Project: JDM Exocet :)

[jords]

Hey guys,

New to the kit car world and have decided to dive into the build of a full cage, M150R Exocet.... and change it with a big difference to really call it my own!

Haven't yet put my order in for the kit yet, because i want to sell my other weekend car first, my Mazda RX7, as its taking up space for this build and holds alot of capital, so its stored at my dads house for the time being.

Anyway, bought myself an R-plate MX5 the other day and started stripping it!

Pics:

here is when i bought it









you open the car door and suddenly you find a build buddy "Libby"





2 hours later, after picking it up 4miles from my house....







still hasnt lifted a paw...



4 hours later....









Next day, 8 hours in total....











Tea break, 10 hours in....













Pic with my mate Neil who will be helping me through the project!



and thats it so far! just need to disconnect handbrake, fuel lines, lift body off and take the tank out really! all good, fast, build fun!

I will do some drawings/renders of how i want the car to look, not to sure at the minute but i am definately going to raise the bar as far as kit car builds are concerned. Mainly cause i want something completely different to what everybody else has.

I am very into my custom paint and airbrushing as a hobby so think i will incorporate that skill into the build, aswell as my pattern making skills to make custom parts.

BE WARNED...THIS WILL BE A FORCED INDUCTION EXOCET!!! ;D ;D ;D

Gone for the 1.6 which will enable me to add a turbo kit easier, but that will go on as and when it gets through the IVA test, along with all the other custom stuff i want to do!

well thats it for now! will keep the pics coming as i love a good build thread!

cheers,

Jord

[John B]

Good work rate pal.
Love the airbrushing idea, I'd like to do that myself but have no talent for either drawing or painting....

[PardonWhat]

Excellent, I'll be very interested in seeing some design mock-UPS of how you want it to look. I've done some designs too but I'm keeping them quiet for now until I've finished. I think that FI is the way to go, something around 200bhp is achievable for a reasonable price. There are a few people on here talking about supercharging so some really fast exocets are on the horizon. Keep the pics coming and good luck.
PW

[gwnwar]

Nice bit of work in a short time.. looks like you left the earth clip behind the gage cluster take it.. alot of good bits still on the car for resale

[jords]

Cheers guys! Yeh a fair few bits still to grab, just got rid of power steering tonight aswell, not overly fussed about selling parts cause I feel I got my money's worth for the car!

Not aiming for big power cause you'll not be able to put the power on the ground with the weight reduction, around 160bhp mark is perfect. Supercharging is a little on the expensive side but well see.

[jords]

As for sketches, drew one today.,., bu tempted to keep it quiet now! Lol

[adam1001]

Oh go on!

[jords]

Nope! Lol

[driver]

Come on.....

[scooby1929]

Excellent job. It sure takes time getting everything stripped out. I still have not worked out how to remove the dash i took out every screw i could see but still not budging.

[jords]

Really? You sure youve got them all? 2 each far side, 2each side of centre console and 1 in the middle right at the top of the dash? Make sure it's all unplugged aswell!

[jords]

hey guys,

just a quick pic for you all what i made today!

found an old oil cap which fits the mx5 engine and thought id design a logo and laser cut a new cap for it! love a bit of custom action!



cap needs a clean up, but like it!

might decide to throw a sketch up later!

cheers,

Jord

[John B]

That looks sweet, Nice work.

[jords]

UPDATE:

well not much of an update really! managed to strip down the car as far as im ready to lift the body off tommorow and get the fuel tank off and other gubbins i may have missed! then its time to refurb all the parts! still trying to decide on a colour, but it will come to me soon!

as for clean and refurb, thought while i had nothing to do, strip down pedal boxes and give them a clean up and spray the frames:

















happy with the results! Im going to refurb as many parts as i can, to the best of my ability cause i think while its in bits, it makes the job alot easier and more worth while. Plus, i hear it helps with the IVA test if it looks proper!

Just alittle down at the minute, mainly cause i want to buy my kit.... but i cant do that until i sell my RX7! its not that i couldnt go down and put my deposit down on it, but cant justify it while i still have my other weekend 'toy' taking up valuable space and capital!

On the upside, i have been making workhorses to support my frame while i prep and paint it.... when i get it that is! lol

Anyway, i'll keep the posts coming as and when!

Jord

[jords]

Update:

Go the shell off! nothing spectacular or new but a major part of the build!

Pics:








And left with this:





And what a mess! Must have snapped every bolt on the wishbones etc... Due to rust!! And also, I decided to smash out the upper ball joints.... Without knowing they couldn't be replaced....grrrrr.... So going to have to get some new wishbones...

Steadily been sandblasting the parts at work, and going to try get everything powder coated rather than painted, anybody give me a rough price what they paid for powder coats??

On another note.... My rx7 sold at the weekend and is being shipped out to Berlin on Saturday! and I'm off to MeV tommorow to discuss m requirements for my m150r! Can't wait!

Just making lists of parts as I am replacing EVERYTHING. There's point doing all this work if parts will fail in the next couple of years and it will take a lot of flak drifting!

Anyway, that's me done for now till I upload my newer pics!

Cheers

Jord's