jim87
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| posted on 17/9/15 at 03:19 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by l5tuy
What a nightmare that must be, having it but not getting the chance to use it  Be an early xmas present when you get through the IVA, a chance to
use and report on it
Stu
Not 'arf !
It's gonna be worse when I get it back and have to wait for the DVLA to give me a number plate
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l5tuy
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| posted on 18/10/15 at 09:08 PM |
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Help!
Mechanical bits ready
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maccmike
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| posted on 19/10/15 at 06:48 AM |
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The divetrains come up well, what have you painted it in?
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ReMan
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| posted on 19/10/15 at 07:29 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by maccmike
The divetrains come up well, what have you painted it in?
I thought that too considering the back end looked particularly grotty on the donor
www.plusnine.co.uk
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jim87
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| posted on 19/10/15 at 10:23 AM |
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Yeah, engine, box, and diff do look great. Wish I'd put as much effort into mine now !
The wiring ain't so bad once you get started - the first snip was the hardest for me.
Have you found all the online wiring diagrams ? Very useful
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l5tuy
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| posted on 21/10/15 at 09:02 PM |
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Thanks guys. I spent a lot of time cleaning the aluminium up as I wasn't planning on painting it then after seeing a fellow members painted
engine decided I preferred the painted look. Used Hycote Aluminium Coat, lot of work but worth it.
Regarding the loom, I've decided not to try dissecting the loom until I've plugged everything back in and confirmed it all works, should
make fault finding easier if required.
Thanks again
Stu
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l5tuy
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| posted on 2/12/15 at 10:44 AM |
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Been a while, small delay in recieving the kit. However, picking it up this week
Been twiddling my thumbs for the last few weeks so had a read of the IVA guidlines, WOW that's some dry read. Hopefully retained some data
though that will help during my build.
Anyway, the build officially starts next week. Will take some pics and post up.
P.S. entered my forst hillclimb with it so got a fixed deadline to meet
Cheers
Stu
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Digimon
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| posted on 2/12/15 at 01:41 PM |
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Hi Stu,
Knobby's blog is a good read, it may help you with the IVA side of things
http://knobbymnrvortx.blogspot.co.uk/
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l5tuy
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| posted on 5/12/15 at 09:33 PM |
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Well, couldn't have picked a worse day for it but got my kit today. Pics to follow
750 miles, 7hours each way, floods, wind overturned lorries but I'm still smiling tomorrow will be the official start, although Dec is a busy
month and prob won't get much done.
Be back on tomorrow after a bit of sleep.
Stu
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sdh2903
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 08:39 AM |
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Good effort! I didn't even venture outside yesterday in that weather
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l5tuy
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 06:06 PM |
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It was torrential, ended up sleeping in the van at the factory during the night (to much driving in one day under that conditions). However we had 2
double mattresses so wasn't the uncomfortable.
Spent the day going through everything (got a few questions for Chris).
Did you get any uprights with your kit?
Stuart
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sdh2903
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 06:16 PM |
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You use the donor uprights. Just double check you've got everything as they've been having a mare just lately with staff shortages and
playing catch up. My new chassis pitched up last week minus the modded prop shaft they were supposed to send!!
You can't be mad at Chris tho he's such a nice chap!
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l5tuy
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 07:10 PM |
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I know what you mean.
What about brake servo? I assumed you use the donor one, however there was 1 single zone type cylinder in the kit??
Stu
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l5tuy
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 07:25 PM |
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1 other question, is there more than 1 manual? The one I have seems way outdated and related to bike engined kit car only.
Cheers
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sdh2903
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 07:55 PM |
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The single one is for the clutch. Yes you use the donor brake master cylinder minus the servo. You also use the brake bias valve from the mx5
aswell.
As far as I know there's only the one manual and yes its pretty dated and not very relevant to the mx5 build.
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l5tuy
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| posted on 6/12/15 at 08:55 PM |
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Cheers for the help.
Hopefully see you around next year.
Stu
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jim87
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| posted on 8/12/15 at 01:32 PM |
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Good to hear you've got it now!
quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
You use the donor uprights. Just double check you've got everything as they've been having a mare just lately with staff shortages and
playing catch up. My new chassis pitched up last week minus the modded prop shaft they were supposed to send!!
You can't be mad at Chris tho he's such a nice chap!
Do they need to do anything to the donor uprights ? I think Mick in his thread said they needed them to make alterations?
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sdh2903
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| posted on 8/12/15 at 01:49 PM |
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No they're stock. Mnr request them to check all the front wishbones etc line up when building the chassis/wishbones.
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jim87
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| posted on 8/12/15 at 02:04 PM |
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Ah, I see. Makes sense. Cheers
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micksalt
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| posted on 17/12/15 at 02:45 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by sdh2903
No they're stock. Mnr request them to check all the front wishbones etc line up when building the chassis/wishbones.
You mean to say I could have painted mine before dropping them off? I deliberately didn't bother cleaning them up because I thought any finish
would be ruined by modifications.
Still, I've got the modified propshaft to clean and paint
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l5tuy
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| posted on 31/1/16 at 07:51 PM |
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Although this photos show a brilliant milestone completion, sadly I have yet again encountered another problem which is going to set me back a couple
of weeks. Getting a bit annoyed with it tbh.
Still, nice to see the engine in place, wasn't as hard as I thought to manoeuvre either.
Stu
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l5tuy
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| posted on 1/2/16 at 08:04 AM |
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Does anyone out there have a picture of either the propshaft end spline (spline that interfaces with the gearbox) or and end view picture of the
gearbox spines? My propshaft seems to have 2 spaces at 180 degrees apart, however my gearbox has a continuous array of splines with now spaces, so
they don't appear to fit together.
Stu
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micksalt
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| posted on 1/2/16 at 10:01 AM |
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I'll see if I can grab those photos for you tonight.
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l5tuy
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| posted on 3/2/16 at 12:34 PM |
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Problem solved.
For info, Prop has 20 splines an 2 gaps at 180 degrees apart (like a keyway) gearbox has 22 splines (no keys), so it turns out 2 off the splines from
the gearbox just sit in the keyway on the propshaft. Seems strange, however I'm sure there is logic (universal parts probably).
Also, when installing prop its very important to keep prop in line with gearbox, any variation resulting in a slight angle between the 2 parts will
prevent them mating. MNR were very helpful with this.
Stuart
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