Project 166 For Sale



  • Thanks Lori, it should be back on the road within a week :cheers:



  • DJ , how does that exhaust route from OS rear box to NS box?

    Do ya have to modify spare wheel well etc? and what about mounts for NS box?

    Did YOU have it made originally, or bought from overseas, as it sounds like you have YOUR old exhaust back?

    :? kev b



  • Heya kev, it just T's off from behind the rear cross member and follows the outside of the spare wheel sump, then just an extra hanger welded on to the other chassis rail and its up. It was made by powerflow by hand for someone else as I had it second hand myself but it only has a middle box and no rear silencers so its a bit raw, just what my ZE needs lol :mrgreen:



  • WOW what a trip just over an hour to get there and then 3 to get home through the backroads of hampshire & wiltshire being towed 8ft behind a van woth my 72 year old dad that has insane road rage lmfao.

    the sunroof was stuck open while it pissed down with rain and hail on the way into marlborough and I got soaked. managed to sort the sunroof in the end so it wasnt a full soaking all the way home

    Been through it since i got home and the list of stuff isnt looking promising

    From what i can see and manly for the MOT is

    2 x New rear brake discs & pads
    NSR caliper seized
    NSF front ball joint
    Both Macpherson mounts are shot
    Induction tube is split
    Radiator is shagged and has a small leak
    2 x New headlights due to severe internal corrosion
    complete set of wipers

    That just leaves the bodywork issues too with damaged paint, scratches on all corners and the chunk out the wheel arch plus the aero bar sunroof with its mini rust bubbles across it

    Total is looking at £300 of parts mainly second hand plus MOT test plus labour to get it back on the road for a car thats valued at around £400-450 :(



  • MMMM it looked like a 'classy doll' in the pics and that colour 'da-doiynggg'

    I popped a small hole in my headlining adjacent to drive gear on sunroof, and in my glove box i have a 5mm cranked allen key for just such an occasion as a 'not playing today' sunroof!! :D

    Dont know ya dad but chucklin about his age related road-rage! :respect:

    Eeek!! thats some sudo MOT potential fail sheet there fella! not so much cost but TIMEWISE? Our dear DaveMC could possibly have had a lucky, unlucky escape??? :shock:

    Do ya mean 'strut top isolator mounts' or 'bodywork towers' are shot?

    Would it be even loveable if sorted mechanicaly with all those cosmetic issues??

    Think you could balance your book, with a 'BREAK'???? Id have clocks off ya if Lori cant find the sets he as squirreld away??? :P kev b :(



  • Hiya kev I have a couple of sets and some rings tucked away to

    The strut mounts are the top mounts you can see in the engine bay one is almost split right through so the shock is on the point of popping up into the bonnet the other isn't far behind the cosmetic issues are quite a lot that need both rear quarters both bumpers and sunroof need respray.
    It's not looking good for the car



  • I can't find mine Kev, I've stored them well… :(



  • dj, I thought thats what you meant originally, mine had a crack in the rubber on both and was a little concerned pre-test, so I priced new ones up!!!! Do me from behind! £100+ a pair :shock: I bet uprated ones wouldnt be much more? anyways my fears were unfound, either the cracks didnt warrant a fail or the phone rang as the tester got to that bit of test? :rofl:

    Thats such a shame a about Mr Gray! the pics of it did it justice? must have
    been excellent/flattering lighting :? Don't judge a book…..... and all that? :shock:

    :respect: to you for taking a punt on it fella x If it had been a lot closer, 'ID' probably be scratching MY head about now!

    Lori, no worries champ, if you come across em? please bare me in mind?? kev b :)



  • LEE PLEASE DO NOT READ PAST THIS LINE

    KEV - one needs serious attention as its on the point of the shock going up through the bonnet as its very mis-shapen and the crack around it is about 3mm wide

    yesterday started this fine and ran perfectly al the way home with no problem except it seemed to have a synchromesh problem as it crunched into every gear when driving it to help my dads an get up hills and pull away etc, been towing with my dad since I was 18 and got this down to an art lol

    went out today to turn this around and remove exhaust, engine has major fault, will not start massive amounts of fuel vapour out the exhaust like I have never seen before, lots of backfires and flames from exhaust, seemed to try starting on one cylinder but mainly cranked with no life.
    Its like either the timing is well out or valve is stuck open but theres somethin serious so it now decided its own fate :(

    One bolt on the exhaust is knackered so I need to grind it off during the week as someone refitted the exhaust with old knackered bolts and god knows what the cat is from but its not for an mx3, its about half the size of normal and the angle isnt right on the join so hangs a little low, the plates are half the normal size and god knows how it doesnt blow as theres no gaskets in it either.
    Took the air filter off and its splattered with grease underneath then found the NS inner drive shaft gator has pretty much vanished and thrown its grease eveywhere

    Unfortunately this car is too past it so its back off to japan in a cube shape to make a nissan GTR so thats a suitable ending
    Stripped all the important bits today then its being towed wednesday probably to be parted out to save some other sick mazdas a bit like a donor card for us

    Anybody want any standard parts let me know as i only have limited time to get the parts off you may need
    Already gone is parcel shelf, dials and center console to an mx owner I know just down the road as he helped me remove the parts in exchange for those bits but everything will be up for sale including the 16" 5 spokes

    Ill make a list in the for sale section

    Sorry Lee she was too far gone :(



  • Bum holes! thats a shame :( Sounds like its had a 'make do and mend' period during its autumnal years as a mode of transport! :x

    Wha Wha Whaaaa….. I wanted that instrument surround and dials... :mrgreen:!!!
    Not playing now, off to sulk...........enjoy em whoever, they're scabby, not nice to look at, untrendy........... :rofl:

    Hope you balance your book dj for all your effort and dedication into the failed rescue :bowdown:

    kev b.



  • Just noticed in lee's FOR SALE list/post it mentions 'very short shift'???

    Has it?? or is it a laymans term for catostrophic clutch/gearbox problem as you mentioned "crunched into every gear"? :shock:



  • It is a very short short shifter, hardly moves lol

    Ive removed that already if you want the short shifter as its ready to go but the crunch didnt feel right a you had to force it into gear when changing, could be the 6 months of standing that caused that



  • :rofl: sure its not just a switch, wi a big stalk shaped like a gear stick!!!

    No thanks dj, but thankyou v much for offering said item :) Im a plodder 9 times out of ten when get behind the wheel :o Ive never had an issue with speed of gear changes, think youd need to match it to a lightened FW'l and uprated clutch to gleen the most from its benefits tho???

    I am considering dropping my G'box oil soon tho and will plumb for the slightly runnier? grade mentioned on a post on here recently (miller oils ???) to lessen my 'toffee like' winter gear changes :( kev b.



  • dj, if you do indeed have a set of el glo dials and rings?, how much would you require for them to leave your possesion? :D kev b.



  • Would these be something you'd like? I almost bought them this weekend but finances wouldn't allow. Really want them but as I found out today that I need new front brakes….........
    http://www.uk-mx3.com//forum/viewtopic.php?t=5934



  • Cheers BigTom, Im sure they're the nuts! but not really my cup of tea! Id really like a set of the white el reverse glo jobbies! Some members on here have 'huge private' stocks of them, but they dont want to part with em? :rofl:
    thanx for the offer fella :) kev b.



  • Ill have a look for mine when i get some time, they arent far away lol and think theres a spare set of rings in there too



  • :cheers: at your leisure.


 

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