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Old 04-05-2011, 09:57 PM   #41
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nah its safe. even though i dont have a receipt. i bought it from an MX5 enthusiast who owns 3 other mx5's. he bought it at the auctions. the rego sticker is still on the windscreen so i dont think its stolen. he sold it cause there was no time or space at his place.
Does he have another shell?? Sounds like my mate but with minis :P he had 3 until a few weeks ago.
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Old 04-05-2011, 09:59 PM   #42
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Does he have another shell?? Sounds like my mate but with minis :P he had 3 until a few weeks ago.
i dont know. only saw 2 cars there. the other one was at a workshop. i dont want to give too much details of the seller as its confidential
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Old 04-05-2011, 10:11 PM   #43
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i dont know. only saw 2 cars there. the other one was at a workshop. i dont want to give too much details of the seller as its confidential
Ah that's alright. I've got a few things to take care of in the coming months. Another car would make alot of ppl unhappy in this house :P lol
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Old 05-05-2011, 08:58 AM   #44
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Old 07-05-2011, 06:48 PM   #45
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Parts have arrived the other day from Rupe and others.

Mazdaspeed Rear Tower Brace


Mazdaspeed Wheel


Hooker 3" Aero Chamber Muffler (stainless steel)


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Old 07-05-2011, 06:51 PM   #46
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Removed the front guards and bumper today



This is the damage on the drivers side.. actually very minimal


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Old 07-05-2011, 06:54 PM   #47
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my friend cleaning the interior of the car

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tomorrow i will be cleaning the black sticky stuff off the doors. cleaning the boot. and probably gonna remove as much wiring from the front end as possible for repairs
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Old 09-05-2011, 09:47 PM   #48
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added to the list of parts is a Suzuki Cappuccino Washer bottle . for those unfamiliar with the reason for this, the standard washer bottle sits on the firewall of the passenger side which is next to the exhaust. you get what would happen yeah :P. well this Suzuki washer bottle sits behind the firewall of the driver side away from heat and away from engine bay which equals more space

this is the bottle.. it is an odd one isnt it


This is what it should look like (i googled this image. it is not mine)
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Old 10-05-2011, 07:24 AM   #49
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minimal damage for a panel beater mabe......fark me You must be into MX5's man! I think the NB's are better looking but the lil' NA6 I had was a solid little fun car. I didn't like the light rear end though but I'm used to larger cars I guess. Also mine wasn't worth modifying for me for what I was after.

Well you got your work cut out for you. After seeing the dash pulled I must confess.......I drilled through the firewall on the Zed & hit a pipe or the element ......oh that sound of leaking A/C gas & smell.......needless to say I will be puling dash before friggin summer Thought I was well clear of element but I guess the pipes bend sideways

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Old 10-05-2011, 08:25 AM   #50
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minimal damage for a panel beater mabe......fark me You must be into MX5's man! I think the NB's are better looking but the lil' NA6 I had was a solid little fun car. I didn't like the light rear end though but I'm used to larger cars I guess. Also mine wasn't worth modifying for me for what I was after.

Well you got your work cut out for you. After seeing the dash pulled I must confess.......I drilled through the firewall on the Zed & hit a pipe or the element ......oh that sound of leaking A/C gas & smell.......needless to say I will be puling dash before friggin summer Thought I was well clear of element but I guess the pipes bend sideways

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im not doing the repairs myself. i aint no panel beater. owning the silver mx5 has turned me a little obsessed with them and yes these cars are a little bit too light. in fact with power to weight at the moment its too light for this turbo application so im turning the silver one to a stock 1.8 and the black one is going to have the SR20.

yeah, sometimes miscalculations gets the better of us. i do it all the time .

After a few weeks i wont be posting up for about 3 months as i will be saving up for the front cut NA8 (panels for the black one and engine and box for the silver one). And once the car is done its going to be a bit of a Frankenstein due to bits and pieces from other cars. i wont be reveling what the parts are until i actually get them, FUN FUN FUN

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Old 10-05-2011, 09:48 AM   #51
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Old 15-05-2011, 02:06 AM   #52
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A very sunny day today at the "sunshine state"... a bit too sunny in fact. so we had to have a work area with shade...



Today we attempted to remove the WHOLE loom from the car, and separated the ECU loom from the main loom.

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Blower motor removed, air vent mechanism removed, evaporator had to be left intact because it still has AC gas inside

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Old 15-05-2011, 02:11 AM   #53
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Half a day later...




Friend just taping up the wires that are still needed.



Engine harness from inside the cabin and under the bonnet (one piece)
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Quite dirty under the bonnet so i had to wash it down.


Soaked in degreaser ready for blasting


Vacuuming the boot to degrease


Washing the dirt from the engine bay and boot
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Old 15-05-2011, 02:19 AM   #55
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End of the day's work




Probably cannot tell but its a lot cleaner than before.

Will attempt to finish cleaning up the wiring harness tomorrow.

Plan for the harness is:
- Separate the ECU harness from the main harness
- Remove unwanted wires that are useless for the project
- Re-tape the loom to make it more clean
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Old 15-05-2011, 03:36 PM   #56
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got your work cut out for you....fun?
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got your work cut out for you....fun?
its actually not bad . fun part was when we had to remove the ECU harness from the main harness... was a nightmare but we have removed 1/3 of the loom now . ready for the S14 ECU loom to be tapped in
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ECU loom being hacked off of the main loom




1/3 of the harness removed
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Old 23-07-2011, 05:57 PM   #59
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been so long i havnt worked on my car because of limited funds but i did however buy this:

- Shin-Etsu Silicon Grease. Used for greasing the window sliders of your car. Windows dont take forever to go up or down now. Works great

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