First MX5 Mk1 bought for fun AutoSolo, Track day maybe sprint and hill climb
Mechanically competent Built Caterhams and Rebuilt Elan
Looking for peoples experience
Plan Roll bar, competition clutch, 4 Branch, New Tyres
Thoughts and ideas please
Bob Bull
What modifications you can do depends on the rules of the competition entered, and which class you ut yourself in.
When I did it, I just ut in a rollbar and a seat, but I was running in a production class. The car wasn’t particularly competitive, not a lot I could do about that, and I wasn’t into pushing the patience of the scrutineers, like the boys in the Novas and Minis would, who generally ruled by class.
I fitted a 6-point harness directly to the car, rear shelf, with spreader plates.
I think depending on the rules, fitting 13" wheels, and taking off the front disc dust shields, would give a gearing advantage on hillclimbs.
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Do you remember where you got that gear knob??
Still have it, its an original Bob Krueger Team Voodoo Magnum knob, still available:
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Ah, it’s a Voodoo.
Decent value at 35 dollars in America but less so by the time it’s been imported over here, sadly.
There’s a guy called the latheman who makes very reasonably priced gear knobs but he can’t make a ball shape, unfortunately.
So the choice seems to between Chinese at 15 quid or American at 50…
£43 for a Voodoo knob from Moss:
https://www.moss-europe.co.uk/shop-by-model/mazda/mx-5-mk1-na/interior/cockpit-fittings/voodoo-gear-knobs-mx-5-mk1.html
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