The mx5 Rv8,.. thing!

bones · Post by **bones** » Tue May 11, 2010 10:21 am

Loads of people have put the calipers on the wrong side, although you are the first ive known that has

. The fluid from the clutch was going somewhere but not down the pipe, do you think i might need new seals kit in it ??

rich . i didnt give you the pick-up pipe on sunday

do you want it posted??

seight · Post by **seight** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:01 pm

topcatproduction wrote:As she currently stands

That's mental

. I love it!

Mike

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Tue May 11, 2010 2:27 pm

Cheers Mike

Rich it shouldn't matter now as I got a free 2nd master cylinder from my nearest landy place who I know fairly well. I know it works as I took it off myself this morning! Will stick it on tonight

Dont worry about the pipe for now- just dont lose it!

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Wed May 19, 2010 1:31 pm

Just thought I'd stick a picture of the "cheap" mufflers from real steel up- they were £22.40 (or similar) each, 2 1/2" in and out, and they are actually pretty thick gauge steel so very happy- they also make the car a lot quieter

Got the X pipe, with one of these on each side right before the rear bumper, and I just popped a 3" stainless tail pipe on each one to finish them off. Exhaust done, clutch with hopefully be done when I pop the modified clevis link on later, modified the rad for proper fan mounts too which will go back on, if all good then the front bumper is going on and it's going for an MOT

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Wed May 19, 2010 2:40 pm

Those are the ones I used a while back Tom. They last really well. The actual ones were turbo mufflers but they look indentical.

And I paid about £20 a few years back so the price is still keen

V8Smudge · Post by **V8Smudge** » Wed May 19, 2010 5:33 pm

TC that's a cracking looking car

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Really fancy doing something like this myself, just minus the blower

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topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:03 am

Pel- they are the turbo ones! Cheers Smudge, heres a pic now I got it all back together last night, welded new repair panels in the rear sills and going for an MOT at 2pm today

Last phone pic (I hope) then will do a proper shoot

(oh- after I clean the dust off)

bigaldart · Post by **bigaldart** » Thu May 20, 2010 10:38 am

Tom,

Looking really good, has the grin from the first fire up worn off yet? I promise it goes away eventually, that the time to change the pulleys!

Good luck with the MOT,

Alan

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu May 20, 2010 12:49 pm

Good luck with the MOT, looks great.
Best regards
Mike

JJMclure · Post by **JJMclure** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:18 pm

fingers crossed for you!

topcatcustom · Post by **topcatcustom** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:18 pm

Fe feck sake

Has run perfectly since first fired, if in need of a wee bit of tweeking. Today, got the MOTey bits finished, went to fire her up, ran but no idle then backfired, playing didn't cure this and turned out the timing was well out??? Dissy must have got knocked whilst tweeking other stuff, so sorted the timing and fired up again much nicer, THEN the carb decides to vomit petrol everywhere! Closed doors drove away.

The fuel pressure gauge (brand new glycerin filled Mr Gasket one) read just over 1psi whereas it has always been about 5-6psi before, adjusted the holley regulator with no change? Fuel was bubbling out of the 2 squareish holes either side of the metering rod tubes, gauge still reading 1psi.

NEED HELP!!!

kiwicar · Post by **kiwicar** » Thu May 20, 2010 3:58 pm

Hi Tom
following the back fire check the power valve (it is a holly carb?) to see if that is still funtioning.
check the floats haven't collapsed when it back fired (can blow them in half I believe)
Sounds like your float needles are stuck open, hence no Back pressure and flooding, not sure why but could be as simple as crud on the seats of the needle valves.
Best regards
Mike

mx5v8 · Post by **mx5v8** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:14 pm

Looking awesome, hope you get it sorted and through the MOT.
What was the problem with he clutch by the way?

Andy

CastleMGBV8 · Post by **CastleMGBV8** » Thu May 20, 2010 4:18 pm

Tom.

I'd vote for collapsed floats as well, caused by the backfire.

Kevin.

mgbv8 · Post by **mgbv8** » Thu May 20, 2010 5:51 pm

Me too!!

I think if the power valve diaphragm gets blown out it just pours petrol into the engine from the progression slot because it wont hold shut with vac (I only know cos of Mikes book)

I had the float on my new Holley fail about 6 weeks after buying it. It was a brass float. I've changed them both to plastic now

Keep at it Tommo!
It wont be long now mate.

Pel