Mazda Rotary Club

General => Rotary and General Chit-Chat => Topic started by: boosted on August 26, 2012, 08:53:12 PM

Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: boosted on August 26, 2012, 08:53:12 PM
Just finished fitting new hood to my rare Mk 1 Merlot mx5 .....6.5 hours........never again ..............:evillaugh
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: wolfie1 on August 26, 2012, 08:59:22 PM
get some pics up, show off your handy work!
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: boosted on August 26, 2012, 09:14:29 PM
In the morning ...dark now ....tools across garage floor...
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: wolfie1 on August 26, 2012, 09:28:14 PM
Quote from: boosted;834153In the morning ...dark now ....tools across garage floor...

 
that quote made me chuckle, sounded hmmmm....................... cave man like (sorry not meaning to take the :censored::censored::censored::censored:)
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: m1tch on August 26, 2012, 11:14:15 PM
There is a place in Swansea who do a drive in service for about £200 including roof, seem pretty good :) less bother, although ive just put my mark 1 up for sale lol hard top ftw :D
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: boosted on August 27, 2012, 08:44:16 AM
Just got up looks good from the window.....Was gonna do the drive in drive out in Bristol but they drop you at Cribbs Causeway Shopping Centre ........Nah id go spare in their so thought id have a go myself......6.5 hours ...............4 pack of Carlsberg open 3 hours in. I\'d probably do again in about 4 hours now......Come to the assumption that rivets are crap tbh.
Gonna have a brew and and then see whats what...............

no worrys wolfie.....made me chuckle .......i was knackered!
Title: mx5 mk1 new hood just fitted.
Post by: boosted on August 27, 2012, 10:03:31 AM
http://s1065.photobucket.com/albums/u397/boosted38/?action=view¤t=hoodmerlot001.jpg
All good, some ripples on offside sorted now by putting some more tension on.