Zagmad, I went back to the early versions, and yes, even in the build at that stage it looks good. I have asked Chris about the status. He has confirmed there is no way he can do the alfa as a project at present.

Yep I know. He prefers 60's convertible sports cars. Mines more 70's coupe. Mines a one off any way so theirs no money in it for him long term. So its ticking over slowly. That's why i've been going down as much as I can hence the boot has a shape now. Going back April to have another crack at it. Hopefully that tine will be with filler.

Good luck. It may seem a slog, but to get a chance of the car you dream of should not be passed up.

Yep it does look great but that's because the Alfa lines are so strong. It has alot of potential. Wider arches,wider bonnet bulges, lowered would look awesome. Every line on the car looks right to me and a little push to fill the gaps left to see it finished. I was working on it outside in the rain last but it was worth it.

I wasn't looking for a specific car at the time but as soon as saw the Alfa panels were available un fibreglass it stayed in the back of my mind . After coming back from Australia it just clicked. Got some money back from ppi and went for it. You only live once

The interior will just be mx5 standard only things that will change are the steering wheel and gear knob. Had some shiny blue extras that looked tacky. Ive got a new radio as the radio was the same one from Japan. And couldn't pick up uk stations.

Id recommend going to australia for 3 weeks as the flights are long and you lose 2 days in travel . We went to Brisbane -sydney-Melbourne-Hamilton island-earlie beach. Managed to jet ski to day dream island and back. Great weather in November.

It was fun. Managed to stay with the Mrs cousins and aunts so accommodation was taken care of.

I agree really 3 weeks. I did Perth, ayre''s rock, Sidney, Melbourne in 2 weeks and it was a bit rushe'd.

We're looking at Canada next year not sure which month to go. Got a cousin over their who does sports massage and my wife's cousin is over their at the moment . Love to stay somewhere near a lake or river. Do some fishing,canoeing take in some of the awesome views. Once the project shell is ready and its drivable I'm going to take it to Yorkshire for a good run. My brother in law has family up their. He'll probably take his motorbike

I would recomend forgetting OZ at the moment, here in Brisbane its 35, in sydney its been over 40 (yes it should not be that way around). still working on how to get an SWB here and have some fun as the cars here are SH1T.

Ive been looking at badge designs. Something that fits in the original badge dip. But with angular letters. ALF but in the style of Fiat or MG logo type. Thinking 10 steps ahead but my brain doesn't shut off

Id recommend asking about ppi. Especially if you've been getting loans and renewing every 2or 3 years. I managed to get 9k back. That was after taking loans out over a period of ten years. Went through the bank direct so no extra charges. Takes a while but they have to assess every loan you've had with them.

Paid off what I owe on my credit card and my loan I had at the time. Left enough for spending money and flights to oz. Holiday of a lifetime. Id like to go to italy maybe in a couple of years time.

Crikey I never had any PPI, this is my undoing! I was offered it though - Is that reason enough to get compo?:biggrin:

Anyone know what's happened to the MXscort?

If you knew that you had it at the time its worth asking. The thing with ppi is that I wasn't told that I would be paying interest on the insurance. To me it was a one off payment and the loan amount was what I was paying interest on. That's what your getting your money back from. If id known about the interest charged on it I wouldn't have signed up for it. I got my first loan out round 2002.

who did you use? so many "dodgy ppi companies"...!

Went straight to the source. The bank in with which I took the loans out with. They have a legal team. If i went with a ppi company they prob would of taken 2-3k off the funds.

I never got a penny back from ppi claims. :(

I could kick myself, how stupid was I to always read the small print when I took out a loan and not pay extra for insurance I didn't need?

Gutted.

Took money out whilst earning peanuts pay at jd sports. If I lost my job. The insurance would keep the payments going till I found another job or went bankrupt.

Sone builing societies put ppi on loans straight away. Cant avoid it.

Anyone know what happened to dsg4me. Just wondered what my Alf would look like with its mx5 convertible roof on. Don't worry wont be changing it but those who ever wondered. May give you an answer.

The answer to Zagmad´s question is
DSG4ME is still around. :icon_cool:

Zag, just in case you wondered what your Alf Special would look like with the MX5 convertible top, well here you have it. My personal opinion would be to leave it as a coupé but thats all down to personal taste.

https://i.imgsafe.org/6ab48b00b9.jpg

Don't worry not changing the roof just wondered what it would look like. For those who like a soft top. Prob look nice from a angled front view. The Alf has nice reverse curve lines that give it those sharp lines along the top of the wings .

While we're looking at alternative rooflines' what would it look like with as a shooting brake.ive always like the roof off the Lamborghini shooting star.

Oops Lamborghini flying star. From the b pillar back

Brian at DNA is working on a replica Daytona 365 on a Z4 but due to his work load with the 2fifty it won't be until the early part of next year (at the earliest), I'm on the list!

The 250 is (fingers crossed) almost finished and I have really enjoyed the build so need something to keep me occupied for the next year.
There was a post on here somewhere or it could have been the DNAOC site, someone was asking if the BMW E46 had bolt on rear end, (it doesn't) but it got me thinking again.

How about a 4 seater Daytona "Tribute"?


http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/y.../z3gto/e46.jpg

http://i803.photobucket.com/albums/y...tona%20365.png

I'm not thinking replica, more "in the style of". A 4 seater would be very practical and would possibly easier to get approval from the war office if you have kids. The E46 is getting quite cheap now and there are millions available, anything from a poverty 1.8 up to the M3, something for everyone. Wheelbase is bound to be out but to my eye the proportions look as if they will work and the windscreen rake looks ok too. Main difference to my eye is the distance from the back of the door to the rear wheel arch, but as it's a 4 seater I think it could still work.

Main difference to my eye is the distance from the back of the door to the rear wheel arch, but as it's a 4 seater I think it could still work.

Main difference to me is they are pointing in different directions

:-)

The one pointing in the wrong direction is for our Irish readers!

Like alot of design if you get the scale right it will look great. Id avoid making it looking like the rover v8 that was on top gear. The one when the door came off on the cobbles. Ds something. Sloping it out from the bottom of the convertible roof . Maybe dsg4me could give it a crack. If the blueprint was scaled up to allow for then bmws tyre diameter

That e46 Daytona idea, is rather inspired I think!

I think you would only be allowed the fixed lights as pop ups are banned

365 gtb/4 had lenses that were the shape of the front. So can have 4 lights at the front instead of pop up. Keeping it period.

Back to hunting for a cheap tatty unfinished/unstarted Daytona kit.
If anyone has any leads on one please let me know.

Are they? What about pop-down covers ala Quantum or Albar Sonic?

Doesn't the mk1 MX5 have pop up headlights?

Old cars that already have them are fine. They have been deemed as pedestrian unfriendly for new production cars

Should be ok on an older BMW that wouldn't have to go through an IVA.

Pop up headlights were last used in 2004 when c5 corvette and lotus esprit went out of production :(

For all those that wanted a BMW E46 Daytona Style Convertible.

https://i.imgsafe.org/e4f0bcaaeb.jpg