On a couple of occasions I noticed the passenger side headlight not working. It was an intermittent problem so not a simple bulb failure. Eventually got round to looking at it properly and found the plug that fits onto the H4 bulb was not too great. It had clearly had a bad connection for some time […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) The Evo was suffering a bit of excess engine movement so I started looking into the options on how to deal with it. I was trying to avoid replacing all the engine mounts and thought I’d try a torque damper. Then I learned that almost all […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) One of the headlights was cracked and I had these Wipac crystal clear jobs waiting to go on my Mini but that’s not going to be needing them anytime soon so I thought I’d just stick them on the Mazda to try and improve night driving […]
The Evo was due a change of all oils, that’s engine, gearbox, transfer box, differential and AYC. So I placed an order with Opie Oils as usual. They’ve certainly earned a few quid out of me over the years and this occasion was no different but it’s not worth being cheap when it comes to […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) Time for some paint correction. The paint has quite a few little untidy areas which let the car down a bit on close inspection so I have done little bits here and there to try and improve it. The paint is a bit out of the […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) Winter time = need rear demist. So I made up a circuit with an old relay I had from some old project donor car and an LED rocker switch I had spare. quick circuit test switch fitted wiring and testing All done. Now I can see […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) Got some other bits done to help tidy up the look of the car. Passenger side window frame was looking a bit tatty and so were the wipers so I prepped and painted them black. Forgot to take some pics of them after though. Also […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in December 2015) The wheels really needed a refurb. A previous owner had just gone over them with a spray can of black which I guess was a quick and cheap way to make them look a bit better. They clearly hadn’t been prep’d as the paint was starting […]
(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in October 2015) Got a new steering wheel. It’s so much nicer to hold the the previous one. I think it’s really important to have a decent steering wheel if you’re going to enjoy driving any car.
(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 […]