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The hardtop and quarter panel scared me going into this. The hardtop was actually quite easier than I thought, as the radius of the curves isn’t tight until the B Pillar, and by there, the surface area is a lot smaller, so it’s easier to stretch/manhandle the material.
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Looks sweet man. Nothing makes your Miata feel like a kart more than painting rainbow road onto it.
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It's no whiteclaw wrap...
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I was completely on board with this until I saw all the hood wrinkles and creases... *shudders*
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Looking good! Is it your first time wrapping a car? My NA was a challenge but once you understand how the vinyl likes to stretch and move, its not so bad.
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Just read through you whole thread last night and finishing this morning. Great stuff and answered a lot of question I would have had in the near future. Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by Spaceman Spiff
(Post 1560835)
Looks sweet man. Nothing makes your Miata feel like a kart more than painting rainbow road onto it.
Originally Posted by aidandj
(Post 1560852)
It's no whiteclaw wrap...
Originally Posted by Padlock
(Post 1560853)
I was completely on board with this until I saw all the hood wrinkles and creases... *shudders*
Originally Posted by Brap-Brap
(Post 1560855)
Looking good! Is it your first time wrapping a car? My NA was a challenge but once you understand how the vinyl likes to stretch and move, its not so bad.
Originally Posted by Z33Taxi
(Post 1560860)
Just read through you whole thread last night and finishing this morning. Great stuff and answered a lot of question I would have had in the near future. Keep it up!
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Originally Posted by doward
(Post 1560887)
The pattern is printed on 3M, not Avery like the white. Then, it is laminated, so it doesn't 'breathe' out the bubbles and small wrinkles as quickly/easily, nor does it stretch like single layer color change wrap material. It is a whole different animal. By the time I reached the pink coner on the rear driver's side, I was more familiar, so that corner is perfect, but yes, there is a wrinkle on the 'power bulge'. I probably should have started with the door, or hardtop, but oh well. Luckily, the hood will be covered in "Tarmac 88", Keegan Engineering" class, number, etc.
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After the solo attempt on the hood, I conned my cousin into swinging by yesterday to help me lay the drivers side as one piece. A second set of hands was absolutely amazing. That giant panel took us about 45 minutes.
Today I’m finishing up the last bits, hardtop, front bumper, wing. im still undecided on cutting the rear bumper, but I have plenty of material if I want to wrap the whole thing. https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...69501cdd8.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2fdcdde95.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1fe29d3e8.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...44aca0f33.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a655442aa.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b334d0e2c.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0a7c22986.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4723ef2eb.jpeg |
"what color do you want your car to be?" -vinyl supplier
"Yes" -Dan |
Looking STUNNING!
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Trying to balance the “keeping it clean” with “showing all the love to friends/partners/sponsors/sanctioning body requirements” is hard.
NASA minimum 10”x1.5” numbers are mocked up. I plan to have a Keegan Engineering across the bottom of the door, the normal “MAZDA” on the qtr panel, Hoosier above the front tire, Tarmac 88 on the door, plus find room for 949 Racing, Supermiata, Xida, Singular, Trackspeed, Gloc and the WeDrIvEHaRdEr nasa stickers. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...02d62b55f.jpeg |
I will create a new account to aware you more :likecat: if you put the danforce sticker on there.
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Purple contingency stickers from Hoosier, and a color match bumper bar from Matrussell122/Leftlanedesigns.
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:likecat: Cats for the bar :D
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Nice to see the bumper bar finally on. Was waiting for this haha
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Originally Posted by Padlock
(Post 1562623)
Nice to see the bumper bar finally on. Was waiting for this haha
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Whats the weight of the front bar vs the oem unit?
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I know it was around an 8.5lb drop on the first iteration. There was some more material taken off of the main plates in the more recent bars, so expect somewhere between 8.5lb-9lb weight drop off the front end. Mat can give you the exact numbers.
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Do you use rivnuts for the top attachment of the airdam to the OEM bumper and if Yes, how to prevent them from pulling through the bumper plastic...?
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Originally Posted by Z33Taxi
(Post 1562689)
Whats the weight of the front bar vs the oem unit?
Center cut out piece 1.9lb Bar you bolt in the place is 5 Weight savings-8.9lb |
Originally Posted by doward
(Post 1562653)
Just need to fire up the sawzall now and throw together the new front duct. Thanks again!
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Decisions.
245 RR on Silver 9.5" Freeform 205 R7 on...??? (I won't have any 225 R7s unless I win them from contingency. I already have 205s to run half a season on) Enkei does 15x8 RPF1 in Matte Blue and Victory Blue. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9f118a3f8e.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7c1bab0169.jpg |
Matte blue on one side, victory blue on the other?
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Victory in rear, matte in front because it'll be covered in brake dust anyways.
Thanks. Now i'm looking to see if either of those colors are available in S2000 fitment. Jerk. |
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https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...71c130ca9.jpeg
https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6f31b696e.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d383145b0.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2d17eba82.jpeg Bronze bearing retrofit done. Engine should be shipping in the next few days. I’d like to get a coat of paint on the interior, replace the harness with a yellow Schroth Profi 2x2 and install some Koolmat. Then it’s on to the brakes. I have a stack of Oem shape G-Loc, but would love to put a red Wilwood Dynapro Gen2 Trackspeed 11.75” Kit in here for the swag. I’m not entirely sure my sprint/tt/HPDE usage will show much benefit, but they’re parts I sell and the penalty is relatively small(.2 p:w). |
I got the suspension refresh finished up and put the car on the ground and got to roll it out into the sunlight for the first time since laying any of the wrap. I am much excite.
still a good list remaining, but this is nice little pick me up. https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a00d3b4b8.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5f80cd3e3.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9f6467319.jpeg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dbdc86c1e.jpeg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...49ddfaaf0.jpeg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...033304242.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...45c405552.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8bd04968f.jpeg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...423f067a3.jpeg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2bf5a127c.jpeg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...594cb14ae.jpeg |
Just so.......damn.......good. Great job on the wrap choice and showcasing it right in pictures. Has a true dual personality.
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Is the bronze bearing retrofit from SADfab?
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Looks really good! Saw it on IG. Amazing job
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I love that wrap!!!
What class are aftermarket brakes a penalty for? I may have to rethink my approach now that I'm down 50+hp. |
Originally Posted by AutoFreak57
(Post 1564349)
What class are aftermarket brakes a penalty for? I may have to rethink my approach now that I'm down 50+hp. |
Originally Posted by doward
(Post 1564351)
NASA ST/TT
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Originally Posted by AutoFreak57
(Post 1564352)
That's just in 5/6, right? Did a quick glance and didn't see it in 4.
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Corner workers are going to hate you. At least initially...?
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Welp, the start of the season is suffering nearly 100% cancellations/postponements, moving back to fit my timeline. The state next door(PA) just ordered the shuttering of all non life sustaining businesses. Crazy times.
I received some goodies recently, and played with them like a child. The logistics of running Superlites in the midwest means running some funky narrow/low offset wheel for rain tires, or bolt on adapters, and I just don't want to deal with either. 8/9/9.5"" wheels clear the Dynapro easily enough with a slip on 5mm in some cases, and I think I still get a whole season out of a single set of front pads. So I've decided to run an 11.75" Gen2 TSE Wilwood Dynapro kit. My planned low-car-count and HPDE wheel/tire combo is all here now too. 245/40/15 Toyo RR on 9.5" Freeform. Tarmac 88's tire machines will be here next week, so there is hope of having the entire roller done by the end of march! https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2e0dc6d452.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...53cbe3f399.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a243e903d9.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...576aa00d43.jpg |
Anxious to see how the 245s fit the 9.5in wheel. Seems like a good compromise to fit big tires on a stock body NA.
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Originally Posted by bigben
(Post 1564731)
Anxious to see how the 245s fit the 9.5in wheel. Seems like a good compromise to fit big tires on a stock body NA.
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Had the pad sret up again for a couple customers, through the daily on it for fun. 2649lbs with me in it and a full tank. Soft top delete, but otherwise fully equipped NB2 Sport pkg w/ABS and BOSE. I am also about to add a hitch and bike rack, so I expect that to be ~2680 in a worst case scenario. LOL. The 900/500 Xida from Tia(the TT6 car) can't come soon enough, but that car is stored in the trailer at Midwest Miata Parts and it has been too wet/muddy to get to the trailer.
https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1e3f4f969.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f22a9e732.jpeg Snagged a set of of qually scrubbed 215/580/15 Hoosier S75 from a local FP racer. These will be what I use to attempt my essentially only remaining goal for 2020 track season, depending on schedule and COVID19 dwindling: 1:36 Gingerman 1:35 Mid O 2:14 NCM https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b2e2dec12.jpeg I received my tire machines on Friday, and have been assembling, testing, playing with them over the weekend. This allowed me to get caught up on customer wheel/tire packages and get my 245 RRs mounted up. These will be my HPDE/warm up and ST5 tires if there are not enough participants for Hoosier contingency. I have 1.5 sets of sticker 205 R7s from last season's winnings to use in TT and populated ST races. Goal is to win a set of 225/45s and switch over at some point, probably 2021 at this point. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...608126a07.jpeg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ce9d8ae7e.jpeg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d3f9fdb6f.jpeg Long time friend/partner Midwest Miata Parts got another rusty na6 in for salvage, so I cruised down and pulled the dash out. I'll need a gauge hood and tomestone, so let me know if you have one for sale! https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9b944a066.jpeg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9e65d3dab.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ddf3f660b.jpeg |
Always amazes me how clean the 1.6 dashboard looks.
Hopefully we'll get to see it lay down some fliers this year. |
Originally Posted by Brap-Brap
(Post 1565774)
Always amazes me how clean the 1.6 dashboard looks.
Hopefully we'll get to see it lay down some fliers this year. https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...73864183f6.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3daba6dc1d.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...39cd13e8e4.jpg I still need an NA6 gauge hood and top third of a tombstone though! WTB! |
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https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...420b00b08.jpeg I need to chop the tombstone up, but I have all the bits now. |
R-speed has new open box guage hoods for good prices. They have been who I have been sending my friends to.
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Rolled it back outside today to lay down the MAZDA decals and wash the interior to prep for paint.
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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...718b6c8f7.jpeg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...73b595dde.jpeg First coat down. One more to come on the passenger side and parcel shelf. Drivers side is getting a Koolmat kit, so one is enough over there just to make it pretty. |
Second coat today. It looks really good now.
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Over half a gallon laid down so far. #ballast.
I did the doors today. I told myself not to so I’d be more inclined to buy a pair of composite doors, but Quarantine boredom is real. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8cdaf97b9.jpeg |
Any reason you went with a roller and foam brush instead of rattle can or other medium?
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Originally Posted by Z33Taxi
(Post 1566500)
Any reason you went with a roller and foam brush instead of rattle can or other medium?
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Koolmat done. PITA, but after experiencing it in SPM shop cars, it’s amazing stuff.
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Final mock up. Need to make a couple brackets to hold the dash in better so it doesn’t vibrate like crazy. Super stoked on how it turned out.
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Yeeees destroy that minty tombstone for the racecar, make all the Miata preservationist fanboys cringe.
I was wondering why there was a belt retainer in the eyeball in some earlier pics, but now I see. Clever. What all is going on the switch panel? |
Originally Posted by Brap-Brap
(Post 1566727)
Yeeees destroy that minty tombstone for the racecar...
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My list is getting pretty short now. Just TSE 11.75” Dynapro Kit, TSE fuel pump relay kit and a fresh AEM wideband install left.
Seat and harness are back in, and boys let me tell you, it feels great. I’d love to splurge on a fresh Yellow Schroth Profi 2x2 harness, but that will wait for a little longer https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...27f9de44c.jpeg |
that paint looks really nice. I'll have to add it to my never ending list of "to-do's"
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Quarantine has officially got to Dan: he is now sitting in his racecar making "Vroom Vroom" noises.
Always good to see the list get shorter. Keeps you motivated. |
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