well little up date. Not much time spent on the car since xmas Gutted only a hour or so hear and there as yet again I'm working loads of hour in work on a big project but iv managed to fix down my scuttle iv started to play with the wiring loom and I pick up my now welded together fuel tank so I might give the wiring a miss for a bit and fit the tank and do the fuel system

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well that was a good start to my day lightened my wallet in work just ordered all the parts to build my exhaust, well I hope I have. Something for the weekend if I'm not working

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well guess what I managed to spend a couple of hours in the garage yesterday afternoon. modified my mx5 exhaust header to pick up my bit ( quiet happy with the way that turned out) and started to run the pipe down the side of the car. Tonight I plan on making my tail pipe and then onto grinding my welds down and start to polish it up to a mirror finish. The silencer is just sat there for now to make it easier to polish then when its all polished up ill weld the 3 peace together then ill just have the welds to polish on the silencer

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Tidy job on the exhaust there mate, but I have to ask - did you weld new mild steel onto the old cast iron? If so you may end up with cracking at the joint.
Also your engine looks proper nice all cleaned up, I must confess I looked at the state of mine and just settled for a bit of a scraping!

The manifold is steel and it welded together nice I cleaned up the ends first. The 2-1 is 2 pease of pressed steel to make the side with a seem down the middle to make it complete

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Ah, bang on - should have thought it would have been cast steel instead :) As I said it's a tidy job mate, gonna have to start on mine soon and I aint looking forwards to it!

Well so far thats 1 hour grinding and sanding down the welds and about 2 1/2 hours polishing and that is the front half up to the silencer done next is the tail pipe grind and polish that weld before I weld the two peaces to the silencer

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Well couple more hour in the garage tonight and I'm getting there with my exhaust. I'v ordered a sports cat witch I'm hoping will turn up tomorrow but I'm not sure were to put it. Just after the elbow coming out the body work or closer to the silencer decisions :rolleyes:

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well I must of been a good boy or the missis is in a good mood that is now 3 school nights out in the garage in a row in one week I wonder if I could keep it up :rolleyes:

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Hope my missus is as understanding when I get started. Good work.

Whoops parted with a bit of cash on my lunch brake. I bought my new wheels for the car :D but I haven't told the missus yet:o

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well she knows now when the delivery turned up yesterday so I unwrapped 2 last night a stuck on the back and I'm well happy :D but because my rear end if of the MK3 witch is must be slightly wider I now need to make my rear arches wider by 40mm :(

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That's another night in the play pen and my exhaust is finished and all bolted up now onto the next job

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Who made the pipes and backbox for you? they fit great. Im looking at a new system in 2.5" and want a full stainless one really.

Cheers
Stot

Cheers stot I made it myself I bought all the parts loose from exhaust supply uk the cat from turborev and about 15 hours of hard graft to make it by welding the peaces then grinding down the welds and polishing I'm hoping that after I have thrashed it around a bit that it will blue up a bit I'll have to get a finished photo up

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well iv not updated for a while but I hate electrics :confused: but iv fixed my fuel tank down and last night I was trying to make a banal to fit over my diff but my battery went flat on my drill to find out I had a problem with my charger then I went on to blowing it up. Woop's :eek: any way I'm on stop with that and iv bought a new charger.


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Been a while with no up dates but i'v finished my fuel system and started playing with the wiring loom. Iv mounted my battery with an isolation switch and I'v had trouble trying to get my engine to turn over but with a bit of digging it turns out that I didn't have a starter interlock switch. So I Looped that and see fired up straight away what a result well happy:D my cooling hoses a bits should be arriving tomorrow so that is my next job

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well I must say iv had a good weekend. the engine is starting on the key and running really nice :D The cooling water is all done might change a few things but its ok for now, and iv got to run it hot to see if my fan kicks in. Also as you may know I'm not to keen on electrics but iv got my front indicators working and my head light so not to far away from tidying up the wiring in the engine bay


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hi well done just got mine running this weekend too wiring looks like spaghetti on steroids though , not my fave job but needs must... anyway I know how chuffed I was so well done again

Deffenatly now that feeling smile from ear to ear I just need to get a video up now. I seen your video looking good and I know what you mean about the electrics :confused: but I'm slowly getting there

Well done matt, big milestone getting it running!

cheers Chris my next milestone is to get it on its wheels and out the garage to take some proper photos and congrats on getting your through the IVA cracking story bet you cant wait to get out on the road.

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Thanks, I'M DOING A GOOD JOB OF KEEPING BUSY (oops caps) doing some dash wiring to while away the hours. :rolleyes: A week, maybe two, and I should be on the road.:D

Finally got a Video of my car running hope this works for my firsts attempt of this

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Great to see the video evidence :)
Seems so refined compared to mine:) no seriously its looking and sounding great. Really spurs you on. Congrats again

Well its been a few weeks since iv updated but I have been busy. the wiring is 90% complete all the lights are working just needs a bit more tidying up under the dash and a couple of switches. Iv also got my bonnet scope painted and attached to the bonnet and painted and my job over the last week and weekend has been making my dash, it just needs a few more finishing touches.


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Your build looks very nice! Are you using AGM panels?

Can I ask where you got you scoop from?

David

Cheers David My body work is from Equinox with alloy sides and my bonnet scope is from a cobra but I would of liked a bigger scope but I couldn't find one at the time so I might change it if the future after IVA if I find one

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Well I'm at stoneleigh and Iv got my seat what next to buy could get a bit expensive :D

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Nice seats....:) What are they?

Good fit :D

These are the seats I bought at stoneligh on Sunday. They are oddesy 2 and made by intatrim they were in hall 1 opposite the nice candy red cobra. I sat in them and just had to get them as they were so comfortable . They are also real leather not vinyl.

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Well time for a little up date. Been doing a few little bits and bobs to finish a few little thing but my biggest thing is Iv started to carpet the cockpit and what a difference it makes. It's starting to look like a finished car not a box full a tool and it is coming together well happy just can't wait to get it on the road.

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No expense spared!

I have leather Intatrim seats too. :D

Cheers
Stot

cheers stot

I wish I could say no expense spared I could spend all the time but I have a wife that is trying to stop me from spending its just a good job she doesn't really know how much iv spent so for :D

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Hi everyone. Iv not disappeared I have been busy doing stuff.. iv tidied up under the dash board iv also been prepping my front wishbones and got them painted and fitted the driver side last night hopefully get the passenger side on tonight then iv got to try and resist putting it onto the floor for a little bit longer as I want to do a few more jobs whilst it is at a nice height to work on but we will see :D

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Well Iv finally got all 4 wheel on and it's looking grate well I happy can't wait to get it on the floor now few more jobs first.



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Tidy looking wheels there mate

Arfon

Wow that is the car on the floor one step closer to being on the road but I still have loads to do :D

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