metel matt
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| posted on 19/1/16 at 08:12 AM |
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My Mx5 haynes roadster
Morning all
I have been building a Haynes roadster for some time now but I'm over on the Haynes forum. It is nearly complete and ready for
IVA. I have been slowly looking through this site and have now signed up to shear my love with building cars
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[Edited on 19/1/16 by metel matt]
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metel matt
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| posted on 19/1/16 at 08:19 AM |
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gary gsx
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 posted on 19/1/16 at 08:31 AM |
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Morning and welcome to the crazy house, I'm building an mx5 roadster to although not signed up to the site have looked at your build and looks
very nice and tidy good job
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metel matt
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| posted on 8/2/16 at 07:54 AM |
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Well little up date.
Iv managed to spend some time over the week end in the garage and sorted a few things and found a few gremlins. The seats are now bolted in with the
harnesses. The drive seat is on sliders and the passenger is just bolted down. Iv also put some hinges on my boot lid and fitted some locks just need
to Put something under Neath for them to catch against. The gremlins are from the indicators they were once working and I started to fit the side
repeaters onto the front arches went to try them and nothing fuses are ok and iv now narrowed it down to the flasher box. Think I blow it up some how
when trying to get my hazards to work. On the plus side my to do list is getting sorter.
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steve-hv8
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 09:14 AM |
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have you used the mx5 handbrake and have you any pics of how you mounted it
im undecided where to put mine so i need inspiration
steve
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metel matt
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 11:08 AM |
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I actually used a ford KA hand brake. Reason being I wasn't so sure on how to mount the MX5 one and after I finished mounting it I take the
plastic cover off and it has a means to adjust the cable tension so it worked out well. I don't really have any photos of it
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steve-hv8
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| posted on 9/2/16 at 11:31 AM |
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That's a good idea I've just looked at a ka lever and it looks like it uses the same type cable as the mx5
Also looks like it's straight forward to mount just like the Sierra one
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metel matt
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| posted on 15/2/16 at 07:49 AM |
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Right iv had a little time in the garage over the weekend sorted a few issues out so I'm glad about that. That means my to do list is getting
smaller. Iv also took the car out on the road for the first time even if it was to turn it around into the garage I think it still count. Most of
this weeks work will be to make a few supporting brackets for the engine bay and give that a clean up.
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metel matt
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| posted on 17/2/16 at 11:00 AM |
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A little vid of my first drive https://youtu.be/f6QzcI-LtZw
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metel matt
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| posted on 22/2/16 at 09:01 AM |
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well little up date ticked a few more thing of on my to do list and finished filling in my IVA application form just got a few thing I would to do
before I post it of. The thing I want to do before posting is try and get my engine light to go out so I need to find out the codes from the ECU sort
them out then I will be happy to post it of.
Got to keep pushing now I'm on the last hurdle.
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metel matt
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| posted on 29/2/16 at 01:37 PM |
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Well spend a few hours in the garage over the weekend and got a few little jobs done and finished. I made a list of some parts needed to finish of a
few thing and got them ordered up this morning. The mane thing is the
"to do list" is getting shorter. The IVA forms are all filled in and in an envelope ready to go I just cant bring myself to putting it in
the post yet but in reality I should get the ball rolling.
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metel matt
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| posted on 1/3/16 at 06:37 PM |
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Well I have gone and done it my IVA papers are in the post so I better get on with finishing the last few things. The post man has also been today
with my last few thing so I've got an evening planed in the garage. I only had a "what have you bought now" from the wife as I
walked in from work. I just got to tell here about the £450 that I'll end up paying out some time soon 
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metel matt
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| posted on 7/3/16 at 12:18 PM |
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awch that hurt just paid the £450 for my IVA
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metel matt
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| posted on 7/3/16 at 02:00 PM |
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Hi just playing to find out how to get photos up but I do need to get a more up to date one taken
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metel matt
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 posted on 9/3/16 at 01:45 PM |
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Well that is that my IVA is now booked. So now to get those last few bit finished and keep going through the car in checking mode just to make sure I
don't miss anything.
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tilly819
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| posted on 9/3/16 at 02:16 PM |
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Just having a quick look though the pics, looks good!
You appear to be missing the half nuts on the outer balljoints of the upper front wishbones though.
Good luck with the IVA
Cheers
Tilly
F20C Haynes roadster 440 BHP/Tonne www.youtube.com/handmadeextreme
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metel matt
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 08:01 AM |
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So had a bit of time over the week end playing with the car and sorted a few things out and crossed of the to do list. Had the car out on the drive
and set the tracking up (ish) took it for a drive down the street to check a few thing like the brakes, any odd noises and self centring steering
which didn't happen so any advice on that would be grate. Also took a few updated pics of the car nearly finished.
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metel matt
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| posted on 14/3/16 at 08:23 AM |
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little walk around Vid of the car nearly ready for IVA
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metel matt
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| posted on 21/3/16 at 08:05 AM |
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So looking through my car last week doing my checks I realised I forgot about my horn I had mounted it but never got it working. Woops. So spent the
weekend going backwards before I could go forward. Had to strip the dash back out then couldn't find the horn relay, no where to be found. So
found a redundant relay that I missed when stripping bits of the loom and re wired it all working now then put it back together again. So now back to
Keep on checking and giving it a good clean before my IVA.
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metel matt
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| posted on 28/3/16 at 08:32 PM |
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So the car is finished bar a good clean up before IVA. Had another look at the tracking and the self centering this afternoon and it turned out the
tracking was well out. Whoops. When I set it the first time well tried to the youngest doughter jumped it and turned the wheel and I thought it I
put it back to centre. Turned out it wasn't. Any way re set it all took it for a drive down the roads and it now "shows sings of self
centering".
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metel matt
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| posted on 30/3/16 at 05:35 PM |
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Ok si if had the week of work this week but the wife gave me the freedom to have a me day. So I spent most of today giving the car a good clean and
another going over. I think the IVA nerves are starting to settle in now. I've only got to put a little tool kit together now them I'm all
ready for Friday. 2 more sleeps to go
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metel matt
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| posted on 1/4/16 at 06:50 PM |
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so I had my IVA today but I had a fail today but it was silly little things that won't take much to fix. I will post up a full report over on
the IVA bit shortly.
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metel matt
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| posted on 18/4/16 at 06:50 AM |
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So iv now past the IVA and the paper work for registering it to get a Reg number is now in the post so the count down has started. It will be the
longest 3 + 2 weeks ever.
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metel matt
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| posted on 18/4/16 at 11:21 AM |
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So iv had a little play with some build pics and making a little video
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[Edited on 18/4/16 by metel matt]
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christim
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| posted on 18/4/16 at 08:32 PM |
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Congrats on passing IVA...Like the video too 
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