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Post by johnnye on Aug 20, 2016 17:46:23 GMT
At last... I'm seeing progress! Just a few pics of the subframe to follow. What a bitch of a job. Wee nooks and crannies everywhere. Here is its revival in pictures!  Into the Bilt Hamber deox bath  ... which revealed that most of the paint had failed to keep its grip  Leaving me with no option but to strip it to bare metal  All stripped and ready for 1. POR15 Marine Clean and 2. POR15 Metal Ready  And finally.... ta da!!   |
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Post by madbean on Aug 30, 2016 12:50:08 GMT
Looks good pal, but you don't miss the bike come on.... I miss my 954, but when I lost my brother in law (not bike related) it was a bit of a wake up call. Just to the mess you leave behind and the people, so bike went and the wife got her two seat sports car. What I always seem to be driving  But I still miss the thinking of me biker bit |
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Post by johnnye on Jun 9, 2020 18:15:09 GMT
Well - nearly 4 years have passed. Progress? Afraid not... quite the opposite, so I'm here for some much needed motivation from the forum collective. They say "your health is your wealth". How true. My wife's been ill for quite some time now and the past 3 years in particular, has been a rough ride for her. Spare time for me, pretty much no longer exists. A free hour here and there is no longer spent in the garage. Its spent catching up on sleep from being up most nights. My mechanic "friend" had been kind enough to let me store the 5 in his garage - he's the local mechanic. I'd planned to get my a**e in gear and try to get the last jobs done and pay him to just bolt it all up for me. Get it home at least for July. So - the one thing I DIDN'T expect today, was a knock at the door from a friend - telling me to get up the road quick as my 5 was on a fork lift truck with the parts going in a skip. Upshot is that he's cleared out. Walked away from the garage with unpaid rent. The new proprietor decided to lift my car on the forklift and put it in the yard out back. A place that has had its fair share of vandalism and burnt out cars. OK... I'll go get it... except there's nothing attached from the gearbox back. Called to the garage to find that the new owner at least, is a mechanic. I know NOTHING about him, but have no choice but to pay him to bolt it all up so I can at least get the car home. So here's my sorry sight. I'm SO p***ed off tonight. I've a set of Meisters and Team Dynamics rims upstairs in the spare room - but am teetering on the edge of getting it rebuilt with stock bits and getting rid. Cheesed off is an understatement.  |
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Post by howardb66 on Jun 10, 2020 10:27:46 GMT
Wow, that’s prarrie canoe. Get it bolted up & enjoy the summer sun? Or move it on asap as it’s prime time to sell as soon as the holidays come.
I suppose if you sell the MeisterRs & Rims it’ll pay for the work.
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Post by johnnye on Jun 10, 2020 13:58:01 GMT
Wow, that’s prarrie canoe. Get it bolted up & enjoy the summer sun? Or move it on asap as it’s prime time to sell as soon as the holidays come. I suppose if you sell the MeisterRs & Rims it’ll pay for the work. Slept on it. I've my daily loaded up with all the parts in the boot and I'm paying the new guy to bolt it all up for me. He can get it running.... When it's home here, I'll finish up the cosmetics then and get driving again. |
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Post by niklas on Jun 10, 2020 21:44:18 GMT
Wow, that's a story.
Sorry to hear about the wife. And what happened to your car is just salt in the wounds.
But if you and your son still likes it, keep it and keep it driveable, have it as a thing for the two of you to enjoy. I really hope that my children will love my 5 the same.
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Post by johnnye on Jun 12, 2020 14:46:37 GMT
Things are looking up....
I got bad vibes that the new guy isn't ACTUALLY a mechanic. He's a recovery guy and employs a mechanic to break cars! No. Not happening.
Time to stop. Get the job done right. The lads at MX5PartsNI now have the car. Its in safe hands... I'll be delivering my car full of parts next week for a paid rebuild. Meister's are going in... the Team Dynamics rims. Heck.. these guys powder coat too - so I'll be chatting over the project next week and will get it done right.
I've had enough time away from this wee car... its been 4 years.
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Post by moclan on Jun 12, 2020 17:58:47 GMT
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Post by johnnye on Jun 25, 2020 12:59:14 GMT
Quick update - got a call from MX5PartsNI. The car is built up at the rear... on its new wheels... MeisterR's in .... and apparently is looking awesome!
Front end has been checked over. Chassis rails are solid - no corrosion (original owner had the car professionally waxoyl'd years ago). Everything topped up with Bilt Hamber wax.
Jass Performance chassis rails go in next - they're in the post. New Varta battery arrives Monday. Fluids all done. New filters in.
We're nearly back in action! A good friend has a detailing business and I'm booked in for a 2 stage paint correction and ceramic coating. Can't wait now!!!
One last thing I've to sort... the seats. They stank of mould from I owned the car. It must've got damp years ago. So.. I need a set of black heated seats. Thought about buckets... but my son loves those heated seats.
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Post by johnnye on Jul 14, 2020 19:57:20 GMT
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Post by johnnye on Jul 21, 2020 0:43:31 GMT
Heading down in the morning to see the finished job... but here's a sneaky preview that I got this evening. Blown away by how the car looks! SO glad I picked these wheels and the car is sitting perfect on the Meisters.  |
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Post by johnnye on Jul 24, 2020 11:38:20 GMT
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Post by dadbif on Jul 24, 2020 14:51:06 GMT
Very happy for you
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Post by atlex on Jul 24, 2020 15:19:49 GMT
Looks great  Love the bracing, must be a blast to drive. How did the front chassis legs look ? |
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Post by scottydugg on Jul 24, 2020 17:21:53 GMT
Glad you decided to persevere with it, looks great.
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Love the bracing, must be a blast to drive.
le sigh