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gm's unhealthy obsession with mx5s - unlowering the green machine


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next job - handbrake cables

I gave them a quick clean up and a dab of paint

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then needed to widen the mounting holes - I don't know what the bracket is made of but it twatted my cone drill :( 

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finished off with a hand file and got the little sods to fit

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the paint on the clips and the handle is still wet, I'll bung them on tomorrow 

  

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very much appreciated, thank you.

as the day approaches when this will move under its own steam, I can't help thinking "what will I do when it is finished ?" but of course, it will never really be finished :) 

it still needs a fair bit more fettling to pass the IVA then I'll see what it's like to drive,

then I'll start looking into some sort of Booooost 

 

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 a very important parcel arrived today

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which contained these

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which fitted here

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so I gave these a clean (couldn't find any wheel cleaner, this seemed to do much the same thing)

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and bolted them on

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then took it off the 'stands'

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ooh, that's very low

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how low ? yes, very

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I hope it won't be a problem getting it off the drive...

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earlier on, I'd bled up the clutch and brakes

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so once the wheels were on, I cable tied my inspection light to the top of the radiator

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why the fuck have you done that, you mad geordie bastard ? I hear you ask

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well, mostly because of this !

(apologies for the poor sound quality, and for starting the video with a close up of my arse !)

(but it's worth it)

 

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  • gm changed the title to gm's unhealthy obsession with mx5s - SIGNIFICANT UPDATE TO PROJECT EXO - WITH VIDEO :)

When I built my Robinhood we built it at my mates house whose house was on a small road which formed a loop which connected which an orbital road all road the estate, a number of times we got very strange looks doing test drives with just a bare shell.  Our was similar ground clearance, what posed a particular problem was single track roads which had a ridge in the middle, ended up having to get the sump shortened after wearing a hole in it..

Looks brilliant, good work!

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thanks, there's still a load to do but it's a great feeling to have that first drive :) 

 

it's currently sitting on the suspension that I stole off the other mx5 - kyb shocks and eibach lowering springs - which I will upgrade to something adjustable if it proves to be too low. It did scrape on the the drive when I put it back in the garage, not sure if it was the exhaust or the seat bolts that hang down below the floor, but I'll need to be careful.  

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