Coldys Stealthy 5

Where's that, a pigeon factory?

After working away for a while it was time to get the 5 out of its covers and have a tinker before it goes away for the winter.



It was time to decide on a new knob, we all like to compare knobs from time to time.

A standard mk1 I was using


A Lonza one I bought a cleaned up


Finally, a leather 5 speed of unknown origins. I re finished the leather on the front face.


You can also see the gearshift gaiter I had with the Sspecial logo embroidered into it.

I settled on the leather one, its very similar to the Nardi one the car should be wearing.

Another little part I really like is a small cover for the trip reset.


Its not that easy to see but it has the roadster logo engraved into it. It is supposed to be held in place with a bit of blue tack pushed into a hole on the underside but I didn't like that idea so I tapped the hole and fitted a tiny grub screw to hold it in place. Its a much better solution, although I had to modify an allen key to fit in the small space. I may remove it and paint the roadster logo so it stands out more.


I've been meaning to clean the engine up for a while. I started with the radiator.

Before.


I polished it and fitted the Mazda Menders sticker I've had hanging around for a while.




I also took the car to Thrussington garage for them to align the wheels, I found some black ice on sunday night and hit a kerb. Luckily very little damage but the alignment was out. They were really good guys and if you need work in Leicester doing, give them a shout. I'd have been burned on nuts for that...

So before I went away I painted the front lip.


It looks much better now.


Whilst I was away I started the process of importing a new stable mate for my MX5, a 98 spec Integra Type R. The day I returned I saw one sat all alone in tesco car park late at night, the next day it was still there with the bonnet up so I went and had a chat with the owner. It turned out it needed a new battery so I gave owner a hand and made a car fwend.

Nice work!

I wish my paint looked like that lol

Your rotas make me want to get my volks out. dayum boi.

Thanks to the Clio and sorting various cars I'm long overdue in updating this.... I also forgot the MOT renewal date, luckily I wasn't driving round for 6 weeks after the MOT had run out...



I booked the Roadster in for its MOT which it only failed on emissions, as they used regulations for a 2005 car (the year it was imported). After two weeks of back and forth, the DVSA (which replaced the DVLA) confirmed as the car is an import it must have a non cat test, the garage then agreed to redo the test, so now its back on the road! Boy are these cars great!!! Whilst I do love the Clio, its a very capable car, I feel so involved when I drive the little black car, its addictive.

Anyway, lets look at loads of pictures.

Heres the car cooling off at Blyton.




Blyton was excellent fun, although compared to the majority of cars there, this was slow in a straight line, although the way it clings on round corners is sooooo much fun.

I took an early morning drive to Shrewsbury, just because.


I've now got use of this workshop in Shropshire so a lot of jobs will be completed when the car comes off the round in winter.



A couple of projects (apart from the red Clio) are more car purchases I made recently... The first being a normal Renault Clio Sport 182 I found resting in Swindon, I tracked down the owner and bought the car from him, I couldn't bare to see it like that. It had a lot of mould but underneath is a really good car. After spending a couple of hours o the outside, it came up really well. Theres still a lot of work to be done to get it roadworthy.
The day I bought her.




Once I'd given the car a good clean.


I also ended up buying an Integra Type R, it started off as a bit of a joke with a lad at work...then I bought his car....



This is the current view outside the flat.


I saw this boot at Japfest, Donnington. I can't get the idea out of my tiny mind...


I bought my nephew a 'young drive' driving day at Donnington, seemed rude not to take the MX5... The instructors even jokingly asked if they could use that instead of minis.

On a side note, the blue clio sport will be up for sale soon. Its been a lot of work but its nearing completion. I must admit, I don't even mind keeping it. Although if this sells, I have room to bring the integra back...