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that’s pretty much what the Exo is all about

save yourself the hassle and just fit the whole lot

i’m afraid i wouldn’t have the foggiest - all i know is these modern* mazda engines but mx5 running gear is generally cheap and readily available, loads get used for kit car builds or transplants into cars as diverse as morris minors, model T hot rods, @grizz’s jeep etc

clean wheels and tyre shine !

the other one was feeling a bit left out so i took it for trip to the shops two hour hoon it might be the scruffy sibling but it still goes like the clappers and puts a grin on my face every time

i got a message this morning from @DVee8 saying he had the car cleaning kit out - i wolfed down my krispies and hot footed it round to his place where he worked his magic with the polisher - how nice does this look now ? many thanks for doing an excellent job, the beers are on me next week 🍻 fancy phots taken at Lumley Castle, two posh ladies gave me a wave as i drove past them at the entrance look at the shine on that !

ah yes, i’ve still not gotten round to fitting the replacement (of the replacement (of the replacement (of the original))) ! it has, however, been safely installed in a box in the boot good to see the sierra making progress

for an auto to manual conversion, you will need : manual gearbox flywheel clutch kit propshaft power plant frame master & slave cylinders and a hydraulic line pedal set (all three need to be changed) gear lever and gaitor realistically it’s not much more work than changing a clutch although the autobox is surprisingly good to drive @loserone i suggest you come and have a go

i have a spare manual gearbox and flywheel which could be included

and it’s for sale

boot carpet and tools refitted

that looks pretty good - could have come out of the factory like this

where did you get the heating elements from ? i’m definitely tempted to try them

a couple of smoll jobs today first up the mildly melted doorcard scrubbing with various potions and products got rid of most of the soot but the vinyl had blistered with the heat - i peeled it back and slapped a bit of glue in, a strip of tape over the burn and it turned out surprisingly well we might just get away with it in the meantime, i ripped out the old knackered carpet and hung the new one out to dry unfortunately it snowed ffs enough fannying around, it’s coming in the house to dry properly it’s all progress

the replacement carpet for the green mx5 has been hanging up in the garage to dry for a couple of days but isn’t quite there yet. i know, i’ll hang it outside in the breeze, that will finish the job one hour later…. fucking snow !

@LightBulbFun next weekend

i’d agree - it’s a lovely place to sit i reckon it wouldn’t be too difficult to fit heating elements to the seats then it would be perfect

also, as it’s tested on 29th feb, does that mean i don’t need another MOT for four years ?

great news ! both chassis rails are a bit bashed but still solid and a small hole needing patched on the inner sill. i’ll take that as a result. the exhaust mounting is because i chopped one of the hangers off when it was fitted to the exo ! so time to get the new carpet fitted, underseal the hell out of it and get a for sale ad up. shame, as it drives very nicely - but the exo needs its insurance policy back at the end of march

the “new” carpet arrived today yuk ! laundry liquid and jet wash to the rescue hung it on the wall to rinse aaargh ! and into the garage to dry overnight the intended recipient is away up at andy’s garage for its mot - fingers and toes crossed 🤞 in the meantime i thought i’d have a tidy up but couldn’t be arsed so sat in the middle and played metallica’s ride the lightning very loudly and caught up on AS

this was buried under the outer wing not pretty but it’s a pretty solid repair

it’s heading up to Andy’s this week for an mot, will see if he’s happy with the welding - it’s not pretty but seems to be strong enough - will report back with his findings

i suspect JPS racing is the look he was aiming for

must be something about these jags spotted yesterday in durham then i saw it again (surely there can’t be two of them ?) driving along the coast at south shields

i haven’t driven the black one for a while so took it to the supermarket this afternoon it would seem i got distracted