DJMARCOPOLO'S - The GREEN RIVET
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I am back and have decided to reset things from page 3, the Green Machine is now up for sale as I cannot have 2 MX's and I need the cash to offset what I have spent on EQUIPPED.
So to update everything from the start
December 2009 the week before christmas I saved the Equipe from the scrapyard and it was delivered to me at 10pm on the back of a lorry from a scrappy in bognor regis. It did not start so it had to be pushed off into a space at work.
tried starting it and found the waterpump had gone and the cambelt had slipped, the starter was partially seized, the radiator had a huge bulge in it the front seat was torn up and all the brakes had been seized and it had been off the road in a field at a stables for 6 months prior to the scrapman collecting it.Got christmas out of the way and started on her in february 2010, did the waterpump and cambelt, stuck a new battery on and she started first time, then finished her off with a full service all round. Then came the 4" jap back box fitted, stainless induction kit fitted with jap mushroom filter, replaced the radiator removed all the brakes and cleaned up fitted new pin kits and pads all round.
Mot came along and she sailed straight through, the OEM alloys get refitted friday before japfest after a BRONZE paint session, the car has had a full valet and the front seat is currently being repaired, done lots of small things like wiper arms, fogs, all round led + zenon bulbs, flat wipers, fly eye and currently custom fitting a sound system.Total so far including cost of car + delivery …..
£ 457.00
and around 70 hours labour gone into it
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ahhh, wondered where people might start fitting the new uk-mx3 logos…. now i know...
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thats not a jap fest one
where did you get that one ?
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I had 2 made up ages ago and have lost the site I bought them from thats why they are different, the japfest ones the font is good but has been stretched to fit so looks a bit bubbly :(
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Just to update, the skirts and splitters are available for collection from the spray shop and today purchased a set of these for the car, will be fitting a brand new set of tyres to them in the next week or 2, I will update with photos when its all fitted in july
SET OF 17" KONIG TUNER 2's
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Just spent the best £40 ever on the car this week, I had a full professional clean on the interior, carpets, seats and headlinings professionally washed and cleaned
I have had the torn drivers seat repaired only the bum head only did half of it and never bothered repairing both panels just the worst one so I have refused to pay for it as its not finished and they have had it 5 weeks :evil:
The interior is gorgeous and doesn't smell of fags anymore and the white is nearly back but the turquoise stitching has leeched into the fabric making it look a little dirty still.
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Wheels and eyebrows fitted !!!
The wheels are Konig Tuner 2 - 17" alloys
Brand new set Nanking 205/40/17 tyres
Brand new 19mm tuner nuts and lockers ( imported stainless set)
Eyebrows are just black vinyl offcuts I found at work
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lovin those rims, those tyres look good but whats the ride comfort like? are they the run flats?
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@ed3c9829a0=djmarcopolo:
Are those dials off ebay? How and where do you hook them up? I've been tempted by getting some.
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@b92fd06de4=jamesshack:
lovin those rims, those tyres look good but whats the ride comfort like? are they the run flats?
The ride is amazingly smooth compared to the OEM and the BBS's I had on there, it handles fantastic, corners are a bit more confident and they are slightly quieter than the OEM's
The tyres aren't run flats just standards but I did find something amazing and that is the variation on price depending on the slight changes in size like 40's compared to 45's and 205 compared to 215
I checked all the compatible sizes for these and the 205/40/17 came in at least £50 cheaper than any similar size at £139 for a set of 4 inc next day delivery@b92fd06de4:
Are those dials off ebay? How and where do you hook them up? I've been tempted by getting some.
Those are exactly the dials I bought off ebay, I have had them for a while and they look fantastic at night, the temp guage is a bit unreliable as it measures air temp in the console but other than that they are perfect.
To wire them up you just need a positive + negative and connect 3rd wire to electric ariel / amp switch from stereo ( blue wire)
Then it just goes inline from the phono rca connectors (audio out) to amp in the back of most modern stereos then connect audio cable to amp into the out socket from back of unit.It does not come with a stereo mounting cage or facia surround, but the cages are cheap and I nicked the surround from an old sony head unit, if you dont fit a surround then you get a big gap between the stereo and the unit
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Bought and ready to rock some more blueness :D
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Those seats look especially nice. 8)
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Done a few bits today that I have wanted to do for a while.
Firstly fitted a grounding kit that I made myself with some heavy earth cable to match the cable fitted as standard, I ran one cable to the bolt holding a mount on the back of the inlet manifold. The next was connected to the earthing point for the starter motor then I have made a 3rd to connect to the small bolt that attaches the distributer that is not in the picture.
Have noticed that the starter spins slightly faster and the car starts quicker and seem to have lost a little flat spot at low revs but over time will keep you posted on whether it has saved any fuel.Today my chrome MX-5 exterior door handles turned up so have fitted them
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Been after some of these for ages and have just fitted them
Black lexus style rear lights, have ordered a full set of LED rear lights to make them look completely original
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cool thay look good mate
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Lookin good dj lookin realllllll good! 8) love those eye brows makes the car look mean,think i will do the same!!!