The journey of one man and his Mule(s)

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Magic Beans
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Madabout wrote:Well done Phil on the new car mate. After our conversations glad to see you got something sorted.


Thanks, James. Your help and advice on MX5s was much appreciated :D I did come really close to getting one, really close.

ashley wrote:
Magic Beans wrote:Ultimately though it was the lack of base power that put me off



Magic Beans wrote:I'd forgotten how good a CT20b is, in terms of spool time and power


:lol: :lol:

We'll see how long that view lasts :twisted:


You, sir, are a bad bad man! :lol:

Chassis work and ultimate protection are top of the list right now.
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Busy day today! Woke up at the crack of dawn and my brain immediately started thinking about cars, so the idea of a lie-in was a write-off #-o We were out most of the afternoon, meaning I had to go into overdrive mode to get my jobs list (most of it not car related :| ) done. The two jobs I had lined up for the car were A) Give it a bath, B) Go boosting. I'm pleased to announce that both were achieved, plus another job (more on that another day :wink: ).

She sure scrubs up well. For a 19 year old car I'm amazed just how good the paint is!

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Secret switch :wink:

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That's enough of that, time for some proper shots!

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An absolute pleasure to drive. Man I've missed being behind the wheel of an MR2!! :lover:
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Looks great man. Get that bloody bung out the exhaust!!!! :mrgreen:
Magic Beans
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I'll go one better, it's having the Rogue Revison 6 one fitted :mrgreen:

Gotta say though, the silencer makes a huge difference. Driving back yesterday at motorway speeds was completely drone free. I'd be tempted to get some silencers for the Rogue exhaust too. Just so I can go drone free if it's a long journey and then go full obnoxious mode when they come out :twisted:
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That is lovely, looking forward to seeing what happens with this, get some of those spare goodies on from the last 2 :mrgreen:
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Magic Beans wrote:
Madabout wrote:Well done Phil on the new car mate. After our conversations glad to see you got something sorted.


Thanks, James. Your help and advice on MX5s was much appreciated :D I did come really close to getting one, really close.

ashley wrote:
Magic Beans wrote:Ultimately though it was the lack of base power that put me off



Magic Beans wrote:I'd forgotten how good a CT20b is, in terms of spool time and power


:lol: :lol:

We'll see how long that view lasts :twisted:


You, sir, are a bad bad man! :lol:

Chassis work and ultimate protection are top of the list right now.


No worries Phil. I remember seeing this white mr2 for sale and thinking it looked a good buy. I really enjoy the MX5s so not a problem offering help and advice.
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Glad you're enjoying it Phil. I told you is was a good one.
(To all those who messaged and emailed me with stupid low prices without even viewing, you missed out big time) :lol:

I'll enjoy watching how it develops over your ownership.
Cheers
Michael
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Seems you've found car Nirvana. Mountain road run due soon ..
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ads wrote:Seems you've found car Nirvana. Mountain road run due soon ..


Itll be a Scotland run.. hopefully later this year.
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muckyman wrote:Glad you're enjoying it Phil. I told you is was a good one.
(To all those who messaged and emailed me with stupid low prices without even viewing, you missed out big time) :lol:

I'll enjoy watching how it develops over your ownership.
Cheers
Michael


Their loss, my gain :D

Make sure you share details of the Supra when it arrives :)

ads wrote:Seems you've found car Nirvana. Mountain road run due soon ..


It's taken a few years and a few life lessons, but it's a good feeling to know what you really want and to actually have it.

I'll head over to Wales for the run in the next couple of months :thumleft:

pistol pete wrote:It'll be a Scotland run.. hopefully later this year.


We need to get that arranged. We can have a chat about it at the weekend, over some ciders and oil burgers :mrgreen:
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You like my old car then :)

That's not a bung, it's an Apexi Active Silencer. Makes a huge difference with no loss of power. Was in and out more times than I care to mention. Loved the sound with it out but the neighbour's fence used to rattle when I started her up. Plus no drone at idle!

Very pleased the car has gone to a good home. A lot of love and care went into keeping the paintwork nice. Has a couple of secret switches!
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What do the switches do?!

You have to tell me, Phil, or else I'll press all of them :D :lol:
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Ben wrote:What do the switches do?!

You have to tell me, Phil, or else I'll press all of them :D :lol:


Memories driving at 60 in the red focus. . What does this button do..
Glad we waited . :pale: :whistle:
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stuMR2lee wrote:You like my old car then :)

That's not a bung, it's an Apexi Active Silencer. Makes a huge difference with no loss of power. Was in and out more times than I care to mention. Loved the sound with it out but the neighbour's fence used to rattle when I started her up. Plus no drone at idle!

Very pleased the car has gone to a good home. A lot of love and care went into keeping the paintwork nice. Has a couple of secret switches!


I was hoping you'd find your way to the thread! :D

She's a beauty, it's a match made in heaven. Kudos on the condition and details, you can see the love that's been given to it.

So far I've found a couple of switches. One in the boot (Ben: See below) and the other (aerial isolator, nice touch :) ) to the left of the steering wheel cowl. Any others?

Oh, what was this for?

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Ben wrote:What do the switches do?!

You have to tell me, Phil, or else I'll press all of them :D :lol:


The one in the boot turns the TOYOBD1 Datalogger on, off and the car into diagnostic (E1 & TE1 bridge_) mode. It links to an Android tablet via Bluetooth and the results look like this:

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Check here for details. I'm still learning how it all works: http://jfbreton.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/TOYOBD1

Cool bit of kit. No need to fill the car with gauges etc, for the few times you ever need to look at them.
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Tonight I spent a lot of time doing very small jobs :lol: To be fair though, I'm like a pig in muck with this kind of thing. I've really missed having something to tinker with, especially when the car isn't fighting you every step of the way! :D

First up was something that was inevitable: Sticker removal.. We all know how I love stickers.. :lol: Yes, they're only small.

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These are the exception, they can stay. For now at least :-k :roll:

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Some picking, polishing and minor swearing (not the really bad words though :-# ) later and it's clean!

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This one I've kept to one side, until I decide where to put it.

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Next up was a full sweep of the bodwork and sills, looking for and preventing rust before it starts. The car is really clean, it's all prevention work as I have no time for rust. This was tedious work, involving Kurust and tiny detail brushes. When I say tiny we're talking about match head thickness! My kind of overly fussy thing :lol:

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After going over the whole car (bar the chassis, that's later) every single potential area has now been treated. I'll go over it again later, before applying a top coat to everything.

Final job was to sort out a few trailing wires behind the driver's seat. Small job but I managed to spend about 45 mins sorting it 8-[

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Door protection while I work in the car. Because walls and doors don't mix but seem to be attracted to each other!

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This is said Bluetooth diagnostic box.

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Cables rerouted, clipped, tucked away and the cubby box lid attached (god bless my boxes of accumulated MR2 nuts and bolts 8) ), we're neat and tidy.

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When you spend your whole day moving words around and never really seeing any tangible results, jobs like this are immensely satisfying. There's a few more small bits on the list, before the big bits come back after next weekend!

*Edit* Seems I may have left the photo settings a tad large, so apologies if it's making your phones etc angry when opening this page :oops: :oops: Corrected for next time.
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Good man.. looks lovely.. leave all the fighting jobs for me ;).

The wires looks loads better .. looking forward to it progressing
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Great work so far. Trailing wires are just left over from when Michael removed the behind seat Subwoofer and Frunk sub amp. He obviously didn't appreciate the extra bass/seat massager!

That plug and unit in the centre console is a Perimeter warning module for the alarm. Think one of the wires came loose so I just unplugged it. Easy fix I reckon.

You've found the aerial switch and the Toyobd1 :)
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pistol pete wrote:Good man.. looks lovely.. leave all the fighting jobs for me ;)


You do the big stuff, I do the fiddly, time consuming and detail bits. Perfect team 8)

stuMR2lee wrote:Great work so far. Trailing wires are just left over from when Michael removed the behind seat Subwoofer and Frunk sub amp. He obviously didn't appreciate the extra bass/seat massager!

That plug and unit in the centre console is a Perimeter warning module for the alarm. Think one of the wires came loose so I just unplugged it. Easy fix I reckon.

You've found the aerial switch and the Toyobd1 :)


I guessed it was the old sub/amp cabling. I'd not have used it either, just dead weight and a lower power/weight ratio :)

I'll have a look at the perimeter warning wiring then. As you said, it's just a single broken wire, simple fix :) Or is it the type that chirps at anyone who dares to come near the car, like an overly protective parent with people's dogs?
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Yep. Full on budgie squeak warning system if someone steps near the car!

Not being a mad nutter fast driver I wasn't worried about the extra weight from the sub but I see your point :). The OEM Active Sound System I installed always sounded pretty good to me anyway.
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stuMR2lee wrote:Yep. Full on budgie squeak warning system if someone steps near the car!


Ahh, delightful things. That wire accidentally broke did it? :wink:
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