Mx5 mk3 build

[Rosco]

Looking real smart now mate, it's a real tidy build! Have you got your IVA booked yet?

[metal matt]

Cheer Rosco.
No I haven't book it yet going to apply for it at the end of February for the test end of March that is what I'm planning and working towards.

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[metal matt]

Well little up date.
Iv managed to spend some time over the week end in the garage and sorted a few things and found a few gremlins. The seats are now bolted in with the harnesses. The drive seat is on sliders and the passenger is just bolted down. Iv also put some hinges on my boot lid and fitted some locks just need to Put something under Neath for them to catch against. The gremlins are from the indicators they were once working and I started to fit the side repeaters onto the front arches went to try them and nothing fuses are ok and iv now narrowed it down to the flasher box. Think I blow it up some how when trying to get my hazards to work. On the plus side my to do list is getting sorter.

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[garyt]

hi glad your getting on are your indicators / repeaters all bulb or led or a mix?
Mine were a mix so I used a flasher unit from cbs that does both or I have some unused ballast resistors here if you want foc
My list is getting shorter too and took the car from house to a big car park on sat morning , it showed up a couple of issues and its going to the local garage in 3 weeks for a shakedown, emmisions, brakes, light aim.
Keep up the good work

[metal matt]

Cheers Gary.
I did see you went out for a spin looking good. My indicators are all bulbs I haven't check them but might be good to check. There is no click from the flasher box so that is why I'm thinking that is the problem.

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[metal matt]

Right iv had a little time in the garage over the weekend sorted a few issues out so I'm glad about that. That means my to do list is getting smaller. Iv also took the car out on the road for the first time even if it was to turn it around into the garage I think it still count. Most of this weeks work will be to make a few supporting brackets for the engine bay and give that a clean up.


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[martin62]

Hi Metal Matt hope to get working on my car after a few years break.Can you give me the name of the place you got the parts for your exhaust box and tail pipe

[metal matt]

Hi Martin
I got my parts from uk exhaust parts http://exhaustpartsuk.com and I got my CAT from eBay

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