slimyroadster

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

Thursday, 21 March 2024

Elapsed time vs effort

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 One thing I have been wondering about this entire build is 'where has the time gone'. The first blog post is from February 2013, so...
Monday, 18 March 2024

Fibreglass and wiring

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 So one thing I've got to sort out is fixing the wire for the side repeaters, and possible the rear of the car. The guidelines say that ...

To do list March 2024

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 After the wiring and painting is done, and the handbrake is ready to go, there isn't a great deal left now. It's time to make a mor...

Handbrake finished

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 I nearly forgot, I have finished the handbrake. The initial plan was to have it under the dash, but that got a bit challenging, I came up w...

Front body electrics

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 Woohoo, we had some dry weather! Well, drier weather, it was still a bit grim. But at least I was able to get the front body out and plan t...
Sunday, 3 March 2024

Gauge bezels

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One of the jobs I have is to make some bezels for the gauges. I can't find any online for a decent price, but I also can't machine t...
Saturday, 2 March 2024

Floor done

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 I have put it off for (pretty much) ten years, but I thought this weekend would be floor day. Thursday I tidied the garage, Friday got the ...
Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Dashboard and air intake

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 I wasn't able to get in the garage today, but that didn't stop me thinking about a few tasks. First is the air intake, or 'how ...
Monday, 26 February 2024

Change of plan number 3

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 Actually,  I have no ide how many plans I've had to change, and it definitely won't be the last!! So the handbrake... the original ...
Saturday, 24 February 2024

Short day

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 It was a non-garage job today, re-terminating the lights. The bullet connectors on the lights were just asking for trouble, and the wires w...
Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Wiring

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 Right, time to start this one with a digression. Remember that comment about finding right angle trim? Turns out we have some left over fro...
Monday, 12 February 2024

Shopping list

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 Time to get this written down, I've taken so many notes and contradicted myself so many times, if I get a master list down then I can r...

Fuel, exhaust and more gas pedal

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 I had a remarkably productive weekend with lots of box ticking done. First the fuel lines, they have been separated on the engine end and t...
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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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