What did you do to your MX5 today ?

by **leamyj** » Wed, 15 Jun 2011 2:01 +0000

Medic5 wrote:I went to see mine in a garage, it's finally home

Hooray!!!!!!
Welcome home :cheers:

by **Paschal** » Wed, 15 Jun 2011 8:02 +0000

Medic5 wrote:I went to see mine in a garage, it's finally home

PJ, That's great news......Now the big question...Did you get anyone to look at it?.... Whats the prognosis?

by **Medic5** » Wed, 15 Jun 2011 10:45 +0000

hmmmm currently being prepared for theatre, will know once they open her up and diagnose the issue!

by **jaybond** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 3:47 +0000

VICTORY!!!! NCT!!!

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by **leamyj** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 6:50 +0000

jaybond wrote:VICTORY!!!! NCT!!!

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Well done..btw, what varnish did you use on the steering wheel? Is it working to your satisfaction? The steering wheel on my mx5 needs re-doing .

John

by **Mel Walters** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 7:43 +0000

Well done !!!

by **aquarian5** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 8:32 +0000

Congrats Jay....Well done..! :alien:

by **jaybond** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 8:36 +0000

Thanks, really glad I passed.
I used marine varnish, worked great, took a week or two to fully cure but now it's rock hard and feels much better then it had. The flaking was really annoying, I kept peeling it and then there would be another flake. Well worth the effort. The trick was to get a reel sharp knife and scrape holding the blade at a right angle to the surface.

by **aquarian5** » Thu, 16 Jun 2011 8:38 +0000

Great news again Jay.......so you will be on the next Galway run then....... :lol:

by **leamyj** » Fri, 17 Jun 2011 8:42 +0000

jaybond wrote:Thanks, really glad I passed.
I used marine varnish, worked great, took a week or two to fully cure but now it's rock hard and feels much better then it had. The flaking was really annoying, I kept peeling it and then there would be another flake. Well worth the effort. The trick was to get a reel sharp knife and scrape holding the blade at a right angle to the surface.

Is marine varnish just a clear or did you opt for a coloured? Also. in doing this job do you lose the black circle on the steering wheel when you strip off the old varnish??

John

by **jaybond** » Fri, 17 Jun 2011 3:31 +0000

Clear. Black circle is there. If you would like I can stop by and show you how I did it and lend you my knife, it's perfect for the job.
The brake handle came out lighter than the wheel but I like it.

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by **jaybond** » Fri, 17 Jun 2011 3:33 +0000

Love to make the run but insurance and tax is the next test to pass.

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by **leamyj** » Sun, 19 Jun 2011 7:16 +0000

Drove the mk1 to Kirkistown yesterday , track day for Porsche club, very interesting circuit. Didn't take the mx5 out but got a few laps in with Ivan(Porsche Boxster), Bren ( Mercedes SLK) and Dave (Porsche Carrera ). There was a Porsche GT3RS there too..what an animal!!!!! I wouldn't have minded getting out in that, but the owner wasn't offering :mrgreen:

Maybe next time

pics/vids later

John

by **peteh** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 6:45 +0000

Fitted this OBX Fuel lid today, not one for the lightweight lovers out there, its quite heavy but look nice!

by **leamyj** » Thu, 30 Jun 2011 6:56 +0000

Very nice..Looks like Steves.

What did I do today..Passed NCT !!!!

But, as I only purchased the car in the last few weeks, and the NCT ran out last January, and we now have to NCT the car every year, this NCT is only good for 6 MONTHS :evil:

I defy anyone to prove to me that this whole NCT thing is not just a money making racket for someone

Rant over for now.

J