GREAT CAR!!!!!

I`M SEARCHING ONE OF THIS HERE IN MY COUNTRY

KEEP THE SKIRTS
BUT GLUE IT WITH FIBER GLASS MAYBE WITH SOMEONE WITH FIBERGLASS SKILLS
SO YOU CAN PREVENT THE RUST. AND YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF TRUBLES WITH RUST

I`M REALLY HAPPY TO SEE THIS CAR, THE PEOPLE CAN LEARN FROM YOU GUYS. SAVE THIS BEAUTIFUL CARS.

CHEERS

Already sold the skirts mate, keeping the car standard as much as possible.


...apart from the engine and exhaust, have already removed the air pump, and fitted a stainless manifold and exhaust system...it's now running 150bhp at the flywheel



You're right, it is a beautiful car

here many friends fix old cars, with fiberglass, cut the rusted parts and repair the parts with fiberglass.
And use it to prevent rust in many parts. Is a good idea maybe can help you.
Other trick is use polyurethane foam like this http://cgi.ebay.com/New-FOMO-P30107-24o ... 3ca39e280a

in many places to seal

I wanna see more update of your car

Cheers

Well, the poor old rex hasn't really moved since the snow, so after a good charge of the battery, I started it for the first time on Friday morning, and took it to work

When I pulled away, there was an odd noise from the back of the car...I stopped, pulled away again, and it was fine...did it a few more times, and no more noise...hmmm, maybe just something a bit stuck, must be freed off now I thought...

So, I get to work, and drive slowly over the small speedbump in the car park...and there was an odd boinging noise from the left rear

Was going to take it over to good old Garath to have a look underneath on Saturday, but as we were leaving Karissa noticed this, lying on the ground a few feet from where the car had been parked previously...




It has sheared completely...although it is the original spring, so has been on the car for 27 years...not too bad




I've ordered a set of Spax 30mm lowering springs...watch this space


Some of you might have seen on my facebook status that both this and the GT were keyed last week so today I have set up step 1 in the action plan...this is my current viewing pleasure

Looking forward to seeing it lowered

Also looking forward to seeing you dealing out some paaaaiiinnnn!!!!

hey marc, so sorry to hear that two of your cars got keyed. Argh!! was there much damage?

i quite liked the skirts, but you need the std bumpstrips to match the top parts

27 years old........ older than me! i thought what the hell am i doing with a 19 year old car was bad

How did that chunk manage to fall off? Does the strut not pass through it?


Mark

No mate, they're separate, you can just see it in this pic

i see garaths welding is holding up!

i swear mazda has used that sound deading forever its the same pish in my mx5! its like crumbly fibres from dried up used toilet roll or something!

I see Marc


Mark

that trolley jack looks older than the car!

Got a parcel today...looks like this lot will be going on at the weekend

Excellent! Looking forward to the results

yay! just wish I could come and help

come on marc, can't wait to see the outcome!

Well..?!?!

Had an absolute nightmare with the springs

Took rex to the MX5 Restorer...or Garath as we know him here

We did the rears in about 20 minutes, seriously, it was really quick and easy. We then got stumped by the fronts...
A bit of research and some help from an MRC member later, we attacked the fronts the following week. Passenger side, a little tricky, but managed it with no problems. The driver's side was a different story, one of the lower bolts was seized solid - even with 2 people on a 4 foot breaker bar couldn't shift it

So, I gave it to my mechanic friend, and he fitted the driver's side spring for me (took him a couple of days!) and then took it for an MOT...

Passed...with a couple of advisories, mainly surface rust...a job to do over the year

I will take some pics once the suspension has settled a bit, although I don't think it will look much different, as the old springs were very worn and saggy

Nice one Marc. I'm hoping to attack mine over the next few weeks ... not looking forward to it

Mark

The rex should get quite a lot of attention over the winter...it has sat for most of the year in the corner of the workshop, and not been used much - I lost a lot of enthusiasm when it got keyed

I have decided to turn it around over the winter, shopping for parts has begun for the bits we need...
first thing was a "moon roof" - a glass panel to replace the steel tilt/remove sunroof. Quite a rare item, and one I've wanted for a long time It is tinted from the outside, and reflective on the inside, and reflects the solar heat, which is good, as it's pretty much the whole roof

before



after



excuse the greasy fingerprints

Nice!

That moonroof looks awesome Marc and K Bob!

cheers guys

I think they are a bit of a marmite thing, some people say they spoil the lines of the car a bit...but I really like it, and it really brightens up the interior of the cabin, which is a good thing, it's pretty small in there. You can see between the first 2 pics the amount of light it lets in, and that's in the workshop!!!

I need to clean up the fixings, and paint them again, and give it a good polish where it's a bit scratched, but otherwise, it's all good. Safely tucked away in it's lined bag at the moment, tied into the boot with the original straps - Mazda thought of everything

Looks awesome mate, you NEED to take me out for a spin in her once she's back on the road!

Fantastic update Marc

Been doing a bit more shopping...

The FB was fitted with mirrors commonly referred to as "cricket bats"...for the obvious reason that they are about the same size and shape

There were some aero mirrors available in Oz, but these come up very rarely indeed, and fetch very good money...so I found a decent budget set of mirrors, and had a quick trial fit today

before...







and after








I think they suit the car a lot better, not too modern looking, I am very keen to maintain the "retro" look



more updates soon...a lot is going to happen to the car over winter

Looking good Marc, like the new moonroof
love the shape of the mirrors, really echo the shape of the car

The new mirrors look much better

got to say those mirrors have a very retro look to them.... Really nice

Me like!