Well been Reading the thread from start to the last post very interesting and a lovely build it’s a credit to you …some lovely detailing must make you smile each time you open the garage door Love the mods you have done
Many thanks if you have a few spare hours, have a read here if you’ve not seen this one before;
https://www.mx5oc.co.uk/forum/yaf_postst106653_2007-NC1-my-soon-to-be-reborn-1-8-roadster.aspx
Barrie
Not done much at all for quite a while. This morning though, I did this,
My youngest son just bought a 3rd gen mini cooper and swapped out the side repeaters for this type. Long story short, a bit of confusion and he ended up with another set so I set to and fitted them to mine! Had to modify the wing aperture slightly and file off the clips on the new ones but now fixed with some thin 3M tape.
Barrie
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Barrie, that looks differant. Nice job.
John
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Well, it’s a while since I posted on this thread. Car has barely moved since MOT last December. Then all this virus problems are with us now unfortunately. Really sad the amount of folk losing their lives as a result. Hats off to everyone playing their part during these times.
I have been keeping the battery topped up every so often using a conventional charger. Moved the car on to the forecourt outside the garage and spent best part of a day yesterday, getting rid of small fine scratches, polishing flat the touch up blobs of paint on the stone chips, refitted the chrome 3rd brake light cover, polished the interior, burnished the exhaust tips, it’s an ILMotorsport back box and these tips extend straight beyond the bends into the rear box, so quite a size! Look much nicer now. Just general faffing really but thoroughly enjoyed it! Moving the car round the forecourt ensured the tyres were in different positions when garaged again too. I’d sort of partly fallen out of love with the car TBH, but yesterday rekindled some of the romance 
Let’s hope we can get on top of all the problems we all are experiencing, so we can get back out there for some driving fun.
Barrie
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Good to see you still modding mate
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Hiya Charlie, yes not doing much TBH but moving forward steadily! 
I’m thinking of sorting the gear change out as the car does not move 1st to 2nd easily until warmed up. So, thinking gear detent plate change, redline MT90 oil change etc. I’ve read that a mix of MTL90/MT90 is the way to go 
I’ll change the diff oil (again) too while I’m at it
Barrie
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Please keep me informed when you do that gear oil job… I only use my MX in the summer months so the gear change is ok. I’m aware that they aren’t slick until warmed up so it doesn’t bother but still I will get it sorted.
I used my car only once this last year due to covid but really hope to get a lot more use next year. I’ve had the car two years and haven’t done 800 miles yet. I spent the first 6 months re furbing it though. Still the car needs to be used …
Take care stay safe mate
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Will do Charlie not bought the bits yet, just something I’m considering, to get the best out of it really. Not a big cost to do, might try and adjust the clutch biting point too? Hopefully, all done together will be worthwhile. It’s one of those “would be nice to do” things i reckon? 
Barrie
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The clutch adjustment is definitely worth doing, makes a far nicer driving experience.
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Yes, well worth doing but it’s a really simple job made fiddly because it’s so awkward to get at.
It helps if you can get a really clear idea of what you’re trying to do in advance and have a good explore of the components, so they feel familiar.
How difficult would it be to take the seat out? It might be worth considering because it’s access to a confined space that makes the job tricky.
If you could get at it and see it, it would take two minutes.
All you need to so is release the locknut threaded on the pushrod and bearing on the clevis, adjust the rod in the thread in the clevis and tighten the lock nut again, job done.
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When I had mine done they took the pedal out to adjust it!
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That doesn’t sound any easier… 
I don’t think it was, and I wasn’t recommending it. Just one persons way of avoiding various yoga positions, which were found impossible, to get into the footwell!
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I found two spanners pretty much impossible to use in the confined space.
I would recommend clamping the pushrod with long nosed vice grips, so you only need to wield the one spanner. This will also help to ensure the pushrod adjustment doesn’t move while tightening the locknut.
Don’t clamp on the threaded portion of course.
Once the locknut is undone, everything twiddles really easily, so unclamp the vice grips to adjust with fingertips until you feel the free play is all taken up and then back off half a turn or so to restore a little free play and then reclamp before tightening the locknut.
Worked for me 
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Totally unnecessary!
I’m over six foot, arthritic and elderly yet can now manage it quickly and easily in less than five minutes, but only after I took half an hour of experimentation to work out how. My secret is to borrow a comfortably padded wide stool from the bathroom.
Slide the driver’s seat as far back as it will go. Place the stool beside the car, top surface level with the top of the driver’s door sill. Posterior and hips rest on the stool, lying on one’s back under the steering wheel, wriggle in hands first followed by arms, head and shoulders, and if no assistant is available, make sure all the spanners, work light and reading glasses are already in position.
Operate the two spanners like scissors to release the lock nut from the captive nut of the U-bracket holding the clevis pin, but don’t stress the U-bracket, pin or pedal! Same trick to tighten after adjustment.
A small long-nose vise-grip just dangling from the small rod nut is useful to help remember the rod position in the desired setting when moving the lock nut up the rod and finally tightening it against the U-bracket.
The U-bracket itself needs a big (22mm) spanner on it holding it still, the lock nut the other (12mm) spanner moving.
This is a view looking up at it, a camera gets into a better position than one’s head!
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It wasn’t me doing it, so I wasn’t concerned, I have since got rid of the MK3 so not going to be getting it done again.
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I adjusted mine earlier this year nightmare job for me I’m only 5ft 7 with short arms . 
. I’ve got to revisit it though still a little bit to much free play on the pedal .Will have another go at it in the Spring , not looking forward to it though.
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I’m sure it will be easier the second time but I would definitely recommend getting some small long nosed vice grips.
Having long arms and being left-handed has to help though…
Hi 999to5 yes the grips are a good idea I think , will definitely try them next time round if my old bones will still let me .Regards Bob.