(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in October 2015) Next thing on the list was 4 wheel alignment. I like doing things myself if I can so I do it the old school way with string, well fishing line actually. Having slightly stretched tyres and a bit of poke on the wheels makes this much […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in Oct 2015) Nothing majorly exciting but still worth keeping a record. It was due an MOT so I gave it a pre MOT check. I haven’t had a car fail an MOT in a very long time and I didn’t intend to let the mx5 spoil that! Found […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in July 2015) Got myself all the oils for the gearbox, turret and diff. The cost of all the oils for the MX5 is a third of the cost of doing all the Evo oils! This Mazda gets more and more appealing. Turret first. Got a new boot […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in July 2015) Got a genuine strut brace for sensible money. Some of them seem to go for quite a lot on ebay but I didn’t fancy one of the cheap flimsy ones you can get so just waited for a genuine one to come up cheap enough. It […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) When I was looking to buy my MX5 it seems hardly any have any cambelt history. I guess cos everyone seems to know they are non interference engines so aren’t too bothered about cambelts. Well mine was no different from most and, though it has some […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) The air filter was getting very hot so I quickly made a heat shield. Doesn’t get anywhere near as warm now. Bit of CAD to start with. I always do a compression test as a record in case of any future problems. Pictures for my records […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) got a hardtop the other day. surprised how much it improves the chassis rigidity. thought i may as well do the diagnostics flashy light thing and check the timing as I know a previous owner had set it to 14 degrees. all good.
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) Something that really needed doing was a serious clean of the interior. It was pretty grubby, especially the leather so I got to work on it. The ‘walnut’ trim on the centre console had obviously been removed some time ago but the glue had not so […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) A previous owner had fitted new speakers in the front doors but not all that well. No grille and just screwed to the plastic trim so I thought I’d see if I could do anything better with them. This is what I found when I removed the […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in May 2015) I think Chris Harris described the MX5 chassis as having the structural rigidity of a fish finger, or something like that. Well I could see what he means and I’m sure the wheels and suspension on mine only exaggerating the problem so I thought I’d try […]