gm's unhealthy obsession with mx5s - squeezing in a few last drives before Exo goes into hibernation

[gm]

next job - handbrake cables

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

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

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

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

  

[gm]

trial fitted the wing mirrors (cable ties) and wired up the indicators to test

I do like the little led < > repeaters on the mirror glass

[gm]

and finally made up a new 'to do' list

(I didn't think much of that wiring diagram  )

[hairnet]

htfu at the bottom :P :D

 

[Craig the Princess]

This thread is brilliant, thanks gm

 

[gm]

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 

 

[hairnet]

super charger

 

[gm]

 a very important parcel arrived today

which contained these

which fitted here

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

and bolted them on

then took it off the 'stands'

ooh, that's very low

how low ? yes, very

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

[gm]

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

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

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

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)

 

[bunglebus]

23 hours ago, gm said:

Have you got valves instead of transistors in your wiring, or is something else glowing at bottom left?

[gm]

I like this one with the mx5 in the background - will take more in daylight tomorrow  

 

 

[gm]

moar video

it's very wheel-spinney, I had the tyres up at 50psis to make it easier to push around in the garage  

initial thoughts are : this is going to be so much fun !

[LightBulbFun]

Woo happy to see the first drives  (wonder what the neighbours/other drivers on the road thought LOL)

its amazing how quickly you have progressed with it, wont be long until your hurtling around a track in it!

as I think I said before, keep up the good work  

[gm]

some good has come out of lockdown  

[Floatylight]

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!

[gm]

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.  

[hairnet]

gan!!!!

braaaap

its not low 4cm is low - inches - plenty

[hairnet]

1 minute ago, gm said:

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.  

no comment

 

[hairnet]

[gm]

the first video again from a different angle - sound is (slightly) better on this one

weelspinz  

 

 

[gm]

I'm not a fan of engine flush but this one might need it (the donner was off the road for six months before I bought it and I've had it in bits for the same)

car picks up well   watch out for that fiesta !

 

[hairnet]

of course its nippy theres nae weight in it apart from a blurter sat in the front

tappy does sound a bit eek in all the vids

can trade plate an tek it doon tha bypass like?

 

[big_al_granvia]

it moves.... cool as fuck hoody btw

[gm]

15 minutes ago, big_al_granvia said:

it moves.... cool as fuck hoody btw

I probably won't be getting a "TrackEngland" one though - I'd get kicked out at Knockhill ! 

[hairnet]

lydden is a bit far away knockhill isnt :P

 

[Jim Bell]

I bet there was a few neighbors at the curtains. 

"Mary, there's scaffolding zooming around the street. Contact the Neighborhood Watch. "

[loserone]

BRILLIANT

 

[dome]

Awesome work!

[gm]

Cheers Lads  

[GMcD]

Well in man! That's superb.