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by **Lynott** » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 8:39 +0000

I recently got my first MX5. Its 1991 and is a 1.6 auto. Appears to be fairly standard apart from the wide wheels. I've got a few parts from ebay since I bought it and have had a Patrol Line alarm/immobiliser fitted. I'm considering buying a new zip type rear plastic Mazda window from MX5parts while the sterling is good for us. I want to try cleaning it first. I live near the Strawberry Hall and hope to make the Wednesday night 'get togethers' down there. To be honest if there's a few going for a cruise I will travel anywhere. Most of all I am looking forward to zooming down the road in a convoy of 5's ! !

by **Sean** » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 9:03 +0000

Thats a lovely looking example!

Great pic and welcome to the club!

You sound really enthusiastic fair play to ya,we will be having a Cork meet again soon so look out for the posts,we plan on having a nice blast along the roads of west cork that day! :lol:

Mise 1962 has a wonderful route planned out........you may have read my previous posts regarding my engine? Anyway its knackered (150"000 kms on it,i would say previous owner rode her fairly hard) so i am getting one in from UK end of the month,the tricky part is i have to find a mechanic thats capable/willing to put the new engine in! I have asked 3 mechanics i know through friends already and their attitude was "there is easier ways to make money" so i hope i dont have too much trouble on that front
:cry:

Anyways,again welcome to the club and happy motoring :wink:

by **mx5ash** » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 9:22 +0000

Howdi, Looks like a nice motor mate, and an auto to.

Alloys look nice dude, and from that pic pretty fat. What are they? gotta be 15x7's at least.
For your window try this stuff
http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... ts_id/1280
I pretty sure its the stuff Dave got me to try on my rear window last week and the difference is amazing. I didn't believe him to be honest but when he actually tried it...........wow. I'll check with him during the week but 95% sure thats the stuff.
& sean, not saying that i would be 100% certain but i would have thought changing the engine is a fairly easy job!!!!!
If you have a hoist(which you can hire) then it should be a case of unbolt everything lift it out, drop in the new one and reconnect. If you give me enough notice i'll happily come up and lend you a hand.

by **mrges** » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:05 +0000

Welcome aboard. Your car looks great - it looks like a really clean example....and it is 17 years old! Sounds like you are bursting to put some miles on it!

mrges

by **MX5Steve** » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:11 +0000

nice car..... white with black wheels, seems a perfect match! Welcome to MX5 ireland

by **Sean** » Sun, 13 Apr 2008 2:08 +0000

mx5ash wrote:& sean, not saying that i would be 100% certain but i would have thought changing the engine is a fairly easy job!!!!!
If you have a hoist(which you can hire) then it should be a case of unbolt everything lift it out, drop in the new one and reconnect. If you give me enough notice i'll happily come up and lend you a hand.

Thank you Ash fair play to ya

........at the risk of sounding silly where can i hire those hoists bro?

I would gladly hire one for a few days etc......

by **mx5ash** » Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:52 +0000

A tool hire place should do you one mate i would think,
Now i'm not saying 100% that its goning to be easy but myself and the father took the engine out of a mg midget and replaced it the same day at home.
Wasn't that hard a job just remember where everything goes.

And if fergus is felling a bit better then between the 3 of us....
Need to give me enough notice though dude. I'll pm you my number.

Sorry for the thread hijack lynott.
Ash

by **Lynott** » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 7:31 +0000

Thanks for all the good wishes. I am enjoying reading through all the threads/posts, old and new. Theres a good bit of 'banter' which is cool. Stephen I hope you have no copyright on Scooby Doo, Bertie and Mary as I have it as my desktop background since I spotted it a few weeks ago !

by **Lynott** » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 9:24 +0000

Thanks for the advice also and no worries over the hijack !

by **Medic5** » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:06 +0000

Welcome to the club Lynott, are you thinking of making the Galway run?
Nice wheels!

by **Lynott** » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 5:25 +0000

Cant make Galway goin to England/Wales for the w-e. Hope ye all have a great weekend

by **MX5Steve** » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 5:47 +0000

Lynott wrote:Thanks for all the good wishes. I am enjoying reading through all the threads/posts, old and new. Theres a good bit of 'banter' which is cool. Stephen I hope you have no copyright on Scooby Doo, Bertie and Mary as I have it as my desktop background since I spotted it a few weeks ago !

hahah! no, no copyright there lol :lol:

YET!

by **Sean** » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 8:31 +0000

How about one of Pope Benedict in the driving seat and Osama Bin Laden in the passenger seat with Jordan draped over the bonnet? Hope i dont upset any Jordan fans here! :lol:

by **MX5Steve** » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:19 +0000

you'll never guess who called over last night! :lol:

by **mrges** » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:41 +0000

Sean wrote:How about one of Pope Benedict in the driving seat and Osama Bin Laden in the passenger seat with Jordan draped over the bonnet? Hope i dont upset any Jordan fans here!

I don't think Eddie Jordan would mind - he has been out of the limelight recently :shock:

Maybe to make sure he isn't upset you could deck the car in the appropriate livery....

mrges


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	Author Message HELLO EVERYONE ! ! by Lynott » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 8:39 +0000 I recently got my first MX5. Its 1991 and is a 1.6 auto. Appears to be fairly standard apart from the wide wheels. I've got a few parts from ebay since I bought it and have had a Patrol Line alarm/immobiliser fitted. I'm considering buying a new zip type rear plastic Mazda window from MX5parts while the sterling is good for us. I want to try cleaning it first. I live near the Strawberry Hall and hope to make the Wednesday night 'get togethers' down there. To be honest if there's a few going for a cruise I will travel anywhere. Most of all I am looking forward to zooming down the road in a convoy of 5's ! ! Lynott * Posts: 116 Joined: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 6:21 +0000 Location: Mayo Top by Sean » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 9:03 +0000 Thats a lovely looking example! Great pic and welcome to the club! You sound really enthusiastic fair play to ya,we will be having a Cork meet again soon so look out for the posts,we plan on having a nice blast along the roads of west cork that day! Mise 1962 has a wonderful route planned out........you may have read my previous posts regarding my engine? Anyway its knackered (150"000 kms on it,i would say previous owner rode her fairly hard) so i am getting one in from UK end of the month,the tricky part is i have to find a mechanic thats capable/willing to put the new engine in! I have asked 3 mechanics i know through friends already and their attitude was "there is easier ways to make money" so i hope i dont have too much trouble on that front Anyways,again welcome to the club and happy motoring Last edited by Sean on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:24 +0000, edited 1 time in total. Sean og Sean * Posts: 463 Joined: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:18 +0000 Location: Cork (boy....!) Top by mx5ash » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 9:22 +0000 Howdi, Looks like a nice motor mate, and an auto to. Alloys look nice dude, and from that pic pretty fat. What are they? gotta be 15x7's at least. For your window try this stuff http://www.mx5parts.co.uk/product_info. ... ts_id/1280 I pretty sure its the stuff Dave got me to try on my rear window last week and the difference is amazing. I didn't believe him to be honest but when he actually tried it...........wow. I'll check with him during the week but 95% sure thats the stuff. & sean, not saying that i would be 100% certain but i would have thought changing the engine is a fairly easy job!!!!! If you have a hoist(which you can hire) then it should be a case of unbolt everything lift it out, drop in the new one and reconnect. If you give me enough notice i'll happily come up and lend you a hand. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works" mx5ash *** Posts: 2234 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:34 +0000 Location: Dungarvan, Co Waterford Top by mrges » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:05 +0000 Welcome aboard. Your car looks great - it looks like a really clean example....and it is 17 years old! Sounds like you are bursting to put some miles on it! mrges mrges Posts: 1065 Joined: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:31 +0000 Location: Midlands Top by MX5Steve » Sat, 12 Apr 2008 11:11 +0000 nice car..... white with black wheels, seems a perfect match! Welcome to MX5 ireland MX5Steve Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by Sean » Sun, 13 Apr 2008 2:08 +0000 mx5ash wrote:& sean, not saying that i would be 100% certain but i would have thought changing the engine is a fairly easy job!!!!! If you have a hoist(which you can hire) then it should be a case of unbolt everything lift it out, drop in the new one and reconnect. If you give me enough notice i'll happily come up and lend you a hand. Thank you Ash fair play to ya ........at the risk of sounding silly where can i hire those hoists bro? I would gladly hire one for a few days etc...... Last edited by Sean on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:25 +0000, edited 1 time in total. Sean og Sean * Posts: 463 Joined: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:18 +0000 Location: Cork (boy....!) Top by mx5ash » Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:52 +0000 A tool hire place should do you one mate i would think, Now i'm not saying 100% that its goning to be easy but myself and the father took the engine out of a mg midget and replaced it the same day at home. Wasn't that hard a job just remember where everything goes. And if fergus is felling a bit better then between the 3 of us.... Need to give me enough notice though dude. I'll pm you my number. Sorry for the thread hijack lynott. Ash http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3099765 "When I make a key the on position and push the button, an engine works" mx5ash *** Posts: 2234 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:34 +0000 Location: Dungarvan, Co Waterford Top by Lynott » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 7:31 +0000 Thanks for all the good wishes. I am enjoying reading through all the threads/posts, old and new. Theres a good bit of 'banter' which is cool. Stephen I hope you have no copyright on Scooby Doo, Bertie and Mary as I have it as my desktop background since I spotted it a few weeks ago ! Lynott * Posts: 116 Joined: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 6:21 +0000 Location: Mayo Top by Lynott » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 9:24 +0000 Thanks for the advice also and no worries over the hijack ! Lynott * Posts: 116 Joined: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 6:21 +0000 Location: Mayo Top by Medic5 » Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:06 +0000 Welcome to the club Lynott, are you thinking of making the Galway run? Nice wheels! Medic5 Posts: 907 Joined: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:34 +0000 Location: Galway Website Top by Lynott » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 5:25 +0000 Cant make Galway goin to England/Wales for the w-e. Hope ye all have a great weekend Lynott * Posts: 116 Joined: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 6:21 +0000 Location: Mayo Top by MX5Steve » Thu, 17 Apr 2008 5:47 +0000 Lynott wrote:Thanks for all the good wishes. I am enjoying reading through all the threads/posts, old and new. Theres a good bit of 'banter' which is cool. Stephen I hope you have no copyright on Scooby Doo, Bertie and Mary as I have it as my desktop background since I spotted it a few weeks ago ! hahah! no, no copyright there lol YET! MX5Steve ** Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by Sean » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 8:31 +0000 How about one of Pope Benedict in the driving seat and Osama Bin Laden in the passenger seat with Jordan draped over the bonnet? Hope i dont upset any Jordan fans here! Sean og Sean * Posts: 463 Joined: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 12:18 +0000 Location: Cork (boy....!) Top by MX5Steve » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:19 +0000 you'll never guess who called over last night! Last edited by MX5Steve on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:50 +0000, edited 1 time in total. MX5Steve ** Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by mrges » Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:41 +0000 Sean wrote:How about one of Pope Benedict in the driving seat and Osama Bin Laden in the passenger seat with Jordan draped over the bonnet? Hope i dont upset any Jordan fans here! I don't think Eddie Jordan would mind - he has been out of the limelight recently Maybe to make sure he isn't upset you could deck the car in the appropriate livery.... mrges mrges Posts: 1065 Joined: Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:31 +0000 Location:** Midlands Top


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