(First posted on MX5 nutz forum in January 2016) Jem and I planned a holiday around Cornwall for the beginning of October but had to postpone it until December. I took the opportunity to replace all the tyres with something a bit better than the ones it had, especially considering the few days in Cornwall, […]
(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 […]
(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 MLR forum in July 2016) Firstly I gave the exterior a clean with my new birthday present. Then, for some reason I decided to look under the doors. Yes, I cleaned the underneath of the doors. Now it’s time to clean the engine bay! Filth. There’s white paint behind there Getting there […]
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2016) Wing bolts always looked untidy so got some of these. Freshened up the inner wing paint with some of this. Bit of paint under the original washer to stop it rusting. More gold. Should help inlet temps a bit as both the pipes I’ve wrapped are the […]
(First posted on MLR forum in July 2016) Spotted a slight amount of play in the drivers side rod end at MOT time. Went to buy a replacement and buying a pair wasn’t much more than buying just the one so I got a pair. I figured it will mean needing to do the tracking […]
(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 […]
(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 MLR forum in March 2016) Had a small problem a little while back. Was sort of expecting it as it’s one of the common problems I hadn’t done yet. Spent a whole day working on the mx5 in the drive and kept getting little hints of petrol smell. Didn’t really pay too […]