What have you done today/recently to your 5?

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:29 am

Time for a quick wash. Just my luck, in the middle of a heatwave, and no rain in the last several weeks, just as i put my yummy speed racer deck lid on for a bit of a scoot... it starts to drizzle!
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby LiteIsRite » Fri Mar 10, 2017 5:52 pm

Soooooo nice, BL. Speechless. :shock:
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:01 pm

^Thanks, LIR, I appreciate the comment.
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:48 pm

BlackLeaf wrote:^Thanks, LIR, I appreciate the comment.

It does look great!
The colour, wheels, ride height and deck lid. The black mirrors work well with it too.
Today is the first non rainy day that we've had in sydney for a week.
I'm so keen to wash mine tomorrow and take her for a spin :)

Nasho run nasho run nasho run :D

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby BlackLeaf » Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:12 pm

And thank you, Speed. :) Where / what is, Nasho?
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:56 pm

BlackLeaf wrote:And thank you, Speed. :) Where / what is, Nasho?

You're welcome Billy.
The nasho is a southern sydney thing. Audley national park. It's a twisty road that runs through a huge national park.
Parts of it are dense forrest and other parts are pure scenic.
It's the most fun you can have at the speed limit :)

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby ManiacLachy » Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:38 pm

I went into see Bruce at Leda Suspension in Brendale for a much over due alignment. Car is feeling nice and planted now. Bruce is the man to see on the North side of Brisbane :mrgreen:

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Red_Bullet » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:32 pm

Broke my gearbox at Lotus Club DTC day. Too many revs off the line :? Gearbox broke during subsequent run. I have learned that broken gearboxes sound terrible. :evil:

Brisbane Urgently wanted Gearbox good condition lowish km 5 or 6 speed

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Tue Mar 14, 2017 9:18 pm

Bought a couple more mx5's for my collection.

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Lokiel » Wed Mar 15, 2017 12:15 am

speed wrote:Bought a couple more mx5's for my collection.
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So what'll be your first modz? (no-one leaves their MX5 stock for long)
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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby ManiacLachy » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:49 am

It's raining in Brisbane, and my driver's side drain was clogged with leaves and grit. By the time I got to work there was a nice pool of water sitting behind me. I grabbed a stick off a near by tree and managed to unclog it for now.

Doing a proper job has moved up my priority list - but for now that stick lives in the boot :mrgreen:

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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Wed Mar 15, 2017 7:56 am

Lokiel wrote:So what'll be your first modz? (no-one leaves their MX5 stock for long)


Haha. Well I removed most of the stickers off one.
Tyres must be old stock as they are hard as. Suspension appears non existent. Also have problems with bonnet, doors and bootlid. They are all jammed shut.
Once i sort out those issues I'll be on the lookout for a suitable turbo kit :)

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby Okibi » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:25 am

Best of luck with the mods, Nitro Dann makes a great inclined surface that should see that beast double its acceleration.
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Re: RE: Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby speed » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:10 am

Okibi wrote:Best of luck with the mods, Nitro Dann makes a great inclined surface that should see that beast double its acceleration.


Haha. I'm thinking an elastic catapult may be more fitting :)

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Re: What have you done today/recently to your 5?

Postby plohl » Fri Mar 17, 2017 4:01 pm

Got new brake pads and a gps for some track mapping/lap times.

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