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steve-hv8 - 21/4/15 at 03:36 PM

bit of a longshot but im after a cheap mx5 to use as my donor car
anyone know one going cheap

big_wasa - 21/4/15 at 06:11 PM

How about a cheap partial donor ?

I have all four hubs the diff and top steering column with switch gear £100

From a mk2

steve-hv8 - 21/4/15 at 06:27 PM

trying to find a complete car first
but will bear this in mind

steve-hv8 - 21/4/15 at 07:49 PM

think i may of found my donor car
its a 93 1.8 import thats failed the mot on various things like suspension and bodywork
it looks a proper heap in the pics

what will it be worth

wilkingj - 21/4/15 at 10:37 PM

My sons girlfriend has one that will fail the Mot on rust.
Mot may have just run out, but it drove fine, and is all up and running.
I wouldnt consider it a complete heap.
Depends if you are striping it or just changing bodypanels. Namely depends on the sort of Kit car you are building.

I dont think she has got rid of it yet, but she has just bought a Fiesta.

I am sure its up for grabs.

U2U me with a land line number.
Location here is Cambridge.

Geoff

[Edited on 21/4/2015 by wilkingj]

pewe - 22/4/15 at 11:42 AM

quote:
Originally posted by steve-hv8
think i may of found my donor car
its a 93 1.8 import thats failed the mot on various things like suspension and bodywork
it looks a proper heap in the pics

what will it be worth


I bought a restoration project a couple of years ago for c.£250 and don't think prices have altered that much especially since scrap has fallen through the floor.
Cheers, Pewe10

Slimy38 - 22/4/15 at 12:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by pewe
quote:
Originally posted by steve-hv8
think i may of found my donor car
its a 93 1.8 import thats failed the mot on various things like suspension and bodywork
it looks a proper heap in the pics

what will it be worth


I bought a restoration project a couple of years ago for c.£250 and don't think prices have altered that much especially since scrap has fallen through the floor.
Cheers, Pewe10


Sounds about right, I paid £400 for a roadworthy car that was out of MOT, so a definite fail is going to be a fair chunk less than that.

steve-hv8 - 22/4/15 at 01:26 PM

cant believe ive just missed one on ebay for £225
but should be going to see on later today

pewe - 22/4/15 at 02:29 PM

Just in case anyone has an MX5 Torsen diff for sale I know a guy who's after one (not me - already have one).
Cheers, Pewe10

steve-hv8 - 22/4/15 at 07:31 PM

went and looked at one today
its a 93 1.8 jap import(what power would this be)
5 speed gearbox
sounded ok looks like an oil leak somewhere on the lump
164000 miles
corrosion in the usual places so thats why its an mot failure
would need new discs all round
guy wants 300 ivr offered 285 so waiting on a response