Luke Rainbird Posted June 23, 2018 Report Share Posted June 23, 2018 *brought Sounds like a winner dude - are they all the same colour? (as both each other and the remainder of yours) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Door/wings/bonnet/boot mike? Be careful they ain’t full of filler and bodged too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 24, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 Luke - my rear panels were replaced and resprayed, so any bolt-on parts will be the same colour as they're recently sprayed too. And yeah Danny I'll check, but to be honest, they're just thin bits of metal so any bodge will be obvious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 VTEC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 This is f**king rapid.</redundant statement> 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Just read about this on Speedhunters. FFffuuuu...! It's like on Forza 4 when you took the LMP1 cars onto a tight track. Not sure what he has more of, balls of pure, unadulterated skill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Just unreal. The largest of testicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 (edited) The video hadn't loaded the first time I read those last few comments, thought you were talking about the Honda Edited June 30, 2018 by Jolfa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 Amazed the outright record has stood for so long, but even so smashing it by nearly a minute is insane... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 1, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Today. New front bumper, both doors, both wings, both light covers and bonnet swapped from mint donor car. Tomorrow we're going back to have the rear bumper, then I'm meeting someone to swap bootlids. The value of my car has increased by about £600 today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Is that the same Porsche that nailed the spa f1 record? Lol at the carousel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 All for free mike? You owe that dude some beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 9 hours ago, Danny said: All for free mike? You owe that dude some beer! No, not for free, but I got it all for £100 including brand new weatherstrips on the door (Which are £48 for the pair usually!) Stuff left to do: Fix the wings on properly. This requires welding, as we need to repair the underneath of the car where they bolt on, as it's just rust at the moment. Buy a Eunos badge, as the Mazda one doesn't look right on there. Paint black stripes all along the bottom of the car, as the wings have them and they technically should be there. When I had my sills done, the guy painted it all red. Grab the rear bumper tonight and fit it. Respray windscreen surround properly and trim off the excess adhesive. Touch up alloy wheel paint, where tyre fitters went mad and wrecked them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted July 2, 2018 Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 13 hours ago, manuel said: Is that the same Porsche that nailed the spa f1 record? Lol at the carousel. It is, yeah. Word re: Carousel. I was mainly waiting to see how horrific that'd be on the inside-cockpit view, but makes sense that he just nibbled the outer edge of it. That short-shifting on the way out was quite something too. all the torque please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2018 21 hours ago, MadManMike said: Tomorrow we're going back to have the rear bumper, Fail. That rear bumper is a shite to remove. Need to purchase a hack saw and go back to it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted July 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2018 Rear bumper fitted. I now have about a week to get the car in to show and shine at the local region owners club. I think they'll be amazed at the difference. Left to do: 1) touch up alloy wheel paint. 2) paint black side strips. 3) fix wings on properly. 4) paint windscreen surround & wipers. 5) paint and fit splitter. 6) attach numberplates. 7) clean and polish! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Cadwell booked, first track day in the mx5. Can't wait! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted July 5, 2018 Report Share Posted July 5, 2018 Think I missed that, you've got an mx5 now? I'll eventually do an update on here. Struggling to get it running at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted July 6, 2018 Report Share Posted July 6, 2018 Haha, yeah I missed that too! Good lad Dan. How's the Clio doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Heady gasket done... Been a run around the block and it has a huge air leak somewhere. I don't think the inlet has sealed to the heads so I'll whip it off tomorow and get some RTV round it too. Casualty - one back where t shirt and shorts didn't meet.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Shorts didn't meet the top of your arse either, it would appear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 No Builders crack ahoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 Yea, that’s not your back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted July 7, 2018 Report Share Posted July 7, 2018 It's a severe abbreviation of butt crack 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted July 8, 2018 Report Share Posted July 8, 2018 18 hours ago, Tom Booth said: Heady gasket done... Been a run around the block and it has a huge air leak somewhere. I don't think the inlet has sealed to the heads so I'll whip it off tomorow and get some RTV round it too. Found it... Took the inlet off and decided to do it right so took the carb off to get to all the bolts torqued properly and in order. Noticed when I'd took the carb off there was 2 vacuum take off blanking bullets that were bone dry and cracked - found the leak... Replaced with folded over rubber hose filled with rtv paste. New hoses throughout too and it's great. Runs like a beauty and goes like a train. Sounds fantastic too! Don't think it's ever been right so it's a pleasant surprise! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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