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josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Aug 31, 2016 7:56:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Aug 31, 2016 7:56:04 GMT I guess I should put some up to date photos here. A shot from Beaulieu on the Mighty5's stand. Painted my tyres, cos RACEKOR Epic pretty Enkei wheels that I need to own but too much money so cry.
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 5, 2016 14:35:24 GMT atlex and Dweenimus like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 5, 2016 14:35:24 GMT I did a buy, this is the mad parts i mentioned on the first page Overnight parts from Japan And some ae111 itbs for good measure
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

atlex Global Moderator Excess 4x100 Detected. Posts: 4,878	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 5, 2016 14:41:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by atlex on Sept 5, 2016 14:41:03 GMT anything else you're planning for that motor ?
	4x 4x100 : Trubro Panda Smurf, RSA ITB of Great Honour, Carib Z-Touring and Silver K Frog

josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 5, 2016 14:43:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 5, 2016 14:43:41 GMT Yes, is sat in your garage! But I want to clean it some more
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

FFS Corders Global Moderator Posts: 1,848	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 5, 2016 17:23:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by FFS Corders on Sept 5, 2016 17:23:45 GMT Maruha you say?

josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 6, 2016 10:33:39 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 6, 2016 10:33:39 GMT Sept 5, 2016 17:23:45 GMT FFS Corders said: Maruha you say? Yaaaas. Maruha
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

moro Moderator Posts: 223	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 6, 2016 10:51:44 GMT atlex likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by moro on Sept 6, 2016 10:51:44 GMT Niiiiice, but what's in the box? Cams?

josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 6, 2016 10:57:01 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 6, 2016 10:57:01 GMT Yes Ill get photos later on
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

moro Moderator Posts: 223	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 6, 2016 11:44:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by moro on Sept 6, 2016 11:44:00 GMT Yeeha!

tropical New Here Posts: 43	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 6, 2016 17:30:23 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by tropical on Sept 6, 2016 17:30:23 GMT I'd totally forgotten about this forum but if there's more threads like this then I'm sold! Which cams(and how much to import them etc), what followers are you going to use? So many questions, looking forward to BWAAAAAAAAARPAGE.

josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 9, 2016 8:51:13 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 9, 2016 8:51:13 GMT They are the 272 degree 10mm lift cams, I will be using Maruha shim under bucket solid lifters. Theyll be going in a worked on Mk2 head and fingers crossed a mk2 bottom end with mk2.5 pistons for that mad compression
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

FFS Corders Global Moderator Posts: 1,848	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 9, 2016 9:07:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by FFS Corders on Sept 9, 2016 9:07:00 GMT Why did you choose that lift and duration?

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The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 9, 2016 9:28:03 GMT atlex and jackyboy like this

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Post by josho on Sept 9, 2016 9:28:03 GMT

Sept 9, 2016 9:07:00 GMT FFS Corders said:

Why did you choose that lift and duration?

COS RACECAR GOSH THIS IS NOT SLAMBER!

Well. actually, down to the video below

That car has a similar spec to what I am building to, and the noise of it made me pee a bit.

Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly.

This guy. :rofl:

Ptichka Chats A Lot Posts: 273	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 10, 2016 11:50:28 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Ptichka on Sept 10, 2016 11:50:28 GMT As if it didn't sound good enough with just the ITBs! This is going to be amazing
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josho Chats A Lot Posts: 285	The Silver ITB mk1 Sept 14, 2016 8:22:08 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by josho on Sept 14, 2016 8:22:08 GMT Sept 10, 2016 11:50:28 GMT Ptichka said: As if it didn't sound good enough with just the ITBs! This is going to be amazing Did you watch me off the start line at RRG at all? Or get any video?
	Bilbo: I'm soldering for the first time today. If I never come online again you'll know I set the car on fire and died horribly. This guy. :rofl:

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atlex: I've asked Horney to insert coin

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moro: Hey, does anyone know this car? www.ebay.co.uk/itm/304827998142 Mar 30, 2023 9:33:55 GMT

Zed.: loadsadosh but is it worth it? Mar 31, 2023 22:16:58 GMT

moro: Don't know, only went and bought it in the end May 12, 2023 15:22:15 GMT

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Simon: 600 quid to get through an MOT 2 weeks ago and now my crank pulley has decided it would like to be Bluetooth

le sigh Jul 15, 2023 20:03:52 GMT

atlex: at least you can get new crank pulleys!! :-) Jul 18, 2023 10:29:14 GMT

Simon: Alas! turns out the keyway in the crank is knackered!

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Zed.: there are other ways to repair, how bad is it? Jul 25, 2023 15:55:37 GMT

atlex: And a murray murray crimbo to you all :-) Dec 24, 2023 22:20:35 GMT

Zed.: condiments of the seasoning? Dec 26, 2023 11:10:41 GMT

queenie: Hiya fellas and fellettes. My name is Gary, I am 72, live in rural Victoria (Australia), am an unashamed Anglophile and own a gold 1998 NB. I bought her in 2016, reflecting at the time that I had wanted a car like this since age 15. Yep, took me 50 years! Dec 31, 2023 5:58:34 GMT

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atlex: Happy New Year queenie! they're the most rewarding. I particularly like the early NB shape. Feb 5, 2024 14:57:10 GMT

freddymx5: Hi from UK. enjoying my second MX5. this time a Z sport!!!! Feb 28, 2024 15:01:47 GMT

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Deleted: Hey guys, I’m 49 & from the UK here! Currently restoring/upgrading a Mazda MX5 Eunos Roadster. Got a lot of work to do 🤯😩🫣🤣 Jun 30, 2024 16:21:03 GMT

Simon: Nice and quiet in here, but I'm back with vengance! Car with a knackered crank is now having a full rust and engine resto at Basset Down! Will be spenny, but excited to have a 'good' car again. Jul 2, 2024 16:29:20 GMT

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