3 May 2021 Stripping the wiring loom has made me think again about what components I want to reuse from the MX-5. The column stalks are OK but unless I can remove the wash wipe stalk somehow I will have an extra stalk that did nothing. It's also quite a bulky unit. I also don't want to use the Mazda steering wheel so I've been browsing the options – there is a nice looking one on CBS and they also have boss for the MX5 column that would work. Not sure how the horn connection works with the Mazda column so will need to give them a call to discuss. I'm leaning towards replacing the stalks with a single aftermarket one. 6 May 2021 Did a trial fitting of the inlet manifold, I think I will need to wire up the injectors before fitting the top of the inlet manifold to the car. That made me think about the other connectors for the ECU. Might be sensible to start looking at that soon. Put the EGR blanking plates on the inlet manifold. Started cleaning up the power steering cooling pipe. I put my new flexible clutch pipe and also the clutch slave cylinder in place, I will need to add a clip for the pipe probably using one of the bell-housing bolts. 7 May 2021 Stripped a bit more of the wiring loom, the ignition switch circuit/power distribution loom/starter took quite a bit on untangling and identifying all the links to circuits it connects to that I won't use (AC/ABS/Immobiliser/Windows/Wipers). Painted the power steering cooling pipe. 8 May 2021 Put the ECU loom in place checked where the wires need to route and what they are going to connect to. The loom from Canems is lovely to handle and the wores are spot on for length. I am thinking about running all the sensor wires with the injector wiring, I will need to find something better than the plastic conduit that Mazda used for that. Put the exhaust manifold on and torqued it up with the cooling pipe that runs down that side of the engine. Put the crank sensor in place and set the gap to the flywheel, ran the cable up the timing cover and secured it with a p-clip on one of the cover bolts. I put the lower half of the inlet manifold on the engine and torqued that up. I re-attached the throttle body to the plenum top as well as the throttle position sensor. I cut the end off the EGR pipe, so I can use the nut that bolts on the exhaust manifold to blank off the EGR on the exhaust. 9 May 2021 I crushed the EGR pipe in the vice and then filled it with some metal putty to seal it fully. I applied some exhaust sealant between the nut and pipe as well and screwed it to the manifold. I decided that the injector wiring was fine as it was and bolted some p-clips to secure it. Then I could fit the top of the plenum. With that in place I ran the wiring for the various sensors (crank position, intake air temperature, intake air control, throttle position sensor, VVT control). I wrapped the loom in some spiral wrap to protect it and roughly positioned it. I've got a selection of p-clips on order so I can secure the wiring to the cam cover. I put the spark plugs in and added the coil packs and connected those to the loom, secured with small p-clips to the cam cover. I connected the coolant temperature sensor, cam sensor and the earth connection at the back of the engine. I mounted the alternator, which meant taking the intake support out again! I connected up the alternator control lead which is part of the ECU loom. Then I ran the last piece of fuel hose from the damper to the fuel rail. I was not happy with the orientation of the damper as it meant the fuel lines were crossing each other. I removed it and re-orientated it which meant remaking the hose from the feed to the damper which took way longer than it should. I was going to fill and bleed the clutch but I could not get the master cylinder to pump any fluid even after taking it apart and checking it. I suspect the seals are gone so I've ordered a new master and slave cylinder which was less than £50. The water pump pulley has been primed, ready for coat of paint.
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