slimyroadster

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

Wednesday, 29 April 2026

Windscreen done

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From this; To this; Personally I think they've come up really nice, although time will tell whether they do their job. I've not done...
Sunday, 26 April 2026

Diff and windscreen

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First job for the weekend was the diff seals. Autodoc got them delivered Saturday morning so I thought I'd have a go at fitting them. Ju...
Wednesday, 22 April 2026

Random thought

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Yeah I know, not exactly a revelation, but noteworthy nonetheless. The fastest car I have ever owned was a Saab 93 Aero. 2 litres of Vauxhal...
Monday, 20 April 2026

Boot finished and windscreen started

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First task, the boot is now finished; I'll build up a toolkit to live in there, but at least now I have somewhere to put my helmet at th...
Saturday, 18 April 2026

Saturday progress

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I've got a few jobs ticked off; Boot liner installed and mostly covered in vinyl. I've used TPU supports to carry it on the chassis,...
Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Completed car photoshoot

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The registration application calls for some photos, so I thought I'd add them here too.
Monday, 13 April 2026

Dash clocks

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It was an interesting start to the day. I have a notes page on my phone where I am keeping the mileage and fuelling history of my car. The d...
Friday, 10 April 2026

Next work to do

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 Now the IVA is over, I can actually turn the car from an IVA-friendly car to a reasonably driveable car. So in no particular order; Install...

IVA Pass!!!

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Well, the deed is done, I now have a roadworthy vehicle that is ready to be registered. The testing process has been brilliant from start to...
Tuesday, 7 April 2026

Countdown to retest

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The bank holiday weekend is over, and I'm three days away from the retest. I brought the car out over the weekend to do last minute chec...
Monday, 30 March 2026

Badges and clutch stop

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 The first task from this weekend was a clutch stop to prevent the pedal from moving too far. The problem is I didn't appreciate how muc...
Wednesday, 25 March 2026

Dashcam and pedals

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 Not exactly two subjects that go together, but I thought I'd get them done in one post. First is the camera; It's not quite as ...
Monday, 16 March 2026

Waiting

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When I started this build I knew it was going to be a long term thing. I started it just at the wrong time in my life, with a kid on the way...
Wednesday, 11 March 2026

Boot part two

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 Not much of an update, I'm trying not to do too much work on the car in case I make the IVA worse. But the boot lining is coming along;...
Monday, 2 March 2026

Boot and other fixes

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The weekend weather was quite decent so I managed to get quite a bit done. From Friday's post I had a few things I wanted to look at; Ty...
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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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