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As i deleted the center console, floor carpet and etc, i needed something for the tunnel. So with help from my fiance (and 1.5 year old son) we managed to stitch up something in diamond patern fake leather.
Finished "overlay"
Trial fitted in car
To match the door (yes i had to dig the door out just to see how it looked)
Yes Scottie i know after seeing your seats i would have... But i will stick with this fake for now at least. Just loved your seats.. They were "aged", and that just did it. Mine is so "sterile" compared to yours. Again, just great work Scottie!
Your kit will be on it's way as soon as I can get the courier to confirm a date. I find working with courier companies very frustrating. I had to leave a kit on a pallet outside my workshop on Friday evening because courier had not arrived by 6pm, it is still there now!
Does anyone work for a reasonably priced reliable courier I could use?
While awaiting the body to arrive, i went loose on the doors, they are bloody heavy on the lite miata! Took out everything not needed to keep all functions, and the gain was 5.8kg on one door. That makes a total of 11.6Kg! Door still feels ridgid too
Bougt this on the bay, but didn´t like the brushed look of the spokes... So sanded it down with 320, 400, 600, 800 and finaly 1200 grit wet sanding paper. (320 grit was dry and and machine sanded), then just polished the spokes with Autosol. Wanted a stripe in metallic gray, like the classic Nardi steering wheel, so i scuffed the clear on the wood and used a fineline masking tape an then used a brush to fill in. After that 2 layers of 2K clearcoat.
Thanks for those warm replies! It really oils the gears and keep me running! Thanks!
I guess you learn every day... My fiancee told me that if i was talking about her i should type fiancee not fiance. I used google translate and i can see she has a point there....
As always when i buy a car (i never learn) i buy the cheapest. My car is a -91 1.6 liter version with out all extra. It has the smallest brakes (230mm rotors). So i bought corrado G60 rotors for front. (280mm). The idea was too keep the stock calipers, and relocate them. I know there is a kit for this out there somewhere, but that is for NB brakes. So i had to make mine.
If you do this yourself, remember it is on your own risk! This may not be road legal!
This is what is needed to relocate the calipers. a 7mm thick steel with a cc of 120mm and 23mm. holes are 10mm diameter. I also machined a ring to locate the corrado disc. The two m10x35mm bolts are to bolt the plate with
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