Chris's new build of an MX5 based car

CTWV50 Chris's new build of an MX5... 31st March 2011, 05:59 PM

minicountryman1961 You do realize that Ford owns... 31st March 2011, 06:12 PM

spud69 All the best with the build... 31st March 2011, 06:14 PM

CTWV50 It looks better than it is... 31st March 2011, 06:48 PM

CTWV50 I do, I just refuse to pay... 31st March 2011, 07:07 PM

deezee Your not buying a Sierra....... 31st March 2011, 07:11 PM

mark Thats how i had to look at it... 31st March 2011, 09:19 PM

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ozzy1 I will give him a ring... 22nd June 2012, 04:37 PM

Johno Hi Ozzy1, I guess Toyota's... 22nd June 2012, 09:37 PM

ozzy1 Ok got the info. These are... 25th June 2012, 10:21 AM

CTWV50 Is paypal ok? Let me know how... 25th June 2012, 11:28 AM

CTWV50 So my enormous exhaust... 30th June 2012, 02:55 AM

ozzy1 Just one thing i would check... 30th June 2012, 07:20 AM

skov Fook me, I know you said it... 30th June 2012, 07:26 AM

CTWV50 Yes I have measured it but... 30th June 2012, 10:40 PM

CTWV50 It's a straight through pipe... 30th June 2012, 10:52 PM

CTWV50 I remember reading something... 1st July 2012, 11:37 AM

Johno Hi chris hows things? Going... 10th July 2012, 08:54 PM

CTWV50 Hi John, Not really getting... 10th July 2012, 09:54 PM

CTWV50 Been a while thought I better... 23rd July 2012, 11:18 PM

CTWV50 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/... 23rd July 2012, 11:21 PM

CTWV50 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/... 23rd July 2012, 11:22 PM

skov Nice one Chris. I gave up... 24th July 2012, 09:12 AM

CTWV50 I nearly did as well, a... 24th July 2012, 10:26 AM

Johno A wee bit of a tight fit... 25th July 2012, 08:36 PM

skov I can only imagine it's a bad... 25th July 2012, 09:16 PM

alga Or they might have done that... 25th July 2012, 11:38 PM

CTWV50 Don't really know why it's... 26th July 2012, 12:19 PM

CTWV50 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/... 26th July 2012, 09:27 PM

CTWV50 So came out of hibernation... 20th February 2013, 11:01 AM

CTWV50 http://farm9.staticflickr.com/... 20th February 2013, 11:03 AM

ayjay I am not sure a straight run... 20th February 2013, 02:50 PM

CTWV50 Yes I thought that, but as I... 20th February 2013, 04:30 PM

Dualist I would still put another UJ... 20th February 2013, 08:27 PM

Johno Hi Chris, Good to see you're... 20th February 2013, 08:29 PM

CTWV50 Cheers guys. I'm pretty sure... 20th February 2013, 10:21 PM

CTWV50 I've been quite busy of late.... 8th March 2013, 05:18 PM

Johno Hi Chris looking good. The... 10th March 2013, 04:49 PM

CTWV50 It must do I guess. :) 10th March 2013, 06:19 PM

CTWV50 Bit more done! Made a plug... 16th March 2013, 09:55 AM

CTWV50 Tank is fitted and plumbed in... 16th March 2013, 10:00 AM

alga I just got a Golf rad thermal... 16th March 2013, 12:42 PM

Johno Hi Chris..:) I must say all... 16th March 2013, 07:04 PM

CTWV50 Couldn't find one over here... 18th March 2013, 10:11 AM

skov No worries Chris, I see... 18th March 2013, 11:22 AM

CTWV50 Cheers John.:D 18th March 2013, 11:26 AM

CTWV50 Haha! Been working on the... 28th March 2013, 08:08 PM

thailoz Good job well done That... 28th March 2013, 09:52 PM

skov Nice one Chris :D 28th March 2013, 11:19 PM

twinturbo Seems it's the time of year... 29th March 2013, 07:52 AM

CTWV50 Thanks people. Now I need to... 29th March 2013, 10:13 AM

K4KEV yep ...the sound of that... 29th March 2013, 10:50 AM

CTWV50 It does Kevin! :) Good job on... 31st March 2013, 01:20 AM

CTWV50 Well just come in from the... 3rd April 2013, 11:22 PM

CTWV50 JUST?? PFFFFT!!!!!!!! 3rd April 2013, 11:25 PM

skov Well done Chris! You did... 4th April 2013, 08:49 AM

CTWV50 Cheers John, I couldn't quiet... 4th April 2013, 10:08 AM

Stot Any chance of some photos... 4th April 2013, 12:28 PM

CTWV50 Here you are stot. Wire for... 4th April 2013, 01:19 PM

CTWV50 Keeping all the wires for the... 4th April 2013, 01:28 PM

Stot Great stuff thanks! :cool:... 4th April 2013, 01:41 PM

Johno Well done Chris... It seems... 4th April 2013, 09:43 PM

CTWV50 Cheers Johno, Been very busy... 10th April 2013, 10:51 AM

CTWV50 Got sick of trying to fit the... 10th April 2013, 10:55 AM

CTWV50 OK I bought ford escort track... 10th April 2013, 11:11 AM

CTWV50 After browsing around in... 10th April 2013, 11:20 AM

CTWV50 Actually while I was typing... 10th April 2013, 01:21 PM

mark It's hard to tell by a photo... 10th April 2013, 06:50 PM

Davidbolam Well done. The exhaust looks... 10th April 2013, 08:01 PM

Johno Hi all, I didn't realise some... 10th April 2013, 08:28 PM

PorkChop Nathan used Ford TREs but... 10th April 2013, 09:13 PM

CTWV50 Spud made me the bottom... 10th April 2013, 11:29 PM

PorkChop From what I've seen from the... 11th April 2013, 12:28 AM

CTWV50 Ok thanks for that. I'm sure... 11th April 2013, 12:45 AM

PorkChop It might be worth fitting the... 11th April 2013, 05:38 PM

Johno That's correct Dave,:) At... 11th April 2013, 08:29 PM

CTWV50 So just to update, handbrake... 22nd April 2013, 02:38 PM

CTWV50 Oh gearbox mount finally done... 22nd April 2013, 02:46 PM

skov Someone's been busy :D... 22nd April 2013, 03:15 PM

CTWV50 It is a nice colour but... 22nd April 2013, 03:47 PM

skov Yeah, it might look a bit... 22nd April 2013, 04:11 PM

CTWV50 Hey gerroff!! It's mine!:D 22nd April 2013, 04:43 PM

CTWV50 MX5 rack extensions from Phil... 30th April 2013, 10:07 AM

CTWV50 Wheels Ordered! Phew!:cool: ... 1st May 2013, 11:59 PM

CTWV50 Regarding the wheels I'd did... 5th June 2013, 09:52 PM

Talonmotorsport I don't think wheel and tyre... 6th June 2013, 09:07 AM

CTWV50 MX-5 1.6 brakes and... 6th June 2013, 06:16 PM

robo Its great news that 13`s fit... 6th June 2013, 10:02 PM

Davidbolam I may choose to go down the... 6th June 2013, 10:18 PM

CTWV50 Before the end of June I... 6th June 2013, 10:42 PM

norton Hi, Could I ask please how... 15th July 2015, 01:30 AM

CTWV50 You need to remove the... 15th July 2015, 02:05 AM

norton Ah fantastic, thank you! 15th July 2015, 03:31 AM

CTWV50 Not done much of late, had... 14th August 2015, 10:26 AM

norton I think pictures of engine... 14th August 2015, 07:47 PM

CTWV50 LOL, Voyeur like tendencies... 14th August 2015, 08:07 PM

norton Hi Chris, did you have any... 18th August 2015, 05:41 PM

CTWV50 Mmm no, unless I just didn't... 19th August 2015, 11:50 AM

norton Ah et15! That explains it, I... 19th August 2015, 12:32 PM

voucht Norton, I'm pretty sure you... 19th August 2015, 07:29 PM

norton Hubcentric ones, yes thats my... 19th August 2015, 07:46 PM

Stot Only problem with those is... 19th August 2015, 08:03 PM

voucht "Hubcentric",... 19th August 2015, 08:10 PM

norton Well, these wheel were £190... 19th August 2015, 08:21 PM

CTWV50 I only went with ET15 so the... 20th August 2015, 10:58 AM

Rosco what width "13s are you... 20th August 2015, 11:42 AM

norton I'l sourced some good quality... 20th August 2015, 11:44 AM

CTWV50 7" 185 front 205 rear 20th August 2015, 11:46 AM

CTWV50 OUT https://farm1.staticflick... 12th September 2015, 10:17 PM

norton What are have you done to the... 13th September 2015, 07:41 PM

CTWV50 Lighter flywheel (4.5kg),... 14th September 2015, 09:22 AM

CTWV50 Engine went in and the bonnet... 29th September 2015, 07:33 PM

Ianr That looks good Chris, did... 29th September 2015, 10:47 PM

CTWV50 Bloody Belgians! Coming over... 30th September 2015, 09:11 AM

CTWV50 https://farm1.staticflickr.com... 1st October 2015, 03:18 PM

CTWV50 I've mounted the new BIG rad... 2nd October 2015, 10:34 PM

metal matt Up grade looking good there... 3rd October 2015, 08:02 AM

CTWV50 The last few post have been... 3rd October 2015, 09:45 PM

CTWV50 So I got it all sorted out.... 5th October 2015, 12:38 PM

SteveH1 Nice build. Where did you... 6th October 2015, 07:20 PM

Rosco looks really neat! i love how... 7th October 2015, 08:27 AM

Ianr Its very interesting to see... 7th October 2015, 09:38 AM

CTWV50 From a company called... 7th October 2015, 12:03 PM

norton Has the lighter flywheel made... 7th October 2015, 02:31 PM

CTWV50 It's hard to say as I didn't... 7th October 2015, 03:22 PM

norton A solid result then, well... 7th October 2015, 05:47 PM

CTWV50 Mmmm, I've got that LSD to... 7th October 2015, 08:50 PM

norton If you can afford it the... 8th October 2015, 01:21 AM

CTWV50 Yep, the options are pretty... 8th October 2015, 11:04 AM

norton Well, for the record I've... 8th October 2015, 02:35 PM

CTWV50 Not much to report, other... 18th October 2015, 10:05 PM

CTWV50 So out of curiosity/boredom,... 19th October 2015, 08:40 PM

CTWV50 I'm still alive after the... 11th January 2016, 08:35 PM

skov Ha, nice one Chris :) Good to... 11th January 2016, 08:41 PM

CTWV50 Good, you're not selling... 11th January 2016, 11:00 PM

skov Only because there was no one... 13th January 2016, 09:04 AM

CTWV50 Went out for a blast last... 10th February 2016, 02:08 AM

SeriesLandy Lol. Mines been in bed since... 10th February 2016, 07:51 AM

garyout Not a great lover of red but... 10th February 2016, 11:13 AM

CTWV50 Me neither but with the black... 10th February 2016, 04:23 PM

CTWV50 Oh here we go...... 10th February 2016, 04:25 PM

garyout Yea I agree with the black... 10th February 2016, 06:40 PM

CTWV50 Only issue I've had with both... 10th February 2016, 07:56 PM

CTWV50 OOOPS!!:eek:... 21st March 2016, 09:07 PM

CTWV50 In other news I got this... 22nd March 2016, 08:39 AM

CTWV50 Keep forgetting to post this... 22nd March 2016, 08:41 AM

rpjg1975 That's a bargain!!! They will... 22nd March 2016, 02:01 PM

Ianr Which company are you with... 22nd March 2016, 05:04 PM

CTWV50 Funnily enough, Adrian Flux... 24th March 2016, 09:16 AM

SeriesLandy Lol, sounds like me. They... 24th March 2016, 10:00 AM

Ianr Thanks Chris, I hadn't heard... 26th March 2016, 09:07 AM

CTWV50 Update. Been out in the car... 25th July 2016, 10:11 AM

CTWV50 Finally got a new front... 18th November 2016, 09:24 AM

twinturbo Thats an unusual looking... 18th November 2016, 10:49 PM

CTWV50 Yeah I think it was a rare... 19th November 2016, 10:16 AM

CTWV50 Hmmm, my car wouldn't start... 11th January 2017, 12:22 PM

skov I'm guessing dead battery if... 11th January 2017, 12:46 PM

CTWV50 Better not be! Rudy expensive... 11th January 2017, 12:56 PM

twinturbo was it cranking? TT 11th January 2017, 11:07 PM

norton Here's a good solution to... 11th January 2017, 11:11 PM

CTWV50 Just but I managed to flatten... 15th February 2017, 09:16 AM

CTWV50 Still think nitro is the way... 15th February 2017, 09:18 AM

norton I had nitrous on my v8 capri.... 15th February 2017, 09:48 AM

CTWV50 That's the plan! :D I'll... 15th February 2017, 10:03 AM

norton Does a turbo not sound more... 15th February 2017, 11:34 AM

CTWV50 26 degrees in the shade and... 19th June 2017, 12:34 PM

norton I'm jealous! 19th June 2017, 02:29 PM

garyout Yea rub it in lol Just done... 19th June 2017, 02:41 PM

norton Hi Chris, would you be able... 4th July 2017, 09:26 AM

CTWV50 I'm BACK!!! yeah it defo... 31st May 2021, 08:11 AM

Ianr Good to see you back Chris -... 2nd June 2021, 08:32 AM

CTWV50 I’ve topped up the oil and... 2nd June 2021, 08:18 PM

twinturbo Looking Good. 3rd June 2021, 09:38 PM

CTWV50 Set of R888 in the garage... 6th June 2013, 10:43 PM

CTWV50 Well the wheels arrived today... 13th June 2013, 09:35 PM

skov Nice one Chris, didn't doubt... 13th June 2013, 09:43 PM

CTWV50 Car with new wheels.... 15th June 2013, 08:27 PM

CTWV50 One more....:D... 15th June 2013, 08:49 PM

skov Nice wheels Chris! Those... 15th June 2013, 10:22 PM

ayjay Looks very nice. I found that... 15th June 2013, 10:55 PM

CTWV50 Thanks for that encouragement... 17th June 2013, 12:13 AM

Davidbolam Can you show us a picture of... 17th June 2013, 06:56 AM

CTWV50 Meant to put up image last... 17th June 2013, 10:25 AM

thailoz that looks like a good... 18th June 2013, 12:10 AM

CTWV50 Cheers. How is it going in... 18th June 2013, 09:39 AM

CTWV50 So I've got my pedal... 2nd July 2013, 12:25 AM

thailoz not good at the moment the... 2nd July 2013, 11:40 AM

CTWV50 Sorry to hear that, what... 2nd July 2013, 01:08 PM

Numplumb Pedal box looks good, I'm... 3rd July 2013, 09:48 PM

CTWV50 Nice to see someone else... 3rd July 2013, 10:58 PM

thailoz Unfortunately not any import... 4th July 2013, 12:27 AM

Numplumb Thanks for the reply, I don't... 4th July 2013, 06:39 PM

CTWV50 No pictures but I'm slowing... 9th July 2013, 02:40 PM

CTWV50 Bodywork now for... 11th July 2013, 03:52 PM

vmax1974 Is there any way to smuggle... 11th July 2013, 10:37 PM

thailoz I wish I could smuggle stuff... 12th July 2013, 05:03 AM

CTWV50 Bloody hell when will this... 15th July 2013, 09:54 AM

CTWV50 Car's slowly coming back... 17th September 2013, 05:07 PM

Davidbolam It is more fun doing these... 17th September 2013, 07:52 PM

CTWV50 Same here, took me a week to... 17th September 2013, 10:12 PM

CTWV50 This little bit of warm... 23rd September 2013, 11:01 PM

CTWV50 Haven't really done much this... 30th September 2013, 12:10 AM

jason 82 That chassis looks spot on,... 30th September 2013, 04:51 AM

CTWV50 Thanks Jason, it's a lot of... 30th September 2013, 09:54 AM

CTWV50 Been busy since the day after... 16th February 2014, 11:09 PM

Davidbolam It's good to see you have... 16th February 2014, 11:20 PM

CTWV50 Need to do some more... 16th February 2014, 11:31 PM

TheArf Looking awesome, there was... 17th February 2014, 08:24 AM

skov Nice one Chris :D There was... 17th February 2014, 08:56 AM

CTWV50 I got bored!:) 17th February 2014, 09:22 AM

CTWV50 Took some pictures today as... 18th February 2014, 07:36 PM

CTWV50 Even managed to make a foot... 18th February 2014, 07:42 PM

jason 82 How is the mx5 pedal box... 18th February 2014, 09:03 PM

jason 82 Just noticed the diaganol... 18th February 2014, 09:06 PM

CTWV50 Yeah someone on the forum... 18th February 2014, 09:42 PM

TalonMotorFabrication You might be thinking of... 18th February 2014, 10:33 PM

CTWV50 Oh yes that's the man, good... 18th February 2014, 10:36 PM

CTWV50 Finished my cycle wing... 9th March 2014, 05:45 PM

CTWV50 Got the car up on the ramps... 9th March 2014, 05:47 PM

skov Looking good Chris :cool: If... 10th March 2014, 08:43 AM

CTWV50 😁 your going to need... 10th March 2014, 09:33 AM

CTWV50 I was under the car again... 10th March 2014, 07:28 PM

jason 82 Isn't that the Toyota carolla... 11th March 2014, 07:03 AM

CTWV50 WOW! I forget what I paid for... 11th March 2014, 08:05 PM

Davidbolam Mine was £18 delivered. I... 11th March 2014, 10:03 PM

CTWV50 The other night I made sure... 12th March 2014, 09:10 PM

CTWV50 http://farm8.staticflickr.com/... 12th March 2014, 09:47 PM

CTWV50 Shot of the brake line... 12th March 2014, 09:50 PM

CTWV50 Started work on my roll bar... 15th March 2014, 04:47 PM

CTWV50 Not a particularly productive... 16th March 2014, 04:39 PM

CTWV50 I’ve been asked by a... 18th March 2014, 01:26 PM

CTWV50 How the car sits... 18th March 2014, 01:26 PM

CTWV50 Oh also I forgot to mention I... 19th March 2014, 01:32 PM

skov I've looked at that... 19th March 2014, 03:25 PM

CTWV50 I don't really know enough... 19th March 2014, 03:57 PM

CTWV50 I'm sure your right John, I... 19th March 2014, 04:06 PM

skov I think I've got 325lbs on... 19th March 2014, 04:43 PM

CTWV50 Hmmm, I don't know. It feels... 19th March 2014, 05:06 PM

CTWV50 OK I've had a bit more of a... 19th March 2014, 07:36 PM

CTWV50 OK this is because I told one... 19th March 2014, 08:13 PM

skov Hmmm, you've got me doubting... 19th March 2014, 09:19 PM

CTWV50 Well, I've had a couple of... 19th March 2014, 10:18 PM

CTWV50 Yes they are working wheel... 20th March 2014, 11:51 AM

CTWV50 Found this, It's a discussion... 20th March 2014, 12:15 PM

flyerncle An observation and hope I am... 20th March 2014, 12:45 PM

CTWV50 Yes I have questioned that... 20th March 2014, 12:47 PM

CTWV50 Last night I made some... 21st March 2014, 01:02 PM

CTWV50 I've decided to give making... 25th March 2014, 02:21 PM

CTWV50 https://farm8.staticflickr.com... 25th March 2014, 02:25 PM

CTWV50 I was getting a lot of leaks... 27th March 2014, 02:38 PM

CTWV50 Finished all the brazing... 28th March 2014, 12:14 PM

skov Nice work :cool: 28th March 2014, 12:54 PM

CTWV50 I think I'll name it... 28th March 2014, 02:06 PM

CTWV50 Got my tethered cap mount... 30th March 2014, 08:58 PM

Oscar That's some impressive work,... 31st March 2014, 12:51 PM

CTWV50 Thanks, that will definitely... 31st March 2014, 07:55 PM

CTWV50 Better Image of the roll bar... 31st March 2014, 08:30 PM

CTWV50 Finished the tank. Paint job... 2nd April 2014, 11:56 AM

CTWV50 Just realised it was my build... 2nd April 2014, 01:29 PM

CTWV50 I'll let the pictures speak... 2nd April 2014, 07:27 PM

CTWV50 Finished by roll bar and... 4th April 2014, 10:35 AM

Davidbolam The roll bar is looking very... 4th April 2014, 10:59 PM

CTWV50 Well it was based on that... 5th April 2014, 07:50 PM

CTWV50 As promised, nothing done... 6th April 2014, 11:20 PM

Davidbolam Hi there. What thickness of... 11th April 2014, 12:37 AM

CTWV50 THIS IS THE BAR I USED BUT... 11th April 2014, 02:59 AM

Davidbolam I've mounted my radiator... 11th April 2014, 08:48 AM

CTWV50 You could reroute the hose, I... 11th April 2014, 01:23 PM

CTWV50 Actually I think I have... 11th April 2014, 01:27 PM

Davidbolam The aluminium would be handy.... 11th April 2014, 05:26 PM

CTWV50 Send me your address and I'll... 11th April 2014, 05:45 PM

CTWV50 My face very, very early this... 13th April 2014, 10:02 AM

skov Have you been out doing... 13th April 2014, 03:03 PM

PorkChop That's what I look like when... 13th April 2014, 03:51 PM

CTWV50 Absolutely not, I have no... 13th April 2014, 06:25 PM

CTWV50 Fitted a 3mm steel sump guard... 13th April 2014, 07:28 PM

ayjay TOMMY COOPER:D :D :D 13th April 2014, 07:55 PM

CTWV50 Just like... 13th April 2014, 07:58 PM

flyerncle Tommy's clean shaven.....:p 15th April 2014, 09:23 AM

CTWV50 No progress on the car, but I... 18th April 2014, 06:42 AM

Davidbolam What are you doing in your... 18th April 2014, 10:33 PM

CTWV50 Just business premises,... 19th April 2014, 08:45 PM

CTWV50 Managed to get a few hours... 27th April 2014, 09:09 PM

CTWV50 Got carried away with the... 29th April 2014, 11:41 PM

dubzter Just read this entire thread,... 30th April 2014, 09:18 PM

flyerncle Too many pictures are never... 1st May 2014, 01:01 PM

CTWV50 Glad it's inspired you, we... 1st May 2014, 05:00 PM

CTWV50 EYES? TaDa! https://farm3.st... 4th May 2014, 09:11 PM

CTWV50 I am doing the... 11th May 2014, 11:27 PM

CTWV50 After 25 hours in the garage... 13th May 2014, 11:36 PM

Wgroove Nice work !!! I also bought... 15th May 2014, 12:51 PM

CTWV50 No problem. I used chopped up... 16th May 2014, 12:37 AM

Wgroove I'm a bit confused about the... 19th May 2014, 12:30 PM

CTWV50 Well you have to be able to... 19th May 2014, 10:20 PM

CTWV50 Started tunnelling but first... 26th May 2014, 07:59 PM

Davidbolam Your build is coming along... 27th May 2014, 04:09 PM

CTWV50 Cheers, still got the saturn... 27th May 2014, 05:43 PM

CTWV50 Got the interior tunnel sides... 28th May 2014, 09:23 PM

CTWV50 Tidied up the tank removing... 30th May 2014, 10:25 AM

CTWV50 Tank wiring route... 30th May 2014, 10:26 AM

CTWV50 Oh yes a picture of the... 30th May 2014, 11:20 AM

jason 82 Hi Chris, making really good... 30th May 2014, 01:42 PM

CTWV50 Yeah you need have the prop... 31st May 2014, 01:54 AM

jason 82 Cheers for that. Who do you... 31st May 2014, 05:07 PM

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CTWV50 I actually hadn't put any... 18th February 2014, 09:38 PM

Davidbolam If you look at skov's build... 11th April 2013, 12:40 AM

CTWV50 Yes the exhaust is a quiet... 10th April 2013, 11:34 PM

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