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£125 for a civic oem cat within 5 mins of putting on ebay last night...maybe i should have asked for more....

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Blasted and painted

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[boosted]

Looking good Grant.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Just had an hour child free before I have to get ready to go to work...

Removed the front clip/front gubbins/thingymajig

Now there's the crossmemeber just in front of the engine.. I want that gone but I'm unsure whether it's part of the structure of the car it has quite a number of spot welds on it, the front bar thing only had 12 total.

If I take it away but add something back in then it will be fine, plus the subframe also gives the front end strength doesn't it

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Engine is ouy! Some serious damage found, Rod, bearings, and a hole in the side of the block lifted engine out with my dad, who needs a hoist! Taking it to scrapper on Friday when iv got my van back

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[Jamie R]

0o0o0o that made an escape for freedom

[Grant Monkhouse]

I think I just wanted to shed some light on the low oil situation

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Copart...runs and cuts out....i think im done with copart tbh.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

I know, I think I might email them and say maybe they should give the vehicles a once over. It did run and cut out so it wasn't entirely dishonest. Know anyone that wants a 5 speed gear box? Must take the clutch off the engine too before going to scrappers, might be worth 50 quid to someone

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The last mx5 i bought was a runner and i fully checked it over....but wouldnt start to load...they siphoned all the fuel out...i dont trust them anymore been a few instances on the last couple of cars ive bought and now the trust has gone for me 

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[Grant Monkhouse]

If the engine had been easily fixable it would have been a bonus, someone on the mx5 forum was basically offering me a completely stripped chassis for 1000 quid

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Iv been trying find any threads/info online as to how light these cars can be made but having no such luck, any mx5 forum they simply say that a person shouldn't strip the interior and stuff because blah blah blah

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[boosted]

Mx5 cup cars? Maybe they have a site...ive been doing the same for the civic cup cars...seeing what parts they use racing etc..hence ive now got civic cup brakes front n rear.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

I shall have a look.

It's strange but lifting the block out today seemed lighter than the rotary block iv got sitting on the garage floor. Now I know when iv got all my engine and turbo in it will be heavier than the piston motor I'm sure. However the mass will definately be sitting lower.

Next job is to get the gear box out then I'm unsure where to go from there, do I swap the subframe out? That way I can get the engine and box in the car etc

OR

do I pull the interior etc

I haven't measured anything but the mx5 gear box doesn't look too different in length to the fd gear box I have. I will know for sure on Friday though, going down south later today to do work

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[clive]

Wow, you have been busy 

Any chance of popping the Rotary in you may still have.

Gear box could well be the same length because the R3 uses that same  MX-5 box.