D Beddows
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 04:03 PM |
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Mev Exocet
What do we think? apart obviously from it's extremely ugly!
My MX5 is showing it's age in terms of the shell and I miss a proper kit car, as I already have the MX5 and all the good add on/upgrade bits it
would be a pretty cheap kit car. I've been looking at the Mev forum (a lot), the standard of welding on the chassis looks hmmmmm tbh but
obviously they all rave about it. Anyone from Locostbuilders got any real life experience with them?
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ashg
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 05:11 PM |
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Yep I built one they drive fantastically. Infact they drive so well you actually forget what they look like plus with the right selection of shiny
bits you can make them slightly less ugly.
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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D Beddows
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 05:19 PM |
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well that was my thoughts really - it's basically a much lighter MX5 and there is nothing wrong with how an MX5 handles hmmm - it all goes
together ok then? and is decent enough quality??
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 05:57 PM |
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If I had a spare mx5 id do one of these, http://www.mevx5.co.uk
Mistral Motorsport
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wylliezx9r
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 08:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If I had a spare mx5 id do one of these, http://www.mevx5.co.uk
Looks ok , but must be heavier with all the added bodywork ?
I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars. The rest I just squandered.
George Best
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 08:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by wylliezx9r
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If I had a spare mx5 id do one of these, http://www.mevx5.co.uk
Looks ok , but must be heavier with all the added bodywork ?
Heavier than the full space frame kits based on the mx5, but lighter than the original mx5.
Mistral Motorsport
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theduck
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| posted on 5/5/13 at 09:27 PM |
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Great minds Loggyboy. Exactly my thought on reading the op.
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Bluemoon
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 11:40 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If I had a spare mx5 id do one of these, http://www.mevx5.co.uk
I think with that kit is it's a body kit of sorts?? So you need a sound shell??
The MEV stuff just uses the backbone chassis part of the MX5, i.e. a rotten MX5 is best...
Dan
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theduck
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 11:48 AM |
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No it's a rebody. So replaces original body in full.
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SteveMX5
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 02:47 PM |
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The X5 is effectively a body kit and is bonded to what is left of the mx5 bodyshell.
The Exocet is a re-chassis and as such requires an IVA. Just to make things even more interesting there is a lightweight version of the Exocet which
does not use the heavy mx5 suspension/subframes.
HTH 
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loggyboy
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 04:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveMX5
The X5 is effectively a body kit and is bonded to what is left of the mx5 bodyshell.
The Exocet is a re-chassis and as such requires an IVA. Just to make things even more interesting there is a lightweight version of the Exocet which
does not use the heavy mx5 suspension/subframes.
HTH
And a light weight version of the mevx5 that does need IVA.
Mistral Motorsport
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SteveMX5
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 04:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by SteveMX5
The X5 is effectively a body kit and is bonded to what is left of the mx5 bodyshell.
The Exocet is a re-chassis and as such requires an IVA. Just to make things even more interesting there is a lightweight version of the Exocet which
does not use the heavy mx5 suspension/subframes.
HTH
And a light weight version of the mevx5 that does need IVA.
Good point forgot about that one!
[Edited on 6/5/13 by SteveMX5]
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D Beddows
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| posted on 6/5/13 at 07:42 PM |
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Nah, I was thinking of keeping it simple - the lightweight Mev X5 does appeal BUT I can see that getting expensive because you'd end up wanting
to paint it I suspect, the other two don't add much to a stock MK1 MX5 for me
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