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[Ratspeed]

Ratspeed-Hadnt really thought of that. I have no idea on what imports are tested on, on the MOT. They all seem to have a third brake light, if its not required for the MOT then the foglight has found its new home

I'm a MOT man buddy, its completely legal

[hb69]

Ratspeed-Hadnt really thought of that. I have no idea on what imports are tested on, on the MOT. They all seem to have a third brake light, if its not required for the MOT then the foglight has found its new home

I'm a MOT man buddy, its completely legal

Nice one mate Foglight relocation time

[hb69]

Done a few little bits on the mazda over the last couple of weeks

Started off with these

New gaiters from Mazda



Old one



With the gearlever off i found no oil in the turret



Filled up



Plastic thing that goes on the bottom of the gearlever, old one on the right



New gaiters on



Now the gearchange is smooth, and the transmission tunnel doesnt get rediculously hot inside the cabin

Next i decided to do a bit of tidying up of the engine bay, this is what it looked like before i started



Found this before id even done anything, great start Need to get a new hose then



Removed the charocal cannister to save a few precious kg's



Random stickered charocoal cannister gone



Engine bay afterwards, fitted a new induction hose while i was there



Few more random interior bits removed



Things to do at the moment are just relatively boring jobs really,

-Change engine oil and filter
-Change diff oil (would have done that today, but couldnt find my 23mm socket )
-Change cambelt
-Change spark plugs and HT leads
-Buy and fit rollcage
-Replace rear window for one that isnt taped together

[Ratspeed]

She will be a beastie before long!

[Dave G fsi]

Getting there mate

[Sphinx]

Strange thing to pick up one but isn't it odd to have oil in that 'turret'? I would have assumed grease.
I've got no idea about MX's but have never seen that before.

[Ruishy1]

i was thinking that, i filled the gearbox from a skyline using that, but it doesnt fill it all the way to the brim

might just be a mx5 thing

looks good mate, do they really handle as wel as everyone says ?

[hb69]

Yeah, guess the oil in the turret is an mx5 thing. Its seperate to the gearbox oil.

And yes, they do handle as good as everyone says. Well mine does now anyway, didnt when i first got it Its basically a big go kart

[hb69]

So the new year is here and the snow is gone, i can start to get a few bits done on the mazda before the track days and shows start.

Heres the list of things needing doing, copied from last year

-Change engine oil and filter
-Change diff oil (would have done that today, but couldnt find my 23mm socket )
-Change cambelt
-Change spark plugs and HT leads
-Buy and fit rollcage
-Replace rear window for one that isnt taped together

So with that list in mind i started getting bits together for a major service, heres what i got



-Cambelt, tensioner and idlers
-Camshaft oil seals (no idea why they came in a Honda bag )
-Radiator cap
-Fuel filter
-Oil filter and sump plug
-The hose that split in november and the hose that split at combe in september
-Rocker cover gasket
-Water pump

I got all those bits fitted, sooner the better really as i had no service history with the car It runs sooo smoothly now, also got rid of all the play in the throttle pedal, so its ultra responsive.Something it was lacking last trackday

This weekend i had more time to spend doing bits and bobs

I finally got round to removing the annoying foglight perched on the bottom of the rear bumper. Ive relocated it to where one of the reversing lights was. Shows the 3 degrees of camber on the rear wheels in this picture too



Looks a bit better and saves precious weight I also removed some various bits of trim from the inside, all thats left now is the dash, which is as far as ill go with the interior weight removal. Will remove the dash to get rid of the uneeded wiring at some point though. I also found a switch for the front fogs, which is strange as it doesnt have front fogs, so i traced the wiring back, and it went nowhere. So out all that came,relays and all.

Bits removed today



Another few precious kg's. While i was there i removed the speed limiter too. It wasnt an issue at combe, where i was reaching about 105mph on the straight, but on a track like silverstone, it would have slowed me down.

So the list of bits to do before the trackdays etc

-Change engine oil and filter. DONE
-Change diff oil (would have done that today, but couldnt find my 23mm socket )
-Change cambelt DONE
-Change spark plugs and HT leads
-Buy and fit rollcage
-Replace rear window for one that isnt taped together

Also, i managed to get a non a/c fanbelt off ebay for 99p,so the a/c will be coming out soon.Ive been told it weighs up to 17kg pipework and everything

Will sort the spark plugs and HT leads next, then get a rollcage sorted.

Comments welcome as ever

[Smo]

Excellent

I'll come over sometime soon and you can let me have a drive

Do you have any long term plans for the car? More power, etc?

[Minstral]

looking good if you need any help as pur usual give us a shout.

[bakewell001]

I better lose some weight if im coming with you then!

By the way, a mate of mine has a hard top in silver for this car if you're interested.

[hb69]

Smo- come over whenever you like. Long term plans, not as such, id like a turbo on it though. It does suffer against the more powerful cars on the straights, just have to rely on the fact it can carry the speed through the corners to keep up

Toby-Always, will prob get a 4 branch soon, so if your up for helping...

Stevie B- Make it happen

[dontpannic]

Coming on well H! Turbo sounds like an awesome idea. Looks a lot better without that fog light What speed are you reckoning on with the limiter removed?

Oh, and on a slightly unrelated note, can I book a passenger lap round combe in advance Henry? Just want to get in quick before Toby "Ride Whore" Andrews gets his oar in

[hb69]

Not sure what kind of speed it will reach now, the limiter was at 112mph/180 kph. Thats on all eunos's, might reach 115mph now

Well, Stevie B has already arranged with me to passenger on a few sessions, and the ride whore has asked for one too. So not sure where it leaves me, or even how many i can even afford to buy lol. Will have to see nearer to time

[fiend]

Just needs a dumpvalve now.

[Minstral]

Toby-Always, will prob get a 4 branch soon, so if your up for helping...

for sure

[Ruishy1]

its apity the mazda 323 turbo engines were not as readily availablt, they are BP based so would slot stright into one of these, and have been proven up to 400 bhp with stock internals

[hb69]

Toby-Always, will prob get a 4 branch soon, so if your up for helping...

for sure

If the weathers any good this weekend ill be removing the dash, and lightening the wiring loom,dash etc and refitting it if your up for it?

[knuckles]

nice little car henry
liking the progress

are they the same as the MX5? or was the eunos the european version of the mk5 ?

[hb69]

nice little car henry
liking the progress

are they the same as the MX5? or was the eunos the european version of the mk5 ?

Thanks Clark

Eunos is the Japanese version Same in most ways to the mx5, except most eunos's came with lsd, and little bits here and there different. Basically the same though

[Ben_frst]

im gonna be breaking our turbo mx5 in november this year (mot time lol) it has a bbr turbo kit but with a flying miata manifold modified to keep the turbo in the bbr position full set of red silicone hoses oz super ts with p6000 on low profile twin headlights from mx5parts.co.uk uprated brakes full set of koni adjustables and a one off exhaust so plenty of goodies

my mums gone off the idea of a s2000 and is going for a porsche 911 instead which she says is the only car she'd leave her mx5 for lol

[hb69]

im gonna be breaking our turbo mx5 in november this year (mot time lol) it has a bbr turbo kit but with a flying miata manifold modified to keep the turbo in the bbr position full set of red silicone hoses oz super ts with p6000 on low profile twin headlights from mx5parts.co.uk uprated brakes full set of koni adjustables and a one off exhaust so plenty of goodies

my mums gone off the idea of a s2000 and is going for a porsche 911 instead which she says is the only car she'd leave her mx5 for lol

Cool, let me know when, ill be after all the turbo bits Good move on the s2000, there a bit overrated i think

[hb69]

Managed to spend the whole weekend working on the mazda, which made a welcome change. Started off with Toby coming over, then going to McDonalds for breakfast. After that got some cable ties, electrical connectors and heatshrink ready to sort the interior loom out and make it as lightweight as possible.

First things first, dash had to come out, which was really quite easy.



So many things were attached to it behind. Took about an hour just cutting them free

Toby, not sure what to do with the dash now its out



Start taking apart, of course





Everything, and i mean everything being removed thats not needed



Bits from behind off, dash gone for surgery. Will be retaining the metal bar. It serves as the dash mount and also as a chassis brace



Toby putting the dashboard on a diet



What was left with the dash removed



Wiring loom split open, wires everywhere



Wires and plugs etc removed for things i dont need/have



Loom starting to go back together



Heater blower motor removed. Never used it, extra weight.



Dash going back in



Dashboard refitted in its new lightweight form



We secured the much smaller and tidier wiring loom to the metal brace bar. Doesnt hang down at all now, which used to annoy me. Need some gauges to fill those vent holes though

All the removed items, 1 bag of wires, 2 bags of soundproofing



Weigh in:

Sound proofing - 1kg
Dash trim - 1.5kg
Heater blower motor - 2kg
Wires, plugs etc - 250 grams

So nearly 5kg removed this weekend. Not bad really. Im pretty sure that there isnt much more i can remove, aside from the a/c, which will be going soon. Then ill start adding weight again with the rollcage and hard top, and more bracing Managed to take it out for a short run too, which i havent done really for about 4 months Forgot how good it sounds above 5k, all the way up to 7.5k. Certainly feels more responsive compared to the last time i went for a run in it

Big thanks to Toby as usual, owe you a passenger session or two for sure

[Minstral]

Everything, and i mean everything being removed thats not needed



Big thanks to Toby as usual, owe you a passenger session or two for sure

'Every Little helps'
quite proud of the dash came out really good, cant wait to be out on track with all the work ive helped do on it, see if it payed off

[hb69]

Haha, having that hinge removed should improve my lap times for sure

Rollcage now ordered. Single diagonal and harness bar, all for £185, not bad really

[fiend]

Looking good, I really need to go to a track day and have a passenger ride!

Any idea of the cars weight now?

[Ruishy1]

these are really coming down in price, even if you smash it mate there are plenty of cheap replacements out there.
i would like to drive a good one of these, see what they are like !

[Smo]

Excellent

Makes me want one to abuse now

[jonyb4]

ha awsome read mate

[dontpannic]

Looking good Henry! Every little helps!

Oh, and by the way...



Why have you cemented a 6x9 into a paving slab?

[Chris 2i]

Why have you cemented a 6x9 into a paving slab?

come on Nick, it's so he can listen to tunes whilst outside! why else?

good work Henry, it'll be nice to see this out at Combe in a couple of months

[:: blade ::]

looking good mate im still guna whoop ya

[bakewell001]

Lol check out Toby the catalogue pose guy!

Looking forward to seeing what difference the changes have made

[hb69]

Cheers guys Few people that want passenger rides then No idea what it weighs now, id be interested to find out actually. Ive managed to remove quite a few kg's so far, not much left to take out