New MK1 owner, 1st MX5

[wayne_s]

@Pete_66

Nice to see another Berkeley edition. The last of the MK1. I got mine in March and spent up to September sorting all the issues. Sills, wheelarches, wings, lights, suspension and brakes. All the fluids and a full respray. There are so many people in the club who can offer invaluable help on where to buy things and their experiences. I put mine on the forum as Berkeley edition. Is it worth restoring and also on instagram as Doug_MX5, should you be interested. I have only managed about 100 miles in it but love it. Enjoy and good luck with your new money pit! There are so many things you can do to them.

Thats a lot of work so far !

I ‘think’ mine is pretty much ok underneath and has also had a recent respray, although there are a couple of areas i need to see to, one being the hard top which is starting to bubble slightly at the bottom…

My seats also need restoring. I will pop over to instragram to have a look

[wayne_s]

@Christophe1

I can understand why you couldn’t resist! Lovely car.
How do you manage to fit in it?

I am working on that ! But I did manage to drive it for 2 hours when I picked it up with no pain !

[wayne_s]

@Pete_66

Nice to see another Berkeley edition. The last of the MK1. I got mine in March and spent up to September sorting all the issues. Sills, wheelarches, wings, lights, suspension and brakes. All the fluids and a full respray. There are so many people in the club who can offer invaluable help on where to buy things and their experiences. I put mine on the forum as Berkeley edition. Is it worth restoring and also on instagram as Doug_MX5, should you be interested. I have only managed about 100 miles in it but love it. Enjoy and good luck with your new money pit! There are so many things you can do to them.

OK Pete. I’ve seen the 1st 2 posts when you got your Berkeley on Instagram. That was VERY rusty underneath! Did it have an MOT?

[wayne_s]

[wayne_s]

I’ve finished work now for Christmas so get chance tomorrow to have a play

So much I want to do, especially that ride height…

[wayne_s]

Hard top starting to bubble slightly at bottom. Much prefer driving it without it though.

[Bol]

Looks lovely. As a fellow 6’4” Mk1 driver I’ve got a few tips for making a bit more space. Firstly if you put an eccentric spacer behind the steering wheel you’ll lift it up a bit in general use. A smaller wheel obviously helps too. You mention getting the seats retrimmed. If you do, you could get some of the foam from the squab removed to sit a couple of centimetres lower too.

[ast]

The factory Momo wheel is not attached to the boss like other Momo wheels. It uses 4 extremely tight bolts:

In comparison, an aftermarket Momo

Essentric spacers are drilled for aftermarket Momo.

[wayne_s]

Thanks Saz,

I can get this wheel and the simoni racing boss kit for £125.

I would prefer a momo wheel (wood deep dish ideally) but this would do for now.

Would this be ok?

Simoni Racing Carrera Steering Wheel

[wayne_s]

@Bol

Looks lovely. As a fellow 6’4” Mk1 driver I’ve got a few tips for making a bit more space. Firstly if you put an eccentric spacer behind the steering wheel you’ll lift it up a bit in general use. A smaller wheel obviously helps too. You mention getting the seats retrimmed. If you do, you could get some of the foam from the squab removed to sit a couple of centimetres lower too.

Thank you Bol !

I certainly will be fine the seat. Do they call it a foamectomy?

[ast]

@wayne_s

Thanks Saz,

I can get this wheel and the simoni racing boss kit for £125.

I would prefer a momo wheel (wood deep dish ideally) but this would do for now.

Would this be ok?

https://www.demon-tweeks.com/simoni-racing-carrera-steering-wheel-sracar350-c/?istCompanyId=a2904180-3a7d-4e56-b876-cf81c9512180&istFeedId=6fbc4b04-fd28-4ce1-8513-835c8f118690&istItemId=wptrrpqxt&istBid=t&gclid=CjwKCAiA_eb-BRB2EiwAGBnXXqIRSsKnryfABkCSd8YmBe4mCmAIf9T1hn-lUSqWH3SkhgJyKAXM7hoCJRUQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I’m sure that wil be fine.

In my S-Special, I have a leather Nardi Classico, and in the S-Limited I had, a wooden Nardi. Wood engenders a different way to grip and feed a wheel. I prefer leather.

https://i.imgur.com/wzy7hIHh.jpg

https://i.imgur.com/WOuwn5o.jpg

[wayne_s]

Both look great

I notice that you remove the centre console. It looks good, is that the only reason, the looks?

[ast]

I prefer the elbow room. The tombstone needs modification; cutting and building back up. A spare carpet is needed as donor for the transmission tunnel. I had a Zoom shift ring kicking about. MX5parts shift gaiter to finish. The teardrop shifter is unknown, think its Japanese, but I like the delicate shape.

The seats are a factory option, whih came with extra deep bolsters.

Previously I had a M2-1002, whch came from the factory like that.