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Hi Norton whats your proper name and where you at? great to see a newb since it has been a while since anyone has started a build , look forward to watching your roadster take shape and looking like very good progress so far dont forget there is a plethora of info on here so ask if not sure. gud on yer so far bud.
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Hi Gavin and welcome 1 of your photos shows TR5 which will be in the way of the inlet manifold if your going to use MX5 engine
Regards Mick. |
Hi Mick and thank you, yes I got carried away. It's gone now though.
So, first question, will 13" wheels fit the mx5 running gear? I intend to use the 1.6 brakes but if anything bigger will fit I'm all ears. |
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It depends on the wheels. Mine has 13" steelies on it, 1.6 running gear and brakes. Not sure 13" alloys would fit as they tend to have a thicker rim material. Heres the clearances on my steelies. Cheers Stot |
Thanks Stot,
Hmm that's promising then. I thought the rear lower arm would get in the way so I'm glad to see it might not. |
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Speedy progress, well done!
Have you got a plan for the body work? TT |
Welcome, that's good progress so far like everyone said don't be afraid to ask if you have any questions
Gary |
Looking great so far, you've really cracked on with the build.
Take a look at the faq in my sig, if you haven't already as there are some really useful tips and answered questions in there |
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Thanks for the feedback guys and the links, much appreciated.
I'm pushing to do as much as poss atm as we're due our first in September. I'm sure everything will grind to a halt then. A couple of hours spent today. I found this quite stressful due to wanting to achieve perfect dimensions. As it turned out it was bang on in all but one which was out by a mm. Using enough amps generated a ridiculous amount of heat however it's penetrated well. |
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Coming along nicely
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13" wheels AND 1.8 brakes! That's that sorted then, thank you!
I've got a solid 8 hours in the garage tomorrow so I plan to have all front arms done. The rears will come next weekend then I can hopefully, if my brackets arrive drop it on the floor... |
looking good and impressive build speed so far.
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Another arm done. I've also gone to town tidying the main chassis and welding more plates on.
I'm still waiting for my suspension brackets to arrive, I can't finish the rear end until then. How has everyone gotten welding inside the really tight angles on some of the chassis rails? |
Welcome to the forum and a nice looking build you have started there. If you have any questions re the mx5 build just ask.
Where are you based? |
Nip the shroud of the Mig torch in a vice gently .
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Hi David, I'm in Hampshire.
I'm using a tig welder with a tiny cup however it's not enough. The sides of the tungston arc out to the metal rather than the tip. |
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Cheers Stot |
Yes it does, good idea, I'll give it a go.
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Not far from you. I don't give out my exact location publicly because of my job.
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3 down, too many to go!
I'll have the other front arm built tomorrow along with a jig for either the rear upper or lower arm. My suspension brackets will finally be with me next week meaning I can finish its back end and hopefully have it sat on its wheels. Then it's engine and diff time. That's the milestone I'm aiming for. I'll slow down after that. |
I'm in a conundrum again about the registration path I go down.
I have all mx5 mechanicals inc engine and box but from various sources, not one car. Will I still be able to get an age related plate? If not I might pursue my ultimate intended incarnation and go for a duratec and a Q plate. What to do? Help! |
The way I read it is you need two major components from one car to claim an age related plate. there is a list of the acceptable components which I don't have to hand at the moment, someone else will I am sure. the components are sometimes obvious - engine, gearbox, axles - and sometimes less so - wiring loom - do you have any two components that you can relate to one car?
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Not to one car no. Balls. This means either sourcing an engine and box from one car or accepting a Q plate and going for a duratec I guess.
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At the end of the day, does it really matter to you?
IMO, the car is still going to perform the same regardless of what's written on the number plate and Q plated kits tend to have no stigma attached unlike Q plated production cars... And I think it wouldn't be good enough to have 2 plus major parts from one car, you would need proof of it, e.g. a donor V5. |
This is the debate forming in my mind, so what? It would make life a lot easier to go for the intended end result straight away. I'll give it some more thought. Thank you for the input.
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Nearly all done. Annoyingly the last arm I thought I finished went wonky so I need to correct that. Also still waiting for the suspension brackets which should turn up any day now I hope. I'm off next week which should give me the time to get it on its wheels and the engine, box and diff mounted too. |
i want a set of them please :-)
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Give me five million pounds as that's what it'll take to get me making more. Hated it.
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"Get an age-related registration number You can apply for an age-related number if you can prove you’ve used 2 original major parts along with: *. a new monocoque bodyshell, chassis or frame from a specialist kit manufacturer *. an altered chassis, monocoque bodyshell or frame from the original vehicle The registration number will be based on the age of the original vehicle. Your vehicle must pass the relevant type approval test to get an age-related registration number." |
Also if you have a q plate the mot is slightly different and easier for things like emmisions breaks etc etc
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Saying all of the above I was quite prepared to take a Q as it didn't really bother me but when i found the above info i just thought I'd try an age related application and see what happened and it worked. ;)
https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-registrat...tered-vehicles |
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