NC MX5

[GTSBoy]

1 minute ago, MBS206 said:

and he's free to dispose of their vehicle permanently how he sees fit too...

Summernats cruiser?

[The Bogan]

So.... the K&N air box thingo was too big, ended up gifting it to a mate, well, by gifting it he actually supplied food and beer at the pub,  which was nice, as it will not sit on a shelf in the garage for the next 10 years

I did trim up some of the existing stuff to neaten it all up and gave it some wrinkle paint, unfortunately it currently has a used and abused mish mash of different types of hose clamps, 4 big fat T bolt type (shit), and a few normal clamps of vairing sizes and brands, but..... only until the 6 constant tension black worm clamps that I ordered from EFI solutions turn up next week

Currently the current hose clamps are triggering me hard, LOL

Is this the final version, probably not, I really want just 2 silicone pieces, a straight bit of silicone from the filter to the MAF is easy and will happen as soon as I head into Just Jap tomorrow, the problematic part is a 30° silicone bend from the MAF to the TB that I can connect the engine breather from the head, I found that there are bulk head fittings for boat bilge pumps that should work, but until I can get a 30° silicone bend the alloy pipe, and the 11ty thousand hose clamps, are there for the foreseeable future

4 hose clamps are golden, 6 are grudgingly acceptable, the 8 currently holding it all together is just taking the piss 

 

I've also ordered 60 more retaining wall blocks for the front yard, I mis-gonculated the height that was required to get above the base of the Photinia's (red robin's) that are the hedge behind the front fence, currently it is 2 blocks high, and about 1/2 a block short, so going 3 blocks high will be above the base of the red robin's, and allow some room for mulch

[The Bogan]

After using a protractor for an actually accurate assessment of what is required,  and by NOT using my uncalibrated eyeball I worked out I need a 25° silicone bend from the TB ro the MAF, but, my choice was either a 30° or a 23° (23° is a weird spec), so I grabbed the 23° one from Raceworks

I also grabbed 1mtr of 3" straight from Just Jap, I needed 350mm, but they only had 300mm, or 1mtr lengths....meh

Also ordered a 1/2" hose bulkhead fitting from fleabay, this has a smoothish mushroom looking head (they are designed for below the water line of boats) that will fit inside the bend, the hose bit and threaded bit looks to long, but nothing that a hacksaw cannot fix if required, the hose will then just get jamed on the threaded bit up to the retaining nut

Fingers crossed and the unsightly amount of hose clamps will be reduced down to 4 once all the parts arrive 

[soviet_merlin]

There are black hose clamps as well if you care. Plazmaman for example sells some:

https://plazmaman.com/product/black-hose-clamps-premium-quality-stainless-breeze/

[The Bogan]

29 minutes ago, soviet_merlin said:

There are black hose clamps as well if you care. Plazmaman for example sells some:

https://plazmaman.com/product/black-hose-clamps-premium-quality-stainless-breeze/

Yeah I also looked at Plazmaman, but, it ended up alot  cheaper getting black ones through EFI when you also added in the delivery cost

[The Bogan]

The fancy pants red shock tower brace is finally incoming from MX5 Mania, getting it shipped from 'Merica has been a long and problematic process, and GWR, the 'Merican supplier will not ship directly to consumers outside of the US, Mania basically had to order a heap of them, the colour choice was silver, or red, and we all know anything red adds 5 killerwasps of dynotorques.....

Whilst it does fit over a 2.5, and I've seen a few photos and videos of it being installed and fitting, google also says it might get real close to the FAB9 intake front runner, people in the US says it does fit with the FAB9 intake, except for one person who said it slightly touched.......so there is that.....LOL.....

As it seems that I am the first in AU to have this combination of parts there's no local knowledge about fitment, so I'm just a willing guinea pig in this endeavour, I'll cross my fingers and toes and hope for the best

In other news, I ordered stuff from China  on the same day I ordered the 23° silicone bend from Victoria, the stuff from China arrived a day ago, the 23° silicone bend is still travelling around Australia thanks to Australia Post, and "may" be here next week

[Kinkstaah]

4 hours ago, The Bogan said:

As it seems that I am the first in AU to have this combination of parts there's no local knowledge about fitment, so I'm just a willing guinea pig in this endeavour, I'll cross my fingers and toes and hope for the best

I felt this.

[The Bogan]

Call me the "Crazy Cat Man"...., maybe that should be my new forum name....LOL....., but seriously.....someone change it please, thanks

Just grabbed the two black Oriental kittens that I ordered a few months ago to guard the house, I am assuming that because they are Orientals they know KungFu, Karate, or are Ninjas, or some other lethal fighting skill, even at only 3 months old they already have Parkour down pat

Introducing...Bella & Donna

[Duncan]

Your chihuahuas look weird!

[MBS206]

59 minutes ago, Duncan said:

Your chihuahuas look weird!

 

Edited Friday at 11:48 AM by MBS206

[MBS206]

1 hour ago, The Bogan said:

Call me the "Crazy Cat Man"...., maybe that should be my new forum name....LOL....., but seriously.....someone change it please, thanks

Just grabbed the two black Oriental kittens that I ordered a few months ago to guard the house, I am assuming that because they are Orientals they know KungFu, Karate, or are Ninjas, or some other lethal fighting skill, even at only 3 months old they already have Parkour down pat

Introducing...Bella & Donna

At least yours have parkour down pat. One of mine will still trip over his own shadow and fall over... He's a special type of cat... Ha ha ha

[The Bogan]

1 hour ago, Duncan said:

Your chihuahuas look weird!

Kittens in first to claim dominance of the residence, then puppies later

From past experience, the other way around can be problematic to say the least 

Those weird "Dobby looking"  little kittens are not cheap....LOL

[MBS206]

8 hours ago, The Bogan said:

Kittens in first to claim dominance of the residence, then puppies later

From past experience, the other way around can be problematic to say the least 

Those weird "Dobby looking"  little kittens are not cheap....LOL

It's all about the socialisation of the dogs. In that first 8 to 16 weeks of age they need to be taught to be nice and friendly with everything. That way they generalise it to everything.

That said, some days you'll just never beat genetics, but 99% of the time dogs chasing cats is purely lack of socialisation, and then the chasing part can turn into prey drive.

[r32-25t]

9 hours ago, The Bogan said:

Kittens in first to claim dominance of the residence, then puppies later

From past experience, the other way around can be problematic to say the least 

Those weird "Dobby looking"  little kittens are not cheap....LOL

It always seems the uglier an animal is the more is costs

[The Bogan]

40 minutes ago, r32-25t said:

It always seems the uglier an animal is the more is costs

That's one of the reasons I got that breed, they look weird, the other reasons are they small, they are very vocal, and run around like they are on crack, I didn't want a breed that just sits around, these two are like kids on red cordial 

My daughter has one, and it's a laugh riot, constantly doing Parkour around the house, sits on her shoulder, plays catch, and constantly runs around the house taking turns chasing the dog around, her Bermese though, just lays around with constant bitch face, and just looks on in utter disgust at the cat and dog playing together 

[MBS206]

3 hours ago, The Bogan said:

That's one of the reasons I got that breed, they look weird, the other reasons are they small, they are very vocal, and run around like they are on crack, I didn't want a breed that just sits around, these two are like kids on red cordial 

My daughter has one, and it's a laugh riot, constantly doing Parkour around the house, sits on her shoulder, plays catch, and constantly runs around the house taking turns chasing the dog around, her Bermese though, just lays around with constant bitch face, and just looks on in utter disgust at the cat and dog playing together 

You should have got a Maine Coone then. Only thing is they're big. But so cool, and just like a dog.

Or, just get yourself a high performance dog. That'll teach you for wanting Parkour indoors 😛

[The Bogan]

3 hours ago, MBS206 said:

You should have got a Maine Coone then. Only thing is they're big. But so cool, and just like a dog.

Or, just get yourself a high performance dog. That'll teach you for wanting Parkour indoors 😛

Maine Coone, did look at but to big and fluffy

As for performance dogs, we had Mals at work, performance dogs are fun to watch, but, way to much work for this old rooster

[MBS206]

26 minutes ago, The Bogan said:

Maine Coone, did look at but to big and fluffy

As for performance dogs, we had Mals at work, performance dogs are fun to watch, but, way to much work for this old rooster

Ha ha ha, that's fair mate! We have the crackhead dogs now. Mainly because the missus wants the crazy dogs while she still has the energy and capacity to be able to keep up with them! Ha ha our current two are both Working GSD, there brothers and sisters (from the same litters) are in Police, Corrective Services, and I believe one did end up in defence force too. They're wild and fun, yet right now, both curled up asleep on the lounge room floor while we watch some TV.

Mal is very likely the next dog (unless I get my couch potato guardian dog 😛 )

 

What are your Kitties names?

Are you planning some house work, like those high kitty shelves, built in scratching post, and some cat passages from one room to another room?

[The Bogan]

14 hours ago, MBS206 said:

Ha ha ha, that's fair mate! We have the crackhead dogs now. Mainly because the missus wants the crazy dogs while she still has the energy and capacity to be able to keep up with them! Ha ha our current two are both Working GSD, there brothers and sisters (from the same litters) are in Police, Corrective Services, and I believe one did end up in defence force too. They're wild and fun, yet right now, both curled up asleep on the lounge room floor while we watch some TV.

Mal is very likely the next dog (unless I get my couch potato guardian dog 😛 )

 

What are your Kitties names?

Are you planning some house work, like those high kitty shelves, built in scratching post, and some cat passages from one room to another room?

Cats are called Bella, and Donna...  Like that poisonous plant

And I remember your 2 monsters, I remember making a little bit of wee when you let them out... LOL

I have already installed cat doors into the laundry where their kitty litter is, and the sun room, apart from the cat doors there's not going to be any permanent mounted stuff on the interior walls (interior doors are cheap and easy to replace)

I will get a outdoor cat cage thingie once I finish the landscaping out back... https://catnip.com.au/

The only off limit areas are the main bedroom and the gym room....but, currently the cats are curled up in bed, in the main bedroom with the Mrs.....LOL, the off limits for the kittens to the main bedroom lasted about 5 minutes with Jackie

I currently only have 1 free standing huge cat tree multiple level scratching post thingie in the lounge room, but, I will be getting another one soon now that I'm happy with the furniture layout in the back room and have a perfect spot for it