Kugawestie's MX5 SDV Build Thread - Now An Upgrade Thread

[KugaWestie]

looking good chap  

Thanks  

[KugaWestie]

The manual keeps saying "do not torque tighten yet", when are you supposed to torque tighten all the suspension - when you cannot get in with spanners?

[TIG Brother]

needs a coolant re-route too

[Mark (smokey mow)]

The manual keeps saying "do not torque tighten yet", when are you supposed to torque tighten all the suspension - when you cannot get in with spanners?

You don't want to tighen any of the suspension components till it's sat on it's wheels and at it's finished weight.  If you do them up while it's still in the air the rubber in the suspension bushes will be twisted when you drop it down.

[KugaWestie]

The manual keeps saying "do not torque tighten yet", when are you supposed to torque tighten all the suspension - when you cannot get in with spanners?

You don't want to tighen any of the suspension components till it's sat on it's wheels and at it's finished weight.  If you do them up while it's still in the air the rubber in the suspension bushes will be twisted when you drop it down.

Thanks

Not done any up tight yet, there are a few lightly nipped here and there

[Mark (smokey mow)]

needs a coolant re-route too

May as well just take the credit card off him now Rick it'll make it easier for us to spend his money for him

[TIG Brother]

needs a coolant re-route too

May as well just take the credit card off him now Rick it'll make it easier for us to spend his money for him

why spend youre own mark ?  

[KugaWestie]

A day cleaning and painting today  

Front and rear brake calipers sorted out

The worst piston - still in good condition overall

All pistons out, calipers cleaned and ready to paint

Painted  

[KugaWestie]

A few little jobs today.

Stripped all the insulating tape off the main loom, sticky, messy and dirty job, but it was nice sat in the sunshine in the back garden!

Picked up a bracket from Wickes, modified it to suit the speedo sensor and fitted on the diff bracket, pointing at the 4 bolts on the drive shaft. Need to find another lock nut to complete this.

Then I fitted to last panel that had not been done previously

As I had opened a new tube of silicone just for that panel, I decided to unload the rest of the tube resealing some of the body panels.

Hopefully I will be picking up the modified sump and pick up pipe tomorrow  

[TIG Brother]

Looking good so far.

I have finally moved mine from the garage to the workshop for its winter bed.

Have also dug out the engine crane

[KugaWestie]

Looking good so far.

I have finally moved mine from the garage to the workshop for its winter bed.

Have also dug out the engine crane

Thanks

Yes the engine crane will be great if you are heppy to loan it for a few days?

[TIG Brother]

Of course no problem

[KugaWestie]

Of course no problem

Good man

Still waiting for full membership, so still no pm

Can you drop me an e-mail?

[TIG Brother]

Got your addy so you can remove it just in case

[KugaWestie]

Done