Pepper

[turbo banana]

A long long time ago a man brought a little red car from a land far far away.
Then another man took  fancy to his car, and thus a trade was arranged for a few livestock and precious beads.

Now a new chapter has begun

[hrnt]

I'm feeling sorry for Samuli for having to sell this car (for this is the car that that has he's name on it more than any mx-5 I've ever seen) but it's great that it stays in the club (and in the country!) and goes for someone that appreciates it. I truly hope this car get what it deserves, heavy beating on and off track  (and maybe some tlc now and then )

[turbo banana]

DOnt worry it will soon have my own stamp all over in time, the gathering has already begun 

FIrst up is to continue the muchos TLC that has already been poured into it, Most of its little niggles have been ironed out in the first few days,

charging issue, fixed,
Running rich as a bitch, Seems to be fixed
Door handle, fixed
Spring service, done
major clean and polish, done... I was embarassed to have it at the meeting looking like it did.


NExt jobs?
MS ecu fit n tune
Need a new bootlid, straight preferably.
REplace exhaust manifold gasket
GEometry needs done
something clunks at front end on cobbles so new bushes throughout me thinks
Exhaust needs lifted

Then the usual summer of parts gathering for winter fitment. Lets see what the parts fairy can find for me 

[turbo banana]

so its been a bleak time for making any mods to the car, been too busy just ironing put some niggles and liufe in general has been a bit hectic.
however, finally i got my biggest bug bear sorted today 
What started out as an idea for a temporary solution has ended up looking way better than i hoped, this may end up staying as a new feature





alas its at the expense of the ducktail but at the same time the old one was too small in my opinoin, not to mention the dents. Being a bit retro i like the throw back to the 70's with a black boot, maybe the bonnet next 

sharp eyes will notice the reflectors are also blacked out.

[Samuli]

Once you go black, you dont come back

[Vuti]

Great to see that the lid is now in better use than it was in my storage

[turbo banana]

yes thank you muchly, soon its off to the body shop for painting and straightening   

[turbo banana]

Well i guess its about time i updated what has been happening with Pepper.

Last week Samuli and i took her for a spin to go help my friend with some car testing of his R2 Fiesta, any excuse to try and follow him and rag it down some gravel roads is always welcome. then it was park up and close the road to anny other traffic



the proper toy



The usual tinkering away has added up and now a few more jobs are off the list, nothing too dramatic as i have been waiting for customs and excise to make their decision about import duty,  it was less than i thought


Well as there was not much i could do until i got my plates, i set about a little de tango mission and changed the indicators over to the sidelight slot, much improvement and no more flashes from other motorists to switch on day running lights 

step one cut and soldering the wiring loom



bingo



alas this brings on hyperblink with the indicators so a quick order into the bay of E for some inline resistors to slow it down!
the dog was not as happy with them as i was 
 


unfortunately these didn't cure the problem so it was some more digging, then found the fix of changing the R1 resistor in the flasher unit, balance has now been returned to the universe

next up fitting the LED bulbs, these seem to be a bit sharper than the orange blobs and have the advantage of no little orange blob inside the light unit



and today the biggest achievement is finally the fitting of these





so there goes the immunity to speed cameras =(

all in all today has been rather productive in the job lists for the car, fitted a lights on buzzer, had to do a bit of trimming to get the cubby box back into the tombstone under the stereo, as the new Alpine sits just a little lower but enough to foul everything 

all in all a rather satisfying day and a lot of things crossed off the to do list, maybe now i should refit the "cat" now 

[Tem]

so there goes the immunity to speed cameras =(

You know...if you happen to lose the front plate, you need to order a new one. But you can drive up to 3 months with the receipt without the front plate, if you're too busy to pick them up earlier.

[turbo banana]

AAAan so the squirreling continues!!!   

[turbo banana]

Stay tuned for new arse shots =)

[Samuli]

 

[turbo banana]

Point taken!!

I will get more pics asap!! here is a taster though for now

[Kaide]

wattafak ?!? ok, now stop teasing and show me the pussy 

[turbo banana]

Taking the car outside today for better pics