plohl's NA6 Roadster

[plohl]

Not much progress really made on the weekend

but getting slowly there. Going to speak to the guy doing the cage tomorrow. Below is a rough idea of the rear half of the cage. Still need to get some accurate (ish) measurements for the rear members. They'll end up sitting just behind the strut mounts on the main member where the rear sub frame bolts too.


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[plohl]

update:
Cage postponed
Depowered rack
removed old engine
Need some more parts for new engine so have to wait until next tuesday

Should hopefully have the wiring done for the ecu tomorrow. Might tuck the loom a little as well. maybe.

[Galant_GT0]

Nice build mate, should go a damn site better when done. My Wife had a 2001 MX-5 and it was slow as, handled great but slow

[plohl]

^Thanks dude

They are a heap of fun... around corners.

time for an update......

Steering rack de-pow-erz! Christmas day i de-powered the steering rack out of the wreck. Pretty simple job, just took a bit of time. The power racks have a one less turn lock to lock (2.6 iirc) compared to the manual racks.


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wire tuck-ing


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Out with the B6


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In with the BP


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Making the Patch loom for the Haltec - it was a **** to solder!!!!!! Ended up getting little sockets from jaycar and using some deutsch sockets and crimping them onto the pins.


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some time passed.....

Figured out I stuffed up the timing when I removed the front coolant outlet (see welsh plug) - Cars do not work when the intake and exhaust valves are opened at the same time haha!
So I decide to redo the timing completely....


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.....Done!


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Others stuff that has happened along the way....
-MX5 (Automotive) Plus coolant re-route installed
-TorSen diff installed!
-Braided clutch line from MX5 plus
-New clutch slave cylinder
-Put NA8 rear brakes on from the wreck with the used ebc red pads and new slotted RDA rotors. Went from 230mm rear disc to 250mm.
-Changed springs in the rear - fronts need changing
-Figured out even though the headers and exhaust came from the same chassis (essentially), it doesn't mean it'll all fit correctly
-Wired up the ecu - did like 3 continuity checks to makes sure sensors and everything were hooked up correctly. More time consuming then you think.
-Started the loom for the COPs - A big THANKS to 70XIN for hooking me up with some very nice cable sheathing-type-stuff

I am starting to get really sick of not having my car on the road! I have been too busy doing other stuff to work on it... yeah, I know, my priorities are wrong Seriously having massive driving withdrawls

Parts I am waiting on....
-Braided brake lines from Hel

Plan:
Install radiator and fill cooling system
Change front springs
Fill diff and gearbox with oil
Install brake lines
Fill and bleed brakes/clutch
Charge battery
buy and install oil catch can
-????
-START THE CAR!
-trouble shoot haha


Until next time
plohl



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[shift_rook]

Great to see an update, keen to see it back on the road

[plohl]

Thanks man!

Yeah, me too!

[plohl]

[plohl]

Big thanks to my mate nikc for helping me yesterday!

What we achieved....

Install radiator and fill cooling system
Fill diff and gearbox with oil
Install brake lines
Fill and bleed brakes/clutch
Charge battery
Got the COPs working


um.... thats about it.
Still to do

get catch can
change front springs
put lock washer things on steering arms
install body work
tidy up some wiring
.... and much much more.

[4agtezza]

Looks great Shane!
Well this should fix that exiting speed issue you were having

Give me a ring for your first 'test' run lol

[plohl]

Thanks dude!
It'll be interesting to see just how much quicker it is haha. I'll text when I'm ready to go for a run. I think it might take a few runs to adjust to how it drives.