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Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 11:32 am
by Josh
That's HOT!
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 2nd, 2011, 2:35 pm
by youdirtyfox
how about this
![Image](http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b393/djsonofsam/Photo0641.jpg)
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 2:46 pm
by AaronTietje
Not bat at all. How soon are you looking to get them on?
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 3rd, 2011, 3:35 pm
by youdirtyfox
soon as poss dude, although its goona cost me $250 to get the arches rolled up and the tyres swapped over, so towards the end of the month...
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 6:18 am
by youdirtyfox
Installed my new "Gulfy" rocker cover this morning along with a new gasket, NGK spark leads, purple anodised bolts & washers and a black
MX5 lead holder. was warned off using the alu. lead holder I made on the banzai forum as using metal to seperate spark leads is a bad idea! it can cause flash-over and destroy an engine...
I used
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDSFztSNcdI as an installation guide, all went well no leaks so far
Anyway so here's an obligatary picture
Now the pulley wheels are exposed Im thinking of some kind of spiral/propeller paint job for them
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 11:16 am
by AaronTietje
Those anodized pink/purple bolts are sick.
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 12:46 pm
by Josh
Looks great!
SO what color are you going to powder coat the intake Mani?
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 9th, 2011, 3:22 pm
by youdirtyfox
yeah there will be a few more of them bolts appearing, gold bolts with purple washers maybe along the top of the fuel rail
Intake mani I think either black/white or chrome powder coating once Ive seen a sample.
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:20 pm
by youdirtyfox
Been wanting to debadge the bonnet since I fitted the new bumper,
so this morning I popped the badge off using a plastic body filler scraper
to reveal this.
Next up I hit it with some soapy water, TF-90 electrical contact cleaner and my thumb to remove the sticky residue, then some safe cut to bring the colour back. My plan was to use red electrical tape that had been holepunched to create two perfect dots to cover the holes, it was completly the wrong red though! So off to Hobbycraft to find some sticky stuff of the same colour, ending up coming back home with these buttons,lol
I think it has the desired effect though, and will do till it gets done properly
might have to attack the back now
![Wink :wink:](./images/smilies/icon_wink.gif)
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:48 pm
by Josh
That's Awesome! now all you need is the Pedo bear
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 12th, 2011, 12:51 pm
by IMACHU2
Engine look great, and very 80's
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 8:00 am
by youdirtyfox
Went to debadge the boot this morning expecting to find the same holes as
in the bonnet, but no the badges were just stuck on! So a quick TF-90 and soft cut seesion means Im fully debadged now
![Very Happy :D](./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif)
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 11:45 am
by youdirtyfox
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 12:06 pm
by cWs306
What front bumper and side skirts are those? im in love.
![Love :love:](./images/smilies/love.gif)
Re: UK Sam's 1.6 Turbo MX-3 project
Posted: August 13th, 2011, 1:06 pm
by youdirtyfox
Its all stock, apart from the front wind splitter.