David's Build Thread

[Davidbolam]

Originally Posted by Davidbolam

I ordered a set of carbon fibre stoneguards off ebay (via a large kit car supplier) only to have black grp ones delivered. Obviously a bit of a mix up but the quality of what came through was not very good. They had been chopped from a flat sheet. All around the edge were gel coat cracks and chips.

Now waiting on other stuff to turn up to get on with my build.

The postman seems to have an inability to knock on my front door or try a neighbour before taking the stuff to the local sorting office!

David

Well I got through the correct Carbon fibre guards. I must say im still not impressed with the quality. They have both been cut out with a stanley knife. 1 has square corners and the other rounded. They have also slipped with a knife and damaged part of the area you can see.

I also ordered a map pocket off ebay that turned out to be bent and rubbish.....

aghhhh

David

[voucht]

Originally Posted by Davidbolam

I ordered a set of carbon fibre stoneguards off ebay (via a large kit car supplier)

Hi David,
Perhaps you can tell us who it is, so no one falls in the trap again, as it looks really crappy.

Thanks

[Davidbolam]

Well it seems like ages since I have updated my build thread. I have managed to align all of my body panels and have temporarily riveted them in place. I still need to get my mate to finish off the welding of the exhaust and also weld in the vin plate.

HUGE thanks to kev (k4kev) for helping me to put a radiused edge on the end of my silencer. I got to have a good look at his build so this gave me a bit more motivation to go and do more work on my car! I must admit though I am very jealous of his build facilities. His garage is a bit bigger than mine!

I think once the vin and exhaust are done everything should come together really quickly. I was really daunted by the prospect of looking at the rear electrics but when I actually looked at it and got my multimeter out this was very easy. I've managed to end up with only about 6 wires and had thought there was a bout 20.

I have trimmed the carbon fibre stoneguards that came from kitpartsdirect as they were a bit too large. These now have nice straight and delamination free edges. ( did this with a pair of kitchen scissors)

I have ordered all the materials to build my dash. I'm going to use 2mm aluminium and radius the bottom around a broom handle or something. To start with I am going to use the existing clocks from the mx5 and put it in place book spec. Ie put it behind a sheet of Perspex.

I have also picked up one of these from ebay which I thought looked ok

[Johno]

Hi David...
Nice to hear you are still cracking on with the olde girl...
I ended up running a seven core cable down the tunnel for my rear lights and some single core cables in split conduit for the fuel pump and sender.
So how did the AGM bodykit line up in the end.. I had fun (twisted) trying to align the bonnet/scuttle and nose cone with my ally side panels...LOL
Most importantly though David is WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS...

I must say I do like that key ring buddy....

[Davidbolam]

Originally Posted by Johno

Hi David...
Nice to hear you are still cracking on with the olde girl...
I ended up running a seven core cable down the tunnel for my rear lights and some single core cables in split conduit for the fuel pump and sender.
So how did the AGM bodykit line up in the end.. I had fun (twisted) trying to align the bonnet/scuttle and nose cone with my ally side panels...LOL
Most importantly though David is WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS...

I must say I do like that key ring buddy....

I think the bodywork has all lined up ok. The scuttle to bonnet join was the hardest bit to get right. I won't know for sure until everything is fastened down for the last time.

As for photos everything is too messy at the moment. The garage is full of bubble wrap and orange dust! I will take some ASAP and post them on here.

David

[Davidbolam]

Here is what I've done with 4 of the badges. I have removed the Mazda stickers and replaced them with haynes R ones.



They still need a bit of cleaning but should look ok

David

[rpjg1975]

They look spot on David, should add a little extra something to finish off your build

Russ

[Dualist]

They look sweet

[Davidbolam]

I eventually got my exhaust system finished tonight. I had to take off the side panel which felt like a backwards step but I'm now really pleased with the result. I've just been waiting for my mate to come around And weld it all up with his tig set. 2 inch stainless - now it just needs a good polish.

What I am really pleased with is the noise. It's not too loud but very deep sounding with a nice rasp. Hopefully will not sound like a max power car when it on the road.

Johno I promise I will put some more pictures up soon along with a video link.

David

[Davidbolam]

Here Is a photo of my exhaust system all fitted. Just needs a good polish. I've ordered the stuff off the net and once again my postman hasn't tried very hard to deliver the parcel.. Just one of those cards!





I'm really happy with the hole in the side for the exhaust



Here is the photo of the end kev (k4kev)sorted for me by braising on a radius



I have also fitted my rear lights. Still need to sort out the angles so they are vertical




David