Matthew Ellis ended up getting a donor with good body and no interior, just built one out of two, i had new sills and rear arches ready to go in this one, but it was nowhere to weld them on, inner sills were gone as well. Same as metal towards chasis rails, wasnt worth to anything to it
1. Little or no protection applied at the factory. 2. Poor design - has rust/moisture traps built-in - especially Mk2 cars. 3. Cars often left to stand in less than ideal (i.e. damp, still environment) conditions for several months every year. (Also bear in mind any Mk1 or Mk2 MX-5 will be 15-30 years old!) These are not new issues, or unique to the MX-5 - ask anyone who owned a British built car in the 1960s/70s/80s
I've got the exact same problem. How did you go about fixing? Contemplating trying to weld it myself
Matthew Ellis ended up getting a donor with good body and no interior, just built one out of two, i had new sills and rear arches ready to go in this one, but it was nowhere to weld them on, inner sills were gone as well. Same as metal towards chasis rails, wasnt worth to anything to it
Why do MX5's rust so bad?
blocked rain channels and silted up drain holes at the lower seam
1. Little or no protection applied at the factory.
2. Poor design - has rust/moisture traps built-in - especially Mk2 cars.
3. Cars often left to stand in less than ideal (i.e. damp, still environment) conditions for several months every year.
(Also bear in mind any Mk1 or Mk2 MX-5 will be 15-30 years old!)
These are not new issues, or unique to the MX-5 - ask anyone who owned a British built car in the 1960s/70s/80s