NTS MX5 Build

[Johno]

Well I guess it's pretty much covered by BV and Jenks.
I guess the difference between the Sierra diff and MX5 is the Sierra doesn't have arms sticking out both sides making any torque movement worse. Sodily mounting the front nose of the diff will only cause metal fatigue and fracture of the chassis sometime in the future. Mazda realised this and fitted a PPF as standard. Triangulation of the chassis will only make things worse resulting in a weld faiure along the HAZ of a weld.
I spoke to Nathan Sunday and the only reason the diff broke was because he forgot to fit the diff washers....LOL..
Ok he agrees the diff mounting below the diff wasn't upto the job but this didn't brake.
Basically if the front nose of the diff was to be solidy mounted as per Westfieid and others who grow onions then Mazda could have saved a lot of RD money.
Well just my thoughts I guess others will disagree........
But I look at it this way, if Mazda fitted it it's good enough for me...

Johno

[MarkB]

You do realise that IVA inspectors monitor forums like this

[CTWV50]

MarkB please get a life!

[MarkB]

Originally Posted by CTWV50

MarkB please get a life!

Ti's true, I'm wasting my time but then I call it irratainment as it makes me chuckle the things people do and how they do them. Sometimes I comment sometimes I just laugh.

[CTWV50]

What you're doing on this forum is nothing new to most people, it's quite clear you enjoy trolling this forum for your own reasons. I guess the best thing people can do is just ignore your posts as they really serve no useful purpose.

You may enjoy this little youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMOcJfsksI

For anyone who doesn't know what Mr. MarkB and his aliases is up to....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

[MarkB]

Originally Posted by CTWV50

What you're doing on this forum is nothing new to most people, it's quite clear you enjoy trolling this forum for your own reasons. I guess the best thing people can do is just ignore your posts as they really serve no useful purpose.

You may enjoy this little youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaMOcJfsksI

For anyone who doesn't know what Mr. MarkB and his aliases is up to....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

Indeed I'm best ignored, I never listen to anything I say as it's 99% tripe

[shh120m]

Originally Posted by MarkB

Ti's true, I'm wasting my time but then I call it irratainment as it makes me chuckle the things people do and how they do them. Sometimes I comment sometimes I just laugh.

The thing is mark, that some find it offensive. I just find it intensively stressing, when all i was trying to do was makesure no one makes the same mistake as me. My heatbeat rises everytime i look on the forum to see what im being flamed for next. I now understand what andy was going through, as i feel pretty sick aswell now with the stress, i think i may be in a pretty dark place at the moment, so for now im going to stay away from the forum as i feel that a small percentage of people have turned it a bit nasty. Everybody i know used top post regular updates on their builds, but now i speak to builders who dont want to incase they get a load of bad critisism. Everyone needs a bit of a boost/ positive encouragement now and again, and sadly i think that has all but dissapeared from the forum. Im a pretty hard f@cker, so its a bad day when a grown up bloke starts welling up sat infront of a computer on an internet forum

Im sorry if im putting more of a downer on things, but i just want to get how i feel out in the open. Ive tried to make an effort with certain people, yourself included. I try and treat people how i would like to be treated, iv never said anything that i wouldnt say in person.

Yes the saturn mx5 isnt perfect, (and neither a voodous for that matter) but then again andrew made the plans as a guide for free download. Its up to individual builders to decide wether they want to follow the guide or modify it to suit their requirements. At the end of the day its just a guide. Ive given my car an extreme thrashing trying to break it and it hasnt broke, I drove it over a curb at forty miles an hour the other day in reverse for gods sake so im confident that the chassis is strong enough.

Anyway, ive said what i had to say.

Well wishes to all, im out of here

Nathan

[CTWV50]

I have to agree I don't post as much on my build thread or on the forum at all for that matter as I don't want to receive overly critical demotivating posts.

[wylliezx9r]

Originally Posted by shh120m

The thing is mark, that some find it offensive. I just find it intensively stressing, when all i was trying to do was makesure no one makes the same mistake as me. My heatbeat rises everytime i look on the forum to see what im being flamed for next. I now understand what andy was going through, as i feel pretty sick aswell now with the stress, i think i may be in a pretty dark place at the moment, so for now im going to stay away from the forum as i feel that a small percentage of people have turned it a bit nasty. Everybody i know used top post regular updates on their builds, but now i speak to builders who dont want to incase they get a load of bad critisism. Everyone needs a bit of a boost/ positive encouragement now and again, and sadly i think that has all but dissapeared from the forum. Im a pretty hard f@cker, so its a bad day when a grown up bloke starts welling up sat infront of a computer on an internet forum

Im sorry if im putting more of a downer on things, but i just want to get how i feel out in the open. Ive tried to make an effort with certain people, yourself included. I try and treat people how i would like to be treated, iv never said anything that i wouldnt say in person.

Yes the saturn mx5 isnt perfect, (and neither a voodous for that matter) but then again andrew made the plans as a guide for free download. Its up to individual builders to decide wether they want to follow the guide or modify it to suit their requirements. At the end of the day its just a guide. Ive given my car an extreme thrashing trying to break it and it hasnt broke, I drove it over a curb at forty miles an hour the other day in reverse for gods sake so im confident that the chassis is strong enough.

Anyway, ive said what i had to say.

Well wishes to all, im out of here

Nathan

From what I can see its always the same person being negative towards the roadster. Just ignore him. I've heard it all from the same person : the roadster understeers, its huge, its heavy now going on about the design of diff carriers, what next ?. If I thought a car was that shit I wouldn't frequent around the forum designed for enthusiasts who are building the car.

[Big Vern]

MarkB only comes on here to stir things up, he's not a builder or a problem solver. he snipes from the sidelines at other peoples builds and in my opinion has nothing useful to contribute.
He seems to have failed to understand the problem Nathan had with the diff failure and has tried to use that as a way to attack the basic chassis design which has already been proven. (Are the Sierra based chassis's failing - NO)
He tried to use an example to highlight his point but the builders of that car are having EXACTLY the same diff problems!
His argument is as flawed as his engineering knowledge. Waster

Sorry AshG - I accept a wrap over the knuckles for such strong statements but we don't need this guy poisoning the forum.

BV