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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ค. 2024
- To kickstart this series we start with the humble Mazda MX-5 , Miata , Eunos , the ultimate little budget two seater convertible sports car , something no doubt some of us will have owned, spent time or wanted to own at some point or another. Check out this video to find out what it is and to see it being brought back to life and transformed back to its former glory.
UPbuild Revivals is a new series. The object of this series is to take a car that is in need of some love or that would usually be headed to the scrap yard and to breathe life back into it, to get it back out there on the road for ourselves and others to enjoy again.
UPbuild Revivals is a series where we will be sharing all aspects of the car restoration and revival processes involved. Mechanics, welding, fabrication, interior, bodywork, painting, general maintenance and more. Doing the best quality of work on a modest budget, sharing the tips and tricks to get the job done.
So let’s crack on, we hope you enjoy the episode.
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My wife and kids paid £300 for my 1989 mk1 in 2019 with 6 months mot on it and its still going strong , good to see another one being saved.
Cheap fix on engine, oil stem seals, big problems really are cosmetic, great video
Nice car and a nice project too. Have fun.
I'm really looking forward to this one. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Guys . Enjoy your passion ....and knowledge . But heed my previous message !
the smile on ur face says it all looking foward to you and the bosd getting stuck in
Nice wee project guys well done......u will be an expert welder when it's finished 👍 😀 😉
Well done boys. Great channel.
As Mustie1 would say...."She's a peach!" I'm sure you'll do a top notch job as always guys! Love the channel.
Excellent choice. Mine is in the bodyshop at the moment, new rear 1/4's. Can't wait to get it back.
I instantly mistook it for a lotus elan! Probably because of the Gold Leaf Lotus colour scheme. Nice project.👍
Can we have an update on the mini too, please?
Interesting colour scheme ~~ Gold Leaf Team Lotus! 😊
I have owned a couple of these and been a member of the owners club. The front of the rear arches and back of the cills are prone to rot because the gutter of the hood drains into plastic hoppers just inside the b posts. These hoppers then drain through a plastic pipe which discharges behind the cill. The plastic pipe easily gets silted up causing the water to overflow the hopper and run into the cill. Alternatively, people try to "rod" the pie from above and dislodge it from from the hopper. Very common and usually needs the inner cill mending too. I am no mechanic, just know this from ownership.
P.S. If you need a new hood Jack R Smith vehicle trimmers in Swansea did a great job for me. Double skin mohair with zip out glass window for less money than I could buy a vinyl skin at the time. Well worth the drive down.
I hope my boy keeps me occupied like this in my retirement 😉 or is it dad keeping you occupied 🤔 haha
Keep up the good work lads, enjoying them.
Always great seeing you both smiling away as you work together 👍🏻 Top guys
Did the previous owner work on the engine and change rings, pistons etc..?? The high compression would be due to that, but then maybe they did not work on the head and didn't change the valve stem seals. The car is good and looking forward to seeing you spin your magic wand and bring it to mint.
What's happening with the mini
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That's a nice little car, almost looks like an Elan.
I take it you have checked the oil level? Over filling it could well cause the smoking.
Hope all goes well for you guys
Always look forward to your videos...
I appreciate that!👍
looks like a great project Boys but whats happened to your Transit down the side?
Looking forward to more content on this, no doubt it will be excellent as always, who damaged your van, wouldn't mind seeing you repairing that as well.
Nice project for you both to put your stamp on. Will be interesting to see how it evolves, thanks for the videos, I really enjoy them!
Thanks for watching!
It is a nice pick. Good model car and enough margin to make profit. And also aesthetically rewarding when it is done. 👍
Looking forward to the metal work
You might want to budget for a new radiator as when they turn brown on top tank they get very brittle and blow out.......good score but with the car.
Elin Yakov's Rusty Beauties (channel) is rebuilding a Miata (Mx5) for/with his son and covers some sheetmetal repairs very in depth.
Engine sounds sweet, no noisy tappets which is good. Another thought, these engines are designed for & need 10w40 semi synth oil, thin fully synth could make it smoke, “ Usually “ it is something simple on mk1 s, he says ! Mazdamenders is another great mx5 website, run by Wayne who really knows his stuff on 5’s
Nice one chaps, the trouble is it’s hard to add value down in the basement; these aren’t the number one kit car donor for nothing
Hi guys a nice car at a great price.I have a soft spot for Mazda they great cars looking forward to seeing it on it's way to getting a MOT and on the road. Cheers Merry Christmas.
You both will make the car look mint,I'd go for valve stem oil seals for the smoke
cracking little project,,have you got fresh fuel in it you never know how long been in there and what could been mixed,, but more likely valve stems or worst worn valves with that compression across all four pots top end..
First guess for the blue smoke would be valve stem seals.
Money pit comes to mind
Love a mk1 Mx5 we had the eunos roaster and loved that very really wish we could have kept it but it had to go at the time. Cracking drivers car.
Enjoying these episodes!
Its the non return valve in the cam cover breather oil going in to the inlet
This one has me interested, Reckon these were the best of them, and I follow them a bit, They, (MX-5's), are very popular in Australia, but the 1600 engine is no where as good as the 1800. These little cars can be really made to perform well above their weight, Thankfully our Aussie weather doesn't make them rust prone to the degree of the UK and similar climes. Hope you enjoy your time with it,
I wonder do you need to build a basic shed off to the side of current one to store mini etc . Could be used as spray booth when needed not to have to cover everything. Really enjoying new projects. Thanks for sharing.
I love you guys, thumbs up!
Valve stem seals I’d go for
Hopefully just a valve seal , good luck guys
Yes agree with you
why are there 2 numberplates on the car??
The high compressor must be from the oil getting past the valve seals...
Hi i would check your crank case breather that can cause smoke from the exhaust if blocked.
Wow, you hit the jackpot with this little MX5. If the smoke clears up once the engine has been running a while - good and warmed up, chances are it could well be the valve stem seals (oil passes by the seals when stood and settles on top of the vavles or in the combustion chamber and burns off when first started). Good news with the dry compression test- the takeaway from that is that the numbers are all so close together, so no real need to do a wet test. BTW, Make sure you get the water drain holes cleared of leaf mulch etc (that's what's caused the body rot). A trombone cleaner, or one of those flexible rails used for net curtains is useful. Good luck! Will be following with interest
Thank you for your support and really appreciate your advice on the drain holes 👍
Guys , love your total passion .....and knowledge , but heed my last message ! Don't get scolded !
I agree with you about the valve stem oil seals EJ. Overall the engine sounds perfectly healthy for it age.
(Also it seemed to take a while for the oil to get up into the rocker boxes, and then subsequently get sucked down the old and brittle valve stem seals). A cylinder head decoke and reassembly with new v.s. oil seals might be an easy fix. Nice choice of project boys, I’m guessing the metal bodywork will be your main headache as I think these mechanicals are a fairly bullet proof design. Have a great Christmas! 👍🎅🏼
Being such a great little project car worldwide, I’m guessing new after-market parts should be prolific. Subsequently I’m hoping you will opt for replacing a lot of those rotted body panels for new instead of spending lots of time and money on welding and body filler. I really love the Gold Leaf Lotus colour scheme by the way..
Which is the correct registration as both different number plates come back to red maxdas
Not sure if it would be any good for you, but my son is breaking a mk2 mx5?
Nice one guys, I have a playlist on my MK1 MX5 project on my channel MEC-TEC, they are superb cars, I was very lucky with mine, I paid £260 for it !!
Thanks for the tip off, you’ve gained an extra sub 👍🏻
@@pauliboo2 awesome thats superb ! Thanks ! 👍👍👍
How many hours work did you put in aswell
Really nice project, love the Lotus retro paintwork. Been UK MX5, that will be the 90bhp 1.6, usually bullet proof, might be sticky piston rings ( more usual on 1.8 ) maybe worth an oil flush & oil / filter change. I can recommend the MX5 owners club
Check out Yorkshire Car Restorations on here for some great MX5 bodywork fabrication videos
Do you know Yorkshire car restoration on you tube? this will perhaps help you for the wheel arch repair. Excuse my english, i whrote you from france I follow you since the first episode of the mini . Bye
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Oh it's a bargain all right. You got what you paid for.
Do I detect the merest hint of a smart ass comment there.....!?!!
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