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That depends on funds. I'd love to throw all the money in the world at it! I don't know where to put my fairly limited budget tbh... Kinda want a special engine because I think an MX5 deserves something a bit heroic under the bonnet. Don't want to go mad with power though as it just doesn't need it!

Engine was dead tidy too, I forgot about that! D4F by joe.drewery, on Flickr D4F by joe.drewery, on Flickr

I miss it :(

It's meant to be 28mm or 29mm I think.

Well that's the thing, I've had nothing anywhere near the right size to even have a go with. And it's round. Like properly round - not just 'oh the corners have gone a bit, I can't do it'.

I know you would Rhys!

Looks like its hanging on by a thread... I'll post pictures in a minute.

It cheapens it somehow... Maybe if it were black?

I will do, but I'm driving to work for a week or two first. F**king piss wet through. Finished at 7.30 this morning and I've only just walked through my front door. It's a joke! And I stood in dog s**t on my way home yesterday. Unbelievable.

Flol! I didn't touch the accelerator all the way upto the bridge, and I think Chris was blocking most of the noise! Absolutely horrible experience. But exciting I guess...

*Mittens. I was s**ting my arse out when Chester police rolled up to our RR day meet. My car is at its absolute loudest doing a cold start, and they weren't ever leaving before us! Thankfully they took a disliking to Matt's car, but Christ it had me worried! And that's with a legit car. LOL...

I like bright silver calipers personally. Looks ridiculously 'fresh' behind some bright sliver wheels... Although with the car being silver too it'd look massively s**t. Meh, f**k everyone else, red is for winners! :cool:

Stamped into the firewall, otherwise it'd be very simple! I've already talked with the NW lot about it a lot (and they're all massive pikeys at the best of times lolHai) we reckon considering the amount of time and money I've put into it (easily spent more than what I bought it for on it) its...

I think switching chassis numbers is even more illegal than running false plates Rob! I've thought about it, but for the sake of a couple of hundred quid I'd rather be nice and legal than just chance it and potentially get pulled by an anal copper who's having a bad day... Plus all that noise...

And yeah, you're right about the hub nut issue - but I'm into my third week of getting the bus to work (which has turned a 20 minute journey in the car to a 2 hour journey by foot/on the bus) so I just want to get it back on the road ASAP tbh.

It'd be massively illegal to have J801 CAU on this shell because the chassis numbers wouldn't match up on the log book. It's a 5 year ban IIRC and I imagine there a hefty fine, despite me having no bad intentions its still seen as fraud afaik. So it'll be getting R759 ACK and I'll just declare...

I've just decided to get someone to weld up the wishbone. It's a relatively simple repair and I trust he can do a good job having already done the sills on this shell (and they're f**king immaculate. Seriously, looks factory fresh!) Also while he's doing the wishbone I'm going to ask very...

Flol at the size of those brakes! Absolutely awesome.

Leave my mittens out of it! Effing warm hands FTW.

I've already got a spare wishbone, that's not the issue. We can't separate the wishbones from the hubs, and we can't separate the hubs from the driveshafts due to rounded hub bolts. And I can only use the driveshaft that's on the chopped up wishbone due to the diff.

Probably best you didn't... I don't know how to describe it other than a big pikey mess. It's a wonder it's not set on fire tbh :o

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Keeping it now? Good lad. Make it more awesome :cool:

FLOL!!! It's in lovely condition.. Did you ever have a look at the wiring on it? It's f**king comical.

Hopefully be GwizTEC 2.0 soon! I have plans...

Oh, I should make clear my reasons for doing this in the first place actually... This is what J801 CAU was mostly made of: Rust and filler.

LOL!!!!!!111 Guess this is due an update... It's pretty much 90% completed now, engine works (after a lot of effort! Took a good few days to find a dodgey earth and a different relay in the fuse box :o), all the electrics work (other than the wipers - 10 minute job) Gearbox & diff mounted...

Flol, it looks like RACK in there :o At least you're doing it right!

Hahaha, FFS It's not that bad...