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Old 8th June 2012, 08:35
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Hello,

My name is Billy and this is my first time running a thread so go steady on me!

I will be posting my build step by step inc photo's over the next month. I have a 3/4 day slot booked at my freinds paint booth at the end of the month so it has to be ready for then.

Cheers Billy
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Old 9th June 2012, 15:59
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Looks like you're trailblazing! good luck matey and lets see loads of photos
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Old 9th June 2012, 17:17
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Hi Dave,

I am starting a new post in the new tribute section tonight.

Cheers dude
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The donor, mk1 R reg 1.6 16v one owner. The tribute roll bar fitted! (with ease) I know i should of sprayed it before fitting but i was eager to get started and quite like the grey primer colour ha.
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Old 9th June 2012, 19:22
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the rear trimmed and ready to go!
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Roll bar fitted and both kit mounting panels.
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Old 9th June 2012, 19:26
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the rear dry fitted, i thought i was going mad as could not get it to sits level, then noticed a knackard spring! hence sitting low at one side! new springs enroute!
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dry fit front end, hardly any trimming needed, hugs the car well.
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dry fit front end, hardly any trimming needed, hugs the car well.
hmmm should of moved the lump hammer! it was not used to fit the kit!! honest!!
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I filled the arches with expanding foam, it has made it very solid.
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The roof married up perfect. NOTE, filled with epoxy R-KEM (rawl fixings) sets rock solid to avoid cracking.
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I have used the MX5 head lights, fitted the fixing ring to the inside of the shell (fixed 6mm threaded rod with the k-rem fixing resin then fitted the head light frame so that they can be adjusted by moving the nuts. The light frame sits proud of the body and i think it looks grand, I also cut the side light fixing out of the mx5 side lights and carefully drilled a hole inthe head light bowl and bonded on the side light fixing. So now i have the side lights in the head lights and another plus is that all original wiring (plugs/fittings) and makes life easier. (pics of side lights to come)
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alittle sanding to do but other than that...job done.
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Holes in the bonnet for the wipers. I cut some wiper legs from a scrap car and slid alloy tube over them and held in place with rol pins (so can be removed without to much hassle)
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Holes in the bonnet for the wipers. I cut some wiper legs from a scrap car and slid alloy tube over them and held in place with rol pins (so can be removed without to much hassle)
I have milled some alloy gromets to fit once painted..but im sure some rubber ones would do.
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Wow Billy, not bad for 6 days of spare time! Like what you have done with the headlights, interested to see how much adjusting (if any) they will need for aim.

Reference the wipers, try these Landrover spindle adaptors, they will let you fit the older style chrome wiper arms. You can get them from various suppliers (and ebay), just google it. There are some with grub screws but couldn't get the picture to download, think they would be neater.



Keep up the good work and keep uploading the pictures.

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Photo of back of the head light, I cut the plastic side light fixing from the side light/indicator lense and bonded it to the rear of the head light. Make sure to totally seal the joint otherwise the lamp will mist up. this saves having to have a ugly side light elsewhere that in my opinion would spoil the lines of the car & its using OEM fittings and saves cutting wires etc and best of all its FREE.
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