Yoo-Hoo From Silly Suffolk!

Bee Elzebub · 06-06-2011, 21:20

Howdy-doody, all! Newbie to the forum & now a new owner of a P-reg Ford Maverick SWB 2.7Tdi in need of a little cosmetic attention (the car, not me!), so I'll be picking brains for a while on here!

I acquired the Mav' this evening as a trade-in deal on a Toyota MR2 MK2, after totally-wrecking my old Daihatsu Sportrak just two weeks ago in a roll-over write-off RTA while towing the MR2 on a trailer. I was taking the MR2 for a trade-swap that time, too, but I got carved up by a prat in a Pug - goodbye Sporty! Only fitting, therefore, that the "possessed" MR2 should go for a 4X4 replacement, I think (bloody car was a liability from purchase last year - blew its big-ends within weeks!)...

Anyway, I just thought I'd say Hi for now, then see how things progress...

solarman216 · 06-06-2011, 21:30

Hi mate, you should enjoy yourself on here, and plenty of info and advice, Rick

clivvy · 06-06-2011, 21:32

'ello mate, welcome to the club!ive got a P reg Mav as well, I love it to bits but like yours, in need of a bit of this and that but I treat her mean to keep her keen

makeitfit · 06-06-2011, 21:46

I'll have a P too please Bob

Mine needs a bit of cosmetic help too I'm told , pht

Welcome along

Bee Elzebub · 06-06-2011, 22:09

Cheers, Guys!

Hey, Clivvy - we've got a Mazda MX5 MK1 (another recent acquisition - what we were going to swap the MR2 for!). We've also got an early MK1 MR2 (2nd oldest registered survivor in this country), and just for REAL fun, a Pontiac Fiero SE 2.8 V6 (US equivalent of the MR2). Not being greedy, like, y'know - just adds to the zest of life (and depletion of wallet!)...

I wonder if the Mazda 1.8V6 would go into the MX5...? Hmmmmmm......

Bee Elzebub · 19-06-2011, 23:41

Might seem a stupid question, but am I right in guessing that the 2.7TDi engines are push-rod, single-cam jobbies?

I ask, simply because I've got so used to seeing cam-belt casings in front of engines and lumpy great cambox/valve covers on top these days, that I was surprise to note the absence of said casings on my Maverick's lump!

Seems to me that head-gasket replacement isn't so complicated on these (apart from all the flippin' pipes going everywhere!)....

clivvy · 20-06-2011, 12:49

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Originally Posted by Bee Elezebub

Cheers, Guys!

Hey, Clivvy - we've got a Mazda MX5 MK1 (another recent acquisition - what we were going to swap the MR2 for!). We've also got an early MK1 MR2 (2nd oldest registered survivor in this country), and just for REAL fun, a Pontiac Fiero SE 2.8 V6 (US equivalent of the MR2). Not being greedy, like, y'know - just adds to the zest of life (and depletion of wallet!)...

I wonder if the Mazda 1.8V6 would go into the MX5...? Hmmmmmm......

not sure, i think the V6 is too big, but i could be wrong, as i have seen I think ONE V6 or V8 MX5 project in the states, bonnet adjustmetn was required!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnOZoGkgSBc is one example, but not the one im thinking of...

i really want an MX5, and plan to get one next year. i want a nice, simple MK1, something to play with and cherish!

06-06-2011, 21:20	#1
Bee Elzebub Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Suffolk Vehicle: ...Has Gone! 0..0 Posts: 91	Yoo-Hoo From Silly Suffolk! Howdy-doody, all! Newbie to the forum & now a new owner of a P-reg Ford Maverick SWB 2.7Tdi in need of a little cosmetic attention (the car, not me!), so I'll be picking brains for a while on here! I acquired the Mav' this evening as a trade-in deal on a Toyota MR2 MK2, after totally-wrecking my old Daihatsu Sportrak just two weeks ago in a roll-over write-off RTA while towing the MR2 on a trailer. I was taking the MR2 for a trade-swap that time, too, but I got carved up by a prat in a Pug - goodbye Sporty! Only fitting, therefore, that the "possessed" MR2 should go for a 4X4 replacement, I think (bloody car was a liability from purchase last year - blew its big-ends within weeks!)... Anyway, I just thought I'd say Hi for now, then see how things progress...

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06-06-2011, 21:30	#2
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Hi mate, you should enjoy yourself on here, and plenty of info and advice, Rick

06-06-2011, 21:32	#3
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	'ello mate, welcome to the club!ive got a P reg Mav as well, I love it to bits but like yours, in need of a bit of this and that but I treat her mean to keep her keen

06-06-2011, 21:46	#4
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	I'll have a P too please Bob Mine needs a bit of cosmetic help too I'm told , pht Welcome along

06-06-2011, 22:09	#5
Bee Elzebub Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Suffolk Vehicle: ...Has Gone! 0..0 Posts: 91	Cheers, Guys! Hey, Clivvy - we've got a Mazda MX5 MK1 (another recent acquisition - what we were going to swap the MR2 for!). We've also got an early MK1 MR2 (2nd oldest registered survivor in this country), and just for REAL fun, a Pontiac Fiero SE 2.8 V6 (US equivalent of the MR2). Not being greedy, like, y'know - just adds to the zest of life (and depletion of wallet!)... I wonder if the Mazda 1.8V6 would go into the MX5...? Hmmmmmm......

19-06-2011, 23:41	#6
Bee Elzebub Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Suffolk Vehicle: ...Has Gone! 0..0 Posts: 91	Might seem a stupid question, but am I right in guessing that the 2.7TDi engines are push-rod, single-cam jobbies? I ask, simply because I've got so used to seeing cam-belt casings in front of engines and lumpy great cambox/valve covers on top these days, that I was surprise to note the absence of said casings on my Maverick's lump! Seems to me that head-gasket replacement isn't so complicated on these (apart from all the flippin' pipes going everywhere!)....