Mates 3.0 V6 MX-5/Eunos

As of today, for those who want to cut to the chase.. ;D

Man logic indeed! Auto box is a temp thing mind you. ;D









Old paint removed..



Temp auto gearbox fitting as the stick was too close to the temp controls..





Baz carried on fitting engine mounts, braces and radiator fittings etc and I removed the fuel pump to bypass the electric motor as it will be mechanical for now..






Removed all of it in the end so I could let loose the Dremel!



A free radiator.No idea what it was from.



Mount making..



About the 20th time it's been back in!



Took a break and we all demolished some of these..



A pair of old socks in the car managed to catch fire during an angle grinding session (flames were leaping from them before I stamped on them)



Time to push the car back in and start again tomorrow..

If the image has an https address (as those ones did) just remove the s on the end to give http
Facebook pics are the same.

Keep us updated, it might be a bit better with a manual box. 3 speed at the moment then?

^^ Now that really would be something! 200bhp with torque to match It's based on the Cologne though, I assume it's different to the Essex?

Another MX-5 fan doing some modding of his own..



I was let loose on the grinder again today.Alternator sat too high in the bonnet (damn thing is the size of a house) so we chopped the bracket to move it out of the way a touch..





Done..



Random bits cleaned and painted..







More angle grinding by me as my friend got on with wiring, gearbox mount and various other pipe running duties.We decided to cut the manifolds to fit some flexi pipe..





/Mike Reid "Make it round.......NOW"



Done.



Gearbox about to have support removed..



Lining up engine mounts was proving tricky, so I used an old BMW jack as a micro adjuster..



Break time.Baz may be able to fit engines, but he can't control the flow of red sauce..



Mystery rad fitted and oil cooler just in front.



Look, I have all these bits left over!



Getting stuck in (after waiting for the rain to stop)



More health & safety inspired tweaking..



Air intake test on top of the engine..



Notice the sponge on the front? That's there due to us using my Hijet to push it up the slope to get it back in the garage :hehe:

Never knew that! Cheers

Yeah, will be 3 speed auto for now haha.

Hmm, each to their own! I can understand the reasoning behind having a V6 rumble though.

Are you going to enjoy your braille windscreen also?! :-0

I was expecting a GM or Alfa unit... impressive bait-and-switch there! Utterly bonkers choice of engine for it.

Excellent, watching this.

Haters will hate, balls to them.