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What would you like Chris to build you?

zagmad 7 Mar 2017, 3:54pm
Doing a rough guestimate the front too is about the tyre diameter again in front . So overhang will help make it look sleeker and sporty. Plus room for a turbo charger ;-).
Jaguartvr 7 Mar 2017, 3:57pm
If you put it on an M3 or even a 330, you won't need a turbo.

The 400 is pretty but I think with the higher Daytona boot and the longer more aggressive front the Eeytona should look even better.
Lucky@LeMans 7 Mar 2017, 6:41pm
The 2+2 Daytona would look better with the roof down. The proportions in real life would probably work with the BM donor.
427SSSS 14 Mar 2017, 5:29pm
GT40 on MR2 chassis

How about a GT 40 on a Toyota MR2 chassis, similar wheelbase?
zagmad 14 Mar 2017, 7:12pm
Maybe could join a t bar panel to the door
lancelot link 14 Mar 2017, 10:26pm
Jaguartvr wrote:
Word from Chris is that the 275 is on hold, so it's another 250 or Cobra. Not sure if the enthusiasm is there for either and Brian is no longer selling the 2fifty as a kit as he can't cope with all the orders, don't blame him.


I don't blame either of them ... Chris has enough products and workload for now with his current range ..If I was him , I would hold off on development until (if) some of the current range slow down a bit ...Development is time consuming and expensive as well as stressful and customers will always want something different if you suggest you are flexible ... He works bloody hard coping with what he has now , production is full time for Tribute and they still take projects on board too .....

I suspect that part of Brian's decision is workload , but also I think , the best way he can secure the strong turnkey prices of these cars is by keeping them fairly exclusive and not having that turnkey price forced down by home-built examples entering the market place .... It's a position most kit suppliers would love to be in , but for most , regular income and turnover dictates the sale of kits to survive ..
Jaguartvr 15 Mar 2017, 7:45am
Shame because the 275 looked as if it was ready for production. I would want the convertible and it seemed that Chris converted the 250swb to the convertible so quickly. I'm sure he could do the same with the 275.
I do also miss the development posts, it's nice to see what other builders are up to and pinching the good ideas but watching a new Tribute model being developed was almost magical.
Lucky@LeMans 15 Mar 2017, 12:43pm
I think it will still happen, just give it time. From what I understand Chris has other things going on in his life and is busy getting existing orders out for his popular range of cars.
zagmad 25 Mar 2017, 8:48pm
Ads for the new fast and furious movie have shown images of the corvette c2 lowered and wider . Looks awesome with the wide black wheels. Makes the sharp lines pop.
zagmad 28 Mar 2017, 6:06pm
This ones for dsg4me. Could you overlay an outline of the side view of a Aston db4 2vev over a mk1 mx5 and scale it down to the mx5's wheelbase. Just for fun. Its the obe with the slight hump in the boot
molleur 28 Mar 2017, 6:38pm
The 2VEV track is narrower.
The correct wheelbase is 93 inches.
Track Front = 54 inches
Rear 53.5 inches

NB Miata
wheelbase = 89 inches
F Track = 55.3 inches
R Track = 56.3 inches

So with a mere 4 inch difference in wheelbase, and a similar track (workable) is could be a possibility. Engine/gearbox placement
could be an issue with the gear stick lever winding up between the seats. The DB4GTZ has the engine mounted pretty far forward with two cylinders reaching over the front axle center-line. I too, have looked at this closely.
molleur 29 Mar 2017, 11:55am
Wow! Looks like that would work pretty well, thanks.
Jaguartvr 29 Mar 2017, 12:45pm
Looks good but still stuck with a puny 1.8. Would if fit a Z3 or Z4?

The other thing to bear in mind is that it seems that the later MX5's are suffering from rust which you would avoid going the BMW route.
molleur 29 Mar 2017, 2:03pm
It should fit if the body is stretched in front of the cowl by about 4 inches.
PTL 30 Mar 2017, 12:24pm
I should like, if at all possible, an MX5 based, updated MGBB GT Sebring. Not a replica but more of an inspired by.
zagmad 30 Mar 2017, 3:53pm
This is what I mean about backing the wrong horse. To get the vev1 classic look the headlight area had to be open and short which didn't work on the mk1. The mk2 mx5 in the picture/diagram shows it has better space for a short front. And as mentioned the boot space has to be compromised to get the lines to work. Use of the new boot space though can be used with a small squish bag. Possibly moving the battery terminals to inside the car or a new bracket in the new boot space with extended base. The swb shape is excellent to get the outline and lighting. Had I known this I would of spent more time aiming for the 2 vev version which was more track focused. Such is life.
zagmad 30 Mar 2017, 8:10pm
Ferrari 330 gtc ?
zagmad 13 May 2017, 6:45pm
Could you do the same with the overlay. But this time place a 1965 mustang fastback over the mx5. Looking at the side window it could work with the curvy side window.
mazdarazmataz 13 May 2017, 6:49pm


This, if I haven't posted it already.

Chris seems quiet these days?
Jaguartvr 2 Jun 2017, 9:11am
Not exactly a bargain and simple build!
I'm more into Chris's "Stickn "N" Gluen" philosophy!
couerdelion 2 Jun 2017, 11:34am
Jaguartvr wrote:
Not exactly a bargain and simple build!
I'm more into Chris's "Stickn "N" Gluen" philosophy!


Yeah, me too.

Would love to see a tribute car based on the SLK though! Plenty of them out there. Cheap enough, great engines in the 230's (2.3 Supercharged) and the R170's are easy enough to work on without loads of electric wizardry