MEV Exocet. MK1 based kit car
Discussion
Looks mental!Mr MXT said:
Any idea what they weigh?
Contreversial....! Not, actually, all that much less than an MX-5! the entire front and rear subframes complete with engine, box, diff and PPF are dropped out and the frame fitted over the top.I quite like the idea though, but I don't think its hugely well executed in the styling department!
This is a very well one donor executed Kit Car indeed.
There are a number of advantages because the builder has all the mechanical bits and trim from the donor car.
I have been building kit cars for 50 odd years and I understand exactly how many advantages there are in well thought out one donor cars like the MEV X5.
Completing a kit like this with the minimum of delay and difficulty is a great deal easier than trying to source instruments, suspension and parts from a number of different sources.
Furthermore the retention of the alloy central tube and all the original suspension components makes completion a very much simpler process.
I wholeheartedly recommend these kits. I have no connection with the factory.
I just really appreciate the advantages.
There are a number of advantages because the builder has all the mechanical bits and trim from the donor car.
I have been building kit cars for 50 odd years and I understand exactly how many advantages there are in well thought out one donor cars like the MEV X5.
Completing a kit like this with the minimum of delay and difficulty is a great deal easier than trying to source instruments, suspension and parts from a number of different sources.
Furthermore the retention of the alloy central tube and all the original suspension components makes completion a very much simpler process.
I wholeheartedly recommend these kits. I have no connection with the factory.
I just really appreciate the advantages.
Full feature on page 48 of this months PPC and a half page advert on page 51. There's an MX5 tuning guide and last month a feature of a Ford V8 powered MX5 as well.
Prices and stuff here...
www.mevltd.co.uk
Looks nice.
Hmmm, P48 and P51 are both Mustangs and a V8 will fit in the original car.
Prices and stuff here...
www.mevltd.co.uk
Looks nice.
Hmmm, P48 and P51 are both Mustangs and a V8 will fit in the original car.
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
It would seem an excellent way to 'save' a dying MX5.
They must only weigh 700kg at most.
Surely a giggle for B-Road Blasting on a Budget ?
This, there are so many MK1's out there as rotten as a pear, but solid underneath with sweet engines. If you want a cheap giggle you could do worse.They must only weigh 700kg at most.
Surely a giggle for B-Road Blasting on a Budget ?
This made me laugh, taken from their website......,
This means that provided you can use a little adhesive, a screwdriver, drill and a file and sandpaper you can create a stunning sports car.
Not that I've driven one yet, but I am very familiar with the Exocet. It weights circa 500kg and the build cost is basically £2,500 + Donor. Can be build for practically nothing.
Also check out the lightweight Exocet, will be racing in 750MC next year....
http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?actio...
Also check out the lightweight Exocet, will be racing in 750MC next year....
http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?actio...
Paddy_N_Murphy said:
So circa 260bhp/te then
(on a good day
)
Says it all really. Fully independent suspension, excellent twin cam power and proper drivetrain to boot. Got to be a really drivable enjoyable tractable road and fun car.(on a good day
)I researched this Kit Car at the Exeter show in considerable detail and met Stuart Mills the brains behind the outfit. Excellent product with a real enthusiast in charge.
I am swamped with unfinished Kit Cars currently otherwise I would be buying one today. However with seven Kit cars in build and four Classic Mini cars to complete I just cannot buy another one. Not even I an that stupid.
Then again?!
Undoubtedly the best Kit Car buy currently.
I thoroughly recommend the car and the firm.
No connection to me of course. Just my honest opinion.
furtive said:
Would rather have a Westfield MX5
Actually I'd rather than have an MX5
So far as I know the first does not exist. Nor likely to with Westfield as they have become.Actually I'd rather than have an MX5
Your second option offers a very different product. Much heavier and much less of a racer. But I have one and they are a nice well controlled car.
As an inexpensive, responsive, rust free racer with a lower centre of gravity and very different modern look I think the MEVX5 is quite outstanding.
Stuart has developed a coupe body fitting the same chassis and mechanics I think. There may be a roadster version as well.
The difference in performance and handling and the whole feel of the car is quite remarkable. I would suggest you drive the product and see it in the flesh. Its a damned good effort. At an unbeatable completed price.
Frankly, as an Accountant. I do not know how he does it. But he does.
I would seriously suggest a look. There ain't no substitute for experience,
Westfied MX5's do exist:
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/donorkit.htm...
With a pre 1995 Mazda MX5 you can build a Westfield SEi. Using parts from a Maxda MX5 donor vehicle, you can purchase a Westfield kit designed to carry the MX5 parts. The kits are also designed to take either the 1600 or 1800 Mazda engine
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=111&i=154...
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/donorkit.htm...
With a pre 1995 Mazda MX5 you can build a Westfield SEi. Using parts from a Maxda MX5 donor vehicle, you can purchase a Westfield kit designed to carry the MX5 parts. The kits are also designed to take either the 1600 or 1800 Mazda engine
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=111&i=154...
furtive said:
Westfied MX5's do exist:
http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/donorkit.htm...
With a pre 1995 Mazda MX5 you can build a Westfield SEi. Using parts from a Maxda MX5 donor vehicle, you can purchase a Westfield kit designed to carry the MX5 parts. The kits are also designed to take either the 1600 or 1800 Mazda engine
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=111&i=154...
We live and learn. Well I do anyway. http://www.westfield-sportscars.co.uk/donorkit.htm...
With a pre 1995 Mazda MX5 you can build a Westfield SEi. Using parts from a Maxda MX5 donor vehicle, you can purchase a Westfield kit designed to carry the MX5 parts. The kits are also designed to take either the 1600 or 1800 Mazda engine
http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=111&i=154...
I will certainly take a look at the Westfield!
It's an Elite, not an Elan.Paddy_N_Murphy said:
aah, there you see, you've lost me.
I do not see the point in trying to make a better MX5. A guy at work showed me a ghastly kit I should make out of my MX5.
Noooo thankly you !
A light weight stripped out version - yes.
That's a fair point, but if you've got a MK1 MX5 that has either been crashed or has a rotting body, but is mechanically sound, then you could see why someone might, espcially as the kit is only 2.5K.I do not see the point in trying to make a better MX5. A guy at work showed me a ghastly kit I should make out of my MX5.
Noooo thankly you !
A light weight stripped out version - yes.
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