I'm building the same thing as you! Except mine is a midget. http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/591/ What motor/running gear are you going to use? Keep this up to date. I LOVE seeing people do silly things to old british iron.
The rustiest, Michigan State residing, Locked up, hinges not working, wrecked, almost gone example I could find. That way, zero guilt about cutting it up. Lifelong dream, starting to come to fruition. Tube framed, Japanese engined, Home-built British convertible. Getting a Toyota space van rearend, front suspension pieces(Uprights, bearings, rotors, ball joints), 4AGE from an ‘85 Mr2, trans , motor mounts,& column, from an ‘86 Corolla SR5, a Detroit TRUTRAC, Wilwood calipers, pedals, and Master cylinder. The body was in such lousy shape, I had to replace the A-pillars, Weld the doors shut, and build a new frame. Kind of doing a resto rod kind of thing on it-Webers, smoothed valve covers, original antique white paint (actually, International Harvester white tractor paint), red seats resurrected from the bones of the stockers. Hoping from 10 ft away, with a couple of beers in you, it could pass as a car that could have been built in the 60’s.
Done: upper A-arms, upper frame rails, footwells, pedal box for Wilwood pedals, steering column mounts. …
After nearly a year, I’m back on the bugeye. Brought the rearend (‘85 Toyota SpaceVan) …
I'm building the same thing as you! Except mine is a midget. http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/591/ What motor/running gear are you going to use? Keep this up to date. I LOVE seeing people do silly things to old british iron.
Dragging my feet really bad on this. Acquiring parts, waiting for rearend to get Trutrac, and come back from narrowing. Bottom A-arms done, now for tops, and upper frame rails.
Late October"09 Been caught up in other projects, but got the rearend back yesterday. Housing narrowed, along with 2 axles, Tru Trac installed, new bearings, all for $884.87! Local 4X4 shop Essentially Off Road, Thanks. Looks great. Now, having flanges turned down to fit rear AE86 rotors.
SWEET. Good progress. What engine is going in?
4AGE with webbers, doing a mild disguise to make it look like a lotus. Kind of natural, since this engine is supposed to be a reverse engineered english Ford.
Cool project...sounds like a great combo of classic style and ultra lightweight with more modern mechanicals! Kudos for rescuing a car in such condition, you are braver than many of us!
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