What did you do to your MX5 today ?

[Real Rayzor]

Great thanks Deivis

[Real Rayzor]

Drilled my air intake box. What a great "free" mod to do. Has made a nice tone to the exhaust.

[93 Mk1]

Drilled my air intake box. What a great "free" mod to do. Has made a nice tone to the exhaust.

This was the thing to do years ago with the Mk1/Mk2 Golf GTI's !

[sti-mx5]

Got a new drivers seat!


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[Real Rayzor]

Drilled my air intake box. What a great "free" mod to do. Has made a nice tone to the exhaust.

This was the thing to do years ago with the Mk1/Mk2 Golf GTI's !

Yep!! Definitely better than shelling out beer tokens for a new exhaust for the same results.

[barney]

Pulled the cover of the green Mx yesterday morning and gave her a wash and checked all was in order. NCT this morning at 8am and passed with flying colours. NCT only till 11/9/15 as car first registered here on 10/9/08. I'll tax on April 1st for 6mths

[Steve]

took off my sticking rear caliper earlier and took it apart.
It was pretty mucky in there, the piston was pitted with rust and a couple of the dust covers were torn.

Before :



It cleaned up ok with a bit of elbow grease :





Old Piston vs New Piston :



Replaced all the seals + rubber bits, the new piston went in ok too.
Decided to crack open the bleed nipple before I put it back on the car (and check it was all clean in there)... and it snapped in half.. GAH!




Oh... and discovered I've a broken rear spring ... great

[MaXimu5]

Hi Steve, I might have a spare rear spring if its any use to you? From a 92 Eunos.
Sean

[Steve]

Thanks for the offer Sean, unfortunately its not the original spring, its a "trim" spring (lowers the car slightly).

Similar to this : http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/trim-springs-mk1-p-353.html

I'm not too confident in finding a pair... might have to switch to Jamex springs (next closest thing)

[Steve]

Had a hack at the bleed nipple yesterday with John M. Heat wouldn't move it, ez-out wouldn't move it, drilled it :



Still couldn't get it out, kept increasing drill bit size until we got to the stage where the threads were starting to appear.



Its like the threads are welded in there, none would pick out or collapse at this stage either.
Its going to a professional now

[davith501]

That's bloody annoying.. Probably too late now but since you're so close to threads maybe tap into could've worked? Soak up with wd40 etc + heat it up + tap in..?

[Steve]

maybe... if we'd had an M7 x 1 tap, not the most common of sizes unfortunately.

[davith501]

maybe... if we'd had an M7 x 1 tap, not the most common of sizes unfortunately.

True..at that size and thread pitch wouldn't be the strongest too! You're on the right track taking it to a professional. When was the last time you where at them? That must've happen over few winters I guess..

[Steve]

yeah, I'm suprised it was in there so tight, pretty sure I bled them this time last year.

[gasha]

Fitted an independent coolant temperature gauge. Easy job.