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It's been a while since I last posted, I'm slowly working my way through all the items I need to do to before fitting the rear clamshell.
I've made a list which may or not be of interest to others.


• Clamshell
○ Rub down all mould lines and get shape correct
○ Area between doors and rear wheel arch
- Trim profile to allow enough distance to blend filler
- Consider how to get uniform both sides
• Rear Window
○ Trim flange edges for rear window glass to 5mm smaller than glass
○ Fit window
○ (paint flanges first as appropriate)
• Parcel Shelf
○ Repair, Fill and sand
○ Paint
○ Rivet and bond to rear boot area
○ Cover with fabric as appropriate
• Boot Extender
○ Ensure fits Correctly to allow rear clamshell to sit at correct height
○ Repair, Fill and sand
○ MK2 - fabricate pieces to close corner gaps in corners
○ Glass fibre large gaps to avoid water leaks
○ Tiger Seal seams and smaller gaps
○ Paint
• Vents behind rear wheels
○ Cut holes and sand
○ Fabricate and Glue mesh
• Area between doors and rear wheel arch
○ Trim profile to allow enough distance to blend filler
• Wiring & Lights
○ Route rear lamp wiring
- Cut Holes in body
- Fit lights
- MK2 can use rear light jumper / sealing grommets / connector
- Join light pigtails to vehicle lighting wiring
- Consider how to connect wires when body is fitted
○ Number plate lights
- Need to re-route Mx5 wiring from rear boot lid to rear area
- Fit number plate lights
- Join light pigtails to vehicle circuit
- Consider how to connect wires when body is fitted
• Aerial
○ Re-locate aerial (inside boot?)
○ Re-route wiring
○ Fit booster if needed
• Heated Screen
○ Route and glue wires around edge of window aperture
○ Ensure connection route path to body wiring
• Headliner
○ Glue headliner to body
○ Leave extra at edges to trim later
• Fuel Pipe
○ Cut hole in clamshell
○ Create recess as appropriate (from glass fibre matt) & bond
○ Fabricate longer fuel pipe and breather from 2nd MX5 fuel pipe
○ Mount fuel pipe to body
○ Fit petrol cap
• Exhaust Pipe
○ Need to lower to clear lower valence of clamshell
○ Temporarily cut and fit 90 degree bend
• Boot Lid
○ Fit hinges - ensure gap is uniform
○ Fit boot rubber
• Boot Latch
○ Fit latch to boot extender box section
○ Route remote release as appropriate
○ Fit striker to boot lid
○ Fit Lock to boot lid or use original lock as appropriate
• Drain Tubes
○ Fit spiggots in boot trough
○ Drill holes in rear boot extender
○ Fit tube between two
• Trim
○ Re-fit any trim pieces that will be hard to access afterwards