New Project In My Shop

[scannon]

After I sold the Caterham, V8 Miata and the other Miata I decided no more projects. With a bad back, shoulders, arthritic feet and hand tremors I was done with major projects.

 

Frankly, I was getting bored and lots of time on my hands so I started looking for something to work on that didn't involve the heavy work, building engines, changing clutches and that sort of projects.

 

I spotted a stalled project on BaT last week and won the auction. A quick 800 mile round trip to Durango, CO and the new car was in the shop. The heavy lifting has been done, its up to me to get it finished and through the kit car registration process.

 

 

Its the race chassis and the drive train is from a '99 Miata. 180k miles on the engine but it starts and runs well and doesn't make any funny noises. There is a turbo in its future once it is road legal and otherwise finished. All the body work and fenders came with it.

 

I have driven a couple of Exorcets but they didn't have the roll cage. Looking at the pictures on BaT I figured the roll cage would make it easier to get in and out. Wrong, it is so difficult that once it is finished I will likely sell it.

[xcarguy]

Skip, congrats! I climb into my Storker over the top of the cage. Not very eloquent, but I’m past caring.

[panamericano]

In Texas, this poor baby would be in Registration Hell. At the moment they only entertain kits that are a replica of something old. I would hold onto a Miata title and just call it modified or rebodied. I do not think any cop really cares, as long as it has (old Miata) plates.

[Nick OTeen]

...I climb into my Storker over the top of the cage. Not very eloquent, but I’m past caring.

Yeah, that's definitely not eloquent.

[MightyMike]

Give me a holler when you're ready to get it down to the CSP. I may be able to assist with getting it through the VIN process.

[scannon]

Thanks Mike, I'll do that.