in October for the Drift Day i battery decided to go bang,so thought i'd get something made up to remind me of my first 'battle scar'

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Also to compliment the new tow hooks,i got some stickers

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Last night i bought Forza 4,first hour i spent doing some races and getting used to the game. I then thought i'd do abit of customising and 5hrs later i had created this:

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Photo quality isnt the greatest due to taking a photo of the TV screen and then uploading straight to facebook from my phone. Once XBL is sorted,i'll get the proper photos uploaded
 
Small update:

Better photos of my car on Forza 4

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And to keep it upto date with my real MX5

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Two of my Superlites are now painted (only one shown obviously)

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My girlfriend recently got a new car,a Mazda MX5 1.8 Import and she twisted my arm into buying some Eye Lashes for it...

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my MX5 felt left out so bought one of these:

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Jeee, Chris...

You have the power to instill life in your cars, you know....

Fantastic idea, ha-ha, enjoyed it a lot

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Tiny update....

Last sunday went over to a mates to start prepping the hard top ready for painting. Heres a before and after,those who had seen the hard top in person will know how bad the paint is/was

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Also won a bargain on Ebay,a Stainless Steel exhaust which includes downpipe,decat,centre section and backbox for just £135!

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The boys in the Exhaust bay at work had a go at fitting it today but where the 3 bolt flange is on manifold/downpipe join 1 bolt has snapped and the other 2 wont move (he said its a 10mm fine thread). Which means manifold needs to be dropped for the bolts to be drilled out and probably re-threaded. Making sure the studs on the engine block dont snap in the process.

So done a quick search on my phone and can get a 4-2-1 stainless manifold for approx £120! Happy Days! So gonna save my pennies and get a stainless manifold and get the whole lot fitted in one go.

After the drift day in Nov i noticed a couple of wheel nuts were difficult to remove. Had a look and one of the studs has stripped its thread and another one was almost on its way out aswell. So a purchase of 2 wheel studs from mx5parts was made and they arrived next day. So thats another thing on my to-do list!
 
Ive been looking for a spare one for almost 2 years and nowhere in the uk sell them if I was to get one it'd have to be from the u.s and they're around £100 each without postage and taxes on top

Whaat! I just sold a full set on eBay for silly money, all centre caps and good tyres lol!


Dude I never knew you had an 5 too, i love mine :)
 
Hi dude yeah, god that was ages ago nearly 4 years haha! Since then this is my car list

Silver micra I met you in
200sx
R33 skyline
Yota hilux monster truck
Rx7 fc
Datsun 910 with SR20
4ltr Lexus ls400 on air
Another micra
Mazda mx5 that I have now lol!
 
My stainless 4-2-1 Manifold arrived yesterday:

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Rocker Cover now painted:

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Popped down to H&S today to get the exhaust system fitted. Was gonna tackle it myself at home,but it was gonna be much easier with a ramp.

4-2-1 Manifold fitted:

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We then came across a problem! The manifold is a different manufacturer to the rest of the exhaust system. Which meant the de-cat pipe was far too long (approx 160mm too long). So we fitted the rest of the system and came back to it. Mike then measured and cut the de-cat making sure it all lined up then re-welded the flange. Jobs a good 'un!

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One of the back box hangers is too short to bend,so will need a longer exhaust rubber,but for now it sits fine :) Must say it sounds bloody awesome! Also found out when i got home she pops flames :p Dont think my neighbours are gonna like me from now on haha
 
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looks like many people check on your thread, Chris...

just could not resist to comeback and take a picture of it
 
Oh dear Peposhi *face palm* Its save to say the girlfriend has now removed hers :)

Small Update:

Went for a Sunday afternoon 'drive' and accidently on purpose came across a nice piece of land. Wasnt going to leave without a video!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M95NBja-vJ4

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New Steering Wheel:

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And Fitted:

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Needed a crash helmet for drifting at Norfolk Arena,so purchased one of these:

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Also purchased a Hard Top roof spoiler. Usually these are imported from the U.S but someone in the UK has designed their own and has started to sell them. I was lucky enough to be 1 of 5 to get one from the first batch. These photos are from the original sale topic so you can see what it'll be like. (I've received mine,just need to get the Hard Top painted before fitting it)

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And another from google:

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Also ordered myself a GoPro HD Hero to help capture my drifting and some other stuff :) Also bought Adobe Premier Elements 9 to help edit the videos :)
 
Got informed today that the Drifting at Norfolk Arena on the 11th Feb has been moved back a week and its now on the 18th Feb. This now gives me more time to do some lil bits and pieces before the event. A small update:
Number Plate Bracket (because i've bent my other one)
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Stickers!
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Also won some Clear Side Repeaters off Ebay last night for £10 posted! :)
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Received my Superlites back from my mate today
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Tiny bit of Stretch:
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Will fit them Sunday and will of course whore out with photos :p
 
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