Wassup's Na6 - Toad

[sailaholic]

If they only came up half way lights would point at the ground

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[yem11n]

Did think about that. But surely they can be adjusted?

Sorry I have NB.

[Hjt]

If the angle of the internal components was changed, you could have a lesser angle.

[wassup]

It's looking good. And well done on the entire upgrades so far.

I like it that you've still kept the classic lines of the NA and IMO have added only tasteful upgrades.

Thanks! It's certainly the intention

Very factory! It's probably the best upgrade you can do!

yep. It's definitely up there with the Bilsteins, alignment and braces.

Does the lower part light up for high beam? Or does it just house circuitry?

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Bottom lights up for high beam. It's identicle to the top. Output is exactly double

[sailaholic]

Cool!

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[wassup]

October 11

Not much has happened with the car since the last update. Its getting to the stage where i can just pull the covers off on the weekend and enjoy it...

Early September there was the annual Presidents picnic held by the club, of course we took part in the well organised breakfast club run. If you havent participated in one you should give it some serious thought.

The run led us to the event and it was great to see such a large turn out of like minded enthusiasts and their cars. As the NSW club played host to the recent Natmeet there wasnt the usual Concours event or show and shine, they did however hold a slightly less formal event and Toad was lucky enough to have won a prize!



Speaking of prizes, after months and months and months and months (see where this is going?) of searching i stumbled across the even rarer than hens teeth Original factory CD player!!!! everytime i did find one on Yahoo Japan the bidding would go nuts, even for units that didnt work! After reading up more on the CD player the article i was reading listed not just its Panasonic model number but the model number from the manufacturer, Matushita. I googled the Matsushita model number and low and behold a YJ listing popped up! The item was listed with a Buy it Now so i just snapped it up for a fantastic price of 50 bucks, in mint condition and working.

May i present the rare Factory Option Add-on CD player!


Till next time. Thanks for looking!

[Veloce]

Speaking of prizes, after months and months and months and months (see where this is going?) of searching i stumbled across the even rarer than hens teeth Original factory CD player!!!! everytime i did find one on Yahoo Japan the bidding would go nuts, even for units that didnt work! After reading up more on the CD player the article i was reading listed not just its Panasonic model number but the model number from the manufacturer, Matushita. I googled the Matsushita model number and low and behold a YJ listing popped up! The item was listed with a Buy it Now so i just snapped it up for a fantastic price of 50 bucks, in mint condition and working.

May i present the rare Factory Option Add-on CD player!


Till next time. Thanks for looking![/quote]

Green with envy, I've done some looking.

[wassup]

Wow, how time flies. Its been almost 5 months since my last update. Well here goes......

First up. Speaker rattle.....


Nothing obvious except for 20 odd years of grim behind the outer door skin


Cleaned


DynaZorb'd


Deadened


Job done and rattle gone

[wassup]

Next up... something ive been waiting months for. A genuine M2 1028 boot lid
Acquired in Japan but with Christmas holidays looming it just took forever to arrive. Once i got my hands on it i had to have it painted and finally had it fitted last week!






This boot lid is so light the guys at the panel beaters thought it was FRP!

While i had the bootlid painted Yem11n had his recently acquired hardtop colour matched to his SE. The panel beaters did a fantastic job.

[wassup]

My 3rd and final post.. back to maintenance so not as exciting as my last post.

Slow rattly power windows.



Bought the Teflon window guide kit from Jake on Miata.net. The manky guide is on the left.
The kit came with everything needed to complete the refurb. The window action is much smoother and the drivers side is definitely going up and down faster.

[itrungs]

It looks great wassup. Any more shots of the complete car with the M2 boot?

[wassup]

It looks great wassup. Any more shots of the complete car with the M2 boot?

Ill get some up when i get a chance!

[MrRevhead]

My 3rd and final post.. back to maintenance so not as exciting as my last post.

Slow rattly power windows.



Bought the Teflon window guide kit from Jake on Miata.net. The manky guide is on the left.
The kit came with everything needed to complete the refurb. The window action is much smoother and the drivers side is definitely going up and down faster.

Very interested in seeing a video of putting your windows up/down with the kit installed for comparison as I am interested in possibly ordering this kit.

Also, how hard/easy was the installation? Did it take up much time?

I only ask as when I had to fix the cables on my window, it was a bugger of a job that took a while.

Cheers

[wassup]

Next phase of the restoration, the seats.

To help with this look what arrived in the post the other day



Crappy iPhone pick aside i managed to get myself a set of brand new genuine seat covers and a passenger seat base and drivers seat back!
When added to the drivers seat base i purchased earlier in my garage thread ill soon have, with the exception of the passenger seat back a new set of factory seats!
The price? Exxy. but considering i was toying with the idea of getting a set of used Recaro RS limited seats and having them restored this is a fraction of the cost and helps me stay true to my goal.

Next challenge, not getting carried away when i goto Karuizawa this month to check out Japans largest annual Roadster meeting

[wassup]

Very interested in seeing a video of putting your windows up/down with the kit installed for comparison as I am interested in possibly ordering this kit.

Also, how hard/easy was the installation? Did it take up much time?

I only ask as when I had to fix the cables on my window, it was a bugger of a job that took a while.

Cheers[/quote]

Good question.

The window lifts slightly faster than previously with the exception of the initial start from the fully down position but im attributing this to the fact that the kit didnt, in my opinion, come with enough grease to fully treat both guide channels. So, with this in mind i went on Ebay and bought myself a tube of Honda Shin-Etsu grease which is what was supplied and what everyone swears by as the best product to use. Unfortunately im 1/3rd way into a detail of Toad and seat resto so i wont get around to this just yet.

Worth mentioning. The guides are also meant to prevent the window rattle which is very common in 5's with broken or missing guides.

Installation. very easy. If you have the confidence in removing the door card then replacing the guide is just as straightforward. The only thing to remember here is that your removing the window from the door so you just need to take your time, atleast with the first door. After this the other door (instructions mention doing passenger side first incase you get stuck and need to use the car) can be done in half the time. I figure 30mins per door if you just wanted to replace. For me i cleaned the guide channels, glass and other parts before reinstalling so it took me 2 hours to complete the whole task.