• Factory visit and test drive

    Wow… This has been a long time in writing. I’ll blame the weather, work, and illness. Almost 2 of these were actually limiting factors. All this happened about a month ago now, and I’ve only just got round to finishing the write up. The GBS factory is some three and...


  • Differential, Brakes, Time to catch up

    Again, it’s been a long time since my last post. Time for a bit of a catch up. First part fitted to the chassis is the differential. This thing has taken the longest and been the most painful donor part to de-rust and clean up, so it’s with some satisfaction...


  • Getting my kit together

    Again, another huge gap between posts. The past month has seen me pick up my kit, starting to put it together, working out what more parts I need, and of course buying more tools. In recent posts I have been cleaning up and painting the Mazda parts. I have now...


  • Getting on with it

    It’s been a while since my last post on this site. The past month has seen a fair bit of work on the car (bits for it anyway), interspersed with a few foreign business trips, and nearly being made redundant from my day job. I am pleased to say that...


  • The end of the Beginning

    This is the final push to get all the rest of the parts off the MX-5 that I need for the Zero. This includes freeing the rear right hub, taking out the wiring loom, and seeing what other bits I can salvage and maybe list on a popular web based...