What have you done today/recently to your 5?

rob_hun7 · Postby **rob_hun7** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 4:47 pm

I just finished putting my car back together after painting my valve cover and doing some tidying up. I used Duplicolor Metalcast paint. I think it looks alright. It looks kinda like a blood red :NB8B:

LiteIsRite · Postby **LiteIsRite** » Wed Oct 02, 2019 10:46 pm

^^ I can appreciate that ^^. Well done!

legume · Postby **legume** » Thu Oct 03, 2019 1:59 pm

Chuppa wrote:Adjusted the clutch friction point, de-leafed the fenders, de-oiled the engine bay.

Even though the MX is small, it is suprising that it is not so uncomfortable to be upside down under the dash.
On a recent manual conversion to the family car (Legnum), I spent considerable time upside down under the dash. Now that was uncomfortable. I had also tweaked my back moving the trans. It took me a quite a few minutes and a large amount of swearing to get out from a painful position.

I find it so much easier with the top off.

93_Clubman · Postby **93_Clubman** » Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:23 am

legume wrote:I find it so much easier with the top off.

Removing the seat also makes it much more comfortable.

Gladiator · Postby **Gladiator** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:09 pm

I finally got my bikini top sorted. I bought it off a member interstate a few years ago, & due to a communication error re type of roll bar, it didn’t fit my car, so it went into the too hard basket.
Now that it’s done I’m kicking myself. It only took an afternoons work & $85 at the upholsterer.

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Tue Oct 08, 2019 1:39 pm

That's excellent. A bikini top is on my want list! I'm sure it's on lots of people's want lists :mrgreen:

My zip down window provides the same air flow effect, but doesn't look nearly as cool!

MX5NBpsi · Postby **MX5NBpsi** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 9:43 am

Got my manifold in and moded for the bosch throttle

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bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Oct 09, 2019 3:17 pm

That's one of them new turbo setups where boost gets to the engine via ESP!

Magpie · Postby **Magpie** » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:32 pm

Remove 5kg of QR gravel from the car...

StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:44 pm

I smashed my Cam sprockets

car spat them out. Bitch of a thing. broke the cover & all

Tear down.jpg

Feenix spat the dummy

Camgear is toast.jpg

that's not the only toasty bit

Crak=nk sprocket is also toast.jpg

the bolts dameged the other cam sprocket, crank sprocket & new belt were all toast.

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:14 pm

Jeebus!

ManiacLachy · Postby **ManiacLachy** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 2:36 pm

Oof, that's not what you want to see!

Chuppa · Postby **Chuppa** » Fri Oct 11, 2019 8:56 pm

Wowsers! How do you think happened?

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StanTheMan · Postby **StanTheMan** » Tue Oct 15, 2019 12:16 pm

Chuppa wrote:Wowsers! How do you think happened?

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bolts not tight enough, but instead of bolts flying out, the sprocket should just have gone to max retard.....the bolts should have stayed in no matter what. We fixed it all up. New belt, new crank sprocket filede down sharp edges on the cam sprocket. New bolts. new washers. all nice & tight. the next day on the test drive the other side does the same.

I replaced the intake one totally. With an OEM one. it was beyond repairing. I drove around with a allen key to insure exit Cam sprocket wasn't coming loose again. I also left all the covers off in-case a bolt comes out & flies away rather than flying around inside covers causing damage to the belt & spockets.