Not quite a build thread....

[Johno]

Hmmmmm..
Toblerone what do you mean by that? Are you saying my wishbones should be made out of chocolate...... or triangles?
Will have a look all the same and think how I can improve it..

Johno

[Johno]

Hi Skov,
We put our engines in according to your measurements and Andy from Saturn. Our sumps are 40mm lower than the chassis rail which doesn't seem too bad, so if you want me to measure what we have now just let me know. Luke has placed his engine in today so we can check his as well. We are all using 1.6 litre engines so all should be the same.

Johno

[Johno]

Hi Skov,
Luke put his engine in yesterday and his engine clears as well...
It even clears the throttle bkt on the inlet without having to grind it down.





Johno

[Johno]

Hiya all,
Well progress has been a little bit slow lately due to working on an engine which I have been googling up on to know how to restore it to a degree.
Basically I know nothing about cars and how they work so this has been a big learning curve for me.
Spent time at home working on the wiring loom in the living room trying to figure out which wires to remove (trust me don't do it with a malamute who's blowing their coat or you'll end up with fur lined wiring loom).
Well engine and gearbox was sand blasted and painted with acid etch then given a coat of VHT paint.




New water pump fitted along with cam belt,



Also made ally side panels,



I made the sides out of 2mm Ally hence the reason I had to put a bend in the sheet to get it to go where I wanted it to.

I've got a few other things on the go but gonna post them later this week.
Robo advised me about changing my rear top wishbones setup which I have taken his advice and will post what I have come up with.
Well thats it for now but should have some better piccy's by the end of the week.

http://s1199.photobucket.com/albums/...1/MX5%20Build/

Cheers Johno

[adrianreeve]

Nice progress there Jonho!

Cheers

Adrian

[twinturbo]

Ahhhhh, Space....

Ebgine looks nice

TT

[HandyAndy]

Nice work ,

I like the fold/bend line on the ali side ,

look forward to more build up progress pics .

Its not as if you don,t have the space is it

cheers
andy

[Johno]

Thanks all for your kind comments and input,

Yeah I know I'm fortunate regarding space and facilities but it's a pain getting the car out-putting it away each time. The best time to work on it is at the weekends (when missus lets me)
The photos are a couple of weeks old (except cam belt and water pump) as I'm saving progress photos for this weekend..... Actually got a bit more done than I've posted.
I'm at the point where you just need to keep buying stuff just to keep going if that makes sense (not expensive parts just paint, hoses, gaskets, clips etc.....)
Well hopefully should have some decent photos to show you by the weekend if all goes well...

Bye for now

Johno