Not quite a build thread....

[Davidbolam]

Originally Posted by Johno

Hi David,
Would like to help in the exhaust dept but rear wings not fitted yet...
Do you know which kit you are going for yet?

Most likely the agm one. I am going to try my hand at making a Grp wind deflector similar to the Saturn one. It seemed to be very effective up to about 80mph

Still a bit worried about the bonnet not fitting? May use a scoop to hide and necessary hole!

David

[Johno]

Originally Posted by Davidbolam

Most likely the agm one. I am going to try my hand at making a Grp wind deflector similar to the Saturn one. It seemed to be very effective up to about 80mph

Still a bit worried about the bonnet not fitting? May use a scoop to hide and necessary hole!

David

Hi David,
Have you had a look at Aerodynamix products. http://www.aerodynamix.co.uk/grp-and...roscreens.html

Looks like some good products on there....

On my car the bonnet only just touches the front leading edge of the cam cover. So now I have my scoop will be cutting a hole in the bonnet soon to clear the engine which should be pretty straight forward.... I hope...

[Johno]

I've been thinking about making new rear top wishbones as I'm still not happy with the ones I currently have...

I've came up with two options..

Option 1.

Inboard Rose Joints with the shock mount inline with the upright, which I think would put less load on the Rose joints.




Option 2.

Rose joints outboard mounted directly to the top of the upright with inboard poly bushes. The shock mount will not be inline with the upright as option 1.The Rose joints will be 12mm reduced down to 10mm to suit MX5 upright. I'm guessing this will put a lot more load on the joints but will it be too much or Ok?



I'm using the Ultra strength 12mmx1.25 fine thread joints from McGill Motorsports.

Any input good or bad will be most helpful.

[Johno]

Well I've been researching a bit on the net and think I'll be going with option 1.
This should keep the loading on the Rose joints to a minimum.
I guess only time and miles will tell...

[Davidbolam]

Johno,

when you wired in the hazard switch did you find it only had 2 wires for the switch and 2 for ilumination.

I was planning on using the original mx5 switch and somehow removing the pop up headlight button that is on the same unit. When my mate came around last night he decided to look inside and now i have massive pile of various springs and connectors!!

i am now going to wire in a new switch but all the switches i've seen seem to have about 7 terminals

If you know the colours that would be fantastic (although judging by my loom they could easily be a different colour)

David

[Johno]

Originally Posted by Davidbolam

Johno,

when you wired in the hazard switch did you find it only had 2 wires for the switch and 2 for ilumination.

I was planning on using the original mx5 switch and somehow removing the pop up headlight button that is on the same unit. When my mate came around last night he decided to look inside and now i have massive pile of various springs and connectors!!

i am now going to wire in a new switch but all the switches i've seen seem to have about 7 terminals

If you know the colours that would be fantastic (although judging by my loom they could easily be a different colour)

David

Hi David,
If I remember correctly there should be an orange wire from the relay which is earthed through the switch... Hope that helps.

[Davidbolam]

Yes that makes sense.

Thanks

David

[PorkChop]

Originally Posted by Johno

Well I've been researching a bit on the net and think I'll be going with option 1.
This should keep the loading on the Rose joints to a minimum.
I guess only time and miles will tell...

Option 1 would be more preferable to option 2. The rod ends would have more bending force acting on them (from acceleration/deceleration) if they were outboard.

One of the best ways though, would be to have an alignment bolt system, like Mazda fitted as OE to the MX-5.

[skov]

Originally Posted by PorkChop

One of the best ways though, would be to have an alignment bolt system, like Mazda fitted as OE to the MX-5.

Don't give him any more ideas, he'll never get them finished

[jason 82]

Johno,
Why don't you design an in-board suspension system, where the shockers are hidden away in the bodywork ? I know space is limited, but by Christ, you would have some thing that looks really sweet. The only haynes with in board suspension. I would love to do it, but I have not got the expertise to see the plan through. Another idea I have, is to run the brake lines and wiring inside the wishbones. They are hollow, so why not ? Of course you have to think about strength, but you can't build a kick ass car without taking a few brave decisions. I am doing the wishbone idea myself.