Just seen this in the TV mag.
Thursday 30th September
Channel 12 Quest.
Goblin Works Mod Shop. MX5
No other info.
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Thank you for the heads up on date of this show. Iāve been watching this Goblin Works Mod Shop series and have seen a green Mk1 MX5 in the opening sequence of cars modded.
The Goblin Works team find a deserving car owner who want their car modded. They take delivery of the car, make the changes (without the owner seeing progress) and hand it back at a suitable location. The cars modified so far have been on a budget limit of Ā£10k, so it will be interesting to see what mods they do.
I hope they improve power output by adding a supercharger.
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So far itās been pretty poor, I can only hope they do a better job on the MX5.
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Iāve not been too impressed with what theyāve done so far either. Iād be fascinated to know how the changes they make affect the annual insurance premium, especially as some of the owners are fairly young!!
Only times Iāve seen 5ās āworked onā on TV showsā¦it did not look too good for the car in my view.
Stillā¦not seen the Goblin thing yet. Not as if there is an oversupply of worthwhile Mk1 tubs to work with any longer.
Then again, a FK post code Ford dealer only 20 odd years back had complete ābody in whiteā Mk1 Escort bonnets, boots, doors, Mk1 Capri panels, Mk1 Cortina panels and numerous now āunobtainablesā crushed and skipped so perhaps Iām panicking too much. Oh, and two Escort Mk1 shellsā¦what they were doing with them was a mystery.
Itās not a show I was impressed with. Do they still have the 2 guys and the girl working as a team? The American bike mad one got on my clack. Always wanted to do a bike up instead but that could have been another titled show they were involved in.
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It was aired earlier in the year on discovery plusā¦found it a disappointing watch.
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Far too much time focusing on the owner/scripted nonsense etc rather than the car. It had new suspension, full MTech turbo kit, service, wheels/tyres, wrap, mot, some interior mods before being handed back, along with all the original parts. Lots not shown on the program.
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Oh, and a new roof
The hardest thing to insure is the āwrapā mod. But with all mods declared and an agreed value itās still less than Ā£150 a year fully comp.
Ah.
One of āthemāā¦Iāll not bother. Cheers.
One of āwhatā?
Contrived waste of time programs is āone of whatā.
Each their own.
OK with you?
Good.
They have ruined every vehicle theyāve ever touched. Terrible taste all three of 'em. Worst motoring program of all time.
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Gee that went down well then. Glad I posted it 
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I saw this car on the ramps when they first bought it. For it to be back on the road is a major achievement! It was less than solid 
I was referring to the series so far, not the MX5 which I assume youāre saying cost Ā£150? Iād be amazed if the Golf GTI with increased power and bespoke wrap, for instance, could be insured for that sort of figure, but if it can, Iād be interested to know who the insurance company are so I can try them out next time.
Yep, the mx5 with the turbo conversion and all mods declared was insured via Lancaster for Ā£150 but insurance is always location, driver age etc biased rather than power/modās biased.
Fine with me, simply wondered what you meant by āone of those.ā
But basically you mean every car program on Discovery
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No rot on this MX5, original solid sills, even had a scope in them and thereās no rust. You must be thinking of Helenās own MX5ā¦
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