the jensen is just getting restored back to is original state was full of rust also i am not sure about the weight of the mx-5 motor and yes im enginering it in nsw

well the car is at home now waiting for me to bog it and finish it so i have no let over holes or ding while its being built



in the drive way with the motor box and seats in



a photo of the gear box mounts and the auto sump sorry for the wierd photo was playing with the camera also



Tunnel its huge compared to stanard



plenty of room for a big turbo



to stop the tiwst



front view



view of the tunnel from the back



seats in swift gti



heater with the new tunnel



more bracing

Looks awesome, look forward to seeing how it goes.

looking good tommo, go the mighty bp.

I too have put a mazda familia bpt in my 1200 ute with all the bells and wisel's

beautiful attention to detail.

Can I ask which auto you are using? and....
whats the coppery metallic coating you are using?
and is are you using you own style of front end removing the leaf spring or just re-inforcing the front end?

I was thinking the same thing about the coating.

I actually quite like it as a colour.

Copper-vanilla???

I'm a little worried about the welds there tommo. There wasn't too much heat was there?

Nice work though man, it'll be a little powerhouse.

EDIT: Wow, I just saw the colour you were talking about D. wierd?

nah nah there wasn't that much heat and the paint is just a pressure pack cooper primer that u get from auto barn or something like that also the front has a carbon fiber leaf with those small coilovers also noting has really happened to this in the past couple of months as i got an rc car lol and fixing my 1600 so i can drive it as im without a car lol and also the auto is just the stock mx5 on but i will be thinking of putting a c4 maybe later on after engine rebuild

the paint is just a pressure pack cooper primer that u get from auto barn or something like that also the front has a carbon fiber leaf with those small coilovers

Well pls let me know which copper undercoat as Ive never come across it and ive used tons of primers.

More important so conspicuously put what CF leaf spring and small coilovers
thats my dream!!!!

well some time next week ill pop down to the panel beaters and ask him also the leaf i have to make at work but its a no brainer just to busy to do it atm (lazy) and the coil over i have to look into trying to find one the same size as the original shock

One thing I noticed over time is the lack of beauty compared to the old days of twin cam motors. However this is one area where mazda has made an effort and the B series on the mx5 is quite beautiful and its the way twin cam engines should be.

Lets us know the composite leaf spring you have in mind and Ill be interested and so would many others.