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Post by wannabe on May 16, 2016 23:26:21 GMT
It does at least look shiny from a distance, but it all falls apart when you get up close  lol Great thing about my yellow one, it always looks shiny! Even when I haven't cleaned it in months! In fact even today, the sun shining off it reflecting on road signs! I hate you  lol Mine needs a complete respray, I have decided - it's already a couple of different shades of red, and the paint coming off is not a good sign! |
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Post by pewe on May 17, 2016 16:40:55 GMT
just ordered a slave cylinder for Bambi...by the end of the week i shall have learned how to do a clutch slave cylinder change and clutch and brake fluid swap Clutch slave is easy, just make sure you have the right sized brake fitting spanner (10mm iirc). Otherwise you'll probably just round the nuts, and no one likes round nuts. Halfrauds do proper ones - basically jaws about 8mm thick and open only sufficient to allow it to slide onto the union over the brake pipe. Try spraying pipe and union with penetrating oil some hours before, then a quick tighten if it'll allow it then undo. HTH. Cheers, Pewe. |
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Post by FFS Corders on May 17, 2016 16:45:18 GMT
Thanks for the advice...will hopefully get it done without too much pain. Waiting for the cylinder to turn up now
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Post by Tom on May 17, 2016 19:41:11 GMT
Made PPF adjustments and got annoyed at it.
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Post by wannabe on May 17, 2016 21:58:55 GMT
Today I made a decision on which exhaust to get, woo! Only been about 3 months and a few hundred Hz of hearing loss... lol And I think I've decided to get some Roddisons pads to replace the current ones, which are useless when cold (but at least consistent when warm), in the hope that I might be able to stop if a kid runs out in front of me. If I'm doing pads, I might as well just do disks as well - do I recall correctly that just cheap and cheerful pattern parts are fine? Any recommendations for sources?  |
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Post by atlex on May 17, 2016 22:00:27 GMT
no shame in having a set of earplugs in your car. ^^
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Post by FFS Corders on May 17, 2016 22:49:26 GMT
started to remove the top bolts on my dead shocks to take off the springs
remembered i don't have spring clamps and don't want a shock turining into a missile...
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Post by rich5660 on May 17, 2016 23:17:49 GMT
started to remove the top bolts on my dead shocks to take off the springs remembered i don't have spring clamps and don't want a shock turining into a missile... Where are you based? I have a set on the shelf if you need them? |
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Post by wannabe on May 17, 2016 23:33:00 GMT
no shame in having a set of earplugs in your car. ^^ Fear not, they are most definitely in the car! Got a foam set which are pretty good as they still let some through, so good for traffic with filtering motorbikes and annoying cyclists lol, and also have a set of Mack's that are 32dB reduction - they are almost too good, I can't hear prarrie canoe when they are in and fully sealed lol Take them out when you are on your road and almost home and the amount of extra noise from even just birds singing is almost overwhelming! |
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Post by FFS Corders on May 17, 2016 23:51:42 GMT
started to remove the top bolts on my dead shocks to take off the springs remembered i don't have spring clamps and don't want a shock turining into a missile... Where are you based? I have a set on the shelf if you need them? i'm in Guildford, but not in a rush to get it done if you're coming to the dyno day, could you bring the clamps and i'll probably do them there...will waste a few minutes of the day and possibly amuse people seeing me faff about. sweepstakes for how long it takes or something... |
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Post by rich5660 on May 18, 2016 5:41:25 GMT
Where are you based? I have a set on the shelf if you need them? i'm in Guildford, but not in a rush to get it done if you're coming to the dyno day, could you bring the clamps and i'll probably do them there...will waste a few minutes of the day and possibly amuse people seeing me faff about. sweepstakes for how long it takes or something... No problem at all. See you there |
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Post by wigwambam on May 18, 2016 10:47:38 GMT
Yearly MOT fail on emissions complete! To celebrate I shall be spending the rest of my day off rolling around on the wet floor and cursing a lot. After I have finished doing that I should probably order ANOTHER substandard aftermarket cat to fit...I have a pile of old ones now if anyone wants to weld them into some sort of climate change statement sculpture piece.
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Post by wigwambam on May 18, 2016 12:07:11 GMT
...aaand I need a new exhaust. Just started taking the cat off and realised the source of the weird rattling sound and also generally fumey, uncouth disposition of the beast earlier today was in fact the back part of the catback bashing against the front silencer as it reinserts itself endlessly due to the weld having rusted through cleanly all the way round.
GOOD EXHAUST RECOMMENDATIONS PLEASE? RIGHT NOW! ANYBODY? Klarius OK but something shiny might be better...Next day delivery EVEN BETTER.
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Post by wannabe on May 18, 2016 12:33:27 GMT
Cobalt from Moss Europe? MX5Parts exhaust? ILMotorsports exhaust from MX5Parts? Or something secondhand from someone like Autocheck or JunkYardDog on the other forum? Alternatively, GoPerform have just completed their prototype for the NA and it should be available now: www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=296577#entry3588425Or if you can wait 10 days or so, AK Automotive can ship you their Road (cat-back) or Race (downpipe back) system. |
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Post by wigwambam on May 18, 2016 12:58:17 GMT
Hay problema. Turns out there are numerous Canoeing cat and exhaust sizes which ought to be simple enough to work out from VIN if if it weren't for the fact that my car is a frankenstein's monster of different generation bits and bobs all bonded together with silicon sealant and heartfelt love.
Somebody please tell me that all downpipe to cat lengths were the same on every model?
I thiiiink what has happened is that my car ought to have a long cat in order to replace what is currently there (short cat + some sort of shonkey scaff pole adaptor the last owner 'fabricated') which is a second hand exhaust of unknown age from mx5heaven or something which is probably one of whichever was most numerous for 1.8.
According to mx5parts however my car being pre 3082 VIN 96 means that it should have had a short cat at some point. Either way I have gone and ordered a long cat to hopefully replace the old cat + scaff pole so I suppose now I need the later, more expensive exhaust. Oh FFS. MUCH CONFUSING
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