What parts can be used on alocost/haynes on a MX5
Can a car be built arount this donor ?

ive used a 2003 mx5 rear diff on my chriss gibbs locost ive had to re,design the rear end of the car though to make this work ive fitted a 2008 gsxr 1000 bike engine to it (its totaly mental of the mark i think the diff is a 4.1 ratio it just smokes the rear tyres) the only problem is the prop shaft flange on the diff is offset to the right so your propshaft wont run central down the trans tunnel it will still work for your build though. if you need pics on how ive done this i can e mail you some!

thats great thanks
is the diff the only thing you can use..
can suspension uprights discs engine etc be used

Hi, my car has the MK1 MX-5/Eunos 1600cc engine (with standard fuel injection etc....) and 5 speed gearbox. This is coupled to the usual Escort live axle etc....

It's a lovely engine and really practical. It's about 120bhp and still makes for a very fast car - mine weighs about 550kg.

Check out my photo archive if you need more or U2U me etc....

ive used the bottom rear wishbones plus the rear disc brakes and shafts the hole back end is mx5 but ive used ford sierra xr4 for the front coponents to keep the front end of the car to the book spec, the book is build your own sports car on a budget by chriss gibb if you contact andy at www.saturnsportscars.co.uk he sells all the fiberglass bodywork for this car he,s a top bloke realy helpfull.

Most certainly, yes.

Here's the drivetrain assembly with the body un-bolted; Linky 1

And here's a quick link to a finished Miata(MX5)/Seven project;
Linky 2

There are other examples of Sevens based on MX5s on that site (the Americans call the MX5 the "Miata" ).

Chris

[Edited on 8/10/2010 by iti_uk]

Im interested to know what mods to the locost/haynes you need to do to use the MX 5. are threy documented anywhere or is it a matter of muddling through ?

[Edited on 8/10/10 by alawrence]

The Haynes is a very suitable chassis for the MX5 running gear, we are just finishing the parts to direct fit them into the chassis, they have been done in conjunction with Matt, who's build can be found here http://www.mx5-locost.co.uk/

Kind regards

John

if i could post the dam pics on here you would see how ive done mine ive sent pics by e mail and other people have been able to posted them up but for some reason it wont let me ive even tryed changeing the picture image! nothing works.

does the engine fit with all the ecu injection system etc

if that questions for me! theres bags of room left

how does the 1.8 perform in comparison to zetec and vauxhall etc

sorry mate my car is bike engine powered but the pics ive sent you will work the same for car engine.

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Originally posted by alawrence
how does the 1.8 perform in comparison to zetec and vauxhall etc

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