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Greetings and welcome to menders, this site was built for every owner that might need her to help keep those bills low and also keep them on the road where they belong, she is run by very passionate enthusiasts owners for passionate enthusiastic owners, see her like a on line garage, there is a lot of tech stuff hopefully explained for everyone to use, if there is something you cannot get your head around, or you feel that there is a strong walk through guide missing that needs creating by one of us or from yourselves, please let us know, we are also on false book and youtube, which as short tech vids to help, and again if you feel there is a vid that would help please get it touch.
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by hoodedreeper
Mon Sep 19, 2022 8:42 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport

Its been a very busy few days The first job was to remove the front bumper to remove the original oblong number plate plinth. Once the bumper was cleaned up and the uncovered area coated with polish and wax to match the rest of the bumper, it was time to fit the OEM import plinth supplied by Autolin...
by hoodedreeper
Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:45 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport

I held off washing the exterior till this week (mainly because I'm on annual leave). With the british skies filling with dark clouds, I could only hope it stayed dry long enough for me to complete this extensive job. The last time I had polished a car was 2014,not long after my purple MX5 got respra...
by hoodedreeper
Thu Sep 15, 2022 10:18 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport

I'm happy to be able to finally piece together the first update, unfortunately it's not too exciting. I wanted to give the car a good clean inside and out, mainly because its cheap to do and I can't do much else at the moment *cries* I started with the engine bay and a dry clean with a vacuum. I the...
by hoodedreeper
Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:01 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

Re: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport

Viewing the car on a drive way is more trickier, some owners are happy to get it on a ramp or even jack the car up. But I didn't want to be a nuisance or be cheeky so I did the best I could. The inner sills looked in good condition from what I could see. Obviously I couldn't remove the side skirts t...
by hoodedreeper
Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:00 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport
Replies: 6
Views: 1252

hoodedreeper's NC1 Sport

Hello! It's certainly been awhile since I left MX5 ownership. I've previously owned 3 NAs, my biggest project being The Purple Monster https://live.staticflickr.com/907/42179807482_c9ff5339b2_c.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/970/42179807392_fe09382ba4_c.jpg I stripped the car for parts in 2018 to...
by hoodedreeper
Sat Sep 22, 2018 1:20 pm
Forum: Items For Sale
Topic: Supercharger Kit Mk1 1.6
Replies: 0
Views: 2622

Supercharger Kit Mk1 1.6

FULL Supercharger kit removed from a Mk1 1.6 MX5 Eaton M45 Supercharger (Cooper S) KAVS 15% Reduction Pulley TR Lane Tensioner Bracket TR Lane Engine Bracket TR Lane Outlet Inlet made by Aran K&N Air Filter Over The Rad Intercooler IAT Sensor on IC pipe RX8 420cc Injectors Megasquirt ECU £2000 C...
by hoodedreeper
Mon Sep 10, 2018 4:42 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

The time had come to start stripping the car, it went extremely smoothly and we ended up doing it all in 2 days. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1861/44546264152_07ac02349c_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1890/44546264212_93e168aba5_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1841/44546263952_f54839e9f...
by hoodedreeper
Wed Sep 05, 2018 10:40 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

Thank you for the very kind words. I wish i didn't have to do it, but unfortunately I'm unable to afford to keep both :(
by hoodedreeper
Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:53 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

Sunday just gone I arranged a photoshoot with a few friends of mine who have Japanese cars too. Very pleased with how the group photos have come out,also did some solo photos of each car too https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1878/30464488788_08185b34f8_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1899/44331221...
by hoodedreeper
Tue Aug 28, 2018 10:35 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

A few weeks back we advertised the Blue MX for sale, no one was interested but received a few messages asking about breaking. So we ended up stripping the car and the shell got scrapped (which is a shame, because it was pretty rust free). Before the work begun we had one last photoshoot with them bo...
by hoodedreeper
Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:09 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

So today myself and Lu embarked on a 7hr round trip to go view a car. Turned out the car was just as clean in person as it was in the photos. After a test drive and another poke around the car i made an offer and he accepted! Nissan Skyline R34 GTT Series 2 RB25DET Manual 94k Miles (speedo still in ...
by hoodedreeper
Sun Jun 10, 2018 8:26 am
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

The purists will think I 'ruined' a Mk1, but modifying a car is a visual expression of the owner's imagination.
by hoodedreeper
Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:17 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

Some photos from recent shows/meets/outings taken by me and others https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1721/41872143804_d54372c1f9_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1760/28718940618_fd5bafa55c_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1731/28718938688_6e4e022e21_z.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1752/28...
by hoodedreeper
Sat May 19, 2018 6:52 am
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

Unfortunately i wont be able to afford a GTR :(

The Purple Monster will be going
by hoodedreeper
Thu May 17, 2018 6:18 pm
Forum: Members Mx-5/ Roadsters
Topic: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster
Replies: 209
Views: 161696

Re: Hoodedreeper's Mk1 The Purple Monster

Its with a heavy heart i write this, but I feel I've reached a point where it's time to move on from the Purple Monster. The project needs a lot more money spent before it's finished and unfortunately I feel reluctant to spend it. The car will be broken in September, that way I can still enjoy it ov...

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