slimyroadster

An Austin Healey lookalike, using an MK HSR body on a Haynes Roadster chassis and an MX5 donor.

Tuesday, 21 November 2023

Exhaust part one

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 After putting the cat and the back box in place, it was a 'fairly' simple process of chopping up the pipes and tacking them in plac...
Sunday, 19 November 2023

Engine in

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The last few days have been very productive, mainly because I got the engine back in. I wanted to get it in for some time, and I thought now...
Sunday, 12 November 2023

Bodywork off and finishing welding

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 Today's job, remove the body and finish the welding. Most of the braces had only been tack welded, and I needed some better access to f...

Dashboard and reusing mx5 cluster

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 As I mentioned in an earlier post, I wasn't particularly impressed with the dashboard blank. It just doesn't suit the car, and it d...
Friday, 10 November 2023

Body bracing

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 I have got a lot done in the last couple of days, unfortunately it's all under the skin. Literally, as in it's the support for the ...
Tuesday, 7 November 2023

Boot / crumple zone

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 Given that the body has a built in boot, I did want to make use of it. I also wanted it to be a crumple zone of sorts, at least sturdy enou...
Sunday, 5 November 2023

Photos for ideas

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 Over the various shows I've taken plenty of photos to give me ideas on what to do. I think it's time to add them to a post so I hav...

Finished roll bar and the start of the boot

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 The roll bar has now been completed and properly fitted with the bodywork; The main roll bar and the two supports have at least 5mm gap aro...
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Slimyroadster
I am a DIY builder in the Midlands, who always wanted to build a car ever since my first visit to Stoneleigh many (many!) years ago. I finally got my opportunity to make a start when we had our house extension built and I was able to request a garage. My ideal build would have been a Lamborghini of some kind but without the funds for one of those cars I had to look elsewhere. At one show there was a demonstrator car for an Austin Healey 3000 replica, but using a Seven-esque chassis. The body was about a grand, and I saw it as an opportunity to get a 'classic' car without the hassle or funds. Of course, as with any builds there is still hassle. Especially as the body is based on an MK rather than a Haynes Roadster. In turn, the Haynes Roadster is based on Sierra rather than MX5. So I very rapidly moved into unknown territory. The build started in February 2013, and the car passed IVA in February 2026.
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