Sounds like it could be the "FE3" twin cam 2 liter
motor... there should be lots of those lying around
in wreckers in auckland, try the trade and exchange
even. At a last resort you could try australian parts
import companies. "Most" cracks can be fixed it just
costs!!
Glenn "SLYDIT>

Having a stick on front plate wont get you a failed
wof. just a ticket if unlucky>

The reason plodice use speed as the cure-all to our problems is that they can say that you were X amount over the speed you naughty person, and give you a fine for that X amount. It is very hard to prove that someone was being X amount of an inconsiderate moron and fine them accordingly. It would al...

The ones in the states come from 2 manufacturers. one is BSP and they use motorcycle lights and wont be legal in NZ, they are of poor quality so give them a miss. The other make is from Britain called MOSS, they use Hella sealed beam units which are used throughout europe and also here in NZ, so the...

There is a sports and classic car show on in Tauranga on the first of June at the Compass community village on 17th ave.10am to 4 pm. This would be a great opportunity to get new members to the club as there seems to be lots of mx5ers in the bay who arent members. It is also a great opportunity for ...

The club website is a great place to start. Theres a white 1800 here in tauranga (for 14k?) at a dealers thats been sitting there for a while, i think hes getting hungry to sell so a cheeky offer might get you a bargain. its got a factory spoiler kit on it. Theres also a black 1999 with new (17"???)...

ok so basically what we need to do is draw up some sort of ammendment to the "plate/licensing bill". We could call it the "sports and classic car registration ammendment bill"(sounds good eh!) It could be worded in this basic model... "where a vehicle was not originally designed to be fitted with a ...

Well Phil ive realised that the only way to make those idiots with rear vision bindness move is to have a set of air horns. They worked great on my Fiat and im fitting some to my MX soon. The problem we have around here is a condition called "passing lane fever" in which little old biddies and ignor...

My stick on is the same size as a motorbike plate so if any polinazis pull me over ill argue that. why are they so hot on front plates for cars?? Ok if there was no plate then i see the point, but if your running a stick on that is legible and reflective then that should be ok. I wish they had a fle...

Check your caliper slider bolts,(upper and lower) most likely that the lubricant on the pins is old. clean and relube with brake caliper grease. Also Check out your pad clips and springs. Mine moved about and the inner pad came "loose" causing it to click when brakes were applied.The clips im talkin...

Grant: The kits are good, the aussies love them, but it relies on a piggy back computor for fuelling and a fifth injector from memory.(not too flash) How much of the work are you prepared to do yourself?? Heres a quick run down of costs for a really good diy turbo. Manifold $700, recon turbo $800, ...

All you people coming over for the Tauranga event look out for a Dark green L300 van parked at the side of the road(usually under trees) its a camera van. Also a light green nissan navara ute with canopy that usually does truck weighing but is quite happy to pull over cars for tickets too. Also Dark...

Go on miata.net and do a search in the power section on the bipes control unit. Its based on a MSD unit, has air temp and boost inputs and can be adjusted to how much retard it pulls .At the moment the completley redesigned unit(far supereior to the standard MSD) is selling for just US$200 and allow...

Darryl: Do you have your insurance through your business? It seems if you own a business you can insure just about anything in with every thing else. However for us mortals who have the standard 3 policy cover its hell. I have a perfect driving record(touch wood) and still AMI want to argue every p...

I find it somewhat confusing that my insurance company is quite happy to insure me for a wrx or lancer evo, but mention turbo mx5 and they run for cover.(Or lack of). Where are the decent insurance companies with people who actually know cars. AMI wouldnt insure my girlfriend to drive my falcon wago...

Make sure its the motor first, my car keeps getting carbon deposits on the switch mechanism which stops the motor from running. very easy to clean (JUST DONT USE SAND PAPE as it scrapes off the protective zinc coatning of the contact.Just remove the center console and unplug the switch mech loom.pr...

Not sure to be honest!!! If i sell the white hardtop i
need to find a red one first. Im trying to get hold of
a guy selling a red one at the moment.my white one
will not come with the frankenstein bolts or side clip
points on the car.

I too agree with Lou about the Roll BAR issue. but really if we are to make the choice between a race spec bar and a style bar then that is our choice , not thiers!! They wouldnt fail the car for not having a bar so why must they fail it for having a style bar and not roll bar??? My diy style bars ...

Well that 300mm rule means that several cars available new would fail the certification procces. the Audi TT is one i can think of. If your Mazda came into New Zealand with them fitted on then they must have been included in the cert when the car was certified and given its VIN to be registered in ...

What car are you driving at the moment Ross? where is it parked??
just kidding!