1992 Eunos Roadster track project - Track day pics and video

That would be a full cage but obviously the loadings will be the same either way - the floor doesn't check to see if you have a full cage or just a bar before it decides how hard to hit you

The latter test is quite interesting as you say, two inches of deflection might be bringing your head close to damage in an MX5 with a bar that fits under the hood!

Edit - wall thinning rule of thumb is between 5-15% of the wall thickness, but it depends a lot on the dies, machine and setup.

Pulled the Capri out the garage and lobbed the Mazda back in - but not before a couple of pics:








First things first - sort the exhaust out. It needed another box putting in it as the custom system we made caused ears to implode.






Next, we needed to drill the cage and seat plates:





Attempt to flashy-stick them on:



Sadly, the welder died. So they've been bolted in place and are ready for some weld as soon as she's back in action.

Managed to fix the sloppy change. Turns out the gearstick bushing had slipped over the ball end. A little bit of jiggery pokery and she was back to having a lovely snicky change.


Next, it was time to sort the bodywork. Now - I'm a bit of a perfectionist, which can be incredibly frustrating when you can't get things perfect! It's the main reason why I hate decorating - it never looks as good as I want it to, but still takes all sodding week. Anyway, same goes for bodywork.. we made a bit of a deal though; due to our lack of free time, good enough is good enough. I wasn't to get carried away in a pursuit of unobtainable perfection. I was to imagine hurling it through an apex at over a ton and not worrying about some sanding marks or the occasional wavy repair! So onward with some repair work then:

Popped into the garage to see how she looked today. It's a bit stripy here and there, but on the whole I think it looks cool. Excuse the horrendous mess in there - it's not how I like to keep it. It makes me sad. On to the car pics...






De-badge and crack repair've come out fairly well, too. 🖒

Pulled the track project out into the sun when moving cars about. Pretty pleased with the look, overall. A little stripy and inconsistent but that won't matter the first time we're headed to the track!

Holy thread resurrection, Batman! Sooooooooooo. My much loved daily Lexus LS400 has decided to smash her pistons into her valves (so to speak) in the outside lane of the motorway last week. While it's laid up in its stricken state, I've decided to try and bash this onto the road - at least that's the plan. I won't be able to do the kids' pickup runs, obviously, but I'll be able to get to work. I think it's the cheapest option to get me back on the road but it also has the bonus of getting this sorted at last which means there could finally be track days on the horizon.

I'm trying to stay positive and hoping to get something good out of the upset of destroying my much-loved (indestructable..) daily.

It's great seeing it looking like a car again.




Could be an interesting winter daily..

gorilla tape should hold that, available from most supermarkets

Could you not yank the roof off sharpish and take it to a sailmaker/tentmaker/yurtmaker and ask them to sew it up? I'd imagine they'd knock it out fairly quickly and cheaply.

As a winter daily I'd imagine it'll warm up pretty fast in such a tiny cabin!

I just haven't got the time any more. It's a rush job! I've got a loaner for 10 days but after that I'm carless. You're probably right about it warming up quickly!