Mk 2.5 project

[yellowstreak]

About 2 years ago I agreed to buy an mx5 from a friend who has finished with it. I finally picked it up this weekend. It's a 2003 1.8 with 138k miles on the clock and rust evident on all arches and the boot.

It had not been started for 18 months but started first time when I put a starter pack on it. The rust is worse than I remembered when I last saw it.

My plan is to turbo charge it for a bit of fun, but I first have to see how much the body is going to cost to fix.

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That's a pity. Will you be any better off spending on an MOT and filler than just selling as a project?

I've never driven one before taking the above on a short drive on a private road. Fantastic steering feeling, but hardly any power!

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Yes you're right. I'm not capable of doing that myself so my currentl plan is to get this to someone like MX5restorer and get a quote. If its too much I will scrap it and write off the cost and repeat to myself the mantra that an old car's body is more important than the condition of its engine!

I have spent some great time researching turbo conversions though!

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Thanks. Any indications on the front wings?

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I'm clearly better off finding a better starting point. Still really want to modify one of these as a project, but time to find someone who will want to break this I think. What a pity.

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I'd love to say I could, but a man's gotta know his limitations and I don't have the ability to cut and weld. I've spoken to a breaker today who would take it off my hands.

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Of course there is another place for rusted our MX5s to go...

http://www.ancsportscars.co.uk/The-Kit/

I've never been a kit car person, but making a replica of an Aston, of which only 4 exist is intriguing!

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I've been in contact with MX5RESTORER.CO.UK and he's been very helpful, looked at the photos and sent me some numbers. Everything is fixable but the numbers don't work out unfortunately.