Rikaro's Woadster build

rikaro · 04-20-2012, 02:25 AM

Okay so I'm convinced to start a build thread of my car, and if you guys have been looking at some "post your white/NA" threads, you'll so my car posted on there. The car initially had bigger plans but because of different priorities, things have changed a little.

My previous car before the red miata was a 92 Honda civic dx. It's the car that taught me many things, including wrenching and basic car knowledge.

The car that I have now is a 95 miata with around 180kms on the clock. (110-120k for miles?) I'm the second owner, and the car has never been into any major accidents. We checked with a paint thickness meter and all panels are oem specs except for the driver's front fender. We worked out a reasonable price from the original owner. I have to thank Beck from clubroadster.net for coming along and making sure it's a sound purchase. Check out his build thread here: (Beck's CM-1027 (Chikara + Maruha + M2))

This would be the third miata in the family. First was a red 90 rust bucket that my brother owned. The second was a red 90 as well but that was later sold in pursue for the cleanest miata for myself.

A picture of the car when the original owner sent me before I went to see it:

Over the year, there are little things done here and there, but nothing major. The biggest mod was probably the flyinmiata frame rails and tein flex 7/6 coilovers. This car will be prepped for track but so far the setup is not proper. Then again I'm trying to enjoy driving and keeping it simple than building it to break records (my driving would probably not cut it either).

Here is how the car looks like right now:

I like how the car sits right now. The rear will probably drop a little bit more with the roll bar installed. I spent countless hours researching on Xida CS coilovers and was pretty firm on buying them until a set of used good condition Tein Flex popped up in the used section on buy and sell. I know they're a huge difference but these will do for now.

Over the next few weeks I'll try to post more things on the build thread, as I'm usually busy with shooting weddings and cars. I'll try my best to keep this up to date!

Ben/brg · 04-20-2012, 03:28 AM

Very clean. Wheel specs?

320icar · 04-22-2012, 01:47 AM

Nice! I've seen a bunch of your pics before. Nice to know you're a local guy!

Just a heads up, I'm gonna try and flake off some of your white paint out if pure jealousy

nikolai-7 · 04-22-2012, 02:12 AM

Your eg looks ace, good luck with the roadster build

Gearhead_Jay · 04-22-2012, 02:18 AM

damn that was a nice eg. looks like your getting a good start on that miata too. Good luck

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rikaro · 04-22-2012, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben/brg

Very clean. Wheel specs?

15x7 +35

Quote:

Originally Posted by 320icar

Nice! I've seen a bunch of your pics before. Nice to know you're a local guy!

Just a heads up, I'm gonna try and flake off some of your white paint out if pure jealousy

remember? i was the guy who almost bought the car that you got haha.

morr · 04-22-2012, 08:20 PM

Love the Civic! Your Miata is also lookin' good so far. You set my expectations for this build pretty high though with how clean your Civic turned out

Hopalong · 04-22-2012, 09:18 PM

Hey I think I bought your old Tein basics from ya! Nice clean car bro.

G Raymond · 04-23-2012, 12:39 AM

another vancouverite. right on. keep updating yo!

rikaro · 04-23-2012, 01:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopalong

Hey I think I bought your old Tein basics from ya! Nice clean car bro.

yes haha and the front lip too!

rikaro · 04-23-2012, 01:15 AM

tried plasti dip to see what the big deal is all about. painted my cluster cover so it won't be as reflective, and wow, these stuff scratches really easily. It's pretty much spray on rubber. Dust sticks on and really hard to come off. Oh well

greeenteeee · 04-23-2012, 01:45 AM

^Did you break any clips? I was thinking of the same (1/4 bulb on cluster is out) but broke a clip the first time. I sprayed my center tombstone and console, it is of course stickier, but dust didn't seem to get stuck to it much .

rikaro · 04-23-2012, 02:37 AM

hmm no clip breaking, but i did break the area where the screw goes though lol. Had to use super glue

falcon · 04-23-2012, 04:52 PM

Let the plastidip dry for a few days. Did you sand the surface before hand? The RX7 guys swear on this stuff for their plastics and everyone says it is very durable.

rikaro · 04-23-2012, 10:33 PM

^
hmm lol shit too late. I just sprayed some flat black paint on top of it hahaha. I don't want to sand it because it defeats my purpose of using plati dip haha

invert · 04-23-2012, 10:37 PM

Welcome! That civic was looking awesome, similar plans for the roadster ?

rikaro · 04-23-2012, 11:18 PM

This is very minor but i may as well post it up. My cluster was pretty scratched so I decided to polish it lol

Before:

After. The cuts are pretty deep so I did the best I could.

BoatCaptain · 04-23-2012, 11:28 PM

lookin good!!

Deepstriker · 04-24-2012, 06:31 PM

OMG I came

rikaro · 04-25-2012, 10:29 PM

So the next thing I got are these gauge rings from Rspeed. Joe at Rspeed was great help replies quickly. He called me and I was very pleased with his service. Recommended for sure!

2 versions, the chrome and the diamond tooled ones

diamond tooled

chrome

these are the ones I end up going with. The diamond tooled ones look better in my car imo and so they're here to stay. I'm jealous of 1.6L owners with the better looking dash but i have to say these are pretty clean and definitely makes the car more classy.

and an artsy shot of the steering wheel

rikaro · 04-28-2012, 11:17 PM

update: went to pickup these yesterday. Bought them from cww180 on mazdaroadster.net

I'm still deciding if I should keep these because they don't go well with my car.

Second was this. I'm actually quite shocked of what I got from the mail.

And this is what he posted on the for sale thread:

I was not very pleased when I first looked at it. They're very beat up and not the exact ones he posted. I'm just waiting for cww180's reply now as he said he'll follow up for me.

rikaro · 04-29-2012, 07:19 PM

so problem resolved with cww180. We settled it down and I end up keeping the set. He was very kind so I won't make a big deal out of it. May be I'll restore those badges. We'll see.

Hopalong · 04-29-2012, 10:50 PM

Thanks Matt for the door sills and vent rings! I'll put them to good use

Andrew_J · 04-29-2012, 11:02 PM

I lucked upon a set of those sills in a junk yard and got them off the car for free. Looking good inside! It's crazy the number of honda guys moving on to miata's.

rikaro · 04-30-2012, 03:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hopalong

Thanks Matt for the door sills and vent rings! I'll put them to good use

No problem! Kinda sad that they don't look good in my car

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andrew_J

I lucked upon a set of those sills in a junk yard and got them off the car for free. Looking good inside! It's crazy the number of honda guys moving on to miata's.

yeah I've noticed that too. Hopefully more motorsport side than rice and stance :\

Ben/brg · 04-30-2012, 03:38 AM

Don't count on it. Lol. By wheel specs I meant the model, I haven't seen any of those before. They almost look like volks but correct me if I'm wrong. Quality build though.

rikaro · 05-01-2012, 01:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ben/brg

Don't count on it. Lol. By wheel specs I meant the model, I haven't seen any of those before. They almost look like volks but correct me if I'm wrong. Quality build though.

yeah they're volks. Just cleaned them yesterday!

rikaro · 05-01-2012, 01:26 AM

Long story short. I've decided to keep the badges, but because they're so beat up, I am going to refinish it to make it look more unique.

so i got to work

The oem paint is no good so I probably have to strip everything down and repaint it. I have something in mind already

stripped till it's clean. Never seen a clear v-special badge haha

another shot

and I painted it white!

The front. I think the oven cleaner was too strong for the plastic, so it made a few hairline cracks on it. Oh well

it's going to look better hopefully lol

rikaro · 05-04-2012, 03:17 AM

one photo before bed time! Finally got a hard top. Took forever to find one.

BoatCaptain · 05-04-2012, 04:42 AM

need a photoshoot for local miata people!!

04-20-2012, 02:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Rikaro's Woadster build Okay so I'm convinced to start a build thread of my car, and if you guys have been looking at some "post your white/NA" threads, you'll so my car posted on there. The car initially had bigger plans but because of different priorities, things have changed a little. My previous car before the red miata was a 92 Honda civic dx. It's the car that taught me many things, including wrenching and basic car knowledge. The car that I have now is a 95 miata with around 180kms on the clock. (110-120k for miles?) I'm the second owner, and the car has never been into any major accidents. We checked with a paint thickness meter and all panels are oem specs except for the driver's front fender. We worked out a reasonable price from the original owner. I have to thank Beck from clubroadster.net for coming along and making sure it's a sound purchase. Check out his build thread here: (Beck's CM-1027 (Chikara + Maruha + M2)) This would be the third miata in the family. First was a red 90 rust bucket that my brother owned. The second was a red 90 as well but that was later sold in pursue for the cleanest miata for myself. A picture of the car when the original owner sent me before I went to see it: Over the year, there are little things done here and there, but nothing major. The biggest mod was probably the flyinmiata frame rails and tein flex 7/6 coilovers. This car will be prepped for track but so far the setup is not proper. Then again I'm trying to enjoy driving and keeping it simple than building it to break records (my driving would probably not cut it either). Here is how the car looks like right now: I like how the car sits right now. The rear will probably drop a little bit more with the roll bar installed. I spent countless hours researching on Xida CS coilovers and was pretty firm on buying them until a set of used good condition Tein Flex popped up in the used section on buy and sell. I know they're a huge difference but these will do for now. Over the next few weeks I'll try to post more things on the build thread, as I'm usually busy with shooting weddings and cars. I'll try my best to keep this up to date!
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04-22-2012, 01:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
320icar Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 1,435	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Nice! I've seen a bunch of your pics before. Nice to know you're a local guy! Just a heads up, I'm gonna try and flake off some of your white paint out if pure jealousy
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04-22-2012, 02:12 AM	#4 (permalink)
nikolai-7 Jr. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 99	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Your eg looks ace, good luck with the roadster build
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04-22-2012, 09:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hopalong Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 108	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Hey I think I bought your old Tein basics from ya! Nice clean car bro.
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04-23-2012, 12:39 AM	#9 (permalink)
G Raymond Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Vancouver Posts: 436	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build another vancouverite. right on. keep updating yo!
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04-23-2012, 01:15 AM	#11 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build tried plasti dip to see what the big deal is all about. painted my cluster cover so it won't be as reflective, and wow, these stuff scratches really easily. It's pretty much spray on rubber. Dust sticks on and really hard to come off. Oh well
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04-23-2012, 01:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
greeenteeee Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,525	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build ^Did you break any clips? I was thinking of the same (1/4 bulb on cluster is out) but broke a clip the first time. I sprayed my center tombstone and console, it is of course stickier, but dust didn't seem to get stuck to it much .
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04-23-2012, 02:37 AM	#13 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build hmm no clip breaking, but i did break the area where the screw goes though lol. Had to use super glue
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04-23-2012, 04:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
falcon Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada Posts: 558	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Let the plastidip dry for a few days. Did you sand the surface before hand? The RX7 guys swear on this stuff for their plastics and everyone says it is very durable.

04-23-2012, 10:33 PM	#15 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build ^ hmm lol shit too late. I just sprayed some flat black paint on top of it hahaha. I don't want to sand it because it defeats my purpose of using plati dip haha
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04-23-2012, 10:37 PM	#16 (permalink)
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04-23-2012, 11:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build This is very minor but i may as well post it up. My cluster was pretty scratched so I decided to polish it lol Before: After. The cuts are pretty deep so I did the best I could.
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04-23-2012, 11:28 PM	#18 (permalink)
BoatCaptain Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 362	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build lookin good!!
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04-24-2012, 06:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
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04-25-2012, 10:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build So the next thing I got are these gauge rings from Rspeed. Joe at Rspeed was great help replies quickly. He called me and I was very pleased with his service. Recommended for sure! 2 versions, the chrome and the diamond tooled ones diamond tooled chrome these are the ones I end up going with. The diamond tooled ones look better in my car imo and so they're here to stay. I'm jealous of 1.6L owners with the better looking dash but i have to say these are pretty clean and definitely makes the car more classy. and an artsy shot of the steering wheel
	__________________ Matt Kwok Photography OTCmaterial - northwest automotive blog My Build Thread

04-28-2012, 11:17 PM	#21 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build update: went to pickup these yesterday. Bought them from cww180 on mazdaroadster.net I'm still deciding if I should keep these because they don't go well with my car. Second was this. I'm actually quite shocked of what I got from the mail. And this is what he posted on the for sale thread: I was not very pleased when I first looked at it. They're very beat up and not the exact ones he posted. I'm just waiting for cww180's reply now as he said he'll follow up for me.
	__________________ Matt Kwok Photography OTCmaterial - northwest automotive blog My Build Thread

04-29-2012, 07:19 PM	#22 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build so problem resolved with cww180. We settled it down and I end up keeping the set. He was very kind so I won't make a big deal out of it. May be I'll restore those badges. We'll see.
	__________________ Matt Kwok Photography OTCmaterial - northwest automotive blog My Build Thread

04-29-2012, 10:50 PM	#23 (permalink)
Hopalong Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 108	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Thanks Matt for the door sills and vent rings! I'll put them to good use
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04-29-2012, 11:02 PM	#24 (permalink)
Andrew_J Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 127	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build I lucked upon a set of those sills in a junk yard and got them off the car for free. Looking good inside! It's crazy the number of honda guys moving on to miata's.

05-01-2012, 01:26 AM	#28 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build Long story short. I've decided to keep the badges, but because they're so beat up, I am going to refinish it to make it look more unique. so i got to work The oem paint is no good so I probably have to strip everything down and repaint it. I have something in mind already stripped till it's clean. Never seen a clear v-special badge haha another shot and I painted it white! The front. I think the oven cleaner was too strong for the plastic, so it made a few hairline cracks on it. Oh well it's going to look better hopefully lol
	__________________ Matt Kwok Photography OTCmaterial - northwest automotive blog My Build Thread

05-04-2012, 03:17 AM	#29 (permalink)
rikaro Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 269	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build one photo before bed time! Finally got a hard top. Took forever to find one.
	__________________ Matt Kwok Photography OTCmaterial - northwest automotive blog My Build Thread

05-04-2012, 04:42 AM	#30 (permalink)
BoatCaptain Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 362	Re: Rikaro's Woadster build need a photoshoot for local miata people!!
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