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Thanks Scottie, they sound nice to !

Very nice.

But deserves some bigger photos...







Enjoy, Paul.

Peeps, the number plate really does it! Cracking!

It looks great, particularly like the wheel arches. How did you do them?

The front arches transform it. Looks great.

The colour is fabulous! Brings out the lines of the car!

looks great. Congratulations.

Thanks for pictures Paul, much better than mine.

Thanks for the kind words much appreciated. After 100's of hours of work and a few "wish i hadn't started this" it is nice to actually finish. The exterior anyway. The front wings where made at tribute and bonded on. This shell was the prototype for the Mk2 MX5. You can tell its a mk2 by the doors. I am sure Chris could make them up if anyone wants this look. The 17" wheels help .

Can't help but think it would look good with the seanick narrowed rear wings then with some small flares to match the front

After nearly 2 yeatrs you must be glad it is on the road. I think we all under estimate how long it takes and how little free time we have.

I am afraid a big wide ass wins every time for me !

Time is the key . Balancing needs of family, garden, house other projects etc makes it hard. you can see why so many become unfinished. I fell out of love with mine on many occasions

Yes you are spot on there Peeps, one must be almost obsessed by the build, (or it would'nt happen) The important "normal life" has to continue, and it always gets in the way!!

But worth it in the end !!
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Pukka well done.
Where did you get the spinners from ?

It's a beauty, those flared arches are sweet. I have to agree with Landmannn about the amount of time it takes. I brought Grayones MX and it needed a refurb which is taking longer than expected, sourcing parts is time consuming and spending hours just trying to get your wipers right gets you a load of shit from the missus

I'm glad I'm, not the only one with wiper grief!

At least I'm in good compan, and don't feel so bad about my problems now!

Hey peeps, come to think of it, where did you get the spinners, what are they made of, and how are they fixed on please?

They look superb!

original wheels

Sprayed black.
Made some collars to fit inside wheel center secured wiTh allen screws. reduced to fit spinners found on well known auction site which fit over something around 55mm collar.
With all cars its the look. when all the parts come together and produce something much more than the bits bolted together.

These spinners are designed to fit over a collar, so you need to have wheels with deep centers as per my pics. and fit a collar. or some other adapter. will pop one off and put some pics later
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-spoke-Spinners-VW-Beetle-with-Empi-5-or-8-spoke-wheels-Riviera-wheels-/371080622050?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyre_Trims_Trims_ET&hash=item566620efe2

They are chrome aluminium, but you would need to make up some type of collar or plate to fit them.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-spoke-Spinners-VW-Beetle-with-Empi-5-or-8-spoke-wheels-Riviera-wheels-/371080622050?pt=UK_Cars_Parts_Vehicles_Wheels_tyre_Trims_Trims_ET&hash=item566620efe2

Thanks for that info Peeps.
I do already have my spinners made up and bolted onto my wheels, and it was quite a tricky job engineering-wise!
But your ones look so elegent, and nicer than mine, but after all the effort I've put in to get this far, I'd be stupid to start again!

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As a side note, I was going to use the land rover splines as suggest in the build manual, but I didn't like them. I found something called a rivnut on ebay. It's basically a spline on the outside and a screw thread on the inside. Unfortunately the M8 nut that fits the standard MX5 wiper arm thread isn't fat enough to put the TEX automotive chrome wiper arms on so I got M10 nuts and araldited them on to the standard screw thread. I'll let everyone know how I get on with them as the car will be my daily driver when it's done.