TOMTRIALS123 Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 Love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted June 2, 2014 Report Share Posted June 2, 2014 I need an engine support bar so that I can get the sub frame off and gearbox out on the Astra. I made this in just over an hour, it has sliding and adjustable feet and hangers so you can adjust it to where you want it. Just needs some protective feet (i'm thinking wood?) and it's ready for action. I love free stuff. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Basically dad wants a car for a bit of summer fun, I'll be driving it too. Either as main or secondary driver I'm not sure. Mazda mx5 is top of the list at the mo, pretty cheap to insure me as a main driver on one compared to some cars (1.2k). Found one locally for 1.3k at a garage, 101k on clock, bodywork seems decent. Bit tatty interior. Roof could do with a bit of fixing up as teeny tears on side but waterproof I think. Seems to run fine. Anything I should look out for? I know there's a few mazda boys in here. Oh and it's his birthday towards the end of this month and I'd love to sort something for him by then but no rush really. May even consider a mini, anything that's a laugh to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Just corrosion, everything else is reliable and a cheap fix. On that note, wrote my race car off on Saturday, bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Just corrosion, everything else is reliable and a cheap fix. On that note, wrote my race car off on Saturday, bugger. Noooooo! How'd you do that? Got footage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Didn't have the camera on, which is almost more gutting than the crash, haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 So sorry to see that Ads What's the current plan? Build a ground up tarty race car for next year using your super attention to detail? oR try and buy something race ready and adapt it so you can finish the season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Need to get something sorted asap, still in with a shot of the championship... Should be picking up a shell on Saturday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuel Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 When's the next race? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Good man! that's the spirit I guess the beauty of a 'near stock' championship is that in theory at least, rebuilding a new shell shouldnt be TOOOO much work, providing lots of yours has survived to be transferred over. Good luck with it mate, fingers crossed for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben duda Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Just corrosion, everything else is reliable and a cheap fix. On that note, wrote my race car off on Saturday, bugger. 10155803_10154254504290637_3107209908930570602_n.jpg finally ive found a thread on trialsforum i can relate to. + adam i deliver parts to a garage that has an mx5 race team, paul sheards if youve ever heard of them? + i actually drove a mk2 mx5 for the first time on saturday, fun little car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Ah cool - yeah I was considering giving Sheardy a shout when I need some spares! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 Diff returned from a rebuild. Someone probably forgot to look at the teeth. After doing 500m in that car I was certain the diff is about to break up. We pulled it apart and: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted June 3, 2014 Report Share Posted June 3, 2014 D15 is out of the Civic, shells being collected for scrap tomorrow. Unsure whether to sell this engine and B series the next one, or see what I can acheive with this sohc D series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Selling my Leon and looking to buy something fun and easy to work on. I've been looking at MX-5's a lot, I'm pretty sure it's what I'll be going for Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Good lad If you need a hand casting an eye over any adverts, post the links up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 D15 is out of the Civic, shells being collected for scrap tomorrow. Unsure whether to sell this engine and B series the next one, or see what I can acheive with this sohc D series Not even worth bothering with the d15, get either a d16 and boost it or some form of b series engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 My colleague is selling her MX-5 1.8, LPG conversion. Any thoughts on LPG?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Not even worth bothering with the d15, get either a d16 and boost it or some form of b series engine. Not even with something like a 16y8 head? How much do the bottom ends differ between the 15s and 16s? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 I don't know what's come across me, I can't stop my urges for wanting a golf but I could never bear to ditch the caddy.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 My colleague is selling her MX-5 1.8, LPG conversion. Any thoughts on LPG?? If it's a good instalation, it's really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) If it's a good instalation, it's really good. Yep, what he said, it's all down to the installation. Might also be worth considering how much space is actually left in an MX-5 with LPG. The boots usable, but far from big even without a tank in there. The spare's a space saver, so any tank of sensible size will be bigger than that, and I found my self needing to take the spare out quite regularly. It depends how important the space is really, and if you've got easy access to a partner/friends car for occasions when you need some space. Edit. Thinking about it, it might be worth checking out where you can get LPG around you, down hear it's no problem, but I remember hunting around Bristol for ages looking for anywhere in south Bristol in a friends land-rover (which only runs on LPG) and eventually having to cut right through town to the south end of the M32. I'm not sure where in Bristol you are, north might be OK, but it's not easy to get LPG in the south. Still, even if you rarely put LPG in it, if it's a decent conversion, you don't need the space and the price is right, it could be a nice bonus, you can always drive it on petrol most of the time. Edited June 4, 2014 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Yeah boot space isn't a huge problem, I can use Sheryl's car whenever so this will just be a commuting / weekend toy. I heard the performance drops a little with LPG, which is a bummer, but I like the "MPG" you get with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 4, 2014 Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 (edited) The performance and economy will take a slight hit with the LPG yeah, but how much so will depend on the instalation. I expect a good one would be within 1 or 2 mpg and 3 or 4 bhp of standard, but a basic/poor set-up will loose a lot more. Besides the general quality of installation (wire/hose routing etc will all point to if it's a cowboy install or not), the main thing with the LPG installs is that there's a couple of different methods of getting the fuel into the engine. The really basic ones use a thing called a 'condenser ring', which aren't very good, they're pretty imprecise so tend to loose a fair bit of performance and economy, plus they can often hurt the engines performance even when you're running on petrol, as they sit in the inlet tract and can cause restriction. The other common, and much better set-up is known as a 'sequential' system, which is basically a electronic injection system that uses injectors and usually controls fueling through a controller that takes are re-interprets the signals the petrol ECU's sending the the coil/injectors, this should get close, but still a touch under the petrol power and mileage. Some systems even run a standalone ECU that's just mapped to suit the LPG, if it does have this type of system then that'd be brilliant, the standard ECU on MX-5's is a bit crappy and basic, and a well tuned LPG system on its own ECU could well put out more power, and be more economical than a standard MX-5 is on petrol. (Edit, I'm talking about literal MPG by the way, not 'equivalent', any LPG system, even a shit one should get better 'equivalent' MPG than the standard petrol, but a crap one will be problematic, so personally I'd avoid it. Oh, and I tended to get about 30mpg out of my old 1.6 in daily commuting.) Edited June 4, 2014 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2014 Thanks, that's helpful info. I don't fully grasp the cost element though, mainly because I don't know what LPG costs. For instance, I'm currently paying about 133.7 for diesel and my commute gets me around 40mpg (50-60mpg on the motorway, but that's not often). If I expect to get around 30mpg in the MX5, is it going to work out about the same in actual fuel cost? Sorry if that's a retarded question, I've been at work all day and my brain isn't working! She told me the conversion cost £800, but other than that I don't have any details on it. I'm going to give it a little spin tomorrow and see if I like it, then it's time to get advertising the Leon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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