liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 04:14 PM |
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Finally-Ive started
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]
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Ivan
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 04:21 PM |
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Now the real fun starts. Enjoy it.
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lsdweb
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 05:08 PM |
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Well done Liam!
Hope you're settling in there and not missing sunny Pembs too much!
Wyn
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iank
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 05:22 PM |
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Excellent. Have you got Keith Tanner's book yet? http://www.cheapsportscar.net/
He pops on here occasionally.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 06:23 PM |
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thanks wyn, we are doing ok but we are missing sunny pembs quite a lot!!
I do have keiths book it arrived this morning
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nick205
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 07:56 PM |
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Top stuff Liam!
It will be interesting to follow a UK builder building abroad 
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Dangle_kt
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| posted on 5/12/07 at 08:23 PM |
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chrisf
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| posted on 16/12/07 at 12:12 AM |
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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
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RK
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| posted on 16/12/07 at 04:48 AM |
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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!
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