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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #400 on: 17 May 2012, 11:21 »
Bit of an update. Booked on a trackday at Castle Combe a week tomorrow which was supposed to be in the Golf but that's not gonna happen, the 5 is therefore stepping up. Got myself a new set of alt belts as mine are a bit persihed as well as some yellow stuff pads as the current ones are down to the last 3mm and are only green (poop) stuff. Will be giving it a service, fitting the brakes and a brake fluid change this weekend.

Nick

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #401 on: 17 May 2012, 18:31 »
4.5 hrs to get in!! that's a long queue  :shocked:

how was the track action?

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #402 on: 18 May 2012, 00:06 »
4.5 hrs to get in!! that's a long queue  :shocked:

how was the track action?

Didn't see much by the time we got in! Saw a bit of drifiting which was cool in the flesh.

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #403 on: 20 May 2012, 10:28 »
Yellow stuff pads fitted.
Aux and PAS belt replaced.
Oil and filter changed.

http://youtu.be/gunv-Q8NQB4

Just need to adjust the belts today as I think I over tensioned them and they whine a bit and going to bleed the brakes to firm up the peddle.

Discovered both my rear tyres are mullered (Video might show why :grin:) so going to have to swap a pair off the golf before the trackday on friday.

Nick

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #404 on: 21 May 2012, 22:18 »
GoPro Roll Bar Mount Test

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGkPc6D5Ofs

Content a bit boring but the mount is ace.

Nick

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #405 on: 23 May 2012, 09:36 »
Trailer hire all sorted for thursday/friday so I'll I've go tleft to do is empty my crap out of it, throw a bucket of water over it and get the rear tyres swapped over for 2 of the golf as I discovered I have ruined them!

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #406 on: 24 May 2012, 19:01 »
can't see any of them having much tread left after tomorrow  :grin: scorchio tarmac

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #407 on: 25 May 2012, 21:14 »








:cool:

Actually loads of tread left, ran the daily tyres as well. Sadly killed another damper (Same one as last time) but it managed the whole day. Properly epic day. Video to follow!

Nick
« Last Edit: 25 May 2012, 21:25 by Horney »

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Re: Horney: My love for the Mazda MX5
« Reply #409 on: 29 May 2012, 13:43 »
Any ideas why that damper keeps going? Is it just the seals each time?