After 3 years of hanging around this forum talking a lot of bull crap about what my plans are and what im gonna do. I have actually started a build.

I relocated to the states from Wales about 2 months ago. A chance mention of where i live led chrisf on the board to invite me down to Hallet race track to see his fireblade 7 the very next day.

With renewed enthusiasm i sold all of my parts and tools back home, had my shocks sent over and started on the lookout for a donor. Over here there aren't many mk 1 escorts and my search for a merkur xr4ti (North american Sierra) was not too sucessful. Speaking to chrisf it seemed that a miata (mx-5) was the order of the day. I did some bidding on ebay and on friday i took delivery of 2 Mazda miatas( same auction and really close) one a runner and the other with the engine already out (but included).

All this for the equivalent of 400 quid, dont you just love the exchange rate!

I have all the tube steel coming on friday, I will be keeping a build diary and making a website around christmas time.



[Edited on 5/12/07 by liam.mccaffrey]

Now the real fun starts. Enjoy it.

Well done Liam!

Hope you're settling in there and not missing sunny Pembs too much!

Wyn

Excellent. Have you got Keith Tanner's book yet? http://www.cheapsportscar.net/
He pops on here occasionally.

thanks wyn, we are doing ok but we are missing sunny pembs quite a lot!!


I do have keiths book it arrived this morning

Top stuff Liam!

It will be interesting to follow a UK builder building abroad

[Edited on 5/12/07 by nick205]

Enjoy the build; it's the best part really. Of course, you have 3 months 'til the track season starts You'll make it.

--Have fun, Chris

Remember, if you get stuck, Keith Tanner is a phone call away, but also don't give up, just farm out the work rather than abandon it. My own belief is that it is not a project so you can prove to yourself and everybody else that you can reinvent the wheel, rather to build a cool car, that people who are nice to you get to ride in!