Installing SKIDNATION Frame Rails Over The SMASHED Ones On Mary the MX-5 Miata

Рет қаралды 14,471

Күн бұрын

Smashed all out of shape, the frame rails on Mary the MX-5 Miata are no longer doing their job of strengthening the chassis. With the underside of the MX-5 fully rust-proofed, now is the perfect time to install SkidNation Frame Rails over the top of the originals.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro
01:21 Straightening the original frame rails
05:37 Drilling the floor
10:23 Installing the SkidNation frame rails
13:57 Drilling for 6 point harnesses
PRODUCTS IN THIS VIDEO
bofiracing.co.uk/skidnation-r...
PRODUCTS CATEGORIES
Chassis Braces: bofiracing.co.uk/body-styling...
LINKS
bofiracing.co.uk/?ref=8410
/ bofiracing
/ bofiracing

Пікірлер: 42

@driversunion8489 4 жыл бұрын

Scissor jack to hold the rail up works a treat for all us driveway mechanics!

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

Top tip! A trolley jack would do the trick too

@cre8tivegarage157 4 жыл бұрын

They have carpets that are like paper!!! 😂😂😂 i love watching you guys. You guys are hilarious.

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

The carpets are so thin 😅

@JasonBrown-eg7fc 4 жыл бұрын

Great work Buddy!

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason

@CarGuyGarageCCG 4 жыл бұрын

I really need to do this to my build.

@Taffey_Lewis 8 ай бұрын

I am SO buying rails for my 1990 mx5.

@DmDetails 4 жыл бұрын

Good work guys. Reminds me of mighty car mods lol

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

We've watched a LOT of MCM in our time 😁

@cba360 4 жыл бұрын

Nice to see new mx5 content! Bought my NB 1.8 to use as a donor for a boosted kit car build, but kinda enjoying it as is! What supercharger do you guys recommend?

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris, the Mini M45/Eaton is great on the road and occasional track use.

@frankvanderjagt2441 9 ай бұрын

I like your channel, ok it has been up here for quite some time but then i only recently bought myself a MX5 (nc though) but i love watching you guys work on "Mary". You def could have saved yourself some work with shorter bolts for these rails though... And if you ever need to take m off and re-install the will be more difficult to fit them in the nuts.. but maybe by then you have some new ones any way 8X20 mm should work.. Any way i will def be watching more of your vids

@EvangelionJZL 3 жыл бұрын

The best part is when you bottom out on the road after you got them installed, you'll get tons of sparks, people follow me on a touge all gives me credit for the spark show lol

@BOFIRacingTV 2 жыл бұрын

It's an F1 car yo

@philjones5728 4 жыл бұрын

Nice job. I went for the GC Fab door bars instead of frame rails (as I didn't fancy all those holes in the underside of my Eunos). I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on whether frame rails or door bars make a bigger difference to body stiffness. Are you going for door bars too? Great video as always ¦:¬D

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

The majority of our cars have both frame rails and door bars, so we'll be able to compare the differences that door bars make. I did put door bars in a mk2 I had but removed them as I didn't like how they didn't work with the door cars nor my passenger's bucket seat so didn't get chance to really test them. I have since changed seats so might see how a set fits. Will keep you updated!

@RobynTapps 3 жыл бұрын

Wonder if these will fit an FC3S

@ArthurButterfield 4 жыл бұрын

Do the frame Rails cause problems with the MOT people, who may not have seen them before.

@iamu 4 жыл бұрын

What rollbar is that? I need one, badly!

@Gale_Force_Raceway 4 жыл бұрын

U need more subscribers! So I'm one now! Yay Miata, lol

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

☺️

@beta25 4 жыл бұрын

would the frame rails be as good as seam welding a miata?

@blakeslide6919 2 ай бұрын

Would these fit over an S13 frame rail? I wonder

@ethaniel_tweedy 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve always wondered if rust would be a worry when fitting these rails.. especially in the uk. Would the water get trapped between the rails and chassis and rot everything away?

@tomodonoghue3309 Жыл бұрын

yes, i'd be inclined to fill the new cavity, with something other than the mud that will.

@ethaniel_tweedy Жыл бұрын

@@tomodonoghue3309 I like the way you phrased that lol 😂

@tomodonoghue3309 Жыл бұрын

@@ethaniel_tweedy You nominating me for a Nobel in Literature? :)

@Gofast1234 4 жыл бұрын

What did the eyes screw into ? As you only drilled a hole 🤷🏻‍♂️

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

There is a threaded spreader plate on the other side of the rail.

@caereinion 4 жыл бұрын

Seeing everyone work on their mx5’s is painful when you aren’t able to do the same :(

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

😭 Oh no, hope you can soon Andrew

@magiQxx 2 жыл бұрын

how does the car handle now, with the rails on?

@BOFIRacingTV 2 жыл бұрын

It feels great!

@mika012300 4 жыл бұрын

I don't get the argument against 4 points yes the 4 point harnesses you have are dangerous but the takate and schroth harnesses are fine with their anti submarining tech. Getting 6 point harnesses is only gonna make the situation worse if you get into an accident unless you drive around with a hans device all the time.

@lindkvistandreas 4 жыл бұрын

the bolts by the fuel/brake-lines.. why not but the bolts upside-down.. ? br, //Captain-heinsight :D

@BOFIRacingTV 4 жыл бұрын

The ends would all need grinding flush in the cabin which would be an even bigger job, else they would all poke through the carpet

@lindkvistandreas 4 жыл бұрын

@@BOFIRacingTV Alright, well then it might be better to cut like you did, under.. fuel-lines and all still better..

@Marine475 3 жыл бұрын

The best way to do this is by removing stock frame rails and welding in new ones made of thicker steel.

@BOFIRacingTV 2 жыл бұрын

We've seen that done, it's cool

@idokwatcher2062 3 жыл бұрын

You mangle and weaken the original rails. Then you bolt on some piece of metal. Can anyone with an engineering degree explain if this makes any sense?

@BOFIRacingTV 2 жыл бұрын

It's fiiine