Pretty much what the title says really. Not too exciting but one of the little jobs I tend to do as I prefer to finish a set of 4 tyres together so I can buy a full set when it’s replacement time and it’s a nice way of checking the wheel alignment is OK. If […]
The exhaust was not the greatest when we bought the MX5. It consisted of the standard manifold, standard down pipe, some kind of bodged de-cat pipe and a mild steel cat back system that I think was just a cheap pattern replacement part. When we first got the car I did a bit of reshaping […]
The poor old MX5 had gone a long time without a clean as I’d just not had time to do it so it got a proper clean and coat of QD to shine it up when I had some spare time one Sunday morning. Looks pretty good when it’s clean and shiny.
The supercharging plan may have been on hold while the garage was being finished but the MX5 still needed servicing so this was it’s first ride on the lift! Usually Jem would be my glamorous assistant but as the Mazda is technically her car and this was just a simple engine oil and filter change […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in July 2016) Was very busy with the garage extension for a few months so playing with cars stopped for ages. Still need to do the odd car job though. Fan switch had died. Found this out while spending some time with the engine running on the drive while […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2016) The handbrake stopped working completely. I knew one of the two rear cables was a bit iffy so I bought a replacement. Both of them were now stuck but I freed the LH one up, the RH one was so stuck I had to cut […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2016) It had been a while so the MX5 was due some time for a good clean and polish. I quite like it when it’s filthy and looking like a proper used tool but it does clean up pretty well.
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2016) Not got too much further cos I’ve been busy with the other cars and other stuff but I have some updates. Once I’d proved the substitute IAT sensor was going to do the job I thought I’d go ahead and do the MAF to MAP conversion […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2016) I will only need it if/when I get as far as running injectors directly from the DET3 but I thought I’d see what I could do about providing a proper variable TPS for the DET3 while keeping the OEM 3 state TPS for the OEM ECU. […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2016) Rad hoses weren’t looking too great and one had a slight leak so got some silicone jobs. Made an additional little exhaust heat shield too just to keep a bit more heat away from the charger. Got some more done too just gotta go […]