Stew's build thread

[stew]

Hi all.

Im starting to build a Mazda MX 5 based Haynes Kit Car.

It all started yesterday, buying a 1997 Mazda MX 5 1.8iS. Its an MOT Fail and had no TAX. Its on 115K miles, has rusty arches and sills, but other than that drives well, seems to run well, and pulls like a train.



As you can see from the picture, we had our first skiff of snow last nite.

Plan this week is to give it a good look over, start removing the loom, and bits i wont need, while engine is still in and checking it will start and run during this process. I will get steel on saturday and start to the chassis.

One question : does the "s" model have a LSD? I havent had a chance to "find out" yet!