by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 02/06/2017 at 19:58
by "Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
Published 02/06/2017 at 19:58
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Cleaning/detailing my car is so relaxing. Not that I’m a huge fan of the labor, I just love the result. It’s like working on cars, shortly after getting a job at a dealership I realized that I didn’t care to work on other people’s cars because I’d get to enjoy very little of the result. But today I hurried home so I could take some glass cleaner and a clean microfiber to the inside and outside of all my windows, go over my headlights with PlastX (they were getting a tad yellowish again), and wax on/wax off the whole thing panel by panel. It was equal parts satisfying and annoying because while the car was becoming shinier I was getting uncomfortably aware of the ludicrous amount of chips and scrapes my car has. Oh, well.
"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
02/06/2017 at 20:02, STARS: 1
Can we see some pictures from the other side of the car, perhaps?
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 20:03, STARS: 0
Not allowed. Also it was in shadow and I couldn’t get any usable pictures
"cbell04" (cbell04)
02/06/2017 at 20:35, STARS: 0
Does murder sofa do anything anymore? Cant recall if its busted or something.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 20:36, STARS: 0
It gets increasingly broken, but still gets driven occasionally.
"Nothing" (nothingatalluseful)
02/06/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 1
Looks great...I feel the same way you do. I find it quite relaxing to work on, and detail my vehicles. Detailing especially feels good.
"cbell04" (cbell04)
02/06/2017 at 20:42, STARS: 0
It needs to be on Turo! That would be funny just for the lolz
"daender" (daender)
02/06/2017 at 20:52, STARS: 0
Nice work!
PS: I re-learned about the D-Technique TD-1001R . The bodykit is heavily inspired by the MPS Miata concepts from ‘02-’04. The only downside is that they went with a less-spec NB6 engine (it makes less power than the NA6) but it had lots of work done to it to make it very rev-happy. Price of the nose kit? Around $3,000 when new. Do want anyway.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 20:55, STARS: 0
That... that’s a new one. Looks like a caricature of an NB. Huh. This weekend I’m doing a foamectomy so I can fit in my car with the hardtop on and my helmet on and for comfort because NB seats are honestly garbage. Also gonna fix the torn stitching in the seat and toss in my seat shakers I had in the NA, which I’ll wire to the unused rear channels of my head unit. Should be fun times.
Also, to help settle an argument: What’s your opinion on a hardtop with full side latches/Frankenstein bolts/etc.’s effect on a Miata’s chassis dynamics?
"daender" (daender)
02/06/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
Can’t really say as I’ve only autocrossed the Miata twice with the hardtop on. Also, mine is forever adjustable incorrectly so it bumps and rattles over bad roads so it’s probably not doing much for chassis stiffening as it could. I do it more for comfort and not having to worry about softtop leaks when DD’ing it to work. I’m a bit surprised the NB2 seats aren’t your thing but they do feel better with a minor to mild foamectomy, the side bolstering actually starts doing something. That said, try NB1 seats if you haven’t already, I couldn’t stand sitting it them for more than a few minutes.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 21:21, STARS: 0
Yeah, my hardtop latches, for some odd reason, don’t seem to come in enough to actually pull on the strikers, almost like I need to shim them somewhere. When I first got it there were no rattles at all but now it’s a mess and I can’t figure out what to adjust. Definitely makes the car feel better over speed bumps or railroad tracks, though.
Had a foamectomy in my NA. Buddy has a SEVERE foamectomy in his. It is definitely one of the “must do” Miata mods.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
02/06/2017 at 21:50, STARS: 1
if you look into the reflection you can just make it out.........
dat nova.........
"Thomas Donohue" (tomonomics)
02/06/2017 at 22:10, STARS: 1
NB is best Miata. Mine had the machined gas cap cover too, loved it.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 22:47, STARS: 1
Recently doused the hinge in a bit of white lithium grease because it wasn’t opening. So nice.
"Nerd-Vol" (Nerd-Vol)
02/06/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
I love detailing small cars.
"Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To" (murdersofa)
02/06/2017 at 23:14, STARS: 0
The best part of waxing it panel by panel was running my finger from an unwaxed panel to a waxed panel. Hnnnngggggg.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
02/07/2017 at 03:02, STARS: 0
you can do mine if you like?
;)