SamKidney Posted April 9, 2016 Report Share Posted April 9, 2016 Got the shell. Rear suspension is on, engine and running gear out of the old one. Front subframe to go on tomorrow, along with the engine to refit and then swap dash looms over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Pics or it didnt happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 More later.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MadManMike Posted April 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Some photos from the Queen Square meet today in Bristol: Full album here: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 I'm never f**king about with Civic dash looms again. My finger ends are raw and I've a banging headache from working out what will work with what and what won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) I guess this is aimed mostly at the encyclopedic knowledge of Tarty Adam but my brother has just bought a Mx5 that's turbo'd and it needs a ecu and a proper mapping session. Can anyone recommend someone? Preferably south east/London way cheers. Edited April 12, 2016 by LukasMcNeal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 Skuzzle, in Hampshire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 13, 2016 Report Share Posted April 13, 2016 You probably don't want to talk to Adam about turbo'd MX5s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2016 Ripped the rear panel off today, sanded it down ready for a lick of black paint. It previously had a weird shade of red, with paint runs on and way too many badges. It's now going to be black, with just one Mazdaspeed badge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Painted the panel, removed two badges. Tidy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Ah, I hadn't realised that MX5 photo you posted up earlier from that meet was yours! Thought yours was a lot more standard than that - looks cool though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 1 minute ago, Mark W said: Ah, I hadn't realised that MX5 photo you posted up earlier from that meet was yours! Thought yours was a lot more standard than that - looks cool though The photo further up this page? Aye, that's mine. It's come a long way since I got it in September 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 When are you finishing the paint job? Strange to see black primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted April 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 ^ This guy... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted April 16, 2016 Report Share Posted April 16, 2016 Changed the oil in my Clio today, it was like draining liquid syncro out of the box... Feels good now through, just need the alignment checked and I'll be ready for TFTD2: Electric Boogaloo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 That looks good Mike, I thought about doing the same on my Porsche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Sorted out my gammy headlight today. And removed the rails as they were why my seats were moving so much on track 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 More TFTD than TCT, but whatevz - hadn't done many long drives (or short blasts) in my MX5 for a while. Decided to have a stab at the Track Attack thing today to get back in the groove. Man alive, I was not on it. Accidentally shifting from 2nd to 5th rather than 2nd to 3rd and thinking my car had fully died (don't think my clutch appreciated it in any way at all either), not really getting a feel for speed - controlling slides and stuff like that was fine, and I did one section better than I've done it before, but it was weird to see how out of practise it's possible to get in such a short space of time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 I need to work out the compression ratio of this engine. As the pistons are in it and i'd really rather not take it apart again, how's best to do it? Obviously I'll need to get hold of some bits and pieces to measure it properly (tried with what I could cobble together and a syringe today, then realised how much a tiny difference changes things...) If I leave the piston in and get it to TDC, would I be right to think that measuring the total volume here (to the top of the block) would effectively include the piston/ deck height measurement and I can then drop that from the formula? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 Assuming that the head is off and the piston is at tdc, use oil and a syringe to measure your deck and crown volume (might have issues with seepage past the rings so worth repeating multiple times on different pistons or pack the back of the rings with a f**ktonne of grease if possible). You can then either use the throw of the crank and bore to calculate the bdc volume or repeat the oil measurements at bdc. Invert the head and repeat the procedure with the compression chamber, don't forget the plugs. Are you trying to measure the cr for information purposes or for ignition timing and fueling reasons? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 (edited) So.. I noticed paint chips on the bumper round the exhausts last week (images show it in the better state than it is now..) I'm not entirely sure how this happened since this exhaust is installed since 2006 according to the bill and it showed no signs of knocking onto the bumper beforehand. I'll check on the exhaust hangers later this week.. Anybody got an idea what I should do with the bumper? >.< (no, that's not how the bumper is joined together :p) On another note, I got an arduino OBD adapter to mess around with that is quite fun Edited April 17, 2016 by Hopping_Topsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 I can't figure out how the exhaust would cause chips in that position. Just put the 740 through an mot. Despite a gaping hole in the floor (right against a jacking point) it only failed on high emissions. 4.83 CO Luckily the limit for an old car is only 3.5 so fingers crossed some fuelling adjustment will do the trick. I'll leave the hole in the floor until next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 22 hours ago, forteh said: Assuming that the head is off and the piston is at tdc, use oil and a syringe to measure your deck and crown volume (might have issues with seepage past the rings so worth repeating multiple times on different pistons or pack the back of the rings with a f**ktonne of grease if possible). You can then either use the throw of the crank and bore to calculate the bdc volume or repeat the oil measurements at bdc. Invert the head and repeat the procedure with the compression chamber, don't forget the plugs. Are you trying to measure the cr for information purposes or for ignition timing and fueling reasons? Cheers Just want to measure it for my own knowledge and for future reference, really - from my feeble attempts with a syringe i'm guessing it's going to come in around 9.5:1, but it's good to know exactly where i'm at with it especially as i'd quite like to force some more air into it at some point. The heads are off an old super rod so i'd be surprised if they've not been skimmed a fair bit, similarly the block's had some work so there's a mounting number of unknowns i'd like to pin down! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1040 Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Headed up to imola circuit yesterday as there was an open track day on. It was full of serious motors porsche gt3-gt3rs/gt4 loads of ferraris and several mean lotus cars also. Unfortunatly didnt get much pictures but this car was a bit special have no idea what it is but heres a few pictures. Circuit looked awsome and its only a 10 min drive from where am staying. Cant wait to get the teg over but on the other hand made me want a new car also The new bmw m2 also was on show there looks rather nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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