any comments / criticisms ?

 

Last pic is looking really nice

I'd remove the blade on the driver's wiper arm - just because of it's rustyness

Give the passenger side headlight cover a gentle yank to re-align with the bonnet too

Mark

 

Give the passenger side headlight cover a gentle yank to re-align with the bonnet too

that's all it needs? i was planning on taking it out and fitting some washers to raise it a bit lol[/quote]
Yep, that's it. It might be better to loosen off the screws, I just gently pulled mine back up.

Mark

 

WTF is going on with the coilovers?? chopped springs on 2 off them and different springs on the other 2 seems like a recipe for disaster to me

 

method in my madness, they're brand new dampers with new assistor springs and two new springs (got them for £80 though). gonna get another set of new springs to replace the chopped ones and two new bumpstops from rokkor. didn't realize they were chopped at first, fail lol

minor update:

red letting on the cam cover, think i might get some red crinkle-paint though. looks good on longitudinally mounted engines

thanks for the comments

 

dont look like brand new dampers, brand new sets can be had for ?150 delivered if thats what you want.

good luck sorting them out as they look properly used and abused to me

 

aye they're rokkor/racelands, cheap jobbies. it is just the photo though lol

 

i'll have a bash when the weathers a bit warmer, thanks

detango'd the lights adn removed the tint-film, but not sure how i feel about them. maybe with clear indicators it'd suit...

while ym tools were out, swapped the indicator and sidelgiht units arounds. so big sidelight, small indicator, shibby!

gonna sort the relay out too so the headlights don't pop up along with sidelights ina bit too

 

Hi Cered,

I don't know you at all, and we certainly haven't ever spoken before, but nice car.
I am to be driving one within the next two weeks if all goes to plan.

Kind regards,

Tom.

 

tom, you certainly are a stranger to me, but we can be friends when you buy an mx-5

coilovers fitted:

and then played with some filters

wish the finish on my paint was better

 

cracking little motor! Looks great on the coilovers! everytime I see them, I think I need to either stop spending money on crap or earn more so I can buy these!!! God I hate being skint lol

 

thaks dude, it's not perfect but all imperfections are ignored when i drive it

check out Rokkor coilovers, can get them used for ?100, or brand new for less than ?200. what i've got on, adn i'm very impressed, ride quality isn't wrecked, and is still relatively comfortable

 

had some rust bubble through on the NS rear quarter. so spent this weekend sorting that. pleased with the results:

before^^ water still in the bubbles... wtf

grinded & sanded back with some rust curing gel. notice the line where the mudflap was removed? yep, nugget who resprayed it didn't bother to take it off. so while i was at it, filled & flatted it too

first layer of paint & smoothing (did it in 3 layers)

while flatting and polishing

and after:

not bad at all considering i only spent £5 for the de-ruster. needs some compound on it to blend it in perfectly. in some lights you can see where the painted part meets the panel through the sanding imperfections

not bad at all for a rattle can jobby

 

Top effort

 

thanks man, appreciate it

 

Good work on the rust repair. Its always worrying sanding back blistered paint not knowing what you'll find under the surface.

Car looks a LOT better at its new ride height and things are coming together well. Agreed on the comment about the rusty wipers, little things like that really make a difference on an otherwise neat looking car. 10 mins with some wet&dry then satin black and you'll be looking a lot better....

Looking forward to more updates.

 

thanks

yeah had the wiper off a few weeks ago, sanded it back and put on some matte black. looks much better

been offered an OEM-r splitter, provisionally bought it, sellers just working out postage. after that i think it'l just be the odd minor OEM upgrade. along with some stainless pipes on the exhaust and midbox removal

how it is atm: can see the now rust free wipers

 

gona need some welding on the OS rear sill and NS rear quarter panel to fix the rust above ^^^

also gonna give Jack Smith a call about getting the rear screen section of the hood replaced & refitted witha glass screen if it's nto too much, if not, new plastic screen will do.

done a bit more fiddling on my car, service due in a few hundred miles so thought i'd start cleaning things out and see what needs replacing. before the boring stuff:

this is the lowest it can go, floorpans actually resting on the floor in this pic.^

had to fix my horn cuz it stopped working, while the steering wheel was off (checking the connections between boss and column) discovered yet more evidence my car is P-reg

also discovered my car had a modern safety feature... a crumple zone/airbag:

cleaned out the coolant & washer bottles: (only got pics of the washer bottle)

before^

after^ nice having white bottles instead of various shades of brown

also got new headlamp 'hoods' because the old ones had overspray & the odd scratch/scrape on them

before^

after^ defo gotta get some crystal headlamps

under the bonnet (before i power-washed the poo out of the bottles fyi)

service bits:
-new charcoal filter (don't know what it is, what it does, but i want a new one)
-oil & oil filter
-upgrade panel filter
-pollen filter / cabin filter or whatever (stop leaves blowing through the vents *facepalm*)
-NGK-R plugs
-stainless steel exhaust pipes and rear silencer re-wadded (pro-speed jobby)

pricey, but gotta be done

 

hi, nice car!
can you tell me how you did your front sidelight / indicator swap/mod - reply here or PM will be great, ta!

 

Still can't insure one mate

Going mental now. Don't get me wrong I love the golf but there's no fun in driving it :/

Car's looking brill though dude, I made the "OOSHA" noise when I saw it on coilies!

Tom

 

Hi ! Very nice car but I have a question

How do you put into 1.6L engine air flow meter from 1.8L engine ??

 

Just a thought, but why would you replace the charcoal canister? Much easier to just delete it, it removes some weight from the car (only 1kg but every bit helps!!) and tidies up the engine bay a bit as well!! Do a search on here, its a 10 minute job to do.

Russell.

 

i spent ages looking at your engine thinking whats wrong with that.. then i realised, it looks like a 1.6 mk1 rocker cover, but its got a mk2 cross over pipe, but the air box/maf sensor from a mk1 1.8, any idea why this is?

 

I think the later Mk2 1.8 cam covers reverted to recessed lettering, so maybe a later cam cover?

 

ahh fair enough, wounder why its all diffrent?

 

not sure, it's bizarre :/ apparently it's a 1.8 mk2 cover, and a mk2 crossover pipe. i don't mind the cam cover, but i want the flatter mk1 crossover pipe

got a few changes & minor mods to post, but internet's being a pain so can't upload anything -.-

 

OEM splitter, proper jobby

 

looks good mate, i need a splitter on mine, allthough i dont know if i want a gv one or an oem one, nice looking car though best colour too

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