(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) Having managed to find an early mk1 in such good condition underneath I thought I’d better make an effort to keep it that way so got my wire brushes and chisels out to remove any loose paint or surface rust anywhere I could find it. I […]
Fortunately I was able to reuse the old garage doors and frame by trimming them down and the space left is large enough to be able to get Jem’s Mini through so all we needed was a door to fill the gap that matched the original ones. Ordinarily the cost of having a quality door […]
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) I’d thought for a little while there might be a bit much engine movement so I looked into ways of reducing the movement. I saw those top mounted engine torque dampers which are a nice shiny thing to stick in the engine bay but it seems most […]
(First posted on MX5nutz forum in April 2015) The first job I had to do was the brakes as they were juddering badly under any braking effort. After a bit of research I saw that an easy upgrade was to use 1.8 caliper brackets to allow fitting of the bigger 1.8 discs and pads so, […]
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2015) After spending a while tweaking the ride height and camber of the new coilovers I thought I’d check the caster to make sure everything is as it should be. The mount for the camber caster gauge is magnetic so I made some steel plates and extended wheel […]
(First posted on MX5nutz forum in April 2015) Jem and I thought, a few months back, we’d quite like a MK1 MX5 as they get great reviews all round and seem to have shaken off their hair dresser image now. So I’d been keeping an eye on eBay etc for a while, then Top Gear did an […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) Before fitting I covered the threads in copper grease and wound the rings and perch up and down a few times then set the pretension on the springs. Covers fitted and adjusters protected from damage during fitting. One of the rear strut mounts. No major rust, just […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) I’d been thinking of changing the Tein coilovers for something different for a while as they always felt a bit ‘crashy’ and were pretty old. So I spent some time reading MLR and other forums about various options such as going back to original springs and dampers, […]
(First posted on MLR forum in March 2015) I did a quick freshen up and wax back in Dec. Started off as usual with the snowfoam. Then some fallout remover before a rinse and proper clean. Then it went in the garage so I could polish it. My wife’s Mini usually lives in there. This […]
(First posted on MLR forum in February 2015) The AYC pump. On some of the hottest days in 2013 my AYC light would come on but it was fine all winter then as summer 2014 kicked off it came on again a couple of times. After a quick read it seemed it was likely to […]