Mazda MX5 Bolt on REBODY Kit

[fuoriserie]

MX-5 Lazza said:

As far as I know the rake of the windscreen is identical. In fact the only major changes are on the external bodywork, the chassis underneath is pretty much the same. The Mk1 hard-top can fit on a Mk2/2.5 with only minor adjustments so the cockpit shape is identical.

Thanks for the info.

Looking at your mx5 picture I noticed Oz alloys, are those 17 in. wheels?, do you have a set of pictures I could use for my rough sketches? thanks in advance

By the way, nice car..........

Cheers
Italo

[MX-5 Lazza]

There are a fair few pictures here.
Let me know if you need something more side-on.

[fuoriserie]

MX-5 Lazza said:

There are a fair few pictures here.
Let me know if you need something more side-on.

Thank you so much, for the pictures and the link..., but if you have a side view with the same 17in. wheels , I would have a good set of images to base my new sketches....

Cheers
italo

[MX-5 Lazza]

Give these a try...

[fuoriserie]

[quote=MX-5 Lazza]Give these a try...





Perfect .....thank you! ...... and now back to sketching.......

Edited by fuoriserie on Monday 18th June 14:53

[fuoriserie]

first very rough sketches, without chopping of the rear, but leaving it as is ...........

[fuoriserie]

another rough doodle, with two different retro shapes...

[Risotto]

I think the bodywork above the rear wheels looked fine in your original sketch but with the more realistically sized wheels in the later sketches, the bodywork above the rear wheels looks a bit too tall. What I mean is that while the wheels have shrunk, the bodywork above them hasn't. I'd say your Retro 3 sketch looks better than the Retro 2 one because there's marginally less height above the rear wheels but maybe still a little too much. Other than that, it looks like it's coming along well.

If they'd be any use to you, you might want to look for photos of the prototype Mk1 coupe that Mazda developed, or the Mk2 coupe that they put into limited production. They might be of some use in determining overhangs, angles etc.

Edited by Risotto on Wednesday 20th June 18:09

[fuoriserie]

Risotto said:

I think the bodywork above the rear wheels looked fine in your original sketch but with the more realistically sized wheels in the later sketches, the bodywork above the rear wheels looks a bit too tall. What I mean is that while the wheels have shrunk, the bodywork above them hasn't. I'd say your Retro 3 sketch looks better than the Retro 2 one because there's marginally less height above the rear wheels but maybe still a little too much. Other than that, it looks like it's coming along well.

If they'd be any use to you, you might want to look for photos of the prototype Mk1 coupe that Mazda developed, or the Mk2 coupe that they put into limited production. They might be of some use in determining overhangs, angles etc.

Edited by Risotto on Wednesday 20th June 18:09

I can see you're point, looking at the sketches now, and I agree with your point, I was trying to experiment a little, but I overcooked it a little...,

Will resketch a smaller hump over the rear wheels....,

[fuoriserie]

another very rough doodle.....

[MX-5 Lazza]

Just seen this picture on t'interweb...



It's based on a mk3 but does have similarities with your design. It's the only picture I found unfortunately.

[Risotto]

fuoriserie said:

another very rough doodle.....

Cool, I reckon that looks much sleeker.

But I'm sure someone else would prefer the original - you can't please everyone!

Came across a couple more coupe pics:

Mk1:


Mk2:


and another shot of the Mk3 like the one Lazza found:

[fuoriserie]

Well it seems like it's going to be retro........but with a longer rear and more modern front end, this will be the last sketch, but would like to thank you guys, for the great feedback and comments on the technical, and design ideas.

Thank you......
Ciao
Italo

Edited by fuoriserie on Thursday 21st June 13:55

Edited by fuoriserie on Thursday 21st June 16:25

Edited by fuoriserie on Thursday 21st June 16:43

[fuoriserie]

forgot about this one..........

[dugt]

I want one

and i have to say your skills with the crayons

[fuoriserie]

dugt said:

I want one

and i have to say your skills with the crayons

Dugt

thanks, and you can learn those skills, it's not that difficult......, in reference to the design, who knows maybe someone could build something similar, will have to wait and see what happens...

Edited by fuoriserie on Friday 22 June 08:43

[fuoriserie]

I did forget to post this one......they are image overlays of Mx5-Lazza's car........Thanks for supplying them to me....

Edited by fuoriserie on Monday 25th June 15:38

[pugster]

Thanks for the picture of the red mk3 and the clip of the concept.

Stunning looking car and one that i have been hoping, nay praying would be made for a long time.

Previous discussion with Fuoriserie on another thread and his excellent concept sketches really mark this out as being a good market for a modern equivalent to a BGT.

Anybody have any further news or pics as to whether Mazda are going to put this into production as they would get my money for sure if it were ever produced.

[fuoriserie]

pugster said:

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Previous discussion with Fuoriserie on another thread and his excellent concept sketches really mark this out as being a good market for a modern equivalent to a BGT.

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Thanks for the comments......just working on a few ideas, and will see if this concept comes to fruition......