Hi, I have just imported a 13B Cosmo in Black, it failed the mot on rear bushes, apperently not a surprise, I\'ve ordered the replacement bushes already, is there anything else I should be concerned about? When properly warmed up, I gave her a little bit of beans and was so very pleasantly surprised at just how well she pulls, what a wonderfully surprising car it is. Unknown quantity so any advice greatfully received.
change ast upgrade rad get an apexi and de cat ohh and maybe filters n intercooler too but i have not done that yet
i like the speed mine goes
Does anyone know what pcd and offset I need to be looking for please to run either 17\'s or preferably 18\'s on this car? It\'s tough getting info for such a car, thanks guys.
You can put fd fitment wheels on (35 offset) with a bit of rear wing manipulation. How bad was the rear wheel bush play because even new bushes have a certain amount because they are in fact metal spherical bearings and not bushes which would not work without a certain amount of play.
Kevin
leave this beautiful car as it is meant to be :)
Quote from: kev-yorksYou can put fd fitment wheels on (35 offset) with a bit of rear wing manipulation. How bad was the rear wheel bush play because even new bushes have a certain amount because they are in fact metal spherical bearings and not bushes which would not work without a certain amount of play.
Kevin
Well, my local mot tester is pretty relaxed but was uncomfortable enough to fail it on that. Having said that, I\'d hazzard a guess it\'s his first Cosmo, so who knows if they\'re knackered or not? The car only has 65,000 kilometers on it and feels pretty taught and solid but as it\'s a common fault I\'ll fix it anyway. It\'s a case of living and learning with these beauty\'s I guess, thanks Kev.
Quote from: DC-TYPERleave this beautiful car as it is meant to be :)
Well, I was just gonna clean up the interior a tad, as light tan needs a little care after 16 years, but I think she\'ll come up very well. Then I had considered putting a bigger set of alloys on her and loosing the two tone greyish bronze in favour of the black body colour. I\'ve seen them in one colour and just prefer that look. If that\'s sacrilige let me know please.
Pretty sure at that mileage the rear end is okay and the bushes cost a bloody fortune. Look at the pic in the link is it the bushes either end of item 3.
Kevin
So long as the cars are running and not cut what the hell. Mines probably the most modified in the uk anyway.
Kevin
Quote from: kev-yorksPretty sure at that mileage the rear end is okay and the bushes cost a bloody fortune. Look at the pic in the link is it the bushes either end of item 3.
Kevin
That\'s the boyo\'s! I\'ve ordered them from RX Motors, they seem quite helpful.
when you remove the arm it looks like a rubber bush but this is only a cover under this is the steel bearing. To change them you will need a set of internal circlip pliers. As i said a certain amount of play is normal when jacked up and the wheel is unloaded. If you explain this to the mot tester then they tend to take your word for it as they have no spec sheet for a Cosmo.
Kevin
Quote from: kev-yorkswhen you remove the arm it looks like a rubber bush but this is only a cover under this is the steel bearing. To change them you will need a set of internal circlip pliers. As i said a certain amount of play is normal when jacked up and the wheel is unloaded. If you explain this to the mot tester then they tend to take your word for it as they have no spec sheet for a Cosmo.
Kevin
Thanks Kevin, I\'ll give it a whirl?
POO I just blew the 100amp fuse, well technically it was fooked already as I discovered, damaged/blown then twisted back together, need a new or second hand good one, anyone on here got one spare?
Just got my new 100amp fuse, next day delivery from RX Motors, hurray! Next question, whome should I go to for a de-limiter? Most people say "it\'s a what?"
its just a standard kph to mph converter the same as any other jap car uses personally i prefer the adjustable ones either yellow box or speedo healer but a fixed one will do the job if your not planning on changing wheel sizes.
Kevin
hey what this about an adjustable speed converter?how would this be set up -on a rolling road?
talking about the speedo converter kmh/mph chip I believe
also doubles as delimter
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAZDA-RX7-BONGO-FAMILIA-SPEEDO-CONVERTER-DELIMITER-CHIP_W0QQitemZ180173209757QQihZ008QQcategoryZ32094QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
How hard are these to fit on a cosmo?
John
bloody hell one at a time
they are like a normal delimiter chip but have dill switches. If you have a gps with speed display there easy to check and set up.
http://www.speedohealer.com/eng/intro.htm (http://www.speedohealer.com/eng/intro.htm)
Forget about being advertised for bikes they work just as well on a car. As for fitting john you just splice into the speedo input one wire in one out plus live and earth the same as a normal chip.
Kevin
Quote from: kev-yorksits just a standard kph to mph converter the same as any other jap car uses personally i prefer the adjustable ones either yellow box or speedo healer but a fixed one will do the job if your not planning on changing wheel sizes.
Kevin
Thanks Kev, although I am considering an 18" upgrade on the alloys.
Get one of the adjustable ones then you can recalibrate the clocks that way.
Kevin
With or without the rear spoiler guys? I have a rear (bootlid) spoiler on mine but just not sold on it, they look better without I think. Should I loose it?
Keep it I say............. (personal opinion though)
Kev will set you straight but if you follow the usual tactics, such as exhaust, intercooler, intake. Your little 13B-REW will pull quite hard.
In regards to your rear bushes, last time I purchased them the invoice came as quite a shock (Jaw dropper). Let us know what you end up paying for them. Perhaps Mazda has relented on the crazy price & settle down a bit.
REgards
How are you doing with the polybush option Dave still on the back burner? As for the Mazda bushes i priced them up early this year and it was scary can\'t remember the figures though.
Kevin
I have now procured a set of 18\'s to go on this fine beastie, what do you think?
Old..
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gaijin-samurai/car003.jpg)
New....
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j254/gaijin-samurai/Mikestempfile001.jpg)
I like them what say the jury?
yep the wheels lok great, hope yo keep them black too!
cheers, michael.