Introduction & build prep

[Nismo1982]

Hi everyone - thought it was about time I put up my first post.

I registered on here a few months back but I actually bought the book years ago when I was still at uni. Always said I would get stuck into it once I had finished uni, got a job, done all my professional exams and bought a house with a garage. Well now I have ticked off all of the above and have started getting setup for the build - very exciting!

I've always been in to cars and building / repairing things. Whilst at uni I made good use of the student loan and modified my MR-2 turbo before blowing up the engine on a 1/4 mile run. Then went on to an S14a 200sx which I tuned for drifting = great fun! A load of boring stuff followed but eventually got my 'dream' house with garage.

Decided to go down the MX-5 donor route with the build as I much prefer working on jap cars and cheap Sierras are like hens teeth up my way (Edinburgh). Have been really inspired by all the work you guys are currently doing - it's great. Almost binned the idea of building altogether when the first build thread I looked at was Eternal's and thought that if I needed a garage like that it would be at least another 20 years or so away

OK enough of the life story now - I will (try) stick up a post next with pics to show some of the prep work I have been doing over the last couple of months before I start building.

Cheers

Mark