Andreas Mx250 Coupe build

[slangenracing]

When i had it out i realized i needed to do something with the roofline, so i have marked it out with tape where to cut... It has been cut today and bonded together helpfully, just so i can take rear piece off and bond on inside. Unfortunally i couldnt take any picture as it got dark outside, will try tomorrow

[slangenracing]

Made a bar and some plates in grp for the flip to rest on. Also made the "forks" of tubing...

[slangenracing]

Today i ripped rear piece off from the car and layed the fiberglass on the inside.



The same time i moulded the fuelcap recess a la SeaNick!



It got really hot outside today, so i could mould the tail light recesses too. Also deleted the registrationplate recess.



Made the mould from my sons broken bucket... He was pretty happy with his new one!

[slangenracing]

Recess for bonnet locks...



back on again...



cap...



test fit...

[slangenracing]

Difference now and before straitening the roofline. Doesn´t look much on the picture, but makes a big difference in reality... I am very happy with it. Also shortened front clip about 15mm to get the arches more symmetric...

[slangenracing]

My fiancee really wanted me back up from the garage!

Yummy

[Tribute Automotive]

More great work!! I lower roof line works really well. Your new boot lid will be sent this week.

[slangenracing]

Glad to hear you like it Chris!

Thats just great! Don´t forget the epoxi and perspex! I will need them really soon now! Thanks again! Your a great seller!

Todays work was to mould a new grille opening, took some influenses from aston martin. Used foam plastic (is it called that??) and cut it and sanded it out to make something to mould around. Protected it with packing tape.

Also moulded in light buckets for som extra highbeam lights. Will use 5" type from older golf or BMW. Used plastic flower pots

[slangenracing]

This is how i imagine it... Also with perspex over both headlamps and extras

[slangenracing]

Today i slipped a bit with the grinder! As my car doesn´t have a slam panel, i thought i could lower the top of the frontsection a bit to have a smoother transition. -Yes i know it it perfectly fine as is, but it´s just me, i guess i was made this way



I made a "skelleton" of board pieces and foam plastic. Used hot glue gun to bond together



Packing tape so it will come of easy



Fibreglass layed. I am laying this "backwards", so i will have to sand it down, put some filler on and smooth it out. I will also have to sand it on the underside an add some more layers there.



The scoop has got some more presence...



The radiator has to be lowered a bit as well

[Drummajor]

This is going to look awesome . Keep it up.

[slangenracing]

Originally Posted by Drummajor

This is going to look awesome . Keep it up.

Ahh thanks! At least i hope it will look god. I would cry otherwhise after the amount of work i´m putting in this...

[Tribute Automotive]

Worth all that effort, the flow from front panel to bonnet and the long bulge look great.

[slangenracing]

Originally Posted by Tribute Automotive

Worth all that effort, the flow from front panel to bonnet and the long bulge look great.

Good to hear you like it! Maybe i don´t have to emabarrass my self

[Tribute Automotive]

Originally Posted by slangenracing

Good to hear you like it! Maybe i don´t have to emabarrass my self

Far from it. I salute your skills.

[Scottie22]

You have done a brilliant job there! The roof-line looks well balanced.

I can identify a bit with your thoughts, it is not so much the difference that is seen by others, as the satisfaction in your own mind that you have what you want!
It is definitely worth the effort, and your car car will look fabulous because of it, keep it up.

[seanick]

Looks very good. Have you taken the 2" slice out of the rear arches yet?

[jones]

We're at the edge of our seats here any updates? :-) thanks

[slangenracing]

Oh, just saw your post Nick, glad you like it, but anyway i will be keeping the wide arches. Kind of like them so i fitted spacers instead. Later i will widen the rear wheels about 2,5-3 inches inwards. But i will have to rubb these tyres out first!

Ok Jones! Your absolutely right, i have to post some updates, been very busy with other stuff too, but "all" that stuff is sorted out now. So here they come!

Thanks and best regards from Andreas in Sweden!



Rear wheels fitted with 38mm hubcentric spacers!



Have had the body bonded on to the car permanently. Also cut away the tailpanel from the miata and deleted the hatchbox as i´ll be using DZUS fasteners



Lid is on



Extended the area against the screen as i got a bit wild with the anglegrinder earlier....



Raw finished



Some DZUS catches for the flip



Theese locates the flip lower rear parts so it always lines up when closed. Goes over pins



Also cut the wheel openings to get them symmetric, and molded new inward edges



As it will be seeing some trackdays i made a rollcage. Bolted to the chassie





Theese very nice racing seats Chris made for me, they are very light and solid, about 3,5 kilo each. Saves up a lot of weight compared to stock ones. Made some brackets to fit them to stock mounting points. Chris has the moulds to the seats

[slangenracing]

Got this with the kit. I bonded the body with it and left it for a couple of Days. But when i pulled the fender it came loose!

Well said and done, i could pull and bend the whole kit of from the miata! I had prepared the miata metal with the anglegrinder and a 40 grit disc. So it was bare and clean. The "glue" came loose only from the metal, on the fiberglass is was a pain in the a** to get rid of.

So i cleaned it all off and bought ALOT of 2hour epoxiglue. It is now bonded with that and it is impossible to get off. Epoxi is a lot better to bond things together with than a polyester is.

So talk to Chris about it, it would be a shame to do a nice (and maybe expensive) paintjob just to watch it crack!