Silver Stone Mk1 MX5 Project
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Decided I needed another project to keep me busy, had a MX5 about 3 years ago that I always regretted selling so bid on one on ebay and ended up the winning bidder at £960, first time bidding on a car I hadnt been to seen so was apprehensive to what I had brought.
So here it is -
1992 1.6 MX5 in Silver Stone Silver.
The good bits are that its had the Sills recently done and the underneath looks really clean with minimal rust and the car looks like its been serviced regularly with a cambelt change about a year ago.
The thing that lets the car down is the bodywork, the clearcoat has started to peel mostly noticable on the bonnet and boot, going to try to see if I can compound it out but think it might be too far gone. If I cant get it better will probably just buy some good second hand ones from someone breaking one.
Both the bumpers could do with replacing too as front one has a crack in the bottom and the rear is marked and has a hole in it.
First job was to give it a clean as looked like it had been sitting under a tree for a while so was covered in crap and bird poo.
Next onto the interior that had a load of leaves in it and needed a good clean as loooked like it hadnt been done in a while.
Before -
Removed seats -
and looking much better now and found 24p
Have ordered a new offset number plate holder as the one on there is cracked so hopefully get that fitted next week.
Havnt got any real plans for the car just tidying it up gradually with some mods on the way, going to start with the chassis, underseal it and fit some new brakes, going to respray the wheels for now until I get some replacements and get new coilover suspension eventually. Then sort out the bodywork and would like to take it out on track for some fun
So here it is -
1992 1.6 MX5 in Silver Stone Silver.
The good bits are that its had the Sills recently done and the underneath looks really clean with minimal rust and the car looks like its been serviced regularly with a cambelt change about a year ago.
The thing that lets the car down is the bodywork, the clearcoat has started to peel mostly noticable on the bonnet and boot, going to try to see if I can compound it out but think it might be too far gone. If I cant get it better will probably just buy some good second hand ones from someone breaking one.
Both the bumpers could do with replacing too as front one has a crack in the bottom and the rear is marked and has a hole in it.
First job was to give it a clean as looked like it had been sitting under a tree for a while so was covered in crap and bird poo.
Next onto the interior that had a load of leaves in it and needed a good clean as loooked like it hadnt been done in a while.
Before -
Removed seats -
and looking much better now and found 24p
Have ordered a new offset number plate holder as the one on there is cracked so hopefully get that fitted next week.
Havnt got any real plans for the car just tidying it up gradually with some mods on the way, going to start with the chassis, underseal it and fit some new brakes, going to respray the wheels for now until I get some replacements and get new coilover suspension eventually. Then sort out the bodywork and would like to take it out on track for some fun
Edited by House86 on Sunday 12th August 13:28
Decided to do a couple of free mods in the engine bay, started with removing the Charcoal canister that does nothing just to improve the look of the bay.
All removed -
Then drilled some holes in the airbox to get a bit more induction noise
Nice to find a brand new filter in there -
All drilled out -
All finshed and looking a bit better in there.
Tried to polish the bad paint on bonnet and boot but the clear coat is too far gone so have managed to source some good second hand ones and also a new rear bumper to replace the cracked one, pick them up next week
All removed -
Then drilled some holes in the airbox to get a bit more induction noise
Nice to find a brand new filter in there -
All drilled out -
All finshed and looking a bit better in there.
Tried to polish the bad paint on bonnet and boot but the clear coat is too far gone so have managed to source some good second hand ones and also a new rear bumper to replace the cracked one, pick them up next week
So drove along to South Coast Roadsters in Wimborne Minster to collect a bonnet, light covers, boot and rear bumper to replace the damaged ones on the car, great sevrvice from Jack and would recommend to anyone looking for secondhand parts.
Fitted my offset number plate bracket the other day to replace the cracked plinth.
Before -
and fitted, someone had screwed right through the number plate into the bumper so has left two dents in the plastic. Also you can also see how bad the paint is on the bonnet in this pic -
Got the new bonnet and light covers fitted, so much better than before -
Still on the lookout for a new front bumper as the paints all cracked, has a crack at the bottom and its dented where the old number plate was.
Next fitted the boot lid, paint was just as bad as the bonnet and also still had some rear lights that I had shaved the lettering off that look better than the milky ones on there at the moment.
Lights before -
and both bits fitted -
Getting there with the bodywork, still need to fit the rear bumper and also have a debadged rear number plate panel in primer from my last car that I need to respray to replace the cracked one on the car. Hopefully get the rear bumper fitted over the bank holiday weekend
Fitted my offset number plate bracket the other day to replace the cracked plinth.
Before -
and fitted, someone had screwed right through the number plate into the bumper so has left two dents in the plastic. Also you can also see how bad the paint is on the bonnet in this pic -
Got the new bonnet and light covers fitted, so much better than before -
Still on the lookout for a new front bumper as the paints all cracked, has a crack at the bottom and its dented where the old number plate was.
Next fitted the boot lid, paint was just as bad as the bonnet and also still had some rear lights that I had shaved the lettering off that look better than the milky ones on there at the moment.
Lights before -
and both bits fitted -
Getting there with the bodywork, still need to fit the rear bumper and also have a debadged rear number plate panel in primer from my last car that I need to respray to replace the cracked one on the car. Hopefully get the rear bumper fitted over the bank holiday weekend
MikeDrop said:
Looks like it has a lot of potential! I had a Silverstone Silver 5 previously, in much worse condition than this and ultimately ended up int he scrapper 
What's your plans with it?
I'm currently updating a thread on my 1.8 VR Limited - Clicky. If you're interested
Looks like you’ve got a good project of your own, think they look great with a rollbar What's your plans with it?
I'm currently updating a thread on my 1.8 VR Limited - Clicky. If you're interested
Plan is to just tidy it up a bit and replace bits as and when I can and just enjoy driving it with maybe a few trackdays too.
Not planning on spending much doing it up but we’ll see how that goes
Had a productive Bank holiday weekend, managed to fit the new rear bumper after many broken fixings and snapped bolts, nearly all the fixings were rusted and had to hacksaw a few off, guess thats pretty normal for a 26yr old car tho -
Also gave the daisy wheels a refesh in gold, before -
and all done -
Went out earlier to take a few pics -
Next think im going to give it a good service
Also gave the daisy wheels a refesh in gold, before -
and all done -
Went out earlier to take a few pics -
Next think im going to give it a good service
Podie said:
Shaun-zht0g said:
Wow, looks very presentable now!
Is it a distorted picture? To me the wheel before painting doesn't look very round?
Agreed!Is it a distorted picture? To me the wheel before painting doesn't look very round?
That wheel looks proper fooked.
Have given the car a service changing the oil, spark plugs and Ignition leads.
Car had a small misfire between 3-4K revs when the engine was cold, so thought id try changing the plugs and leads to see if that would fix it, and success it seems to drive fine now with no misfire, the plugs I took out didnt look too old but changed them anyway so it was probably the leads that needed changing.
Done a few cosmetic bits in the bay too, the blue ignition leads now match the coolant hoses, also decided to paint in the lettering on the rocker cover in black to make them stand out more, and finally painted the manifold cover black to cover the rust on it.
Before and after pics -
Car had a small misfire between 3-4K revs when the engine was cold, so thought id try changing the plugs and leads to see if that would fix it, and success it seems to drive fine now with no misfire, the plugs I took out didnt look too old but changed them anyway so it was probably the leads that needed changing.
Done a few cosmetic bits in the bay too, the blue ignition leads now match the coolant hoses, also decided to paint in the lettering on the rocker cover in black to make them stand out more, and finally painted the manifold cover black to cover the rust on it.
Before and after pics -
Decided to de-tango the front indicators as dont really like the orange in them. Stuck them in the oven for 10 mins to soften the glue and prised them apart so I could remove the orange lens and then reheated to stick them back together.
Before and after -
how they look all fitted with some chrome bulbs in -
Started Spraying my debadged rear number plate surround just need to lacquer it now, so hopefully get that fitted the weekend
Before and after -
how they look all fitted with some chrome bulbs in -
Started Spraying my debadged rear number plate surround just need to lacquer it now, so hopefully get that fitted the weekend
jaybarts said:
If you actually read his thread he’s looking for a replacement front bumper...
I have *actually* been following the thread.My mistake tho, actually.
Edit: still doesn't change the fact that getting a replacement plinth would have it looking better than it currently does.
Edited by TheJimi on Wednesday 26th September 15:12
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