Building a 'new' mk1

[Itsallicanafford]

Just out of interest, how close could you get to doing with with new genuine parts and how much would it cost?

[g7jhp]

Better to buy a low mileage mint car and sort any issues, so circa £4-5k for car and a pot for work.

Certainly under £8k.

[Itsallicanafford]

It's more a theoretical question rather than something I would want to attempt. Bit like an MGB build on a heritage shell, how far could you go with a new mk1 build and which parts would have to be second hand.

[MG CHRIS]

Well considering each wishbone arm are roughly 200 quid each with 8 of them along with subframes, etc your talking about 2-3k in suspension.
To build a brand new mk1 with all new cars if you could 20-25k.

[Oldandslow]

Wasn't there a "refresh" process offered in Japan a couple of years ago?

[MX-5 Lazza]

Good luck finding a Mazda Genuine chassis off the shelf

[pewe]

Someone in the OC has a pristine "new" Mk1.
IIRC he bought what was claimed to be the last original, new body in the country.
So "Not possible" will be the answer to your question.
Cheers, Pewe.