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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:04 am | |
| After much thought and looking about i finally decided to get an mx5 just for a bit of fun and a good laugh more than anything. I found a 1.8model mk2 locally and bought it with 12months mot, unfortunaltly all the fun has to stop this eve untill i get my insurance etc all sorted as i still have the accord type r on the road. heres a few pics not the best of quality but all i could manage on my phone me and sam vaux "vauxy" has a good look over it whilst fiddling with his new injector pump that we picked up from shrewsbusy late fri eve. plenty of plans in the peipline for this just a matter of time and getting a few bits sorted first but alteast iv made a start by getting he car. | |
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OcaToro Regular Member
Posts : 114 Kudos : 9 Join date : 2011-07-16
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:06 am | |
| good on you man! i can see me getting another one in the not too distant future, theyre fucking addictive.
looks a nice one too even if she hasnt got pop up headlights :p | |
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silentdice Moderator
Posts : 1999 Kudos : 107 Join date : 2010-10-13 Location : Lampeter
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 01, 2011 3:14 am | |
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PINGU Spam bot
Posts : 1231 Kudos : 33 Join date : 2010-10-21 Age : 35 Location : llanybydder
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:07 am | |
| Welcome to the rwd club nice dude | |
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 01, 2011 9:46 am | |
| shoulda come to awesome fest.. you would of had sooooo much inspiration | |
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PINGU Spam bot
Posts : 1231 Kudos : 33 Join date : 2010-10-21 Age : 35 Location : llanybydder
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 5:28 am | |
| ^^^^ yes, never seen so many mx5's | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 6:08 am | |
| would loved to have, maybe next year, allready been looking through a few forums etc for ideas just have to get a few bits sorted first and get it insured etc then who knows. Few bits on e bay that allready look quite tempting tho just to make a start with. | |
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:56 am | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 9:55 pm | |
| allready sortted thanks, been looking around and picking up some ideas. Does anyone know what these wheels are called, seen the fitted to a few mx's but have no idea what they are, allthough odds are they are going to cost a fortune :/ | |
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silentdice Moderator
Posts : 1999 Kudos : 107 Join date : 2010-10-13 Location : Lampeter
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:17 pm | |
| Those are Rota Zeros, theres a bloke down your way in a red mk1 with them on (fenrich). | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:16 pm | |
| thats the one, seen a few one mx5nutz to, they look quite smart imo, same with a few others tho. | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Wed Aug 03, 2011 1:35 am | |
| been on leave today so decided to make a lilttle start, so far rocker cover and inlet manifold area and slam panel all de greased and looking cleaner, took off the surface corrosion and gave them a quick scrub, rocker cover will be painted once its removed to change the cambelt shortly. Painted the rad brackets and wiper arms as they were looking a bit tatty with some black paint i had kicking around, and removed the front number plate and trim, what a fecking job someone in the past has stuck the number plate to the trim with some sort of no more nails and then the trim to the car with similar stuff as well as a couple of wood screws with a good angle and shape never knew you could bend a wood screw like that. How it looked once i had prized the plate and trim away a bit bit of cleaning up and scraping later followed by some trusty colour match t cut i dound in the boot, just need to decide now if i fill and paint the remaining holes or do i just get a hole saw and drill some bigger ones for "extra cooling" by doing so removing some of the smaller ones. Number plate is soon to be mounted to one side once i make up a brakcet. | |
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silentdice Moderator
Posts : 1999 Kudos : 107 Join date : 2010-10-13 Location : Lampeter
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Wed Aug 03, 2011 6:34 am | |
| good work with the polish!
I vote fill the holes in - I cant see cooling holes looking any good tbh | |
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Wed Aug 03, 2011 7:23 am | |
| small jap plate in the corner plz!
also id go with other wheels than them.. check out the new rota alicia (spl) pretty much made for mx5s, and a cheeky nod back to the sakura cherry blossom wheel that are now insanely rare! | |
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silentdice Moderator
Posts : 1999 Kudos : 107 Join date : 2010-10-13 Location : Lampeter
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Wed Aug 03, 2011 8:18 am | |
| alicia wheels on an mx5? its already called a girls car before putting flowery wheels on | |
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:56 am | |
| get them un gunmetal or black then.. they look good imo anyway | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Thu Aug 04, 2011 4:04 am | |
| front bumper has now had the holes filled it and smoothed back just need to sort out finding the correct paint now, as for them wheels hell yeah, just have to see what happans and what funds allow in the future, just keep going with some smaller jobs at the moment. | |
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:38 pm | |
| also you have to get the 8j et0 ones go hard or go home | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:07 am | |
| haha, i wish i could get some but it wont be for now, il see what these rota grids are like that welshdecs has for sale, they may just do the jobby. cars coming along just in the process of changine a brake line it scored an advisory on at the mot, much rather get it done now for peice of mind and know its not going to be picked up on next time. Just need to order some paint for the front bumper and wait for some other items to arrive. | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
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silentdice Moderator
Posts : 1999 Kudos : 107 Join date : 2010-10-13 Location : Lampeter
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 16, 2011 8:18 am | |
| I havent bothered with spigot rings, never had any problems yet | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
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asbo Moderator
Posts : 1760 Kudos : 26 Join date : 2010-10-13 Age : 35 Location : aberystwyth
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Fri Aug 19, 2011 6:35 am | |
| what happend to the cups? | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
Posts : 135 Kudos : 7 Join date : 2010-10-20 Age : 36 Location : cardigan
| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:29 am | |
| just need to wait for some slim wheel nuts, i cant fit a socket down the slot to tighten them on, typical, poss try and find some nuts to fit this weekend or just order a set next month. | |
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matt_666 Regular Member
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| Subject: Re: another mx5 :) Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:09 am | |
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