Bigdog's BD Fitting Day Part Two (or B.D.B.D.D.D!)
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Anyone else coming with knowledge of the NA stereo fitting business?
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Haha thats OK John..... I might tag along regardless as I might (?) be able to help out with something at least.... if not then I can provide some coke as a bare minimum 
Regarding the head unit, it seems as though there is NO WHERE to mount the thing at all?? Is there supposed to be some kind of mounting tray in there? Because I'm missing one
Regarding the head unit, it seems as though there is NO WHERE to mount the thing at all?? Is there supposed to be some kind of mounting tray in there? Because I'm missing one
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Not sure if this helps but these pics on the big forum might be useful
http://www.miata.net/garage/sony_cd.html[/list][/code]
http://www.miata.net/garage/sony_cd.html[/list][/code]
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What a day! Just come in from the shed. Roll call- me Dave, Garry, Agro, Marty. Installed two NB Bars - mine & Dave's. Also installed stealth two way radio in mine, Garry spent some time with Marty fine tuning the fit of the SP air box on Marty's car, Marty & Garry fixed an exhaust rattle, and Agro now has bling vent rings! Woohoo! 
BD Roll bars - Bloodyaweful Design! having watched the NA bar go on Smiles' car last weekend it appears that they simply moved the stay to allow for the glass window and ignored all the rest of the changes to the NB body shell. Result is that the fit is far from desireable, the underbody plates that go beneath the bar bolts have to be modified substantially to even look like fitting, and now they are in we have lost around 1.5 inches of seat travel!
Not happy - Dave & I are big guys and need every bit of room we can get. All of this could be fixed easily if the bars were better designed and thought out. I'll sort out my pictures and post a blow by blow description soon.
If you are thinking of buying a bar I would suggest looking at the way these mount and mayn=be approaching a local manufacturer with some dimensions and see if you cant get it done better - either that or look at importing one of the US bars. Big thanks to Garry and Marty for helping out. Craig woosed out - still recovering from Mardi Gras apparently....
BD Roll bars - Bloodyaweful Design! having watched the NA bar go on Smiles' car last weekend it appears that they simply moved the stay to allow for the glass window and ignored all the rest of the changes to the NB body shell. Result is that the fit is far from desireable, the underbody plates that go beneath the bar bolts have to be modified substantially to even look like fitting, and now they are in we have lost around 1.5 inches of seat travel!
Not happy - Dave & I are big guys and need every bit of room we can get. All of this could be fixed easily if the bars were better designed and thought out. I'll sort out my pictures and post a blow by blow description soon.If you are thinking of buying a bar I would suggest looking at the way these mount and mayn=be approaching a local manufacturer with some dimensions and see if you cant get it done better - either that or look at importing one of the US bars. Big thanks to Garry and Marty for helping out. Craig woosed out - still recovering from Mardi Gras apparently....
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Thanks for hosting again Dog Meister... and Deb too! You do need to work on the air-con tho, and its obviously time to get a hoist!
Appreciate the extra hands from Garry and Marty, and of course there was the lovely "SP wanna-be" Agro. Loved that she could't last the afternoon without getting down to Penruff for a shop!
As for the Brown Davis product...
What an ordinary piece of work. If you are going to make things like this they should be done right, and all you could say is that these are not. Shame really. Still, its in there now, and the car is certainly more rigid than without it.
Best find of the day was the $13.95 right angle drill attachment. Made the task of drilling the holes under the window a piece of cake!
Appreciate the extra hands from Garry and Marty, and of course there was the lovely "SP wanna-be" Agro. Loved that she could't last the afternoon without getting down to Penruff for a shop!
As for the Brown Davis product...
What an ordinary piece of work. If you are going to make things like this they should be done right, and all you could say is that these are not. Shame really. Still, its in there now, and the car is certainly more rigid than without it.
Best find of the day was the $13.95 right angle drill attachment. Made the task of drilling the holes under the window a piece of cake!
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Once again a big thanks to Bigdog and Mrs Bigdog. I had fun again poking around inside, on top of and underneath MX5's.
I think the same guy that designed the roll bar also designed the SP airbox. What a piece of work that is. We spent a couple of hours on Marty's trying to get it to line up with the engine so the clips would stay done up and didn't really seem to archieve much, though at least now the clips sort of make an almost satisfying click when they do up. Hopefully they'll stay done up now. Did they manage to make the trip home done up Marty?
I think the same guy that designed the roll bar also designed the SP airbox. What a piece of work that is.
We spent a couple of hours on Marty's trying to get it to line up with the engine so the clips would stay done up and didn't really seem to archieve much, though at least now the clips sort of make an almost satisfying click when they do up. Hopefully they'll stay done up now. Did they manage to make the trip home done up Marty?Shiney black one with added red bits. Member of the fart club. Now with extra doof and Sunlong. - deceased and gone to heaven
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