Winter Journal

[Roywhitep5]

gotta get ready for laguna seca

 

[melicha8]

Hell yeah roy I just registered today. Also did a bit more work. Brakes will be done after the next autocross. For now the clutch is working again and holy pedal feel. This thing is way better than it was before. So some pics

out with the old and in with the new. I don't have to clean this so that's also a plus

Right off the bat I noticed that the pleats went perpendicular to the direction of the oem filter. I'm sure this is better for air flow

and it's all back together again looking a little sharper and running a little bit better.

 

[turpro]

Hell yeah roy I just registered today. Also did a bit more work. Brakes will be done after the next autocross. For now the clutch is working again and holy pedal feel. This thing is way better than it was before. So some pics

out with the old and in with the new. I don't have to clean this so that's also a plus

Right off the bat I noticed that the pleats went perpendicular to the direction of the oem filter. I'm sure this is better for air flow

and it's all back together again looking a little sharper and running a little bit better.

that engine bay is looking really clean. good work

 

[melicha8]

that engine bay is looking really clean. good work

Thanks this project was a real sweater with a loose string. As soon as I cleaned one area it made the one right next to it look twice as bad. I did had to stop somewhere though.

 

[melicha8]

Check out my crappy photoshoot
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123661159

 

[melicha8]

So car is running and won't be back in for work until after the 25th now I'm working on an old side project I started long ago. It's a common mod for FC owners to run mustang wheels on their cars. Most prefer the 17" 99-05 5 spoke mustang GT wheels. I went for the 16" 93-97 GT mustang wheels. I picked 'em up a long time ago and went crazy on them but put them up in my drop down attic for a long time. Below is what they looked like just picked up. I had six to choose from but it was still very hard to find the best ones because they all sucked so much. There was a lot of body work to do to fill the dents, chips, and scratches. I wet sanded and primered them and that was as far as I went before I went out seeking some convertible wheels.
Stang wheels on arrival

Rx7 getting kicked out of the garage for the night

Mobilizing my parts for after the 25th of Feb. autocross

Cleaned and organized the garage.

A shot of the wheels in various levels of prep. The Satin Black one is the final color and needing
only another coat and a polishing. Other two are primered awaiting a wetsanding. Last has
been wetsanded and bondo yet to be shaved off.

 

[Roywhitep5]

16 x what?

 

[melicha8]

16x7 I'm pretty sure. I'm not even gonna try to run 245's up front. I'll stick with 225F 245R so I know I won't have rubbing

 

[melicha8]

Here's a pic of today's progress...not much

and a little clip with a blip to redline
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6DXhSW4dPA

 

[Roywhitep5]

can you go with 245 on a 7 inch wide rim?

 

[melicha8]

Not completely sure. Either way a 225 would be fine for me in the rear. It's not like I have a turbo and need every bit of width

 

[melicha8]

These are turning out to be the most ballinist wheels evar! First one down.

 

[Roywhitep5]

they are looking good man

 

[melicha8]

All done

 

[Roywhitep5]

so whata re you doing with your vert wheels?

 

[melicha8]

Stangs for the street BBS's for the track/autocross

 

[melicha8]

Just arrived from www.rallylights.com my new Ecode headlights. These things are much much better than the sealed beam. They use an H4. I opted for the 55W Low/65W High so I don't overload my wire harness. I've got way more light output.
Sylvania bubbly light dispersers vs cut tempered glass H4
people from all coasts can say these are Hella nice

Installed

 

[evilmonkeyMSP]

wow, those are nice. For future reference, where did you get them?

 

[turpro]

Wow!!!! Those wheels turned out sweet.

 

[melicha8]

Wow!!!! Those wheels turned out sweet.

Thanks, They look really good from one or more feet away. If you get up close you can see some small runs but only one wheel came out exactly the way it should have with no defects