1duck Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Mx5s feel so much nicer de-power steering'd, I always think they are over assisted as standard. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 14 hours ago, gm said: the long bolt fixing the rear offside lower arm is seized in the hub carrier - no amount of plusgas and abuse with the windy gun will shift it but that's a mighty tighty space to get the grinder in I see you managed but I reckon you could've used a junior hacksaw blade in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 London snot, never heard that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 5 hours ago, paulplom said: I see you managed but I reckon you could've used a junior hacksaw blade in there. It would have taken all week though I'm too busy lazy for that ! paulplom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 12 minutes ago, gm said: It would have taken all week though I'm too busy lazy for that ! you need a reciprocating saw in your life. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Ideally would be the headlight covers (going to modify into cold air intakes), the metal door window trim (mine is rusty), tombstone (to adapt for gauges), grill if it is spare and indicators is still about. I can top up the Exocet fund Those bolts are utter twats - they seized solid in the middle for mine. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 I'm looking to sell the headlight units complete but if no one wants them like that, I'll save you the lids. The rest is no problem, I'll put them aside for you. Do I remember you doing polybushes for one of your mx5s ? The bushes on my wishbones aren't the best so it makes sense to change them before getting stuck into the build but they do seem to be rather expensive for what they are - even the cheaply eBay ones are over a ton for a set and it looks like an arse fitting them any advice gratefully received Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I got a full set from eBay. I haven't finished putting them in as AVO went to the scrapyard and I was intending to do BAL but then bought the turbo. Still sitting in my garage along with camber bolt set. The cheap ones are fine but you will need a press. Don't bother otherwise as they are a right pain. More expensive ones are split bushes so easy to fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 So the best way to go would be to find a set of arms that have already been bushed ? As it happens, there's a guy on the facebook selling such a thing but the fucker isn't responding to my messages buggernuts The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 So the best way to go would be to find a set of arms that have already been bushed ? As it happens, there's a guy on the facebook selling such a thing but the fucker isn't responding to my messages buggernuts Yes probably. Or borrow someone's press .. or chuck some money in the biscuit fund of a local garage or just get the more expensive ones but only the ones you need. I am going to see if I can borrow a press to get mine in. Then get then fitted with full set of camber bolts, before getting AVO alignment. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 I'll see if Andy (scaryoldcortina) might be able to help there right then, today's progress : first off, I almost missed the postie as I was mid Jim Bell but managed to catch him as he was sticking the red card of doom through the letterbox (the postie, not Jim bell, that would be weird) - I now have some (not all) of the bits needed to sort the engine, diff and gearbox. a coffee and a bit of procrastination later, a nice chap arrived from Leeds to buy the soft top roof - mazda chat was had and he disappeared leaving me with no option but to do some actual work so I broke out the tools and pinged (pung ?) the clutch off which would have been a bugger had I not thought of using @junkyarddog 's crank locking tool - handy piece of kit, that. the clutch, it would seem, is bollocksed pressure plate and flywheel have had a hard time too hmm, should I fit a lightened flywheel, I wonder yes, I probably should ! lots more petrol based cleaning and we have then someone else turned up to buy the wind blocker - more mazda chat and pointing at engines ensued but now it's time to have a go on the cam cover. I've been aware of the presence of a dishwashing machine in the kitchen for a while now, I'm quite content washing up by hand so have never investigated if it actually works. Let's find out then ! Intensive that's the one for me and we shall see what happens in a while - it's been making sloshing noises for a good hour now, hopefully there will be shiney parts a plenty when it's done it's thing. almost forgot, I found the engine number under all that grime Craig the Princess, paulplom, Tickman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayne Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 If you're never going to use that dishwasher you could go the whole hog and clean a diesel egr valve and inlet manifold. I'm actually curious as to whether a dishwasher could manage that. gm and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 the kitchen isn’t smelling too good just now might not do this again CGSB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 27, 2020 Author Share Posted May 27, 2020 hmm, a bit better but I think I’ll stick it in for another cycle SpareSnare, bunglebus, Vince70 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Great write up. Keep going. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Yes definitely do a lightened flywheel. It's on my massive list. Good work on valve cover gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moog Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Second half of this video he fits new polybushes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Fuck me you're brave. I might put a cheeky washer bottle in the dishwasher when swmbo is out but a cam cover would see a frost settle on the marital relationship. stonedagain, gm and paulplom 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 8 hours ago, cort1977 said: Fuck me you're brave. I might put a cheeky washer bottle in the dishwasher when swmbo is out but a cam cover would see a frost settle on the marital relationship. you'd be right there but there's no current mrs gm to spoil the fun spartacus and cort1977 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 so what did I find when I opened the door this morning ? well, yes, it IS cleaner but what's all this powdery shit everywhere ? I blame the Powerball (pinched the posh tablets off me mam) thankfully, it just rubs off but is going to be a pain cleaning all of the baffled bits inside Shirley Knott 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 I took it outside and gave it a good hosing (!) but the residue was persistent. time to break out the big guns - a good rub down with thinners had it all smooth again, but still not very presentable. on the shelf next to the paint thinners, I happened across a half full can of wheel silver that'll do the trick not sure that stone chip was the best choice to do the crank pulley though ? looks like melted liquorice LightBulbFun, dome, Tenmil Socket and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 meanwhile, the postie had been gaskets ahoy plus the one that was missing from yesterdays parcel - that's bloody good service from Andrew at Autolink so todays task was to get stuck into replacing various engine seals camshafts cam angle sensor (was so old, it fell apart when I removed it) crankshaft front and back a new timing belt went on, I wire brushed the manky thermostat housing, popped in a new 'stat and fitted the timing covers the cam cover is still drying so will go back on tomorrow. but this weeks Top Tool Tip would be to get yourselves down to Wilkos and pick up a set of these little chaps - made pulling those seals so easy - and they only cost £2 for the set paulplom, Tickman and LightBulbFun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 good news is that the dishwasher appears not to have come to any harm, there were a few rusty flakes in the filter but, once I clean that out, i can't see that anyone would be any the wiser. I am annoyed that I didn't think of bunging the coolant tank in last night, it's grim dome 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 13 hours ago, snagglepuss said: Second half of this video he fits new polybushes so two piece bushes are easier to fit than one piece bushes ? how much work would it be to cut cheap eBay one piece bushes in half, I wonder ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 8:12 AM, loserone said: London snot, never heard that before. It's a 70s & 80s thing , every trip to London resulted in black snot , last time I went was about 5 years ago , no coal fires meant it's no longer a thing I wish I had the skills to do something like this, I've got the perfect donor car , a 97 Mk2 that's great mechanically but really crap bodywork, loads of dents in it gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 5:19 AM, 1duck said: Mx5s feel so much nicer de-power steering'd, I always think they are over assisted as standard. We fitted power steering to a none powered steered mx5. ??? 1duck and gm 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 My old G reg mariner blue one had manual steering which I thought was smashing out on the open road or track but was a bit of pain in daily use. When I changed from 15" to 14" wheels with a slightly narrower tyre, low speed manoeuvres were notably easier. For a daily driver, power steering is a good thing but the kit will be a fair chunk lighter and certainly won't be in daily use so de-powering is the way for me. I can always reinstate it if needed later on. ^Croft ^Knockhill The Moog, Tickman and Craig the Princess 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 1 hour ago, Wack said: I wish I had the skills to do something like this me too ! it's been a bit of a learning curve but I'm enjoying it so far dome, Wack and Tickman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1duck Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 45 minutes ago, New POD said: We fitted power steering to a none powered steered mx5. ??? to be fair my other half complained at first, because it does make it a bit of a pain to park...but i wouldn't say it's any worse than a 1980s un assisted golf, could do with a slightly bigger steering wheel for extra leverage, but all in all not bad. gm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 It is rather satisfying to be actually putting something back together after so many hours of taking it apart the intake manifold rather lets the side down now but overall an improvement. In the first pic, notice how the shelf above the engine is sagging under the weight of my stereo, fixed in pic 3 by cunning use of a curtain pole Tickman, The Moog, Vince70 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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