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rick1962uk - 17/7/25 at 09:06 PM

Hi I have decided to build another kit ,but the last Haynes roadster I did the book had more mistakes than it should have so this time I want to get a set of drawings that have no mistakes.
It will also be an mx5 based I see Saturn and vodou did plans
So my question is there a reprint with the right plans or better still are there any flat packs avalible

Slimy38 - 18/7/25 at 06:50 AM

They didn't do a reprint, but if you look for 'BYOSC amendments' you will (hopefully) find the fixes. Here's an example;

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0 B-iOekLVikV5c2xSRXZCdElrSEU?resourcekey=0-RLNO7ZRHm_SfmyiMqOJYnA

That only deals with the book though. If you're switching to an MX5 and using Saturn or Vodou, then both of those have missing measurements that are still 'unknown' (or at least not documented anywhere). It's mainly the rear suspension that is the challenge, the change to MX5 requires an entirely different back end.

As for flat packs it's been quite some time since I've seen any on Ebay (which is normally where they show up).

voucht - 18/7/25 at 11:18 AM

Hi,

As Slimy38 says, these documents I host on my Google Drive are mostly updates and corrections of the original book (Sierra based Haynes roadster).

But you will find the last version of the Saturn MX5 Build Guide as well.

Slimy38 - 18/7/25 at 03:10 PM

quote:
Originally posted by voucht
Hi,

As Slimy38 says, these documents I host on my Google Drive are mostly updates and corrections of the original book (Sierra based Haynes roadster).

But you will find the last version of the Saturn MX5 Build Guide as well.


I did wonder whether I'd end up on an LCB member's page, I just did a Google search for BYOSC

voucht - 18/7/25 at 03:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Slimy38
quote:
Originally posted by voucht
Hi,

As Slimy38 says, these documents I host on my Google Drive are mostly updates and corrections of the original book (Sierra based Haynes roadster).

But you will find the last version of the Saturn MX5 Build Guide as well.


I did wonder whether I'd end up on an LCB member's page, I just did a Google search for BYOSC


Cool you could find the link on Goolge!

The story is, in 2016, when there was a serious threat that the Haynes Forum might close, I proposed the other members to host the important documents on my Google Drive, with public access, so they will not vanish if there was a problem with the forum.

I'm glad it worked, and it still works

rick1962uk - 19/7/25 at 08:42 PM

Thank you All for the help

Half Finished - 21/7/25 at 08:27 AM

If I could change one thing on my Saturn build I would swap the rear hubs around, to give more clearance for the hubs and hand brake cable. I think MK do it this way.
There are some dimensions and a CAD model on my build thread, it seems to work well enough.
I need to update my build thread with some recent progress adjusting the clearance.