From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 6:40 am

Yep kept the rubberised underseal

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:17 pm

Today well yesterday really i replaced the ripped and rotten old softtop on my car
was pleased to see no rust on the back parcel shelf

Not so pleased to see the end rainrail stud on the passengers side was already snapped off

Cleaned out the drains - totally blocked

Took me about 4 hours total just cruising
Did need a hand when it came to reattach at the front clips- very tight

marcellarius · Post by **marcellarius** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 4:36 pm

Ransom wrote: Did need a hand when it came to reattach at the front clips- very tight

Do you mean the latches for the top? They can be adjusted fairly easily to set the tension on the roof

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:13 pm

yup front latches adjusted right out and had a helper pushing on the roof and a screwdriver levering them to get them closed the first time
New roof is very tight

Probably should have taken more care with the plastic window when installing its got some scratches already - but well the other one was non seethru

GRUVBB · Post by **GRUVBB** » Mon Jul 28, 2014 5:20 pm

Good effort Ransom. Bet there will be some envious owners with leaks that think thats s sharp price to keep water out.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 5:16 pm

Spent some money today. have the following coming.

A full poly front and rear suspension bushing kit
Steering rack poly bushes
Front and rear poly sway bar link bushes
Stainless brake lines

I think I,m going to be busy in a few weeks.

bgnz · Post by **bgnz** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:37 pm

Sounds good, like to know how those bushes work out

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 7:53 pm

Where you getting brake lines ?

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:08 pm

Goodridge ones from Platnium wheels

BRM · Post by **BRM** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:14 pm

See you tomorrow

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Jul 30, 2014 8:24 pm

Ha well done.........wont be in until Tuesday next week. See ya then

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 4:05 pm

Replaced the CAS o ring seal thing. Bye oil leak.
Kinda disappointed that it was so quick and easy.

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Wed Aug 06, 2014 5:40 pm

Today and well this week I have been enjoying driving my MX5 without a damp drivers seat and soggy carpet ....
New roof and adjusted drivers window is awesome
But i still dont feel like a hairdresser while blasting along the buller gorge listening to Motorhead on the factory cassette deck ...
I have my WAHL clippers in the glovebox but no im still a bogan...

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Thu Aug 07, 2014 7:52 pm

No amount of mx5's can take away boganosity.

Ransom · Post by **Ransom** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 5:14 pm

Moved house ......

bgnz · Post by **bgnz** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 6:05 pm

Spent most of the day spring cleaning interior of the car. Stripped the carpet out and gave it a scrubbing with carpet shampoo followed by a jet blasting.

Cleaned up the tan trim bits and spray dyed a few bits black, buffed up stainless sills.
Fitted new/2nd hand heater controls so I can finally switch off recirculate.

Carpet dried out within a couple of hours so it went back in. Looks immaculate, hard to believe its 21 years old!

Don't want to put mats in now!!!

Also refinished the steering wheel, the poly lacquer was chipped so I stripped it and refinished in tru-oil (gunstock oil), feels awesome

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:21 pm

Didnt do too much to the mx5 this weekend, only swapped its wheels over to my other car so i dont wear through my cert tyres.

Also painted one of my drift wheels tonight.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:57 pm

Got a cage.

warrior · Post by **warrior** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 9:15 pm

Installed my steering rack poly bushes and poly sway bar end link bushes, also installed my braided brake lines.

Brake bleed tomorrow.

evel · Post by **evel** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:05 pm

Furai wrote:

sweet cage
Who's NSX?

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 5:47 pm

I too also wish to know about said nsx

evel · Post by **evel** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 6:29 pm

I also believe that is the back door to toyworld its parked outside of

SKREEE · Post by **SKREEE** » Thu Aug 14, 2014 7:32 pm

I am contemplating buying a new/used front bumper and deciding on how I am going to cut my rear bumper in the weekend. Oh and thinking of heading to M&T on the weekend to sort out getting a set of Lenso PDJ's Seeing as I have my doubts my car will pass it's next wof with the condition of the rear tires.

bgnz · Post by **bgnz** » Fri Aug 15, 2014 4:38 am

Yay its the weekend for me. Being old, I only work 4 day weeks. At least I don't dress funny and smell of wee - most days.

Finally threw out my original shagpile shit brown v-special mats today, after cleaning the carpet last weekend it just didn't seem right to have those horrible things anywhere near my spruced up interior.

Took the badges off and riveted them to my super new supercheapauto 12 buck mats

yay, oem! Only putting one in, drivers side. Anyone getting in the passenger seat can take their shoes off

Bought some plasti dip. Spent ages searching online for plasti dip stockists, then found that supercheap, 2 mins down the road from work, do it in almost all colours (sigh, why didn't I just look at their website) So will finally cover up the beige dash this weekend, weather permitting. Will take pics if anyone wants.

4A-GE · Post by **4A-GE** » Sat Aug 16, 2014 8:51 am

From the ashes... What did you do to your roadster today?

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