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    THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING

    Nov 05, 2019 5 minutes

    At the start of this project, we asked MX-5 racing champion Brian Chandler and Lancaster Insurance Service’s Car Club Manager Dave Youngs to test and evaluate both cars. Since then, work on the Mk1 has included new brake discs and Greenstuff pads, new rear dampers and a conversion to manual gearbox, while work on the Mk2 has included having its brakes serviced, a four-wheel alignment, a new steering rack and four new tyres. So as the projects draw to a close, we invited Dave and Brian back to sample them now.

    MK1

    In the June issue, Brian had said of the Mk1: ‘...the front end felt nice and positive. The same can’t be said of the back end because the rear shocks are absolutely knackered. The tired rear shocks manifest themselves as a floaty feeling at the back, with more bobbing up and down

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