Well, after months of lurking, I jumped on the bandwagon and purchased an mx250c kit from chris a few weeks ago, deposit paid and keen to start. It will be built on a mk1 classic 1.8 with low miles. I will try and do some kind of build thread here.
I had a half brained idea of grafting on a coupe roofline shape onto the mx5 hardtop, I'm guessing this hasn't been done yet (probable because they are fairly valuable)
User drummajor's car is my inspiration, and I'm thinking black with BBS reps, tho wheels and offsets are confusing me at the mo
I haven't ordered any special features, I was going to have the jag nose opening, to avoid using mondeo grille, but since that was an extra £100 I decided the money was vest spent elsewhere...
Good news tho, I managed to pick up a hardtop in very good condition, shame its blue, but can't argue at £160
Does anyone know what wheels the guy who built the black mx250 with the 77 racing numbers used? The rears looked super dishy, and I can't see any replicas with that wild an offset
I was wanting the best of both worlds, convertible and removable mx250 coupe shape hardtop. Shouldn't be so hard if you graft a section of the mould onto a hardtop. Can I ask why your bonding yours in? Is it the regular mx5 hardtop?
Well I'm hoping not to be spending thousands...... I work as a prepper, I work at a place that produces (amongst other things) Aston martin wings+ bootlid, Volvo parts and various truck and plant stuff out of fiberglass and composites. Most of the stuff that comes out of the moulds here comes out pretty rough, and I produce on average 30 pairs of wings a day (prepped for paint). So I'm hoping some of my skills are transferrable (and the facilities
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Fatbloke, if your frankenbolts will no longer be needed......my hardtop is held on by the side and top catches at the mo
I actually think the standard mx5 hardtop is very pretty, possibly the best looking hardtop of any car
Had lots of fun making quilted leather today, because, you know, quilted leather is so original
Hmmm, having made one door card in quilted leather, I'm not sure I like it.
I'll do some pictures of my failure at the weekend.
I used to have an s special with the red leather interior, miss that old girl...
Might look out for a tan interior, red ones in good nick seem unobtainable now
On the lookout for a cheap nardi also
I have the black leather interior in there, its just a bit, somber
According to chris, 2 weeks till delivery! On the road for summer! (maybe)
Yea this i s what I was playing at, I got given a very large hide. Don't really like the colour (dark red) and not sure I will use it
Picked up some wheels for the rear today, hopefully I will be able to get them to fit!, they were nice and cheap..
17x10
Et05
Nice and dishy
Not sure about tyres, I am thinking about a bit of stretch
Paid £100 delivered
Man 10" really is huge lol
Well the kit supposed to be coming today....
Nice to have a day off work
