Kitcar Project - MR2 the Donor

[killerferret666]

will feel almost MR2 like now ive got the dash and console to fit well enough

[killerferret666]

its been a long day! but beginning to look like a car more and more.

8 hours of fitting sound deadening foam and still nto finished

[killerferret666]

and the dash and carpet is sort of in! Still lots to do though!

[Magic Beans]

Starting to come together nicely now. I'll certainly curious to see the finished product

[killerferret666]

Starting to come together nicely now. I'll certainly curious to see the finished product

Seems to take forever and annoyingly with the dash i couldnt get it done professionally as I want to do things to the dash after the test...as it would cause it to fail the test!

then ill have it all covered professionally, giving a better finish.

[Magic Beans]

The many hoops you have to jump through to pass it's IVA?

[killerferret666]

The many hoops you have to jump through to pass it's IVA?

Yep! So many, but to be fair alot have led to a better built car, but some are just crazy

[Magic Beans]

So I hear. I don't envy you

My Indy Hayabusa is from back in the days of the old SVA, so gets away with not having things like a reverse gear etc. You know, those bits that are just wasted weight

[killerferret666]

So I hear. I don't envy you

My Indy Hayabusa is from back in the days of the old SVA, so gets away with not having things like a reverse gear etc. You know, those bits that are just wasted weight

The SVA seems like a dream from what ive heard.

The thing annoys me is all these radius checks inside and out

[Magic Beans]

I've heard about those from people building at the moment, massive PITA if you ask me

[killerferret666]

test fitting the bodywork today ready for tomorrow when the windscreen Pilkingtons is making for me from a new mould arrives for a test fit as well!

also quick vid of the interior to give a better idea...everything seemed much bigger originally!

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mt3bVIAqZU

[slipping clutch]

Looking good - your definitely closer to your goal

[killerferret666]

Looking good - your definitely closer to your goal

Although I appear to need to work on my uploading skills...240p! uploaded again at a much better resolution!

[killerferret666]

Good weekends work

Blog updated

www.miamigt4kitcar.blogspot.com

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[killerferret666]

Video of car currently. Getting there! Although not happy with dash colour...sold as dark grey!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFy3PhsTpWM

[killerferret666]

Blog updated, although I've worked out i cant align headlights at all!

[Danbob]

Very interesting! Never seen one of these before!! Nice build.
How much do they weigh once completed?

[killerferret666]

Very interesting! Never seen one of these before!! Nice build.
How much do they weigh once completed?

Ive put fair amount of sound deadening but it will be still sub 1 tonne. I expect about 900Kg.

[Danbob]

Nice, I take it that with the sound deadening and the effort you’re going to with the dashboard etc. that you are building it as nice fast road car rather than a competition car?

If/when I crash my MR2, I’d be really interested in one of these to transfer all of the expensive parts into, rather than re-shelling into another MR2 - Will be watching your build!

Looking forward to seeing how it handles - Will you be taking it on track at all?


Some internet searching found a couple of people who’d had bad experiences ordering from DDR, how did you find them? Everything went smoothly and everything arrive that should have done?

[killerferret666]

Nice, I take it that with the sound deadening and the effort you’re going to with the dashboard etc. that you are building it as nice fast road car rather than a competition car?

If/when I crash my MR2, I’d be really interested in one of these to transfer all of the expensive parts into, rather than re-shelling into another MR2 - Will be watching your build!

Looking forward to seeing how it handles - Will you be taking it on track at all?


Some internet searching found a couple of people who’d had bad experiences ordering from DDR, how did you find them? Everything went smoothly and everything arrive that should have done?

I wont do at first, I cant say never though but after all the time and effort id never push it hard round a track. They were late delivering by 2.5months but that seems to be the norm in the kit car industry lol and of course being american based are absolutely useless in trying to help meet UK regs because of course they don't know them but I knew that when buying and its not that hard (I hope) to build to the regs.

If i was to do it again, id buy a kit off them with less parts dropping the price as when importing it gets another 24% on top. Most bits could be bought in the UK anyway so would of made it a lot cheaper.