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Old 7th July 2020, 01:11 PM
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they look like polo wheels???
Sounds about right. I had 15" G60 wheels on it originally but wanted 13" for more comfort and also to be able to fit stickier tyres at a lower cost.

They fit over the MX5 running gear fine.

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Old 8th May 2024, 07:58 PM
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10 years on and it still needs tinkering. I did the head gasket, cam seals and water pump this week chasing a couple of leaks.



Also the turbo burnt through my bonnet heat shielding, so a new method was needed short term...



Which actually worked amazingly well! But I have upgraded to a blanket.



Maybe see some of you at Malvern.

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Good to see someone still about. I'm afraid I am in darkest Norfolk so it's a bit far for me, hope you have a good day
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Old 1st June 2024, 04:46 PM
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Well there is always something to do.

For example, I fancied a boost gauge then remembered I don't do anything simple like 'buy' a boost guage, so ended up buying an ESP32 dev board with a round screen and coding myself up this to connect to my Megasquirt.


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Shows boost, vac, Coolant temp, AFR, Advance and has indicators for Warm up enrichment, Afterstart enrichment, Table switch status and Launch control status.

I added a passthrough mode too so I can connect my phone to it via wifi and MSDroid can connect to the Megasquirt wirelessly for tuning on the go.

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Well done - always thought you never did anything simple when complex would do.
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Old 25th June 2024, 10:29 AM
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So in 2015 I purchased a brand new helical ATB LSD diff to fit to this car. 9 years later I decided to finish up and fit it.

Got to say getting an MX5 diff in and out of that cage in a built car was fun....

The 1.8 unit is much bigger than the 1.6. It wouldn't go in through the left or right of the cage at all but I just about managed to get it in through the top if I held it just the right way twisted it 22.3 degrees south and recited just the right four letter filled incantation.

Its in and running though. Feels good so far, I think I notice a little difference in traction and when it lets go it feels like it comes in a bit smoother with more notice.

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Glad to see your still pluggin away.
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Old 26th July 2024, 08:06 AM
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Glad to see your still pluggin away.
For now, but the car is up for sale now. Will be on Ebay soon.

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