Sam's Proper MX-3 - LT Turbo project *Parting out*
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Nice! you running any - camber up front?
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Yeah think they are about halfway from the middle towards the inside, if that makes sense!
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Yep, mine are still on the setting they came with (bang in the middle)
Front aligment is doing its own negative camber at the mo :lol:
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Managed to get the rear coilovers installed this afternoon in about 3 hours.
There is probably about another 40mm of adjustment lower on the rear
if I wanted too go even lower, think Im happy with were it is sat at the mo!
Off to pro-tyres tommorow for a four wheel laser aligment session :)
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Noice :D
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cant wait to drive it now, been two weeks and i've been missing it..
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I expect you will notice a huge difference with it now, just need to see it going around the track at japfest next year. :D
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Id better get turboing then :)
Just had the tracking done, so gave it a proper drive afterwards!
I have to say im seriously impressed with the ride quality of these
coilovers, on the softest setting they are no more harsh or bouncy
than my lowering springs! but still feels very tight :DI think Ive lowered by -80mm and it just managed to get
up on there ramps, he did mention it did scrape on the towing bracket slightly on the way down though.All in all very happy indeed as I was worried seeing as this is my daily
driver, didnt want it to be too harsh, wich it isnt ! reminds me a little
of riding on Koni yellow shocks and springs 8)Big thumbs up for the XYZ's
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next mod will be 12 x 6 front number plate offset to the side with a bracket, and maybe a proper ricer addition of this:
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got the new plate on there tonight with a bracket of the towing hook.
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Now you need to fill up the old number plate holes to make the bumper all nice and flush, its it shame about that stretch of water separating us, as i know a good sprayer :lol: :wink:
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Ooh yes, going to get another red standard bumper and do all the prep/fill work that needs doing indoors (in the warm)
also be alot easier to do this http://www.uk-mx3.com//forum/viewtopic.php?t=3481 while the bumpers off!Did you just flat yours down after removing those metal lugs,
was thinking about hole sawing them out?
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you could cut them out and fit a pipe around to connect to an induction kit :wink:
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I had thought about spinning up some alu ducts for the fog light
apertures, but they are a really weird shape!
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@b14551cee5=youdirtyfox:
Ooh yes, going to get another red standard bumper and do all the prep/fill work that needs doing indoors (in the warm)
also be alot easier to do this http://www.uk-mx3.com//forum/viewtopic.php?t=3481 while the bumpers off!Did you just flat yours down after removing those metal lugs,
was thinking about hole sawing them out?I know someone with standard bumper for sale (in Red) :wink:
Hammy
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The licenseplate looks AWESOME there! Can you share how you've done that?
Im thinking of doing that too.
And im also thinking of removing the foglights and then add a huge red jdm towing hook to the left one (looking from the front of the car) and a nice tube from the right one to the CAI.
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sure thing :D
Just an aluminium 'L' shape welded onto a alu backplate with the licenseplate stuck on that,
with double sided strips of strong tape. A 13mm nut & bolt with a large washer underneath to hold it all onto the towing eye.
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…and heres a really crap photoshop of something Im thinking
of doing to the rear lights.
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Ok so winter project no.1 will be those rear lights as above
Have cut out 8 x 100mm roundels in vinyl using
a scalpel and metal blank as a guide, to use as
spray masks, so I can paint the existing lights using
plastic primer, satin black and then a final coat of
high gloss laqceur, also managed to cut some 100mm
roundels of flyeye, so I may tint the lights afterwards
except for the reflectors!
Winter project no. 2 involves paint matching to my car a pair
of projector headlights (buying soon as boss came through with a good bonus!) and no.3 getting a second hand bumper
to modify, as below
bonnet louvres will be done just before the turbo goes in :D