matty h
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:09 PM |
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New MEV
Anyone got any details on the new MEV that is been released at Newark. From what I have heard it is Maxda MX5 based does not require a IVA and is a
coupe car which will be able to be built for £3000. It sounds seriously intresting and can not wait until Newark to see it.
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dave
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:19 PM |
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Its the one in the banner at the top of the page.
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iank
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 06:27 PM |
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There's a teaser thread on the MEV forum.
http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/
http://www.mevowners.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=shows&action=display&thread=1347
I suspect pictures will appear over there pretty quickly, with sonic posting here pretty soon afterwards 
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ashg
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| posted on 5/6/11 at 08:46 PM |
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yes there is a new car coming and i can confirm it will be unveiled at newark. I know a bit more but stuart has sworn me to secrecy
Anything With Tits or Wheels Will cost you MONEY!!
Haynes Roadster (Finished)
Exocet (Finished & Sold)
New Project (Started)
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matty h
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| posted on 6/6/11 at 07:50 PM |
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Spoil sport looks like I will have to wait until Newark then to see if the car is capable of been my next project. 
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stig mills
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 04:46 PM |
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Hi, it's not the Exocet, that was launched last year at Newark, for this year I have developed a full body kit to turn an MX5 MK1 into a sharp
modern coupe, it retains the doors and windscreen and the moncoque so no IVA is required. We remove the front wings bonnet, boot lid, front and rear
bumpers and lights (sell em on ebay to get your donor money back) and then fit a 2 piece moulding with door cappings and sills. I have taken styling
influences from our friends in Hethal. I have promised not to show pictures yet though as the organisers of the show hope more people will visit to
see the new car. So rather than promote the car, we are helping to promote the show.
Please come and say hello in the bar or in the hall. It's my favorite show, I have been attending for 25 years!!!!!!!!!!!
I do hope there is a good turn out. I know there are more manufacturers booked than normal, and I look forward to seeing a fine display of various
makes of kits too. I love to see the wild homemade one off's, they remind me of what it was like all those years ago. Sunshine booked, no
excuses then!
Regards Stuart Mills.
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daniel mason
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 05:05 PM |
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what benefits will there be over a £3k mk 1 mx5?
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Kwik
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| posted on 7/6/11 at 09:44 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by daniel mason
what benefits will there be over a £3k mk 1 mx5?
well the mx5 is still labeled as a ahir dressers car (which i dont agree with) and if the kit looks nice it can change that and keep the mx5's
awesome reliability and handling.
also with a lot of the metal being replaced by fiberglass, the weight should be reduced, and so should the rust if the sills are being replaced too
it sounds interesting, as i am considering going japanese with either a suzuki cappuccino (i know, but i can see the potential) but if this looks
good, its in budget and i can insure it as a kit car (cheaper insurance over an mx5?) i may buy into this end of this year / start of next.
another benefit over other kit car coupes is the amount of engine and chassis mods you can already get for the mx5. im excited...
a question though, how will it work, is there an option where we can give you a donner car and you do the kit? as i have no garage and not much room.
also how much will that option be considering you can sell the parts you take off?
also comming back to insurance, i guess it will be similar to those mx5/ferrari kits, how does the insurance work for them, is it under a kit car or
body kit?
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Kwik
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| posted on 9/6/11 at 09:51 PM |
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pictures !! i got pictures !!!
http://mevltd.co.uk/mevx5_gallery.htm
to me the front and back look like a ferrari and the middle looks, kind of like a mustang... (looking at the second pic along)
not sure if i like the look yet, will need to wait for finished pictures... and no convertable, which is half the fun in the mx5.
what i was hoping it would look like is:
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indykid
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 10:31 AM |
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It's a shameless copy of an Elise.
I don't understand....
An elan kit would have made far more sense, or something original
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 12:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Kwik
pictures !! i got pictures !!!
http://mevltd.co.uk/mevx5_gallery.htm
to me the front and back look like a ferrari and the middle looks, kind of like a mustang... (looking at the second pic along)
not sure if i like the look yet, will need to wait for finished pictures... and no convertable, which is half the fun in the mx5.
what i was hoping it would look like is:
There was a kit to make an MX5 look like that........ I would be straight down the bank to get some money.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 01:44 PM |
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Sorry but I don't really see the point! - it's not really any better looking than a MK1 MX5, can't see there being much (if ANY!)
weight reduction as the MX5 bonnet is aluminum and weighs half of nothing, the bumpers/nose are plastic which leaves only the wings and the bootlid
(and I'm betting that MEV GRP bodywork isn't going to be exactly featherweight).... it's not a convertible, doesn't have pop
up headlights...... etc etc
I love a lot of MEV's ideas but not this one unfortunately - sorry 
EDIT: I'm with indykid especialy the Elan bit - there are LOTS of people who would buy an original Elan bodywork kit or at least parts of it (me
included) as they're prohibitively expensive to get from Japan
[Edited on 10/6/11 by D Beddows]
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scootz
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 02:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
I love a lot of MEV's ideas but not this one unfortunately - sorry
That about sums it up for me too!
I note that the car is being marketed as having "styling influences from our friends in Hethal (sic)". Too much methinks! The rear lower
clam on the MEV looks almost exactly the same as the Elise one to me!
Interesting concept though.
It's Evolution Baby!
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Kwik
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 02:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by indykid
It's a shameless copy of an Elise.
well i think the front lights are from the elise, or a lotus at least...
im going to hold judgment until i see a finished car...
meanwhile, ima look for a kit that looks like that jag...
edit:
http://www.simpsondesign.net/italia2.htm
that looks more the thing i want, but in america and too expensive.
[Edited on 10/6/11 by Kwik]
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Guinness
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| posted on 10/6/11 at 02:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by D Beddows
EDIT: I'm with indykid especialy the Elan bit - there are LOTS of people who would buy an original Elan bodywork kit or at least parts of it (me
included) as they're prohibitively expensive to get from Japan
[Edited on 10/6/11 by D Beddows]
Wasn't someone on here fitting an Elan bodyshell to an Indy?
Seemed like a project with great potential.
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D Beddows
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| posted on 11/6/11 at 12:26 AM |
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quote:
The down side of the MX5 has to be the somewhat dated styling, it was always classed as soft and many have even been rude about the probable
profession of the driver!
quote:
The other problems are faded paint, dents, leaking drafty roofs and only a small boot
Only just seen this bit of the 'sales' info.....not a prime example of how to win friends and influence people - 'couldn't you
afford an Elise then?' would p*ss me off waaaay more than the hairdresser stuff lol - apart from that a decent soft top isn't
'draughty' and surely if you're not replacing the rear bodywork then surely the boot will be pretty much the same size.......
[Edited on 11/6/11 by D Beddows]
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Kwik
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| posted on 11/6/11 at 10:15 AM |
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http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a392/retroforza/italia-1.jpg
that is what i was hoping for, shame the image has a photoshopped roof, without the roof it just looks average...
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PAUL FISHER
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 09:27 AM |
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Better picture of the new Mevx5, I can see the appeal of the kit, if you have a old Mx5 with the usual faded paintwork, rusty wings and a knackered
hood, this kit could be for you, at least there's no IVA to mess about with 
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indykid
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 10:03 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
if you have a old Mx5 with the usual faded paintwork, rusty wings and a knackered hood
Rusty wings and a knackered hood usually come with rusty sills and subframes though. I can't see I'd want to plough another £3k +paint
+extras into a failing donor.
The front and back look too much like an elise to appeal to the market and the build price doesn't set it apart. It's like an offroad
elise though...
It's the new banham X21 imho, though thankfully, only Metros met their fate for that one.
ETA - I assume the white one's on 17" wheels? Perhaps that's why it looks so high
[Edited on 16/6/11 by indykid]
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swanny
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 12:22 PM |
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personally i can see the appeal of the coupe, particularly since GTM are now no longer active.
at the moment i have a seven type car that i just dont drive enough due to lack of practocality. i can see the appeal of a full time couple that is a
little bit different from most other stuff that has fairly reliable mecahnicals. i dare say they wouldnt be doing this is GTM still existed
paul
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Doctor Derek Doctors
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| posted on 16/6/11 at 01:04 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
Better picture of the new Mevx5, I can see the appeal of the kit, if you have a old Mx5 with the usual faded paintwork, rusty wings and a knackered
hood, this kit could be for you, at least there's no IVA to mess about with
I like that quite alot, seems like the MX5 hardtop that there always should have been.
Looks modern and uses a great chassis, without any preconceptions on the owners. Sounds like a good recipe to me.
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Sonic7
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 07:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
...........I suspect pictures will appear over there pretty quickly, with sonic posting here pretty soon afterwards
Not wishing to disappoint
(not my pics credit where credit due 'steve amv8' pistonheads)
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eddie99
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 07:23 PM |
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Actually i think those pics of it in the flesh do it more justice than the pic posted earlier in the post. Maybe it'll grow on me but i cant see
there is a demand to put a new bodywork on an mx5 but in fairness. I don't think its aimed at what we know as kit car builders. Maybe more
tuning car type people.
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scootz
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 08:44 PM |
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Pretty enough and may indeed do well, but it's too much of a Lotus rip-off for me.
It's Evolution Baby!
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 18/6/11 at 08:55 PM |
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Someone drove an elise into an mx5
I like the idea, but not the end product.
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