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Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 6:31 am
by tony g
Great stuff well done ! How long before you try and squeeze a Jackson supercharger kit in there ?
Tony
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 9:07 am
by philgroom
tony g wrote:Great stuff well done ! How long before you try and squeeze a Jackson supercharger kit in there ?
Tony
It will probably stay turbo free as its my daily driver and has more than enough power now.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Nov 21, 2015 10:04 pm
by Carledo
philgroom wrote:tony g wrote:Great stuff well done ! How long before you try and squeeze a Jackson supercharger kit in there ?
Tony
It will probably stay turbo free as its my daily driver and has more than enough power now.
I said that about the Carledo, which currently has about 135bhp. Now the chassis and brakes are sorted, Gaz ASPs, poly bushes, Trackerjack conversion, Toyos, etc, I am thinking that a few more horses would not go amiss! I'm currently looking at the 220bhp Astra Turbo unit which will bolt up to my gearbox and mounts, that should stave off the power cravings for a bit! Just got to find one for the right money!
Steve
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2015 4:16 pm
by philgroom
After a couple of very chilly icy mornings I decided to get the heater connected up. Had to order some 13mm heater hose and some inline adapters to take it up to 16mm pipe to fit the Mazda pipes. Connected it the heater up to the coolant system and now I'm toasty and warm.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:02 am
by lazeruspete
is there any way you can get a dashcam video of it?
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:27 pm
by philgroom
After my headlights stopped working going down a country lane and having to stop rapidly and hope I'm not heading for the ditch due to bad connection in the fuse box I ordered a new one that uses blade fuses. So at lunch time tomorrow I will fit it to the car.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Fri Dec 04, 2015 6:33 pm
by Jon Tilson
Odd that. The headlights - and the side lights are NOT wired via the fuse box.
Have a look at the wring diagram...
Jonners
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 4:24 pm
by philgroom
Jon Tilson wrote:Odd that. The headlights - and the side lights are NOT wired via the fuse box.
Have a look at the wring diagram...
Jonners
When I first got the car it had a few wiring problems so I separated some of the circuits into a second fuse box. Got a new fuse box for blade fuses so hopefully it will be more reliable than the glass fuses.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:13 pm
by philgroom
For the past couple of day my engine has nearly overheated and I've had to use the cabin heater as the cooling radiator. When I've run the car for a bit I'm still able to grab the top rad hose and not get burnt so today I ordered a new thermostat, which never turned up as well as parts for a customers car! On the way home the stat was behaving a little more but its still going in the bin when the new one arrives. Going to get on to parts suppliers in the morning as all the parts were supposed to be at the workshop by 1.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Mon Dec 07, 2015 6:31 pm
by Mahesh
Better to remove the thermostat until the new one arrives.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:04 pm
by philgroom
Havnt been on here for a while so thought I would put an update on here. Over Christmas and new year year car has been running well. In all the rain we've had here in the south east my front footwells are wet so I need to investigate that. Also my tyres are cracking due to there age so what size would people suggest are the best to fit. It's got 175. 60r13 fitted at the moment.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2016 9:21 pm
by Carledo
175/70 is the standard Sprint size with 185/60 as a useable alternative - though it does make the wheels look small in the arches!
Are you still running the stock Dolly steelies?
I have a set of MGF Minilite pattern 15s for £100 if you're interested.
Steve
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2016 9:46 am
by philgroom
Carledo wrote:175/70 is the standard Sprint size with 185/60 as a useable alternative - though it does make the wheels look small in the arches!
Are you still running the stock Dolly steelies?
I have a set of MGF Minilite pattern 15s for £100 if you're interested.
Steve
I've got sprint alloys on it and a set of steel wheels that came with the car as a spare set.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 9:15 am
by philgroom
Fitted my new tyres last week. It's made such an improvement to the handling and ride comfort. The old tyres had gone so hard they didn't even change shape when off the rims.
Re: new member mx5 1.6 conversion.
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 8:13 pm
by philgroom
Due to my sciatica playing up I havnt been able to do any work on the dolly for a while but I'm planning on getting it in the workshop this weekend to start sorting out all the little bits that can wait till another day. List is getting longer so need to start doing it. These things include. Sorting the blowing exhaust. Wiring in the 12v socket. Finding put why the speedo stopped working. Sorting squeaky steering column. Checking c02 sensor to if it's coked up as drinking more petrol. Fitting rear seat belts.
That's all I can remember off the top of my head but I'm sure there will be more once I start checking her over.