Well isn't photobucket a bunch of scammers. Sorry guys I dont have $500/yr to giveaway, or the time to redo all my photos, but if there is a photo you would like to see as you read this log please PM me and I'll do my best to find it.
What is everyone else using to host photos?
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The donor arrived yesterday
Now I am committed.....
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Adam Nice complete donor any details or price to give? (general rule of thumb stuff is ok, where you found, it how many miles what looks useable what might be resellable)
Chet3po sounds like he selling off bits he doesnt need to fund his build and pay down the donor cost.
I found the car in autotrader.ca. Turns out the guy runs a company called Millenium Imports and specialises in Mazdas, particularly RX-7s. He has tonnes of spares, (905 778 8392) and is based in Bradford, 30 minutes north of Toronto.
My car came from the States after a "little knock" on the front and back. I had a good look over it, ran the engine, checked the suspension and worked out what I could sell. Anyway $1500 CDN later it was delivered to my front door. I figure I can sell the doors, trunk lid and roof. The hood and body are pretty much toast and I need everything else.
Hope you don't mind, but I stickied your build with the rest of the builds, so it's easier to find. Oh, and I assume your name is Adam so I tagged it as such.
THe build table is built and the +4 chassis marked out.
Canadain Tire had a special on Jobmate Workbenches, $10 ea, so I bought 2 of them to act as stands for the table. The surface is 3/4" MDF, 2 pieces of 48" x 48". These are held together with some metal studding that I had left from the basement, and are clamped in the workbenches.
Well, so much for regular updates - still you don't need to see pictures of uncut strips of metal.
I have now completed the first stage of the frame. This is my interpretation of the Miata based frame. I did spend a lot of time examining all the frames I could get photos of though. I will probably add some gussets as the car comes together.
The next stage is to build the suspension, so I can get the rear suspension on, followed by the diff, then the engine. Then I can do the tunnel.
Here are the photos so far - all the bracing and clamping kept the distortion to an absolute minimum (<1/16" end to end)
