NA6 - Project : Rebuild and Restore (aka A Love Story)

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:29 pm

Pity about that toyota logo, im sure a Mazda badge/sticker will make it look 100000 times better.

ASE05 · Postby **ASE05** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:39 pm

Okibi wrote:Pity about that toyota logo, im sure a Mazda badge/sticker will make it look 100000 times better.

Already in the works

Just trying to find someone that does laser cutting and will do it for cheap! That or spend several hours with the dremel and file

Postby **Okibi** » Sun Aug 17, 2008 4:41 pm

How about the Mazda logo and something like "lovingly restored by ..." :mrgreen:

Postby **Okibi** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 8:13 pm

How about one of these Mazdaspeed badges

Tezzax5 · Postby **Tezzax5** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:24 pm

TheMissus wrote:ASE05 is the Hello Kitty fan ... maybe I'll get one for him.

I think you need to tell Derek about the new personal plates available soon in QLD

Postby **orx626** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 6:28 pm

Yep, that's Derek for sure!!! :lol:

Amanda · Postby **Amanda** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 7:15 pm

Hello themissus! You are a legend.. I've just read this entire thread and I'm most impressed by your determination to restore this little 5 on your own!

You are inspiring me to pick up another NA myself! I used to have a white '90 NA and in 2006 sold a NB8B, went to a GTI Golf and ended up with a mortgage, sooo we decided to try living with 1 car so the Golf got sold in June this year.

I hate it :roll:

not having a car that is and am really trying to convince my other half that a white NA would be a great idea for me to run around in. We've talked about a scooter but ick ick I'd rather have more metal around me I think!

Wish me luck, I'm gonna need it

I look forward to seeing more updates on Monkey :mrgreen:

Cheers
Amanda

Postby **Okibi** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:20 pm

Amanda DOOO ITTT !

You have a whole family of enthusiasts here to help you pick the right one and plenty of dodgy days to improve on it.

Scooter in Melb with the rain and the tram tracks sounds like a death wish.

Amanda · Postby **Amanda** » Thu Nov 27, 2008 8:28 pm

Okibi wrote:Amanda DOOO ITTT !

You have a whole family of enthusiasts here to help you pick the right one and plenty of dodgy days to improve on it.

Scooter in Melb with the rain and the tram tracks sounds like a death wish.

oooh such a bad influence Okibi! :lol:

I know from a mechanical point of view I've got more support than ever before. My brother runs a tyre services centre in Romsey (an hour out of Melbourne) so reading this thread from themissus made me think how I could even get him to teach me the basics ie oil changes etc and i could do them myself! He's got a hoist the works, so be easy for me to learn... no lying on the ground!

Anyhoo... i'll keep saving up some more cash on the side and see how I go with the convincing!

edit: scooter - no way on earth am i bothering with one of those when a NA can be bought for 6-8k. MUCH more practical is the MX

timk · Postby **timk** » Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:51 pm

Good stuff!

I would have given you a hand but I was pretty crook over the weekend. Glad the engine swap went OK. I had no doubts the spare engine I gave you would be anything less than great after removing the valve cover and everything appearing like brand new!

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:03 pm

Its looking good. You've got great taste in colour. :mrgreen:

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Tue Jan 13, 2009 4:35 pm

TheMissus wrote: We do have one tiny problem and that's the passenger door fould a little in the top rear corner and you have to close the door with the window a little down and then put the window up.

if you take the door trim off you will see 2 L shaped tabs that are fastenned on with screws, near the rails for the window glass. these tabs set the maximum height of the glass when the window is up. loosen the screws, move the tabs down slightly. don't move them down too much tho, coz then your window won't seal against the roof properly and it will leak in the rain. just fiddle with it until you get a good compromise of water tightness, and door closing properly. tighten screws, refit trim, and you're done.

NMX516 · Postby **NMX516** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:23 pm

Lookin good M! I'll have to come and visit and check this thing out in the flesh.

Now you too will have the joys of explaining to people "what does the N mean?" :roll:

Hammer · Postby **Hammer** » Wed Jan 14, 2009 10:41 pm

Where did you get your soft top from? I agree with you on the soft top zippers and vinyl window. Glass is soooo much better. Does yours come with the demister?