Hoodedreeper's Eunos Roadster

[hoodedreeper]

I've been thinking about whether to cut my rear bumper or not. I've seen alot of people over at Club Roadster.net do it,but wasnt sure if it would suit my car.

So today i bit the bullet and went for it,here are the results! The edges need cleaning up abit more,and need to cut down the bumper supports

[Doug Danger]

Wow! So different and appealing. Like your work man!

[bruce]

Car is nice and different.
That is a lot of work to fit the bootlid skin.

[hoodedreeper]

Hard Top Spoiler is (finally!) fitted!

[hoodedreeper]

New purchase....



GReddy Manifold (with relief cuts)
GReddy Intake pipe
GReddy Downpipe
T70 Hyrbid Turbo (brand new never been fitted)
Intercooler
Intercooler Hard Pipes (originally imported from the US)
Blitz BOV w/ silicone pipe
Heat Shields
Jackson Racing Fuel Pressure Regulator

++ PLEASE READ ++

The T70 Turbo is from a company called XS Power (previous owner imported it from the US). Some say its a cheap chinese Turbo,but research has shown there was problems upto 2008,but NOTHING since then. The instructions included are in english,no sign of any Chinese. I keep getting told different things,so i'm gonna go on my OWN accord,and use this turbo. If it goes bang,it goes bang!

From talking to the seller (local MX5OC member,who knows what hes on about!) said he used the standard GReddy kit on his Mk1 on stock management and it drove absolutely fine!

I know if i want to turn the boost up,i'll need bigger injectors etc etc and i'll need a stand alone ECU (Megasquirt),but this will be my first turbo'd car. I'll be starting off low PSi and build up from there.

He used the kit on his car for months,so just proves nothing is wrong with doing it that way

[hoodedreeper]

Painted the headlight covers in Black Stone Chip to match the Superlites



Also stripped the blown turbo off the manifold and trial fitted the new turbo to make sure it fits ok









Also fitted a Garrett T25 to the manifold to make sure that would fit aswell (with the studs removed,it would fit proply). I know if i used a T25 i'd need a new downpipe made



Heres the condition of the Garrett





The crack runs right down the housing (couldnt get a clear enough photo)

Also should be picking this up from Law on MX5 Nutz



Should save the money and hassle of getting a new downpipe made to match the rest of the exhaust system

Just oil lines,air filter,retard the timing and it'll be ready to fit!

[hoodedreeper]

Heres a photo of the progress from the past 2-3 weeks



Garrett T25 & New Gasket - fitted

Greddy Manifold & New Gasket - fitted

Intercooler & Hard Pipes - fitted

Blitz BOV - fitted

Oil Feed & Return - fitted

Just need to fit the Downpipe,Wideband and hook up the water lines. I've ordered my Megasquirt ECU,once thats here its time to tune the base map to suit.

[hoodedreeper]

Spent another couple of hours working on the MX this afternoon. My new Black Silicone Hoses arrived so fitted them:



Made abit more clearance on the turbo side



Air Filter pipe fitted,air filter is on its way. Also fitted an oil breather and heat wrapped the heater matrix pipes



Swapped the Red silicone hose about and fitted it to the intercooler



Just Enough clearance...



Bumper back on for a couple of photos

[plohl]

looks bad ass dude!

[hoodedreeper]

Purchased some new wheels for the MX5







XXR 530 15x8.25j ET0

Should be expecting my 195/45/15 tyres tomorrow

[Okibi]

Can't wait to see them on the car, still trying to work out which wheels to by myself. Not a fan of stretched tyres though.

[hoodedreeper]

If i'm honest i'd prefer 'normal' tyres,but to get these to fit,stretch was the only way

Tyres arrived today!







Test fit the wheels to find the new wheels use Slim Line Wheel Nuts,so need to order new ones before i can go any further





At least they look awesome

[Okibi]

How heavy are they?

[Hjt]

Your fender to bumper clips, are they functional because your tabs are broken or more so for appearance? I wouldn't mind a similar set up for easy removal of the front bumper, esp since my track wheels foul my inner guard moulds.

[hoodedreeper]

Not sure on weight i'm afraid

The quick release clips are functional as when i replaced the wing (fender) where it joins the bumper i had to cut those off as mine were seized solid with rust