Evo VI – Making a Start on Tidying the Engine Bay

(First posted on MLR forum in July 2016) Something I always thought really needed some work was the engine bay. Too many colours, shiny crap I hate and general untidyness. So I’ve made a start on making it look a bit cleaner. How it started: Strut brace ends stripped down. Shiny front panel rubbed down […]

Evo VI – Bridgestone Potenza RE002 On All Corners

(First posted on MLR forum in July 2016) Got some new tyres. Nearly just bought Falkens again but these Bridgestones were a bit cheaper at the time so thought i’d give them a go. Perfectly happy with them so far. Xmas present fitted. Good for a few more horsepower and torques I expect. Tyres going […]

Evo VI – ATE Type 200 Brake Fluid

(First posted on MLR forum in February 2016) Not had much to do to the evo nowadays as it’s sort of how I want it so just generally keeping on top of maintenance and the odd bits and bobs I find. An example being this hole I noticed in one of the vacuum lines. Quick […]

Evo VI – Damn Spiders

(First posted on MLR forum in December 2015) I’d been spending more and more time playing with the little MX5 especially as I had lots I needed to sort before we did a short driving holiday around cornwall. So the Evo was due a bit of attention including it’s usual service bits like oil, filter […]

Evo VI – Some Plasti Dip, Some Paint and a New Battery

(First posted on MLR forum in December 2015) So winter arrived and the battery started to struggle occasionally not helped by the fact I’ve been using it less. The battery brackets looked a bit tatty so I cleaned and painted them while they were off too. Another little job… I repainted all the mesh when […]

Evo VI – Noxudol 700 Treatment

(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) Having done the outside of the sills etc it was time to get to the bits you can’t reach. After some interwebbing and reading a very helpful long term review by Practical Classics I decided Noxudol 700 was the stuff to get. It scored highly and buying […]

Evo VI – Boost Problems

(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) A problem I had 2-3 months ago… This must have been a gradual problem but eventually had got to a point where the car felt to be lacking a bit of grunt. So my wife and I took the Evo out one evening so she could watch […]

Evo VI – Performance Friction Brake Pads

(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) While undersealing the front end of the Evo I had a quick look around the suspension and brakes as I tend to do fairly regularly. I noticed one of the pads didn’t look great so I pulled it out to find it was in two pieces!  They’re […]

Evo VI – Undersealing the Front End

(First posted on MLR forum in October 2015) Time to get under the front to do some rust prevention. While I was there I thought I’d check out the how well my coilover covers we working and have a peek at the brake pads. Like new in there. Happy with that. Tools inner arch coming […]