possible project car

[zebedy]

We've always talked about getting a project car for the missus, a soft top for the summer as a toy. Something to fettle over a year or two. Was looking tonight at the MRS. Mr2 mark three. Not great on the looks department but Toyota reliability and a manual roof which is worry free. So trolling through the web for ideas and came across this!!!!!!!

 

Not a huge car conversion fan myself, but this..........I would build this.... Stunning.

 

 

Image from http://www.luxurypart.com/home/images/stories/2012-08-31t03-34-31.jpg.

 

Problem. The kit makers are in thiland.

[evilscorp]

Wow an MRS that looks good! ask Dan, he has one as a toy if I remember correct.

[evilscorp]

Knew I seen it recently, Ekona http://www.350z-uk.com/topic/98257-the-show-us-your-garage-thread/page__st__40

Edited as I didn't want to link his photobucket.

Edited June 8, 2015 by evilscorp

[zebedy]

This kit is 8300 U.S. Dollars which is about 6k????? Ooff. That a lot for some fibreglass panels which need fettling like hell to fit probably. But still love it. Lol

[evilscorp]

Looks like a lot of parts though so can kinda understand, there are some 350z kits I like but you are talking similar money for the rare ones

If its only being kept for a year or two then budget a bit smaller maybe

Edited June 8, 2015 by evilscorp

[Jetpilot]

It is a lot of money for some fiberglass panels (probably lights too), but i think that is probably the nicest transformation/full kit i have seen and its still half the price of a failside fortune kit for the rx7

[coldel]

Im pretty sure the exhaust exit pipes are in the middle of the rear bumper, so you would need to change the exhaust etc

[brillomaster]

A friend of mine was interested in turning this:

 

 

Into this:

 

 

with the help of these guys - according to them it can be built for £4,000 including a donor vehicle.

 

http://www.tributeautomotive.com/mx250.html

[Ogman]

MX-5 is a good choice for track car?

[zebedy]

Tribute automotive. Ye know of them. Dont like that ferrari rep tho. Not my cuppa. But do appriciate what work goes into these. And its a project to span two years not to keep for two years. Lol

 

[Rock_Steady]

A friend of mine was interested in turning this:

 

 

Into this:

 

 

with the help of these guys - according to them it can be built for £4,000 including a donor vehicle.

 

http://www.tributeau....com/mx250.html

The problem with this is....... it still sounds like an MX-5. Someone in my town has done something similar. It looks like a Ferrari but sounds like an Astra 1.7 TD

[brillomaster]

I dunno, I thought my mx5 sounded pretty nice with a sports exhaust on!

[Jetpilot]

Not sure words can express how much i dislike kits that are made to make cars look like other cars.

[Ekona]

Agreed, but I still quite like that. At least it has a great driver's car as the base, not a crappy FWD saloon or summat.

 

Plus, it's really easy to fit a V6 in that engine bay. Not quite the same, but appropriate I think.

[Rock_Steady]

I dunno, I thought my mx5 sounded pretty nice with a sports exhaust on!

I bet it did sound nice too, not sure that a car that looks like a Ferrari but sounds like an MX5 would fit though.

[brillomaster]

thing is, its so obviously not a Ferrari as a genuine 250 GTO will be worth many millions of pounds and unlikely to be ever seen on public roads. Anyone who knows cars would know its a kit car.

 

Plus the real thing looks quite different to the kit, id say the kit was only based on the GTO rather than trying to be a replica, so could get away without having a 3litre V12 or whatever it had!