Project MRX350

[Lee H]

Looks really good Paul, think some clear rear indicators would finish the rear off a treat if only there was a way to do it.

Thanks for your help today, sorry for bothering you twice. This car is killing me.

[PW@Woodsport]

No problem Lee, glad to help mate.

[PW@Woodsport]

Anyone know why page 21 exists on this thread but can't be viewed? .... strange!

[PW@Woodsport]

Ignore me, i seem to have fixed it just by posting.

[trunks_mk1]

love. it!...waiting for the day funds can permit my car much deserved attention @ WS

[g3m uk]

ohhh!! love a good deep dish wheel!! and love those seats too!! good job! x

[PW@Woodsport]

Thanks for the kind words, i'm really happy with the car, it's an absolute torque monster and everything i could ever want from a Mk1.

[pistol pete]

looks great paul

when is it back onthe road?

[PW@Woodsport]

Should be by the end of this week Pete, just MOT and final jobs to do, then a month of shakedowns before JAE.

[pistol pete]

good work be great to see it at JAE
Love the attention to detail

.. my exhaust should arrive today..
i need to test it, so MOT first.. then all systems go on mine hopefully...

Only prob i have with mine is i keep getting the Battery and engine fan light thing coming up together.. and going back out, it charging okay.. hmmm? any thoughts?

[PW@Woodsport]

It's either a wiring fault on the Yellow alternator wire, maybe where it runs throught the N1 connector, check that is not waterlogged etc.... after that it's an alternator issue.

The symptoms you describe can only occur when that Yellow wire is grounded, the alternator grounds it when it isn't running hence your lights come on with ignition on, and when running the alt throws 13.5-14.5v back up that yellow wire to the dash bulbs (battery and fan), so the alt is probably faulty or the wire is being artificially grounded elsewhere.

[PW@Woodsport]

I'm now booked in for MOT on Friday, after that she will be the UKs third road legal 2gr Mk1.... can't wait!

[pistol pete]

Banks Paul

Woohoo bet you can't wait to take it for a really good run out

[PW@Woodsport]

Yes it's been a long project and i've been without it for 16 months, so roll on Friday

[pistol pete]

i know that feeling... mines been since october...
thats long enough.. want to get in mot'd asap. deciding to start paying up again with starting.. found the fuel pump does not have votage when ignition is on.....


love the carbon you yours with the red works very well

[toxo]

Anyone know why page 21 exists on this thread but can't be viewed? .... strange!

It's a problem with the database corruption we recently had. There's a post on this thread from a user account that was wiped out when the server crashed - the post still exists, so is still counted towards the total number of posts (which is used to calculate pages) but the forum won't display any posts that don't have an attached user when you're reading the thread, so the pagination count is out. So, it thinks there is a page 21 but when you take into account the posts that it can't display due to a lack of user there is not... if that makes sense!

Oh and I read this thread too

[pistol pete]

What times your mot Friday Paul ?
Mines at 4 can't come quick enough

[SuperRedMR2]

I'll be booking mine in August too as soon as engine is running with no issues it'll be straight to Kwik xxxx for an MOT

Did you rebuild your lump Paul and Pete? How many miles run are you giving it before first oil change?

[PW@Woodsport]

Thanks Toxo, that makes sense.

Pete mine is 2pm on Friday.

Alex my 2gr engine has less than 10k miles on it from new, it's hardly run in for a V6 engine.

[SuperRedMR2]

how much would you suggest for a rebuilt engine?

Only issue is, i'm not going to have much time between when car is taxed to JAE, so i'm only going to be able to cover 250 miles before travelling there.