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generous offers, many thanks - will see what the seller says and take it from there. @primeradoner i’ve still got your clutch alignment tool which i must get back to you, i’ll come through in the exo sometime and take you out for a run

seems unusually cheap, i’ll message and see if it’s genuine. i already have a gearbox but you know me and spare parts

looks like a trip to peterlee may be on the cards i wonder if it will all fit in the bini ?

the contrast between the two is great fun - the black one is noisy, angry and shakes the fillings from your teeth as it relishes being thrashed, the green one is so civilised, it feels like i should be wearing string back driving gloves maybe not that extreme but it has a very relaxed feeling about it, still sounds good and the auto kicks down and puts a smile on your face

i’ll chuck in the mats for free !

@DVee8 drive it up and down the street this afternoon and pronounced it a lovely thing

i do have a spare manual gearbox and flywheel, all it needs is a clutch kit, pedal set and prop shaft and it’s a days work to do the swap. but…it actually drives really nicely on the autobox, i’m more surprised than anyone ! it will be for sale at some point as i’ve decide to keep the black one and do the welding myself, feel free to pop in for a look next time you’re passing

with the interior of greeny tidied up, it needed a pair of genuine eunos v-spec floor mats which were donated several years ago by @loserone from his old v-spec they really do look smart

the mighty mx5 is Sorned and hadn’t been used for a while so i thought i’d better check on the state of the battery - turns out it was not a kick in the arse off flat now, should i fetch the battery charger ? or tax the bugger and go for a hoon ? no contest, really a quick stop for supplies and a proper thrash round the back roads battery is now fully charged, tank is now fully emptied and the back end is minging filthy - great fun

also whilst browsing crvs, this horror show

i’m idly browsing honda crvs for sale and found this one on marketplace - i’m tempted to message and ask him to drive another 11 miles and re-take the photo

amuse yourself by writing down all of his personal details as he blabs them to the whole carriage then enjoy the look on his face when you hand him a bit of paper with a scammers delight written on it. or use his details to order him an amusing* gift from a dodgy website !

c’est pas d’un probleme, mon ami https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/305210193236?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=D380fce3Qge&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LKn5X0MqTxu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

what the hell did you search for ?!?!

former department store Binns is now a wetherspoons

while i had a bit of spare time, i refitted the seats that toned down interior looks great

as the rain had stopped and my head was no longer thumping from too many festive pints last night with @DVee8 i had a go at doing a radiator flush on the green one these bottles of snake oil have been on the garage shelf for quite some time, i hope they still work step one - empty the system and flush with water step two - bung in bottle one and run at fast idle for 30 mins step three - empty it out and try not to scald yourself minging ! step four - refill with fresh water and run for a further 5 mins drain it all out again step five - bung in bottle two and run for 15 mins then drain step six - refill with fresh water and run for another five mins, drain then flush with the hose step seven - drain it all again and finally fit a new thermostat and bung some coolant in. a quick test drive up and down the street and all is well, no leaks and lovely fresh coolant in a nice clean radiator

a giant bag of rice ! just what i always wanted wait a minute - that’s not rice but i am not disappointed - thankyou secret santa, very well chosen

i’m fancied a bit of a christmas eve hoon but the exo is sorned, the black mx5 is sorned and the green mx5 is still in bits (and sorned) it’s just not the same in the bini but the roads were nice and quiet roads so it got a good blast anyway happy christmas folks

1N5408 Diode - Rectifier - 3A 1000V i bought a pack of 10 off ebay https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/121493725507?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=9hOxI6nZQ-6&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=LKn5X0MqTxu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY let me know if you need one, i can bung one in the post

despite the thermostat arriving in world record time, i couldn’t be arsed fitting it tonight. instead, something much* more important: oh dear, that looks just a little bit crap yep, needs to go the connector had slightly melted too so a spare was spliced in that’s better nice and bright, even with whatever cheapo bulbs were fitted and some silliness

i had to enter the details manually, still not got round to sending the v5 away to get updated

a mere 23 hours later ! mighty impressive service from Andrew at Autolink

sounds like a right pain i’d be tempted to free it off then clamp the flexi to get you mobile again and find a local garage to drive (very carefully) to. hope you get it sorted

an odd quirk of imported mx5s is that when you pull the stalk to flash your headlights, they don’t automatically pop up, you need to raise them manually by pushing a button on the middle of the dash - hardly convenient. a common solution is to fit this little guy to the back of this connector the red/white wire is the main beam feed, the white/black goes to the motor so when the main beam is activated, the lights will now pop up and make you smile