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Dec 20, 2021 18:54:40 GMT
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Spiderman teams up with Steptoe ... hhhmmm, wonder if MARVEL have thought of that one ....  Spiderman teams up with Steptoe ... hhhmmm, wonder if MARVEL have thought of that one .... You can imagine the meeting: wonk: We've come up with a new poly super hero called Stepman !! He stairs people to death (  ) Boss: I hate it. Make some changes Wonk: Spidertoe Boss: That's even worse. Go away You guys seem to have it figured out. Get writing. |
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Dec 20, 2021 19:02:44 GMT
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Quick update. Added and duplicated some of the suggestions made by the build team yesterday after I posted on the bonnet/hood. Plus the law according to jimi which resonates with most of us.   Mate Kevin popped over from Maidstone around lunchtime to collect a kitchen table I had stashed in the garage. Of course he wanted to see what the progress looks like in real life. Once down there, he noticed the headlights and how faded they are. So asked how I had done the lights on the Galaxy before, so I fetched the G3 compound and 5 minutes later……. From this.  To this.  I guess that means I have a set of front lights to sell to anyone who needs to buy a pair. Or trade me for some modern headlights for the Rezin Rockit. . |
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Last Edit: Dec 20, 2021 19:07:18 GMT by grizz
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Dec 20, 2021 21:44:37 GMT
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Popped down to my favourite tyre shop this afternoon after work to see if they had a couple of part worn tyres to sell or fit on two of the rims for me. Weirdly, the last four they had replaced on a car were 195/60 - 15’s The 175/45 - 15’s fitted to the 8” wheels were a bit resistant to remove, but came off.  Then the first one would not seat the bead, despite all sorts of actions. So Jacob went on to the next one. Easy peasy, and back to the first one….. Resorting to fire. Except it would not ignite….. so no spectacular photo. Still, more bouncing, and an upright airing saw it pop on eventually.  £20.00 paid for the quick change, and I had a set of tyres to use for the mocking up that may just stay on. Compared to the stretched tyres fitted to the wheels, the 195’s are taller and wider of course.  And enough tread on there should I decide to run with these. Though the sidewall profile at 60 is quite tall.  Ideally I would like 225 wide on the rear. Cold weather forecast for a couple of days this week. |
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 You've probably already thought of this :- Large lidded bucket / tin / plastic container so that everything you remove that can't have it's fastning reattached to goes into the container (screws, nuts, bolts clips and brackets)... |
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Last Edit: Dec 21, 2021 8:42:57 GMT by westbay
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A ratchet strap around the tread during inflation sometimes helps with bead popping.
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bricol
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Dec 21, 2021 10:21:02 GMT
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You've probably already thought of this :- Large lidded bucket / tin / plastic container so that everything you remove that can't have it's fastning reattached to goes into the container (screws, nuts, bolts clips and brackets)... I discovered there's an awful lot very useable screws, bolts, flanged headed bolts, flanged nuts, strewn throughout an MX5 shell - seemingly bolted together, then welded in quite a few places when manufactured. Coming in very handy for re-imaginig of my trials car |
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Dec 21, 2021 10:47:02 GMT
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Lists are always good, so you can tick off jobs!
Good to see progress on this, and congratulations on making it to page 100 in a year and a bit!
I wish I had the time to progress at the rate you are going at.
Daan
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Dec 21, 2021 20:44:38 GMT
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You've probably already thought of this :- Large lidded bucket / tin / plastic container so that everything you remove that can't have it's fastning reattached to goes into the container (screws, nuts, bolts clips and brackets)... Multiple chuckit buckets. A ratchet strap around the tread during inflation sometimes helps with bead popping. I guess he does not keep a ratchet strap in the shop. Job got done though, thankfully. You've probably already thought of this :- Large lidded bucket / tin / plastic container so that everything you remove that can't have it's fastning reattached to goes into the container (screws, nuts, bolts clips and brackets)... I discovered there's an awful lot very useable screws, bolts, flanged headed bolts, flanged nuts, strewn throughout an MX5 shell - seemingly bolted together, then welded in quite a few places when manufactured. Coming in very handy for re-imaginig of my trials car Indeed, into the bucket or refitted for future use. Lists are always good, so you can tick off jobs! Good to see progress on this, and congratulations on making it to page 100 in a year and a bit! I wish I had the time to progress at the rate you are going at. Daan Thanks Daan, This thread hit 100000 views in the first 100 days, actually more than 1000 views per day. Crazy how some stuff just gets the juices flowing. And it is a shared, communal build. |
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Dec 21, 2021 22:04:02 GMT
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Stripping the MX5 - Part1nickwheeler spent the whole day here. Simply put….. A Hero in my book. We worked from 10.30 to 5.30 with a 45 minute lunch break. It was 5’C out on the driveway and under the carport. Dry and no wind meant it was not a bad day. After a coffee and a chat…… The shopping list bonnet was removed off the MX5, and the chassis and body both pushed up the drive and out the way.  Then we got going. Nick tore into the front end, engine compartment with a gusto, removing plastics, filters, ducts etc. I started at the rear, marking and removing all electrical cables, the loom, all in one piece, both of us figuring it out as we went along.  An hour or two later it started to look a bit messy. The cold was not helping with the hard, brittle plastics.  On and on and on we went. Nick systematically removing parts, creating piles in order of importance and function. At some point the cooling system was drained.  Then raised up to be able to crawl around underneath and remove more parts.  There………    Some people have asked why I am chopping up a lovely looking car like this. Or why not restore the car. A few pics may give an idea.    Eventually we got to a point where the engine hoist could be brought out and wheeled under the car, attached to the engine and the engine mounts unbolted.  The combination of stretch on the lifting strap, and the fact that the hoists hydraulic ram was not fully extending, having been in the shed for 5 years, and possibly needing a bit of attention, meant that we could not lift the engine and gearbox out of the engine bay. So I pulled out the grinder and made some space  I also strapped my one strip light to the boom in order for us to see clearly what we were doing.   RESULT….!!!  Knackered, Happy, the pair of us had won round one.  Which left us with a large hole, and as Nick said, thankfully we do not have to refit it all.  And big holes if you look, throughout.  At this point we decided to close the shop as it was dark, cold and 5.30pm which meant Nick had to get to Rochester Cathedral. So a final pic from day one……. Heart ripped out 
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Last Edit: Dec 23, 2021 5:44:43 GMT by grizz
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brachunky
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Dec 21, 2021 23:47:31 GMT
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Great team work lads! Man that poor MX5 was a tad rusty  |
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Stash it away in a corner for 20 years and by then people will want to take it to restore!
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Stash it away in a corner for 20 years and by then people will want to take it to restore! I think a further 20yrs will mean it could just be hoovered up! Well done for further progress, great work! |
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Well done "team Grizz" great progress |
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Stash it away in a corner for 20 years and by then people will want to take it to restore! I think a further 20yrs will mean it could just be hoovered up!
Well done for further progress, great work! Only the paint is holding it together now. Like looking at a 60s Ford. It's a good job the only mechanical bits we wanted are the engine and gearbox, as the only other bit that wouldn't need shot blasting before a thorough inspection and then dumping in a skip, is the OSF brake caliper. |
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Great team work lads! Man that poor MX5 was a tad rusty Stash it away in a corner for 20 years and by then people will want to take it to restore! Stash it away in a corner for 20 years and by then people will want to take it to restore! I think a further 20yrs will mean it could just be hoovered up! Well done for further progress, great work! Well done "team Grizz" great progress Thank you very much gents. More to do. All the waiting to be retrieved through the firewall, dash, steering, pedal box and quite a few other bits to be removed. Currently -1’C and white outside, but the sun is shining. Forecast for up to 6’C today. May even wear gloves. |
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I think a further 20yrs will mean it could just be hoovered up!
Well done for further progress, great work! Only the paint is holding it together now. Like looking at a 60s Ford. It's a good job the only mechanical bits we wanted are the engine and gearbox, as the only other bit that wouldn't need shot blasting before a thorough inspection and then dumping in a skip, is the OSF brake caliper. I never got to look at the calliper but it is possibly the last MOT fail correction before the car completely expired for safe use. Looking at what I bought from KevFromWales, it has become obvious why the car was even passed up for “Drifting to Death” duties. I also feel a bit of mocking up coming up today…… Should we get the cleaning up completed and the stripping finished so the carcass can be pushed up the driveway so Kev can collect it. Wish us luck, or pop over and come grab a brew and a natter. nickwheeler and I do enjoy a chat too. Extra eyeballs and hands welcome. |
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nickwheelerYou're to be commended for your all black workshop atire, a man after my own heart! Well you would be, if you went for manly shorts, like me...
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Wish us luck, or pop over and come grab a brew and a natter. nickwheeler and I do enjoy a chat too. Extra eyeballs and hands welcome. Good luck. I'd be tempted to pop over (for chat and extra eyeballs only, don't want to embarrass my self mechanically) but I'm lined up for a six mile walk (in shirts) stopping for a Christmas carvery half way round. |
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Rezin Rockit Donk anyone?  And the graphics moved up slightly on the hood.  And then the quickest, dirtiest colour change. I like some orange, but this is too much right now. However, masking and added detail could work too. And the pig was moved to the side of the hood.  Long time before any of that happens though. |
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bricol
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Dec 22, 2021 10:44:37 GMT
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The 2004 MX5 I pulled apart last year was the rustiest thing I've ever had a V5 in my name for - supposedly only just out of MOT - the last one must have been done at night, with the lights off, by a tester wearing a welding mask and mittens . . .
And I've owned quite a few Lancia Beta's, integrales (still got one) and a few ALfas (still got one of them too) since 1987 . . . none of them had tin-worm to the degree the Mazda had - never lost the tops of axle stands and jacks into "structural" members before, or had so many captive nuts and studs just pull out . . . complete with a couple of inches of surrounding rust . . .
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