not the hardest thing in the world, but if you havent done one before id say gat a workshop manual just in case

think it falls into the to hard basket bud, could try a later model system but you would need the whole system to get flows right and handle the different refridgerants, the pumps themselves dont change a hell of alot i dont think. but may pay to contact a specialist concerning this as all we would ...

evel wrote:top down

+1 to that

the original panasonic batery is a gel cell battery and doesnt vent into the boot a lead acid battery will vent its gas into the boot space. no dramas you may think, but anyone with a lead acid battery in their boot will have a whole bunch of rust around it those gasses will make it in to the cabin...

sounds like your alternator bearings, can you take the belt off and start the engine and see if it makes the noise still?. if it still doe than its cambelt idler/tensioner by the sounds of it

just for humour, exide and marshall batteries are the same batteries, just diff stickers.....

WideOpenThrottle wrote:Cheers...now you are the legend!

lol, give a favor get a favor haha

that will work, part number x references to the mx5 and a 323 and the casing etc is identical

WideOpenThrottle wrote:I have a spare one which came out of my ex mazda 323 1600. It looks identical with the same wiring socket so should fit if you get stuck!

Maybe someone on the forum can confirm this to be the same or not...cheers.

have you got the part number on the sticker?

all good, the aa guy should have been able to tell you a definate fault with the alternator, i used to do it for state and it seems poor of him to say it maybe the reg, worst case is take the car to a wrecker to get a 2nd hand one or PM brownie and he can send you one from chch

i think a general round about charge for alternator replacements is around 350 to 400ish fitted at a garage. just to give you an idea so you dont get ripped off

get a multimeter on the battery and check charging voltage with car running, then check the regulator by turning all the lights etc on to see how much of a current/voltage drop there is, the battery light isnt always a definate. should be charging between 13.8-14.5volts let me know how you get on, i...

have you had any progress on the issue?

evel wrote:ill be keen for one in the next month or so, once I work out where I am and what im allowed to do while im down there

pm me when ur ready and il show you round. im new here aswell so should be good fun

Haha I loved how almost every car that broke when on the skidpad was a Skyline, or their mates had a Skyline there and thus were affiliated with the Skyline theyre called a c*****s for a reason haha every cu*t has one lol that and because they all just wind the boost up cos its sick as bro, it goes...

sounds good, im keen for one before then. just to see what the scene here is like.

Angreal wrote:Get a huuuuge Goodwin-Racing one?

just get an r32 skyline and cut the bumper up its sick......

Checked the tyre pressures on the way home today, 40psi all round :oops: should have checked them after getting new tyres last month Jesus!!! did the tyre shop do that? if they did they are idiots! its not uncommon for 35 to 45 profile tyres to run 40psi, i had a toyota soarer that i had to run 52p...

not bad man, please for the love of god dont get a huge fmic tho lol

will do, i drive a white na6, has now got front lip and soon to be black wheels, will be rocking around in the next few weeks after i finish the rebuild. il keep an eye out for the mx5's. would be keen as for a trip to kaiteri in the summer for a drive sometime. im new to the area aswell but loved t...

WideOpenThrottle wrote:All the best with your re-build...just been around the Coromandel to run-in mine and all was sweet!

cheers mate, got a few pics of what ive been doing up here if u go looking lol

WideOpenThrottle wrote:http://www.filecrop.com/MX-5-manual.html

Try here.....unable to send the version i have due to copyright i think.

thanks heaps, thatll def help with a few querys

Nice sewing job on the bumper, Frankenstein would be proud. Splitter looks great but no idea what you've grafted to make it.. Go on, whats the trick? Those rims are gunna look sweet, a quick polish job on the lip would add some bling... its a p10 primera front bumper lip from factory, bolts up fine...

i love that white na with the pink rims, seen pix of it.... soooo badass

Wow very nice. I'd like to think that one day i'd tidy my car up to the extreme like this but that won't happen. Ah well i'd love to see the work in person :D im in nelson mate, pop round if you like il keep this updated anyhow, got the block half done, and o/haul on the box. all in all spent a hug...