Author Archives: Dom

7th August 2012 I think I’m roughly where I want to be. Handbrake is impossible to sort without doing something drastic, but I’ve tightened the tolerances on the rear calipers and it’s harder to hit the chassis with the lever … Continue reading →

Things got hectic over the summer, and this blog got neglected. Apologies for that – I’ll still update it in a post by post basis to aid future builders searching on anything they’re stuck at: 6th August 2012 Not making … Continue reading →

A parcel arrived this morning containing an MX5 mk2 instrument cluster and a reverse light switch. I ordered the instrument cluster because it should contain a bit of electrickery that converts the AC wave signal from the speedo sender to … Continue reading →

Unfortunately the reverse light issue has proved much trickier to solve and so I’ve delayed the IVA another week and a half. I’m getting 12v at and across the bulb holder but only until the bulb is inserted. I’ve replaced … Continue reading →

I dropped the car off at Basset Down Balancing (www.bassetdownbalancing.co.uk) after the IVA and picked it up just over a couple of weeks later. During that time, it was having the sump lowered and widened. Cast your minds back a … Continue reading →