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motofiaccone
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Hi Gents:
Seems I have quite the fetish for little British motoring. A couple years ago, I built a locost se7en from scratch ( Lookie here! ). It was a great project, but took quite the toll on my young family.
Then I got bored and decided to build a couple cafe racers ( lookie again! ). Those were fun, but I'm really a car guy. The whole time I was building these projects, my wife was begging me for a little sports car to go run errands in or to hit the wine bar, etc. Well, I'd been saving for a TIG for a while, and when Christmas came around, I decided to spend my savings on a little Midget for her.
She loved it, as do the kids. However she has a blown engine. So, I want to do a frame off (so to speak) resto on her. The engine will either be a Miata or a 5-valve 4a-ge. My wife wants to Toyota. Hopefully I can do it in less than 2 year and for less than $9k--the cost of my se7en.
So I'm cleaning out the garage now, and I'm anxious to tear into her. Any suggestions are well appreciated! It's a rubber bumper car that will will be dialed back a few years and lowered a spell. BMW/MINI pepper white with, hopefully, black powdercoated wire wheels.
--Chris
Seems I have quite the fetish for little British motoring. A couple years ago, I built a locost se7en from scratch ( Lookie here! ). It was a great project, but took quite the toll on my young family.
Then I got bored and decided to build a couple cafe racers ( lookie again! ). Those were fun, but I'm really a car guy. The whole time I was building these projects, my wife was begging me for a little sports car to go run errands in or to hit the wine bar, etc. Well, I'd been saving for a TIG for a while, and when Christmas came around, I decided to spend my savings on a little Midget for her.
She loved it, as do the kids. However she has a blown engine. So, I want to do a frame off (so to speak) resto on her. The engine will either be a Miata or a 5-valve 4a-ge. My wife wants to Toyota. Hopefully I can do it in less than 2 year and for less than $9k--the cost of my se7en.
So I'm cleaning out the garage now, and I'm anxious to tear into her. Any suggestions are well appreciated! It's a rubber bumper car that will will be dialed back a few years and lowered a spell. BMW/MINI pepper white with, hopefully, black powdercoated wire wheels.
--Chris
