ehsnils Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 And I lust for the GTV6. Gorgeous cars but out of my price range when they came out. Italian motors. Grrrrrrr. And almost every one of them rusted away. I think it was Alfa that had polyurethane foam in the hollow frame of the floor in order to lower noise - and polyurethane attracts water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted April 24, 2018 Share Posted April 24, 2018 Just for you GTV lovers... The owner was probably in his 70s, and not very fast, but he was definitely having fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I swapped the old 'street' wheels/tires from the NA onto the NB, now that spring appears to have sprung. 205/50 Conti ECS on 15x8 Konigs... they definitely fill out the wheel wells a little better. Our NC also returned home today... sort of. I got a phone call from the guy who bought our NC from the dealer where we traded it in. I guess we have several acquaintances in common, and one of them recognized the car and gave him my number. He was looking for info on the history of the car and the mods I had done. Turns out he's a long time gearhead and racer, so he came by for a bit, and I gave him the lowdown on the car, and a service manual and the stock parts I still had hanging around. Good to know our NC went to a proper home... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Finally ditched the non-working stock Bose radio, amp and speakers. I installed a cheapo JVC digital receiver (no CD) and some Polk speakers. Nothing special, but spending lots of $$ on audio in a convertible is a waste of time, IMHO. I can BT from my phone, or play from USB and I may add satellite radio. I've got a compact powered sub I'm going to try to squeeze in behind the passenger seat to add some low end. If it fits... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 I need to do that on mine and also order up some speedhut gauges for the track dog single din gauge holder. 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Successfully registered for Miatas at Laguna Seca ... that was a bit of a debacle 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Yeah, I was just reading the thread on M.net... looks like the usual shitshow, combined with a couple website issues to make it extra special. Kinda glad we decided not to attend this year, although any future dates are unlikely to be any better. As much as we love it, it's a really expensive weekend for us. As a comparison, the weekend school we recently did at Willow Springs cost us less than half what Laguna did last year. I'd rather spend the money on more track time at closer tracks. We'll be back, though... maybe next year. Maybe I'll wait until the NA is faster... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 Yeah when I almost didn't get in I almost just wrote off the event. The event was a LOT more expensive this year than in years past. Losing the Mazda sponsorship really seems to have messed with their prices. 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I never even looked since we weren't attending... how much was each day of track time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 12, 2018 Author Share Posted May 12, 2018 It was 250 this year. Years past it wasn't even $200 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Wow, and I thought $200 was pricey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 Yeah I'm actually contemplating canceling... By the time I pay for 3 nights in hotels in Monterey I can probably get 3 other track days at another local track. 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris GTO TT Posted May 16, 2018 Author Share Posted May 16, 2018 Oh yeah I got some pics from a friend at the autox I was at a while back. 36FE5F3F-45CA-490E-9263-9DF87C86D495 by christobal65, on Flickr DE8F4060-F4C5-492A-8130-4B8CEDE9D9C4 by christobal65, on Flickr 2003 Baja 5MT 2016 Outback 2.5i Premium w/Eyesight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) Since we're only a month away from FM Summer Camp, I thought I should start another project on the NA... headlight delete. I ordered some Singular brackets back in April, and the finally showed up yesterday... Frees up a lot of room in the engine bay... and removed 17lbs from the nose. Headlights will be replaced by LED lights behind clear turn signal lenses. And, I'll get to move the air inlet to the cold side, now that there's room for the 180* pipe... Edited May 21, 2018 by rodan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 22, 2018 Share Posted May 22, 2018 After some more hood hackage... headlight lids are riveted on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Why not use one of the headlight positions for air intake? Ram air scoop! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 Actually, I plan to install a NACA duct on the passenger side headlight lid for that very purpose. Won't be true 'ram air' though... no real way to seal the intake area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 Got my intake stuff, and did a little bit last night after work. Mostly just mocked up for now... I'm debating sectioning the 'U' bend as shown here, which would allow the filter to be farther forward. As shown, it's about 4" over the target inlet length. NACA duct will go in the headlight door and funnel fresh air to the area. Also got my new rear hubs, from a group buy on MT.net... Modified from Toyota MR-S rear hubs, and should be stronger than the problematic Miata hubs. ARP studs, for studliness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 Finished the air inlet. Decided to section the tubing for a better fit, then added the IAT bung and a mounting bracket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derp Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 why not run the filter in the old headlight bucket location? seems like that plus a duct would feed it 'cleaner' (colder, more direct flow, whatever) air? seeking to understand, not challenge your choice I could suck start a snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 There's not really any airflow to that location without ducting it from somewhere else. The headlight lid is the only real place to pull air from, and the NACA duct that's going to go there takes up the space the filter would need. Eventually, things will change anyway. Either this motor will get a turbo, or it will get a non-native engine swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 Got the NACA duct installed. First step was cutting a nice big hole in the headlight lid... Once that was all smoothed out and the perimeter given some protective paint, in went the NACA duct. This thing should move a good bit of air... Next step is to finish the lighting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KartRacerBoy Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 You're too sexy for your car. Too sexy. Too sexy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehsnils Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Ordered up a new fuel tank for the tow rig over Memorial Day weekend. Stock fuel is 33gal, this one is 55gal. Makes a significant difference at 9 mpg... Bigger tank is BIG! Good thing the sale included free shipping!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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