Bluey - My Second MX5
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 8:55 am
My first MX5 was The Old Girl, an '89 NA 1.6 that I had converted to LPG not long after acquiring her. Original thread here: http://mx5cartalk.com/phpBB-3.0.2/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=33973
Unfortunately she succumbed to short-nose crank failure at the end of January, and it was decided that it was just uneconomical to fix her, so the same day I bought Bluey:
Bluey is another late '89 1.6 short-nose crank, except that she had just 69,000 miles on her when I acquired her. She also came complete with a thick file of paperwork documenting every service and MOT she has had. The paperwork even included the original bill of sale from the dealer!
The Mk.II (NB) alloys came with her, as did a K&N filter and noisy dual exhaust. I transferred a number of things from the Old Girl onto Bluey, including:
audio head unit,
Momo steering wheel,
soft top (for the rear glass screen),
Mk.II seats,
'Eunos' door cards,
Racing radiator,
Clear indicators and reflectors,
Powder-coated brake calipers,
and today I installed a boot release mechanism.
Last weekend I had viper stripes added:
I've been stripping the Old Girl of saleable parts and have so far clear approx £1,500!! Much more than she was worth as a whole. I'll be sad to let Bluey go when my visa is approved and leave the UK for better shores.
Unfortunately she succumbed to short-nose crank failure at the end of January, and it was decided that it was just uneconomical to fix her, so the same day I bought Bluey:
Bluey is another late '89 1.6 short-nose crank, except that she had just 69,000 miles on her when I acquired her. She also came complete with a thick file of paperwork documenting every service and MOT she has had. The paperwork even included the original bill of sale from the dealer!
The Mk.II (NB) alloys came with her, as did a K&N filter and noisy dual exhaust. I transferred a number of things from the Old Girl onto Bluey, including:
audio head unit,
Momo steering wheel,
soft top (for the rear glass screen),
Mk.II seats,
'Eunos' door cards,
Racing radiator,
Clear indicators and reflectors,
Powder-coated brake calipers,
and today I installed a boot release mechanism.
Last weekend I had viper stripes added:
I've been stripping the Old Girl of saleable parts and have so far clear approx £1,500!! Much more than she was worth as a whole. I'll be sad to let Bluey go when my visa is approved and leave the UK for better shores.
