Oil sump Having removed the engine it was time to remove the oil sump and pick-up and clean it up ready to send to MK Sportscars for modification. The baffle plate will be refitted once the sump has been shortened. More differential prep. Another couple of hours in the garage today preparing the diff for […]
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Removing the final donor parts. Just spent that last couple of days seperating the engine and gearbox from the front subframe. Took the opportunity to remove the clutch and flywheel too. And finally removing the front hub / knuckles – the last remaining parts required from the donor. Remember to also retain the lower ball
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The garage is now rather full after a 300 mile round trip van drive (including a return Solent ferry crossing, and 125 miles of M25) to MK Sportscars to collect my 25th Anniversary Special Edition RX-5 build. I have to say that the quality and attention to detail in the manufacture of the chassis, body
There are pros and cons to living on an island, the proximity to the coast is great, but there are often limited options when it comes to services that you need from time to time. So I’ve decided to chop the body shell into more managable chunks to make collection / disposal more straightforward. To
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Differential refurb starts.. Took the ‘nose’ out of the diff housing today as I need to send it to Mk Sportscars asap. Pretty straighforward with all of the bolts undoing easily. Just need to note the location of the two non-standard bolts when reassembling. The diff housing is very grubby and needs to be cleaned
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Day 11 As collection of the scrap body shell is a little delayed, and due to space contraints, the body shell is still sitting on the subframes. To make best use of the time until scrap collection, I decided to start to remove parts from the underside of the Mazda. Parts removed were the exhaust
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Day 7 – Need to pick up the pace…! Time to crack on with the dismantling as my RX-5 has just gone into the build phase at MK Sportscars! Out came the rest of the loom today along with the heater matrix, clutch pedal and steering column. Also managed to remove the under body bracing
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Day 6 The strip down continues with loom disconnection and labelling in the engine bay – getting a little tedious tbh (the Mazda fixings and the tape used to secure the looms are many in number and tiresome to separate). Removed the coolant header tank and radiator – MX5 coolant capacity in 6 litres and
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As the dismantling progresses I have so far indentified seven locations where the VIN number can be found. Firstly the VIN can be found in the four usual places:– On the vehicle weight plate rivetted to the bulkhead at the rear of the engine bay,– Stamped into the bulkhead at the rear of the engine
Working from the world’s smallest garage (without power or lights…) I have started to dismantle the MX-5. Pretty straightforward so far – just following the MKS guide seems to be working well, and no penetrating oil required as yet! Days 1 & 2 Removal of the bonnet, doors, boot lid, front wings and bumpers was
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