Project Stealth: the second coming
Project Stealth: the second coming
Update time!
So the car has been looking sorry for itself since I bought it. The previous owner had tried to blend the wings into the front bumper, as well as poorly bond on a trim piece / splitter which all together looked rubbish. The rear numberplate panel had **** chrome stickers on it and glue residue from previous stickers, and was faded. The boot was rusty and had little paint chips all over it and the rear lights were lexus flavoured, which isn't my cuppa tea.
This all had to change, and change, today, it did.
But first, here's my mum proudly showing me the nipple on a tiger loaf. Awesome.
MORE hooky wiring...
The finished result (still needing a detail...)
So much better lee
I'm loving the look of the car now... the current spec is now (excluding bits not fitted):
Engine
HKS exhaust manifold
HKS downpipe
HKS Air filter
HKS Windmaster exhaust
HKS Oil filler cap
HKS High pressure radiator cap
TD04 turbocharger
Decat pipe
FMIC
320cc Denso injectors
Custom dual feed fuel rail
Turbosmart dump valve
Manual boost controller
Koyo aluminium radiator
AK Automotive silicon coolant hoses
Aftermarket earthing kit
Drivetrain and Handling
Cusco front upper brace
Carbing rear upper brace
Cusco front lower brace
Cusco rear lower brace
Bilstein shocks
Tein springs
Brake master cylinder brace
Slave cylinder brace
Speedline Alessio 15" wheels
Red tuner nuts
Single hoop / diagonal style bar
Grooved front discs
Mintex fast road pads
Electronics
Apexi EL boost gauge
Blitz turbo timer
Greddy eManage ultimate
Greddy map sensor
Innovate motorsports LC1 wideband controller
Innovate motorsports Red DB wideband gauge
Magnecor HT leads
Interior
S-ltd red leather seats with red trim
Nardi steering wheel
Razo aftermarket pedals
Greddy / Trust gearknob
Matt finished instrument binacle
BMW din size cubby / clock
Exterior
Rear boot spoiler
Brightning rear light covers
Seat Leon Cupra R splitter
Carbon fibre vented headlight lid
Turn signal intakes
Hardtop with heated rear screen
Security and ICE
Vibe component speakers
Headrest speakers
Sony digital media player
Cobra alarm / immobiliser
Jobs still to do:
Fit Suzuki Cappucino style windscreen washer relocation kit
Fit Greddy profecB spec2 boost controller
Fit Custom turbo heatshield
Fit OMP steering wheel
Fit Custom black crinkle painted cam cover
Fit Rev9 fender flares
Spray and fit Front and rear OEM mud guards
Fit a few replacement interior parts (panels and carpets)
Fit 444cc Denso injectors
Swap the Rota GT3's from my spare MX5 to this one
Repair sill rust
Repair arch rust
Remove surface rust from subframes and wishbones etc, then waxoyl them
Wire in my boot release popper
Fix my rear fog light
Install and wire up my front fog lights
Replace central locking motor in drivers door
Replace horns
New boost piping
Properly mount intercooler
A good dyno tune
Sort rust in engine bay and respray where possible
There is a lot more still, but it's depressing seeing what's left!
Looking forward to finally taking the car to a show in 2013!!
el_bandido I bet it understeers like a ******* as well!
Looking good matey, MX5's are just such good cars for modding
el_bandido I bet it understeers like a ******* as well!
Had another day tinkering today, and got some more little jobs finished.
Here's before:
And here's after:
Replaced the cam cover with a crinkle black finish one, fitted the relocated windscreen washer bottle (and ditched the old one), relocated the alarm siren by a few inches, started changing vac hoses for red ones and fitted a new breather filter.
We also made the bonnet sit flat, as I hate raised bonnets!
Still lots more to do.....
It's getting there mate!