MX5 Donor - How much can I use?

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by Stot

I cut the actual vin number out of the chassis too.

Cheers
Stot

Was thinking of just filing it off. Is that too risky? Is it only stamped in the one place (bulkhead)?

Thanks.

J

[Stot]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Was thinking of just filing it off. Is that too risky? Is it only stamped in the one place (bulkhead)?

Thanks.

J

It was more to prove I scrapped the car to the DVLA. Sent it off with my paperwork.

Cheers
Stot

[JasonL]

Can anyone recommend a scrap dealer who will take the carcass away for free?

I'm in Warwick.

[vmax1974]

I just persuaded the local pikeys to take it just gave them a letter confirming they never stole it had to help them get it on the wagon but they took it although am not sure the horse was impressed should have filmed it they positioned the cart on the drive put the horse on the garden to cut the grass then about 15lads turned up and just picked the whole thing up and there it was gone


have a word and see

[JasonL]

That' fantastic! I might do it just to be able to tell the story.

Thanks.

J

[vmax1974]

Lol yeah we still living in the stone age here lol

[World's Worst Mechanic]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Can anyone recommend a scrap dealer who will take the carcass away for free?

I'm in Warwick.

Did you find someone? I'm a few weeks behind you and just down the road in Leam

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by World's Worst Mechanic

Did you find someone? I'm a few weeks behind you and just down the road in Leam

Yep. http://midlandsmetalrecycling.com - they were going to cut it up, but suggested we could load it up with a little muscle. I didn't fancy the mess, so we used my engine crane and three of us to load it onto their flatbed.

Price was right (free) and they were good, so I'd recommend them.

What donor are you using?

Are you welding it up yourself?

If you're like me and don't have the skills or want to speed up your build, Phil at Talon is great.

[World's Worst Mechanic]

Originally Posted by JasonL

Yep. http://midlandsmetalrecycling.com - they were going to cut it up, but suggested we could load it up with a little muscle. I didn't fancy the mess, so we used my engine crane and three of us to load it onto their flatbed.

Price was right (free) and they were good, so I'd recommend them.

What donor are you using?

Are you welding it up yourself?

If you're like me and don't have the skills or want to speed up your build, Phil at Talon is great.

Thanks for that. Sounds good.

Using an BMW e36 328i as I initially wanted to do a gkd and this engine has a lot of bang for your buck. Thought I'd do a Haynes as it'd be a couple of grand up front for gkd kit which would be noticed. The money acrues faster than I can work to spend it this way.

Not sure about the welding. I fancy the challenge but I'm not sure I'll be saying that before long! I will be buying in the bones or have them fabbed as that looks a pain.

Once I have the donor stripped and out the way I will decide. Are you welding the chassis?

[JasonL]

Originally Posted by World's Worst Mechanic

Thanks for that. Sounds good.

Using an BMW e36 328i as I initially wanted to do a gkd and this engine has a lot of bang for your buck. Thought I'd do a Haynes as it'd be a couple of grand up front for gkd kit which would be noticed. The money acrues faster than I can work to spend it this way.

Not sure about the welding. I fancy the challenge but I'm not sure I'll be saying that before long! I will be buying in the bones or have them fabbed as that looks a pain.

Once I have the donor stripped and out the way I will decide. Are you welding the chassis?

No. I bought a fully welded chassis from Phil (http://www.talonmotorfabrication.co.uk) - he did a Christmas special, so couldn't resist.

I'm using an MX5 donor and he's tweaked the standard chassis for it. I figure with the weight saving it should be plenty for me. If not, there are a lot of turbo kits to boost the power to levels that are high enough for me to kill myself.

He does a standard chassis too and will probably tweak it if you ask nicely. You should speak to him about it before you decide.