Having made no progress on this project since buying the donor MX5 back in March I decided that a different tack was needed. So I have put some road tax on the MX5 and will be nailing the Escort panels on whilst using it as a daily driver, what could possibly go wrong?
First job involved an hours stripping useless crap/unwanted items from the MX5, whilst keeping it drivable and legal (I'm sure Mr Towed will point out the fog light is missing....). The donor was in really great nick apart from the front wings, which had obviously been replaced at some time and not treated on the inside as they had both rotted where they join the front bumper. Rear and some interior stripped so far:
I had forgotten what a hoot an MX5 can be. With a lightened rear end, LSD, hard old tyres, 2nd gear roundabout drift fun is great (private race track obviously).