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#151 steven

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 06:45 PM

lovely work !

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Posted 27 February 2013 - 09:04 PM

love this project, wish i could try something like this! your welding and fabrication looks spot on mate

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Posted 28 February 2013 - 06:53 AM



Awesomely awesome. Just one thing, put the fuel filler back on, they are cool!


Yeah id love to keep it but the fuel tank and filler are a lot higher now, not sure what im doing about that yet!!


Doesn't have to work, just have it as a fake, and put the real one through side window?

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 09:48 AM

This is absolutely epic. My brother has an MX5. Hmmm... :gimme: :ohno: :whistling: :sneaky:

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Posted 02 March 2013 - 11:57 PM

Nice man

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Posted 03 March 2013 - 12:21 AM

This is absolutely epic. My brother has an MX5. Hmmm... :gimme: :ohno: :whistling: :sneaky:


Rwd mx5'd Midas - now that would be an awesome conversion :D :gimme:

#157 Noah

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Posted 03 March 2013 - 12:49 AM

So in theory of course, you could do the V8 swap for an MX-5 (which they seem to do in the states) and have a V8 powered, rear drive clubman estate.

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 10:59 AM

i think a good powerful four pot engine will be best for this, although a chevy LS V8 would fit!!!!!

got the step back in and made new corners up, just on with making a new boot area.
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made new back door shuts.
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all folded, but just needed a little bend on it to follow the door shape.
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then got on with boot floor.
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boxed off the rear chassis sections.
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been toying with idear of keeping the one peice back door on, what do we think?
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Posted 07 March 2013 - 11:31 AM

i think it looks good with the barn door

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 02:18 PM

keep the single door! epic project!!

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 03:34 PM

Excellent project, loving the single rear door!

I have just bought one of those clarke strong arm metal folders, how do you find it, good?

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 04:12 PM

this is such a good project gonna look amazing! :P loving the single rear door... will add a touch of madness to an otherwise rather normal car... :P

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 04:31 PM

looks ok with the single door

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Posted 07 March 2013 - 08:11 PM

This is coming along amazingly so what reg are you keeping mini or Mazda ??? Or is it going on a q plate



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Posted 07 March 2013 - 10:52 PM


Excellent project, loving the single rear door!

I have just bought one of those clarke strong arm metal folders, how do you find it, good?


Brilliant mate, use it all the time.




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