Mx5 mk3 build

[metal matt]

Well time for a little up date. Not much happened lately but I have finish modifying my rear arches and they are now fitted back on as a finish item (hope I don't need to take them off again). I'm still not too sure about what I have done so I might change them after my IVA but It might grow on me..so also started to rewire the lights but then my back gave in so ill do the other side tonight.




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[NeilW]

I quite like the rear arches. Looks like you have done a nice tidy job there.

[metal matt]

well time for a little update.
I've finished or started and finished my front wheel arch brackets and mounted my arches. Just got one arch left to put some edging trim on quite a fiddle job to get them looking the same from one side to another. spent a few hours in the garage yesterday and made a cover box and mounted my fuse box and brake reservoir in it looks ok. connected my last brake lines to the peddles just need to get some brake fluid on the way home tonight and I will try to bleed my bakes. one thing I am thinking of doing is to mount my side repeaters on the front arches for the IVA angle thing and also mount my front indictors on the top of the arches but not sure what to do there yet.

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[Ianr]

Originally Posted by metal matt

well time for a little update.
one thing I am thinking of doing is to mount my side repeaters on the front arches for the IVA angle thing and also mount my front indictors on the top of the arches but not sure what to do there yet.

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Thats what I am doing Matt. I have some stick on LED types from CBS for the repeater on the outer edge of the wing and a pair of surface mount ones for the main indicator at the front of the wing. I've tried turning full lock both ways and checking the 80deg 45deg angles for IVA and they work fine

[metal matt]

Well little up date.
Whilst working on my roadster last week bleeding my brakes I kept looking at my dash which I covered in vinyl. The vinyl looks ok but it kept pealing of the bottom radius. One of my After IVA things was going to be to Carbon skin the dash but last week I thought sod it I'm doing it now and bought some materials. So I spent my time in the garage over the weekend skinning my dash and polished it up last night re dressed it and sort of put it back into the car and I must say looks much better and I'm glad I done it now and not after. One thing I did do whilst connecting the hazards up I brushed one of the terminals fiddling around and blow something somewhere but my fuses haven't blown. Random and cant find where so my indicators are not working now and the hazards.

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[metal matt]

Well I must say it has been quiet on my build for the last 2 mouths ( work commitments ). Any way I have spent a few hours in the garage over the Christmas brake not as much a I would like but maybe some more time today hopefully. Any way I'm trying to get it finished by the end of March so I can go for IVA then try and get to stoneliegh with it. That the plan anyway.

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[garyt]

its good to get something done even when it doesn't seem like much I'm secretly hoping to be ready for iva @ march / april time too, I've been lucky in that I've been able to get a fair bit done over the hols.
Did you get your indicators / hazards all working again?
Keep up the good work

[metal matt]

Yep my hazards are all working but I'm still not sure as I need to make some changes for positioning them

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[garyt]

yes in your pictures you have your repeaters on the scuttle, some have failed with them here due to the viewing angle being blocked by the rear arches, I put my repeaters on the outside edge of the front arches.
Are your front ones far enough out ( in from the outside edge) ? I am hoping my front indicators are visible at the required side angle , I've tried to measure the angle and check and " I think they are ok " so we will have to see on that one I mounted mine on the widest part of the nosecone
By the way I like how you did your roll bar,

[metal matt]

I'm thinking of putting a turbo on mine after but I'm not sure to go turbo or supercharge. What is the charger from?

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