What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[fez]

not today but last weekend.

Changed brake caliper, broke pop up light.

Next weekend,

Fix light, NCT, pass NCT, most likely break something else.

[leamyj]

not today but last weekend.

Changed brake caliper, broke pop up light.

Next weekend,

Fix light, NCT, pass NCT, most likely break something else.

[scallan]

Not today but over the past week
Removed aircon
Depowered steering rack
Fitted hydro handbrake
Fitted poly diff bushes
Stripped interior

[Randy]

Not today but over the past week
Removed aircon
Depowered steering rack
Fitted hydro handbrake
Fitted poly diff bushes
Stripped interior

Is it a big job removing the air con?
When I go turbo I'm going to be looking for a bigger rad also, and might want the extra room.

[scallan]

It was handier than i thought but i done it on a mk1 im only after buying for the track but would assume its simillar on a mk2

[sidewaysreilly]

Whats the steering like now?

[scallan]

Feels very heavy when stopped or slow but feels alot better when moving fast can feel the road alot better

[andrew]

Removing the air con is quicker than you think, you can easily fit a intercooler in with the a/c rad too.

I have to say I think the power steering in the mk1 is the best in any car I have driven. Its one of the best parts of the car, mine see's a lot of track action too.

[scallan]

Ya i only removed mine because im planning on a few drift days and want to fit extra lock aswel which i have head will fuck up the seals in the rack. I had the car out a few weeks ago in a big yard seeing how it would go and ended up covering the front end of the engine bay in power steering fluid out of the resivior.

[andrew]

that make sense, overflowing p/s fluid is common when on track. I keep my resevoir at the min and it still boils. A bigger cooling loop could solve the problem too. Extra lock sounds good, especially for drifting.

[scallan]

Ya hopefully it works out now because the mx5 seems to hit the standard full lock very easy

[Steve]

did you loop the lines and remove the seals?

[scallan]

I followed this tutorial on flyingmiata. Its was alot easier than i thought it was going to be http://www.flyinmiata.com/tech/depower.php

[sidewaysreilly]

All very well but they didn't weld up the valve on the pinion shaft so your gonna have a wee bit of play remaining.

To do it properly you must do this..........

http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ ... -Rack.aspx

[scallan]

Awh it will do me for the time being see how this goes now mite do this later on