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  1. Dave
    Sooo, not done much to Mindy at all during all this COVID stuff. Have had her out a fair bit for a run, but not done anything to her. So, decided that as much as I love the look of the wooden steering wheel I bought for her I had gone off the look now and am going for a more subtle look with the interior. So bye bye wood/chrome wheel, and back with her oem Nardi black leather wheel. Just think seeing as I took all the fake wood off the centre console to make it back to black, the wood one the wheel looked out of place. And although with it being smaller it gave me more leg room, it obscured most of the instrument dials which really annoyed me. Add to that the fact that when the sun was behind us, at some angles/height of the sun it would reflect off the chrome spokes and blind me when driving! Any hoo, back to black as Amy Whinehoose used to sing.......interior is now black and red with chrome/stainless details. Much simpler and better looking I think And although Mindy is normally parked in the car port next to garage, and Gayle Juke (aka "Effie" as she looks like a wee elephant lol) is where Mindy is in this next photo, thought it would be nice to get a wee photo of Mindy and DD together. This is the view into back garden from our bedroom window! Mindy now back under her cover and in the car port. Managed to pick up a mega hard to find part..........oem mk1 mx5 electric aeriel. Prev owner had fitted a modern stubby one which looked totally out of place on her.....plus had to be removed everytime I wanted to put her cover on. Removing it left a long bolt sticking up, which would damage the cover, so it had to go! Going to see if I can maybe get this fitted on Monday or next weekend. Came with all the wiring too, so will be like an oem install. Just a wee detail but one which will make a differnce.
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    Comfy all the way for me now, just don't like cars where you feel every bump. DD is nice and comfy now since getting rid of the Meister's. Trade off is the ride height but I can laugh at speed bumps and kerbs now without worrying about the scrape. Much nice drive imo
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    Can't wait to see this!!!
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    Those are lush! Think DAVEMB2 has them in Trinity D, really nice seat and also comfy as anything! Good choice mate!
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    and just to confuse things even further, it could be an MB lol An MB9 is a 1.5cc Aerodeck &l tan MB8 1.4ccAerodeck but I'm almost certain the 1.4 deck was never available in the UK. The 1.5's were actually decent!
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    Aerodeck MC1 auto box

    Dave replied to Nat's question in SOS! Help!!

    Yes, DD has an auto box. Power wise I think they're quite durable, have had a couple of Turbo'd D series civic M's in the club and didn't here anything about the boxes struggling. The D series engines with autos have different power outputs, ranging from 90bhp up to I think 115/120bhp. recon you'd be safe up to at least the 180 mark? What kind of power are you looking to get out of the engine? DD is standard engine wise apart from a stainless cat back exhaust so doubt she's pushing anything other than her standard power, maybe slightly more.
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    It is really strange mate, you would think you would notice a difference in how she drove, and would have thought there would be some kind of noise from the box itself if something has failed. I'm gonna pm Adam see if I get a reply
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    I wouldn't have thought the lack of oil would stop it working mate, but suppose it depends on the different types of lsd. Have seen a few car shows where they've fitted an lsd to a car that didnt already have it, and during the gearbox build have shown how it works so as the gearbox was on the bench at the time Im assuming it was empty? Not a Honda part I've ever heard of failing beforem deffo a first. Adam (jalesi2001) that used to be on here would probs know, but I've lost contact with him. I can ping him a message via Fb if you want? Is it the standard mb6/mc2 lsd you've got?
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    love how this car keeps evolving/changing with the trends.Prefer it without the stckers tbh, think it looks more subtle and classy. Nice work mate
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    That looks epic mate, loving the new rims!!!
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    Yes mate, know about the jacks failing lol I had my mb6 up on a trolley jack years ago, and went in for a cuppa. Came back out and the front of the car was on the ground, sitting on its brakes!! Thought to myself, jesus, I could have been under that!! Just thought it would be a quick way of getting the car up in the air then put the axle stands under it, deffo wouldnt trust an airbag to hold the car while i work on it bud
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    Haha, same cars as me! Loving both mate, and love the mods on the mx5! cracking little cars the mk1 eh! Here's my two... DD my main car (was previously leading a nice retired life as a show car until I decided to put her back on the road full time) And my mk1 mx5, bought as a project as Ive always wanted one. Might be starting a new site for mk1 mx5's so will let you know mate
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    Took me ages to find the early type VTiS alloy gearknob same as yours mate......and that was about 7 years ago! Well done on finding one now, cracking bit of kit that. I was sure I had one somewhere in the garage (had both the early one and the later one) but christ knows where it is now since we moved home lol
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    Cup Holders

    Dave replied to Gamrin's topic in Interior

    That is genius! The centre cupholders are useless, but what you've done is how they should have come from the factory! Nice work mate, look like brand new panels and the cup holder looks perfect. Might even do this with DD!
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    Sad times man. Think Gayle would blow a gasket if i even hinted at buying Ruby back, with me having DD and the MX5 (both got stuff needing done and i haven't got my new garage yet so cant get naff all done!). He should fix her up though, cracking car and decent mb6's are getting hard to find now. If I had the money and time i'd have her back again, love that old girl!
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    I think they should fit mate, guess it's trial and error now with our civic M's as more and more parts are becoming discontinued (not that we ever had a huge list in the first place, but things like these were usually easy to get)
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    Awww man, poor Ruby. Surprised her sills need done, know there was a wee blister on rear of osr arch when I sold her to John but was only just starting. How bad is she?
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    hmm, I would imagine so but not one I've had to source before. The DC2's were based on the civic chassis (although probably more EG/EK than MB) essentially so I'd assume the bolts were the same?
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    That's a pitty mate as Koni stuff is always 1st rate. Still, looking at that mint bay and all the newly refurbished suspension makes me envious! Looks sooooo good! Any idea on the time frame for Tubs2 hitting the road?
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    Hey all

    Dave replied to Psbdeck's topic in Honda Civic MA/MB/MC

    Sweet looking deck mate although agree it's way too low and suspension set up does sound...er...dodgy lol MGZS set up is decent, gives a little drop in height and better turn in etc. Nice to see another mint looking deck! Enjoy the club and site bud
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    That defo sucks man! Should be easy enough to get them to swap it but it's the extra hassle you just don't need.
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    Surely it can't be gone, bodywork and engine were mint? If it has, it'll be the usual band of twats who break perfect cars for the engine/box and just to make coin So many mint condition (and sometimes superbly modded/upgraded) MB6's have been broken over the years it's a sin. Here, what's John doing with old Ruby? Did he ever get her back on the road?
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    She's looking proper mint underneath and now well protected. I'm dying to see this mate! That GMC van is amazing! Proper A-Team styleee!
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    Ah man, soooooo jealous!!! That looks amazing mate, wish i could get DD's done like that!
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    Wow, that really is mint under there eh!! What a superb shell mate, Tubs is gonna be around for a very long time! Got DD booked into the wee village garage next week to see what the hell the clunking/rattling noise is coming from (we think) the rear
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