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Colour Choices??



  LY R26
Well I'm not a great fan of the stealth look I seem to be taking on, but I'm not sure which colour I want to use on the '5? It will only be in small areas like the wheel centres and strut brace and maybe the rocker cover (which is purple atm). Any ideas or shops to see what colour would suit it best?

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Any help would be great guys, thanks.

Richy.
 
  LY R26
hadnt really considered blue, mirrors will be staying black and it would be the whole centre of the wheels not the hub bit, but blue looks good mate cheers!
 

Gally

Formerly Mashed up egg in a cup
ClioSport Club Member
Blue looks okay but i'd go red!

Also get some wheels done in Red!
 
  LY R26
the mugen reps mate,

the wheels do have stretch but the profile is high, might look for thinner tyres but these are basically brand new that i got for nothing so will do for now.

think red is the way it will be heading!
 
  Listerine & Poledo
I'm ghuessing you're not looking to track the thing if you're going to slam it further?

Black & Yellow is the key
 
  LY R26
it will get set up for track when in going to track it, it isn't ready for track yet so it's going to look good in the mean time, but it will see the track!
 
  Listerine & Poledo
look at the mods for the MX-5 championship then, go with their suspension work.

oh, and:-

Butterfly chassis brace
arch braces
 
  Listerine & Poledo
Cages for 5's generally are from what I used to hear.

:)

You can get the FIA-approved roll-bars though, which take a lot of the pain out of it and you can still keep your hood
 
  LY R26
well this one is from tr lane i think its the grd one, you can still keep the hood and a hard top, just looks a pain to fit, its a good price though so might just go for it!
http://www.trlanefabs.co.uk/vp/JS-Lib/CustomerSites/Common/view_larger.htm?src=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.trlanefabs.co.uk%2F666_500_csupload_22293477.jpg%3Fu%3D3705732941

1. MOVE BOTH SEATS FORWARD, TILTED FORWARD, GIVING ACCESS
TO REAR AREA. POSITION HOOD IN DOWN POSITION. REMOVE
SEAT BELT SHOULDER STRAPS FROM TOP OF SEAT BELT TOWERS.
REMOVE PLASTIC COWLING SURROUNDING SEAT BELT TOWERS,
GIVING ACCESS TO SEAT BELT REELS. REMOVE YOUR PARCEL
SHELF CARPET AND FIRE WALL CARPET. REMOVE PARCEL SHELF
TRAY, TAKING GREAT CARE AS THIS ITEM CAN BE VERY SHARP.
THIS WILL GIVE YOU ACCESS TO WHERE THE ROLLBAR NEEDS TO
SIT.


2. JACK UP CAR, SECURELY UPON AXLE STANDS. REMOVE REAR
WHEELS. REMOVE SPLASH TRAYS WHICH ARE LOCATED IN FRONT
OF THE REAR WHEELS, IN FRONT OF THE ARCHES. WHERE ROLLBAR
SITS IN CAR, YOU WILL NEED TO LOOSEN ALL FIXINGS WHICH
HOLD WIRING HARNESSES IN POSITION. THERE ARE ALSO THREE
SMALL BOLTS ON EACH SIDE OF THE SEAT BELT TOWERS BY YOUR
WIRING HARNESSES - THESE NEED TO BE REMOVED. THE TWO
ANGLE BRACKETS WHICH THE REAR PARCEL SHELF MOUNTS TO,
YOU WILL NEED TO REMOVE 4" OF THIS EACH SIDE, ENABLING YOUR
ROLLBAR TO SIT NEATLY BETWEEN SEAT BELT TOWERS.


3. PROCEED TO FIT ROLLBAR IN POSITION, USING YOUR SEAT BELT
TOWER BOLTS, LOCATE THE ROLLBAR SIDE MOUNTING PLATES,
YOU MAY NEED TO MAKE SOME SPACERS OR YOU CAN USE
EXISTING TOP HAT SPACERS THAT HAVE COME OFF YOUR
SHOULDER STRAP BOLTS. PROCEED TO LIGHTLY TIGHTEN THESE
BOLTS, ENSURING THAT THE ROLLBAR FEET PLATES ARE SITTING
ON THE CHASSIS AREA. ADJUST YOUR ROLLBAR SO THAT THE
FEET PLATES SPREAD OUT NEATLY BETWEEN THE SEAT BELT
TOWER SIDES (THERE MAY BE A GAP IF A HARNESS BAR IS
PROVIDED DUE TO WELDING HEAT DISTORTION) BUT THIS CAN
BE OVERCOME BY BOLTING TO THE SIDES OF PILLARS.


4. WITH A CENTRE PUNCH, PUNCH DOWN THROUGH THE HOLES AS
HARD AS YOU CAN, THEN YOU WILL FEEL UNDER THE CAR WHERE
YOU HAVE PUNCHED DOWN THROUGH, PUNCH BACK UP THROUGH
FROM UNDERNEATH, THEN WITH A PILOT DRILL, DRILL UP THROUGH
AND THEN DRILL AGAIN WITH APPROPRIATE DRILL. BOLTS DOWN
THROUGH, THERE ARE BACKING PLATES TO BE ATTACHED ON
REAR STAYS WHICH CAN NOW BE TIGHTENED IN POSITION.


5. REMOVE SEAT BELT REELS, YOU MAY PROCEED TO DRILL THROUGH
THE SIDE MOUNTING PLATES AND THEN PROCEED TO NUT AND
BOLT TOGETHER, AND THEN RE-ATTACH SEAT BELT REELS.
(AS A SAFETY MEASURE, GET A SECOND PERSON TO CHECK THAT
YOU HAVE TIGHTENED THE SEAT BELT REELS). FINALLY CHECK
THAT YOU HAVE TIGHTENED ALL THE NUTS AND BOLTS. WHEN
YOU ARE HAPPY WITH INSTALLATION, YOU MAY PROCEED TO
REPLACE SPLASH TRAYS, FIX WHEELS, SET BACK DOWN ON THE
FLOOR.


6. YOU WILL NOW NEED TO TRIM YOUR REAR PARCEL SHELF AREA.
THIS IS UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL HOW THEY WISH TO DO THIS.
ONCE YOU HAVE FITTED THE PARCEL SHELF, YOU WILL THEN
NEED TO TRIM THE BOTTOM EDGES OF THE SEAT BELT COWLINGS,
ENABLING THEM TO SLIP FROM THE COCKPIT AREA BACK TOWARDS
THE BACK OF THE CAR, SLIDING BETWEEN THE ROLLBAR AND
SEAT BELT TOWERS. THIS CAN SOMETIMES BE A TIGHT FIT AND
MAY NEED SOME GENTLE PERSUASION AND EASING. THEN
PROCEED TO FIT PARCEL SHELF CARPET AND TRIM AS DESIRED
 


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