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JoeyEunos

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  1. Thought I'd better update this, I stripped the mirrors down and found that lots of the plastic catches iside had broken so they were un-repairable TBH. Luckily I found a pair in the correct colour for the princely sum of £10 about 20 miles drive away, needless to say I bought and fitted them and now all is well Removal is simple, pull the black plastic adjuster pod off (That's right, just pull it), then do the salme with the interior body coloured trim that covers the mirror from inside of the car, then remove the large hex nut thing that holds on the adjuster (I used a large adjustable spanner but the nut looked to be approx 30mm, and finally there's just one large torx headed screw that hold the mirror on. Simples!
  2. All interesting stuff. My SDI is less than two weeks old (To me) so this is making some fascinating reading *Goes outside and lifts bonnet*
  3. I've had some great results doing this by hand using Meguiars 'Ultimate Compound' and a series of microfibers. A word of warning is that it's a long and arduous task rubbing it manualy but it does work, If I could afford/justify a polishing device I'd 100% do it that way though TBH.
  4. Holy thread revival Batman etc etc.... This chap hasn't logged on here for nearly ten years, none the less this post intrigued me... The clutch pedal on my SDI is heavier than any of my other cars (After 121k this could just be down to wear or age admittedly) but the pedal itself sits at the same height if not a few mm higher than the brake pedal and I don't have any trouble selcting gears so I'm thinking (Read hoping ) it isn't a peddle-box issue per se! None the less I can't help but worry the stiff-ish pedal will eventually cause problems Is there, as this thread seems to suggest, an easy way to adjust the weight of the clutch pedal? Does it also apply to SDI models? The pics here are long gone so if anyone could point me in the right direction I'd be super gratefull. Any how to guides about for this process? Thanks in advance chaps!
  5. Oil and filter changed today, again my trust Pela pump came into play
  6. Some minor jobs completed on the little Mazda over the last week or so Front number plate refresh taking things from this... To this... It's the little things that all add up to make a clean car IMO I've also replaced the tired OE lights up and hazrd switches from the central 'tombstone' area of the dash to these vintage toggle types moving things forward from this... To this... Absolutely love these! To me they scream Bond-esque levels of 70's sportscar chic, as above, it's the little things that make a difference...
  7. Two coats of Dynax UB, as per the instructions at least two Also, wow, 2015 makes yours a really fresh import! If I were you I wouldn't expose it to our roads after October if possible (It would be a massive shame to expose it to tin worm now after so many years of salt free use) Did you import the car yourself or through an agent? These guys are a local outfit who've just started to import Mk1 MX5's again given their new semi 'classic' status... I know them/of them quite well, just get a look at the pictures of those undersides http://www.goodwoodsportscars.co.uk/gallery_664929.html#photos_id=14617033 Simply amazing for 25 year old Japanese cars eh? When you see the rot boxes we have for sale in this country you can't help but realise the damage salt does.
  8. Very nice I've heard it said before that red's by far the fastest colour, good choice! RE Jap import cars, the lack of road salt over there translates to wonderfully rust free cars IME, what year was it imported, and do you have any pics of the underside (Sad I know)? Dynax S50 is great stuff BTW, I've spent more time injecting it into the sills/arches/chasis rails of MX5's than I'd like to remember, sometimes from the cans and occosionally using a compressor and a shutz gun with injection lances. FWIW I also rate their Hydrate80 rust converter and the Dynax 'UB' really highly, it's a great underseal and perfect for wheel arches and those 'high impact' underbody areas. Have I mentioned I love Bilthamber products?
  9. If the 1.4 is appalling I'd give it a swerve
  10. ^ Thanks @Skezza Always nice to get your feedback on these issues given you're a fellow SDI driver! I guess it's just about getting used to using a different rev range after moving from petrol to diesel. On I get my head round that and the heavy feeling clutch peddle I'm sure I'll get settled.
  11. Thanks Pete. FWIW the car doesn't seem to be sturuggling and at 30 mph at 1k rpm in 5th gear putting your foot down produces a healthy level of acceleration (Provided one is on level ground) without bogging the car down, the only issue is that the SDI engine sounds so loud/agricultural to me it's genuinely difficult to decifer how it's feeling I'll get used to this diesel business in the end I'm sure The last thing I want to do is cause damage to the gearbox or drivetrain on the basis that given I bought the car in search of economy damaging these parts for the sake of saving a few quid on fuel would be totally counter intuitive!
  12. As per the title chaps I confess that despite having owned many cars my current Lupo is actually the first diesel I've driven! Having now got just shy of 300 miles under my belt it struck me the other day when cruising on level ground I was actually doing 30mph in 5th gear with the engine running at a measly 1krpm My question is simple really, am I damaging or straining the engine at all doing such low RPM's? What RPM are the rest of you using for 'cruising' speeds? As always thanks in advance for any advice/musings or wisdom shared!
  13. Is the car Flash Red? Can't make it out from the pics, if so do you have the wing mirrors?
  14. Mega service completed today and thanks to some advice from Skezza all went smoothly other than a minor incident with an ill fitting fuel filter! Luckily my local motor factor had the right one and I was able to swap! I'll admit to being slightly taken aback by the air filter location, probably the most fiddly bit of the whole job TBH Full flow with my Pela 6000 (I love these things) I'm likely to do 15k miles a year in this car all being well so with new Mann oil/fuel and air filters combined with fresh fully synthetic 5W40 I feel like I'm getting off on the best possible start
  15. Thanks fella I'd say do it now if you're going to as Mk1's are getting pricier and harder to find + you're only young once
  16. Ok, it's outside of the Lupo-scope but I came to the conclusion that if I'm 'in for a penny' then I might as well be 'in for a pound' as it where given this is the 'member's cars ' section of the forum Here she is, my legendary 1989 Eunos Roadster, bought last year on the basis of never having been welded/repaired (Quite a rarity for a Jap cars of this era) and being a deeply original first year of production import car... I soon put the originality problem to bed Here's how she stands today... Pushing a mighty 115BHP from standard only tells half the story, with no ABS or nonsense extra weight added from unnecessary stuff like airbags or PAS coupled with 50/50 weight distribution, rear wheel drive and a limited slip diff makes these cars great fun to drive at a low entry cost I've had a couple of these but this one's really struck a chord with me and provides a sublimely 'pure' driving experience, so far I've... Refurbed a set of 15x8j Rota RB as per the pics... The rims on these corrode badly under the lacquer, my solution was to go through progressivley deminishing grades of sandpaper followed by Autosol on a drill mop to bring the rims up to scratch. They went from this... Mid flow... To this... A bit of elbow grease really paid off Fair enough, I'll have to whip the Autosol out again every few months to keep them in check but that's a small price to pay given the saving made on the wheels due to a minor aesthtic issue! Then I made my own doorcars using a quilted leatherette jacket liner and bespoke door pulls and fitted a rare Nardi Classic wheel sourced from a recently impoted car changing them from this... To this... The finished job inc retro door pulls and DIY quilted door cards (Note vent trims removed/dials changed in this pic)... Other than these bits the car has had new shocks/springs, gearbox/diff/engine oil coupled with all filter being changed, uprated HT leads and timing advanced coupled with a mystery JDM exhaust (I've had three!) plus some paintwork and all dealt with including purchace of the car for under £2k! This little motor has brought me untold amounts of pleasure. There's very little in life that brings me more joy on a Sunday morning than to take her out and get things warmed up before giving it absolute death and getting sideways on every corner ... Compared to my current Lupo the car is really easy to work on and is basically a giant mechano set! Go out and buy one chaps
  17. Thanks anyway chap, I think I'll probably try to hold out for a set in flash red
  18. Well, 100 miles in and so far so good(ish) The pedal box hasn't imploded nor has the gearbox lunched itself (yet)... I've had some success in stopping a nasty case of constant clicking of the hazard/indicator switch, it turns out fitting a new stalk was the answer so a bit of a victory there! The experience is slightly marred by the fact that now when turning the wheel left to right I can hear a faint grinding sound akin to metal on metal from underneath or within the wheel itself.... Something's not quite right Edit to say a thorough dousing with WD40 seems to have improved matters, not 100% cured but much improved!
  19. I had this issue on my Golf and in the end it turned out to be the relay... Given this is Lupo world then that may or may not be helpful! To muddy the waters further my (Lupo) indicators wouldn't stop making the 'clicking' sound despite not being in use, that did turn out to be the stalk
  20. Thanks again chap! I'm thinking I might stick it in and run for a couple of hundred miles on it and then drain it and re-fill with something thinner, thus using it as (Albeit rather expensive) engine flush. Can't stand the idea of wasting/not using it TBH!
  21. Even smaller world! My advanced inner pedant makes it necessary to point out it's a city/county rather than a town though
  22. ^ Thanks fella FWIW the Castrol GTX is actually a semi synth and not that expensive TBH, however I'll follow your lead and use 5w40 in future. I'd imagine I'd be safe using the 15w40 for this summer though? I only ask because I've bought it and I'm bloody stuck with it now
  23. ^ I'll keep an eye out for you fella Skezza was saying you're from my part of the North, I'm actually based in Chester-le-Street, small world!
  24. @Dubster Thanks Chap @Skezza I'll have a look into the 'hyper-miling' phenomenon, thank you Sir For some reason I don't seem to get the option to like your posts, maybe because of your mod status? IDK... FWIW a gearbox oil change is on the cards and I'll be going 80w90 after your positive experiences with thicker trasmission oil. Re Rich, it's a huge comfort to know there's someone in this part of the country who knows their way around them! @Rich If/when mine goes I'll happily pay you to do it if you're game and up for helping me out
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