gm's unhealthy obsession with mx5s - new wheels !

[gm]

40 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Ffffffuuuuck.

I need £3.5k and a trailer.

 

I'm about 40 minutes from Aberdeen.

do it ! 

[hairnet]

43 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

Ffffffuuuuck.

I need £3.5k and a trailer.

 

I'm about 40 minutes from Aberdeen.

Nick tek ahl his 50p's aff him @Saabnut

[gm]

although i never did add up what mine cost to build, it was certainly a fuck side more than this is selling for - and it looks like he’s done all of the hard work already 

 

[Matty]

4 hours ago, Supernaut said:

Ffffffuuuuck.

I need £3.5k and a trailer.

 

I'm about 40 minutes from Aberdeen.

Do it 🫡

[Supernaut]

I'll just magic up a spare three and a half bloody grand out of thin air, then?

[gm]

so that hardtop I bought back in may looked a bit scruffy

I eventually decided to do something about it

repairs were made and sanded

I sanded it down ready for paint

then got bored so it stayed like that for a couple of months 

eventually, I got round to throwing some paint at it

two coats of primer - not too bad 

two coats of lidls finest metal paint

dried a bit streaky  and I couldn't find any more lidls paint

so threw on a coat of whatever else I had lying around - turned out to be a satin finish  

so chucked a whole can of hammerite gloss black at it

that's more like it

peeled the masking off

found a roll of edge trim left over from the Exo

which went on nice and neat

and back on the car

yep, I'm pretty pleased with that  only took four months !

 

 

[DVee8]

@gm, called in to drop off a code reader. No2 son blagged a lift to the pub.

[gm]

defo needs an AUTOSHITE dealer sticker on that rear window 

 

[gm]

been out for a run in Exo

it got dark while I was out, 70*mph on the motorway at night is mild scary  

not to mention bloody cold !

 

[gm]

what’s going on here then ? 

something called diamond art, apparently  - and a lovely job my little sister made of this photo for my birthday last week

must have taken her hours

I'll need to find a suitable frame and hang it in pride of place  

 

[gm]

meanwhile, I've been out making the most of a dry afternoon

must have hit a muddy puddle somewhere along the way  

lunch time 

[hairnet]

'gadge with the climbing frame wants large fries............'

[hairnet]

Ps nice helmet

 

I Also have nice helmet ( quantic arai - joke for friend tomorrow )

[R Lutz]

On 10/10/2024 at 20:21, gm said:

 

I used to work there in the '90s. 

 

 

[gm]

i’ve stopped there a few times for car pics and it’s always been deserted - bit of an awkward location for passing trade i guess 

 

[gm]

popped along to a local meet at the dairy barn, not sure what these fellows thought of Exo

 

[gm]

taking advantage of a bit of decent weather, i headed for the coast

first stop seaham harbour 

then spotted a sign for “seaham hall serenety spa”

i’m sure their guests appreciated Exo arriving  

continuing up the coast, i stopped at south shields and did a big skid on some sand that had blown across the car park 

not long until winter hibernation, need to squeeze in as much hooning as possible 

[gm]

what's going here ? poor Exo banished to the cold ?

yep, it would appear that @Mi30n's ginger biscuit is hogging the garage

having some much needed diff seals fitted

there should be around 1litro of oil in that diff, we seem to be slightly under

and what did come out absolutely stank  

even worse, I managed to get some in (what little there is of) my hair  

not to worry, all sorted now and filled with fresh, less stinky oil and a quick test drive round the waldridge ring and its good as new  

time for beer, pizza and a hot shower 

[gm]

having forgotten to sorn Exo at the end of last month, I thought I might as well take it for a quick run up the coast (anyone recognise this beach ?)

lovely and sunny but bloody cold as the light faded and it was time to head home. 

 

[gm]

stopped at Ouseburn on the way to the coast 

a lad walking past paused, took off his headphones and mumbled "yeah, cool, man"  

[hairnet]

gis a go

[gm]

i've stuck the shit wheels on ready for hibernation next week (the tyres are all rubbish so not bothered if they get flat spotted)

obviously I felt obliged to take it for a quick blast round the block 

[gm]

and so the Exo began its winter slumber round at me mams house  

just in time, it would appear

so I spent a bit of time tidying the garage

then a big ginger biscuit arrived @Mi30n

which needed new brakes

quite badly, it would seem  

no surprise it was pulling to the left 

[gm]

now the garage is empty, i thought i would move the mx5 in

except its been so long since i’ve used it, the battery was flat  

i gave it a jump start and took it for a medicinal hoon then tucked it up nice and cosy

i had planned on fitting the heated rear screen harness for the hardtop but by the time i’d found it, i couldn’t be arsed  

job for next week then

 

[gm]

On 01/12/2024 at 18:49, gm said:

i had planned on fitting the heated rear screen harness for the hardtop but by the time i’d found it, i couldn’t be arsed  

job for next week then

 

 

change of plan - I put the hardtop up for sale then sold the wiring harness ! 

I also sold the leather seats so plenty of ££ in the car fund to spend on Exo over the winter

and I finally found my envelope of stickers I'd put in a safe* place

one for the mazda

and one for the volvo

[stuboy]

ive never driven an mx5 but getting more appealing

[gm]

a couple of mazda shaped visitors today 

first up chris in his yellow banana picking up the hardtop

then @Mi30n to borrow a set of wheels as one of his alloys seems to be buckled

noticed a bit of unusual wear on the rear disc - what could be causing this ? 

we’ll strip it down next week and see if the caliper needs replacing. in the meantime, changing the wheels seems to have cured the vibration at speed. 

as i had a bit of spare time, i swapped the headlights in my own mazda to leds

very bright, not a hope of passing an mot with that beam  

 

[gm]

 a couple of weeks ago, I spotted a good deal on tyres on the ebay

four Toyo Tr1 in size 195 50 15 for £180 delivered (normally around £240) so even though I didn't particularly need them...

and a while ago, I'd picked up a set of Bini Cooper alloys 

should look pretty smart on the mx5

they're tip top, i'm just not sure about the colour

using high grade man maths - why pay for fitting when I can get them fitted free if I get them refurbished ?

I got a quote form a local place that comes highly recommended and went along to drop them off - turned out the quote was based on standard silver but I wanted the pricier bronze finish

but hell, it was worth it  

lets have a look at them on the car

well worth it  

they will be coming off the mazda and going the Exo when it comes out of hibernation, should look very smart. new wheel nuts and centre caps are on order, should be here soon to finish the job.

  

[hairnet]

some kinda tart right there

turbo for exo seeing as yer wadded up like?

[gm]