Hoodedreeper's Eunos Roadster

Steampunk · Postby **Steampunk** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 10:51 am

Geez that looks good, especially since you used a roller. I guess it's true, Englishmen make good painters :mrgreen:

If I ever get a car in need of painting, I was going to go a matte military green, with either high-gloss or matte black racing stripe/s and white pin-stripes.

Are you going to continue the military theme? eg. faded/weather-worn insignias, distressed paint splotches.

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 5:13 am

I keep getting told by numerous people to do a camo pattern, but it'd have to be done proply otherwise it could go horribly wrong! Distressed insignia/symbols/logos sounds good,but again it'll need to be the right ones other wise it wouldnt work.

I quite like the the plain look,as i was used to seeing the busy Digi Camo patterns,its nice to have abit of a change

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 5:57 am

Update!

Superlites got masked up and scotched ready for paint,i quite like the matte blue!

Then Paint! (funnily enough i used Black Stone Chip)

Although they're dry,gonna let them 'bake'. These wont be going on till Sunday

Next up was to cover and strip the car ready for the harness bar

Harness Bar cut and lined up ready for welding

Side brackets welded in place

Metal tab welded ready for the harness

PAINT! Originally i started to brush it on,but found it ALOT easier with a spray gun

Seat back in and Harness fitted

Fire Extinguisher fitted

While the paint was in the gun we gave the Hard Top a coat to get rid of those roller marks

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:52 am

Superlites are now fitted to the car

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Tue Apr 03, 2012 5:21 am

Had a nice lil delivery today,couldnt wait to get home and 'test' fit it (its only laid on top for the photos)

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:47 am

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 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

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2VJn7xST44

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 · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:49 am

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 · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Thu May 03, 2012 5:50 am

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

tobias · Postby **tobias** » Thu May 03, 2012 8:47 am

I didn't know that the boot lid comes as a skin, where did you grt it from? Looks great I love carbon

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Thu May 03, 2012 6:10 pm

Got it from a UK member called Vindi on MX5 Nutz

Smokinscotty · Postby **Smokinscotty** » Fri May 04, 2012 12:12 am

Great looking roadster bud!
From a watch of the first half of your vid plus another one when the car was white with graphics, I noticed you don't use the handbrake at all... Any reason? I have a NB brake upgrade with normal handbrake (no hydro) and seems to work ok.

At a recent entry level drift day I found a quick stab of the handbrake on those snappy transitions was enough to catch those spins that you can feel coming. They certainly are a tricky monster to get consistent laps in. Using first gear won't do you any favors either use 2nd everywhere on that layout.

Loved the vids, keep the tyres frying and the house of pain pumping!

hoodedreeper · Postby **hoodedreeper** » Fri May 04, 2012 4:19 am

With the welded diff i dont have the need to use the hand brake. But like you said,i think a quick pull of it on the tighter corners might help,will give it a try at the next one thanks!

I do use 2nd gear,but it happens to show 1st in that video cos it was the better footage from the day :oops: