The wife is getting clever !

[jason 82]

About half an hour ago the misses looks across at me and said, "why are you building a 2 seater sports car, when you have just broken a fairly decent mx5 ?", needless to say, the sly cow t-boned me with that one ! Mmmm. The women are becoming suspicious, it's going to be hard to answer this one. Luckily my neighbour knocked on the door, & asked for a hand. Suggestions for a suitable excuse on the back of a post card !:D

[locost-turbo]

its a dream of mine to build a 7 sports car. I know I will never be able to afford to. I never normally finish anything but this is a dream... <puppy dog eyes> its an ambition. its something I really want to do.


she cant argue with that.:D

[jason 82]

Sounds like you have experience ! :D got to find a way of hiding my receipts now. I made everything my darling, just me and my junior hacksaw !:rolleyes:

[vmax1974]

Easy the mx5 has a rubbish body on decent engine and running gear would be a shame to scrap the body and not use the running gear

If she doesn't fall for it revert to plan A I just want to ok now get back to sewing cake making and housework lol

[ayjay]

Dont forget the conversion of sterling into "wife pounds"

1 wife pound = 10 build pounds:)

[locost-turbo]

Dont forget the conversion of sterling into "wife pounds"

1 wife pound = 10 build pounds:)

where do you bank to get that exchange rate:confused:

mine is 10 wife pounds to about 1 build pound.

I need to change banks:p

[vmax1974]

where do you bank to get that exchange rate:confused:

mine is 10 wife pounds to about 1 build pound.

I need to change banks:p

You must use the bank of wifewearthetrousers terrible exchange rate there you know

I cant get any exchange the wife is a member of this forum so I gotta just tell her what things cost

[TheArf]

Ayjay come on tell the truth no way do you get that rate, kdont forget i have met your other half

Arfon

[ayjay]

Not always Arfon- the odd one slips by the "build police"

[locost-turbo]

think I need to invest in a new padlock, and line the shed doors. and only work under the cover of darkness. ;)

[alga]

Out of a decent, civilized roadster, you get an awesome, supercar-beating 4-wheeled bike! Which you've built by yourself.

BTW, wasn't your MX-5 all rusted out?

[twinturbo]

to get an mx5 to perform like a roadster you have to sell it and buy a westfield.

Or rip the mx5 appart and as Mr Chapman said "Simplify, then add lightness"

TT

[Short]

My wife asked the same question. My response - Because I can!

[Short]

Or reply with another question - Why do you have so many shoes?

[jason 82]

Lol. That's right Alga, my mx5 is a rusty pile of crap, that's why I bought it, otherwise if I bought a half tidy one, I couldn't bring myself to break it. But, according to my wife, it's fairly tidy, needs a luck of paint here and there, and a bit of filler ! Lol. The mechanics are perfect ! Both rear arches need completely replacing, ns floor pan needs replacing the list goes on. That's why women shouldn't buy cars, because you will be Fred Flinstoneing it within a month ! Lol. It could be done, but as I told her, it's cheaper to build the roadster than to restore the mx5. She bought it ! After watching algas video of the caterham, I now fancy a 180 bhp duratec engine ! Don't tell the wife, she will chop my nuts off, all this hassle & after 1 bloody video I may have bought the wrong car !:eek:

[TheArf]

Stick with what you started with, get used to it i think you might be suprised with it then if you feel like you will be happy handling a crazy lump, upgrade later.
I think personaly that a lot of people have gone big then got bitten on the a**e when the rear goes around the corner before the nose.

Just a personal outlook

Arfon

[vmax1974]

My next build I am planning on using sierra parts with a view to going crazy with duratec later so if all goes as planned I will be in the market for sierra parts after after christmas once I got the man cave sorted out and maybe bought a new welder bench drill and a decent compressor also fancy a tig kit so just a load of new man cave toys really

[alga]

Lol. That's right Alga, my mx5 is a rusty pile of crap, that's why I bought it, otherwise if I bought a half tidy one, I couldn't bring myself to break it.

A friend of mine has been looking for an intact Mk2-Mk3 MX-5 for a couple of months now, in vain. All of them are bubbly at the bottom, even if the arches look fine.

After watching algas video of the caterham, I now fancy a 180 bhp duratec engine ! Don't tell the wife, she will chop my nuts off, all this hassle & after 1 bloody video I may have bought the wrong car !:eek:

Don't rush! You'll have lots of fun with the standard engine, and then you can tune it when you get bored. Several months after the IVA the financial burden of building and registering a car will be gone, you'll have some disposable income and free time again. Then you can spend some energy and money on engine tuning.

I know for a fact that the weakest part of my car is the gasket between the seat and the steering wheel, even with the standard Zetec and factory ECU.

[locost-turbo]

stick to your original plan. my dreams were saab turbo omega bits and ford bits. but figure I can spend 5 years building the perfect car. or 2 years to build something fun. then build something perfect in the following 3 years. cos I will have learnt everything from the first build. then swap everything over including the numbers on the chassis ;)

build it how I want it not for the sva. and practice makes perfect. the chassis is the cheap bit. its everything else.

[skov]

After watching algas video of the caterham, I now fancy a 180 bhp duratec engine ! Don't tell the wife, she will chop my nuts off, all this hassle & after 1 bloody video I may have bought the wrong car !:eek:

I think you'll be pleasantly surprised how quick it feels with a dinky little mx5 engine in there. I know I was!
You can always stick a turbo on it if/when you decide you need more power ;)

[Enoch]

I had the same with my wife. I told her to mind her own business, get on with the washing up and to never question me again.
Imagine my surprise when she ripped off both my testicles:D
Be careful out there - women can be quite unreasonable at times.

[Stot]

Be careful out there - women can be quite unreasonable at times.

Fixed that for you.

Cheers
Stot

[Enoch]

Thanks, Stot, I wasn't thinking straight.

[flyerncle]

Correction to above post"Quite unreasonable all the time " :eek:

Testicles in place,wife is full 14 ins shorter than me.;)