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Mx-5 gone, pug 107 and 300C now here.


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19 hours ago, Robson3022 said:
Good result that. When can I buy it please?

You'll have to wait till I spend loads of time and money on it and sell it for less than I bought it for. As is the norm.
I've just bought a couple of doors, some sill covers and other bits from@gm.
If the rain would piss off I'd be doing more fettling now.

 

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Great little cars. I never tired of the pop up headlights on our old mk1. Congrats on the pass as well!

I googled your plate and found interesting reading. I guess you're probably aware of it, but thought I'd share it on the offchance you didn't. Proper little survivor!

https://www.motorpunk.co.uk/articles/total-restoration-of-one-of-the-oldest-mx-5s-around/

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Great little cars. I never tired of the pop up headlights on our old mk1. Congrats on the pass as well! I googled your plate and found interesting reading. I guess you're probably aware of it, but thought I'd share it on the offchance you didn't. Proper little survivor!

https://www.motorpunk.co.uk/articles/total-restoration-of-one-of-the-oldest-mx-5s-around/

 

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I was told to shift them rather sharply. The rain eased a bit so I've been for a high speed blast up and down the coast road afew times, top down of course.
The flat spot/hesitation is still there and getting worse. It only happens under partial throttle and mashing it gets it to clear. I got some funny looks doing full bore starts at every set of traffic lights in town.
I'm wondering if the coil pack is up to no good. I can't find the obd port to plug my reader in though. Mazda must have it hidden really well.

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9 minutes ago, paulplom said:

I'm wondering if the coil pack is up to no good. I can't find the obd port to plug my reader in though. Mazda must have it hidden really well.

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Wait you're not joking...

These are far too old for OBD2. However there is a diagnostic socket under the bonnet where you can flash error codes out. Won't tell you too much though. 

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Just caught up with this, congrats on the MOT pass! That's great news. 

Flat spot - might just want a good thrashing. I'm pretty sure it's had new plugs and leads during my ownership. 

New doors?! You're really going to town on this! 

I won't derail this thread but I was missing my your MX5 a bit yesterday so bought it's replacement, a lump of Norfolk's finest tupperware...

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Just caught up with this, congrats on the MOT pass! That's great news. 

Flat spot - might just want a good thrashing. I'm pretty sure it's had new plugs and leads during my ownership. 

New doors?! You're really going to town on this! 

I won't derail this thread but I was missing my your MX5 a bit yesterday so bought it's replacement, a lump of Norfolk's finest tupperware...

A lotus!?

 

I was joking about the obd. I wonder if unplugging the maf would make a difference?

 

It's had a canny thrash since I aquired it. I put £30 of shell premium in yesterday.

 

 

 

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searching for "mx5 diagnostic" brings it up but I made the original myself many years ago and it's been passed around the internet ever since :) the info is cribbed from various sources, hence the dutch? translations 

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7 minutes ago, gm said:

searching for "mx5 diagnostic" brings it up but I made the original myself many years ago and it's been passed around the internet ever since :) the info is cribbed from various sources, hence the dutch? translations 

Famous then!

I thought unplugging the maf made them run in a default setting. All cars are different I presume.

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23 hours ago, motorpunk said:

Just caught up with this, congrats on the MOT pass! That's great news. 

Flat spot - might just want a good thrashing. I'm pretty sure it's had new plugs and leads during my ownership. 

New doors?! You're really going to town on this! 

I won't derail this thread but I was missing my your MX5 a bit yesterday so bought it's replacement, a lump of Norfolk's finest tupperware...

I found a good service, new plugs and leads, spraying carb cleaner into the inlet manifold and setting the idle a touch higher, solved the 2 issues we had with ours. It was idling too low and woukd hesitate midrange. 

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7 hours ago, paulplom said:

I've been thinking about engine conversions.
A 5.0 V8 bolts straight in apparently.

 

 


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Too heavy! 
 

The guys at Thrussington garage who worked on my car made a Jag V6 (from an S type as I recall) fit really easily and they’re apparently quite light, and can be supercharged. 
 

I was never brave enough for that...

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