I know; call it a geriatric fail safe 

Quote from: FredyCro on August 26, 2020, 10:57What a great topic and read to help me recover from the flu! Found many interesting details, hopefully Ill incorporate some into my build, thank you sharing.

Glad you enjoyed it.

The forum is all about sharing info. Whishing you success; looking forward to you sharing the further progress on your dedicated thread about your car.

Maserati ´tuning´ 

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Seen it before, but liking the wooden steering wheel. Seems to have more character just being in the shot, rather then being the shot.

Summer is winding down, even here. Even in the dead of winter though, most driving is top down.

Two bees in my bonnet are thus getting restless again:
1. Would like a nice winter jacket.
2. Lightness: As the airco will not be used for the next 9 months the weight is bugging me again, Thát makes áll possible weight reduction bugging me again:
- door mirrors
- door windows
- door cards
- windscreen
- bonnet
- rear deck
- AC
heck, even
- ABS pump
Would be 30 kg that 

Yes, I know; not practical, too expensive et al, so still cycling hard and lots of love making. Not nearly as much to be gained there though.

These guys should be able to deliver them properly to you.. no idea if you can wind them up and down..
https://www.plastics4performance.com/window-kits-windscreens.html?brand=140&model=466

Quote from: jvanzyl on September  2, 2020, 20:10These guys should be able to deliver them properly to you.. no idea if you can wind them up and down..
https://www.plastics4performance.com/window-kits-windscreens.html?brand=140&model=466

Thanks.
Rather expensive; MidshipGarage is less than half.
Will nevertheless ask them about winding and shipping.

Quote from: Petrus on September  2, 2020, 19:461. Summer is winding down, even here. Even in the dead of winter though, most driving is top down.
2. Would like a nice winter jacket.

1. Same here.
2. From previous posts, I do get  where you are coming from. Finding just the right jacket. Not as simple as it sounds.
For someone that "off the peg" is a non starter. I have settled into a simple layer system.
Base, thermal and wind. It ticks the warm n cosy box, but scores zero on the kudos/style box.

Puffer jackets fulfill both requirements and I do have one and it works well. But, I know that is off the menu for you.
Flying jackets. For me, new = no.
Finding one my size would be a feat in itself, one that has character and patenia rarer still.

1st world problems ehh.

Quote from: Ardent on September  2, 2020, 22:451st world problems ehh.

All of our MR2 related stuff, the whole forum is :-)

No problem finding used/vintage jacket in my size. Cost more than fluf in nylon though. Málaga Girl bought me a  deluxe satin body warmer with real down stuffing. Also have a perfectly comfy classic Levis jeans jacket with fake sheep lining/collar. Used leather is thus only for cool  points.

Unlike lightness adding stuff. Thát actually counts for something. Lexan windows add noticeble lightness. Though rare it´s not even unique on road cars; from the Smartfor2 to the Porsche GT3.

Anyhow, while I ponder about such luxury non-problems will use the car for running about 2 up with c-company ;-)

Quote from: jvanzyl on September  2, 2020, 20:10no idea if you can wind them up and down..

They are copies of the OEM shape/profile and can be straight swap fitted to the winding mechanism.

Right, that is most of the plan done.
For the MoT needed to build most back to OEM spec, seats, exhaust, frunk and all.
Had to go down to and a bit up the coast because there was only óne inspection station with a suitable date in the agenda for the next two months!!
Passed MoT with flying colours.
Then remodding again.

Also time to fit the Sportivo shiocks&springs I had taken over from Boris.
Had the bridge reserved for Tuesday but the first proper rain since April saw many agricultural higher priorities but today it was free.
So, now have the Sportivo McPherson/Chapman legs in and the dog bones were in already.
Will bring it away for allignment Monday so have not done any proper quick cornering. Did do a shake down run and ... it shakes less 

Ok, I am unfairly comparing the OEM shocks with 130k kms on them with better quality ones with a lót less but the ride quality is definitely better. The roadholding is both more tight and comfortable.
The ride hight is some 5mm lower than before.

Too early to say anythng more but sofar so good.

Btw, found the spring rates for stock and Sportivo:

kg/mm                Front       Rear
Stock                      1.3         2.1
Sportivo                 1.6         3.4

Note that the Sportivo set has the rear over twice as stiff whereas stock is under half stiffer.
I am VÉRY curious to experience how this affect the balance. It should shift from understeer to oversteer.

That is the stand out figure.

Do you have far to go to get a quality geo done?  A place that will dial in what you want, not just, "it's in spec guv."
Warrants better.

Quote from: Ardent on October 23, 2020, 23:14That is the stand out figure.

Am a bit miffed that nobody seems to have noticed the ´anomality´ between TRD upgrades and the rest.

QuoteDo you have far to go to get a quality geo done?  A place that will dial in what you want, not just, "it's in spec guv."
Warrants better.

As you know I live in the mountains near a a small village and ... have TWO such places at 1100 meters; one left at 1 km. the other right :-O
To add to the luxury the mountain girl insist on driving me to/fro so I don´t even have to stroll.
Both have an accurate kit and will simply set up what I ask them to.

You are a lucky chap.

Many places over here have the the top flight kit. But not always the tech know how, to extract the the best out of it.

From those figures rear is over twice the stiffness of the front which is interesting as most after market coilover just have 2kg difference front and rear.
Bc 4-6
Meisterr 5-7
Etc

I wish I could get some ohlins for the 2 but they only did them in Japan and they were silly money and will no be really old.

Quote from: 1979scotte on October 24, 2020, 08:03From those figures rear is over twice the stiffness of the front which is interesting as most after market coilover just have 2kg difference front and rear.
Bc 4-6
Meisterr 5-7
Etc

Yes, that is the ´anomality´ I spotted. That both the TRD springs have double the front rat at the rear and that after market spings more or less copy the stock spring rate difference.

Did some spirited driving today; about 100 kms., but without pushing it. Despite the allignment being out, the improvement is surprisingly large.
Antequera gf was in the passenger seat and without having said anything about a change, after 10 kms she asked whether I had changed something. The car seemed much more stable to her, more comfortable even.
From my part I find it definitely less understeered upon entry and the rear has some throttle steering now. Véry pleased and looking forward to the allignment. Well, and there is notably less body roll ofcourse; despite higher cornering speed there is léss sensation of it.

Sounds like a win win win to me. Even before a geo.

More featherweight 3D printed bits; from 34 to 6 gramms times 2.

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@Ardent  Am now confined within village boundaries ánd regional ones ánd Andalucian; triple lock up. The logic is that theoretically two less affected villages could still be one common bubble within the region. Unfortunately the other love sits in a closed off one too.
As I was at hers when the measures were announced, drove back to the farm early in the morning. Aware it would be some time, at least 10 days, I stepped on it from Archidona over the mountain interior road past the stone quarry.
Mán what noise, what road holding, what control. Só satisfying 
Ok, there ís a downside and that is that the harder springs transmit more vibrations, change the frequency of the car as a whole. Nevertheless can hardly wait till the TRD braces and ARBs arrive to firm up, improve wheel location.

Although the car handles a lót better than with OEM set up, the increased rake and higher rear spring rate make the outer front carry more weight into the corner so the ARBs will be very welcome.
The big thing for mé is that bar the odd steep highway pass, there is nowhere that more horses are of any use but as it is corner heaven, roadholding and directional control are. I will happily suffer the vibrations and whining sound from the passenger side on the occasional cruising trip.

The  ´new´ used Sportivo legs.

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Today took the rear bumper skirt and crash bar off.
Deleted the black heathield, lightened the crash bar just a bit, faffed. with the license plate base & holder so I could use only the plate itself, screwed directly to the tabs on the crash bar, deleting two now superfluous parts.
Added just over 2 kilos of lightness.

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Happy to have been the catalyst for that.

Nice little tweaks. No wonder the exhaust is loud!

Quote from: Ardent on November  9, 2020, 18:31Happy to have been the catalyst for that.

Please catalyse some more :-)

Hence I call it the no-muffler Adam ;-)
Oh and the above applies to you too ofcourse.

I reallyréally loike the idea that my car is now 89X kilos; únder 900.
Ok, @Adam28 is the unsung heroe, what?! I will sing he is    but still, 89X for a road´legal´.... Me likey.
 
Só looking forward to make it more go-kart still with the TRD braces and Whitelines.