The carbon fibre time attack/superlap MX5 NB twins blog

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 6:05 pm

Hopefully I get the engine mounts next week. In the mean time I have started making a seat.
Made a box

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This is my second attempt at doing the foam. Need to buy another foam kit to finish.

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Pic of car, wiped off a thick layer of dust.

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Postby **Okibi** » Sat Sep 13, 2014 10:18 pm

Seat looks interesting Dave, keen to watch the progress.

plohl · Postby **plohl** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:13 am

I had kinda forgotten how much work had gone into this thing. The last photo is a great reminder!

Are you running a PDM or similar for the loom? Or is it just the absolute minimum to run the car?

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:42 pm

Not sure what a pdm is. But it has mil spec wiring, the whole loom has been remade. It all plugs into the Oem ecu box with Oem plugs. You would never know it didn't have an Oem ecu.
The whole wiring loom is tiny. Fits in a shoe box with ecu.

Postby **orx626** » Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:01 pm

lightyear wrote:Not sure what a pdm is.

A PDM is a Power Distribution Module.

http://www.motec.com.au/aboutpowerdistribution/powerdistributionoverview/

Cheers,
Danny

gslender · Postby **gslender** » Mon Sep 15, 2014 8:00 am

Mil spec wiring - is that mil spec the motec subsidiary and just their brand of wiring and bits, or did you mean military specification wiring, which is just good quality wiring done in a minimalist way? Most intrigued .....

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:26 am

Dunno, I just let him do whatever he wants. I don't care what I have, as long as the car can do quick lap times.

Got stuck into making the seat tonight after buying some more foam.

This is after it had just gone hard.

This is after I spent a few minutes figuring out how I get it out past the roll age.

This is the initial trim. Still needs more cut off, and more filling. I had to cut the left shoulder side out a bit more so it doesn't interfere with gear changes.

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16bit · Postby **16bit** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:43 am

brilliant.

now you just need to not put on or lose too much weight.

rascal · Postby **rascal** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 1:20 pm

and work out how you are going to get that sticky foam crap off your right sleeve..

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Tue Sep 16, 2014 6:01 pm

I was wearing clothes I don't care about. The seat will fit if I do loose or gain weight. As all the weight will be out front lol.
Working on the WRX tonight, but hope to get a bit more done if there is time.

rascal · Postby **rascal** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 4:43 pm

lightyear wrote:It has been running and dynoed. But if you mean the car, well early next year. I need to buy a few key elements. Like a diff. But have most of the gear. The wiring loom is so tiny.

Its early next year... Any news....

(You'll have to finish it soon, otherwise you might have to enter the historics...)

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lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:23 pm

I walk past the car everyday and try to work out when I can work on it. There is so much for me to do around here, it's daunting. I plan on getting a few more things done on the house. Then I have to make some carbon fibre bits so I have some money to spend on it. I also plan on getting the hoist wired up so I can use it. But I will start tinkering on it soon. It's pretty much all there except the fastback. But I will make another one.
Need to clean the garage too.

I do look forward to having a quick car for a change. Chase some Porsche GT3's..

Your welcome to come and help.

Postby **beavis** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 5:46 pm

lightyear wrote:... fastback. But I will make another one.

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lightyear wrote:Your welcome to come and help.

You're

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Fri Feb 13, 2015 6:30 pm

Must be auto spelling...

My fastback will have naca ducts instead of side windows, and c.f rear window with possibly more naca ducts.
I suppose yours will be a boring normal fastback with heavy plastic windows.