This site details the build of my Sylva Mojo kit car to SVA, subsequent modifications after SVA, and trackdays and events that I have attended.  The kit was ordered on 12th July 2003, collected on 11th October, and SVA passed on 3rd September 2004.  Since then car has been in daily use on my commute to work, all year round! 

The record of the build is intended to be of benefit both to myself and to others who are building (or thinking of building) a Mojo, or indeed any kit car.  I've also included a section to give tips to those who might be considering building a Mojo, which should help explain some of the options available, and a history of major changes to the Mojo design over the years.

LAST SITE UPDATE: 16th October 2008

News:

16th October: Minor updates all over the place...

13th October: I borrowed a racelogic driftbox over the weekend.  This is a clever gizmo which uses GPS data and additional sensors to enable measurement of various aspects of vehicle performance.  It's original application was to measure sideslip angles in 'drifting' competitions, but it also has a performance mode to measure acceleration... you can see where I am going here!  I am often asked 0 - 60 figures for the Mojo and up until now have only been able to guess at 'somewhere around 5 seconds'.  Now I have a definitive answer...  See my short report added to the specification pages

18th August: Updated the links pages with 2 more Mojo build diaries.

8th July: Updated the wind deflectors project pages and added more Mojo photos to the gallery pages!

14th June: Updated the bootbox project page.

5th June: Added some updated photos of Tom Clarke's Mojo to the Mojo gallery pages

30th May: A few further updates to current work in progress.

21st May: I have added a new section detailing my bootbox project...

16th May: I think I've now updated all pictures to 1024x768, apart from those which I do not have in a higher resolution.  Hope this is an improvement.  I've also added a few extra pics here and there, e.g. Shelsley Walsh report now has pics at last!

Started a new section detailing the latest little project, so that I can hopefully enjoy using the car without sidescreens a little more often.  Read about it HERE.

2 novelty pics here as well to show that a Mojo and mountain biking need not be mutually exclusive - I have done this a few times now!

5th May: Well despite less than perfect weather, Stoneleigh was still very enjoyable.  It was great to catch up with a wide variety of people - those that I have met before, those that I know via email, and those who just come up and say 'are you the chap with the Mojo website?' - it was great to meet you all, and a real encouragement that the website is still getting read.  There still seem to be plenty of wanabee Mojo owners out there - go for it!

I'm in the process of upping the resolution of the photos now that I have a bit more webspace (640x480 looks pretty rubbish these days!) - apologies if any broken links crop up.  Please help me out if you find one by dropping me a mail about it...

21st April: I am a Dad for the second time - baby Ruth arrived on 2nd April!

The Stoneleigh show is fast approaching - it all happens on the 4th & 5th May.  I hope to be there for most of the day on Sunday, subject to getting a pass out from baby duties...!  I'd love to be there on Monday too, but that is more doubtful.  As ever, the weather will probably have a hand in the final decision - rain and Stoneleigh seem to go together...  If anyone wants to arrange to meet up for a chat about my Mojo experiences, just drop me an email in advance and I'll do my best to sort something out.  The car willl be on the JPSC area which is beneath the mobile phone mast at the top end of the Stoneleigh site.

1st April: First update for quite a while - sorry!  Now past 19000 miles - should be hovering around 20k by the time Stoneleigh comes round in just over a month!

Signed up to the JPSC last week - the new Sylva genre owners club.  Find out more here:

www.jpsc.org.uk

Setup a new guestbook as the old one with Pipex is now not working

Added some more info to the suspension setup pages as I've been playing with spring rates once again!

Added some info about the latest upgrade - a change to properly adjustable rear toe links.  I've added this to the suspension alignment section.

Finally - I have written a brief summary of how Sylva has developed the Mojo over time.  As with many Sylva kits, there is a process of continuous improvement, otherwise known as 'tinkering'...  Hopefully this should help explain the various design iterations that the Mojo has been through!!

Please note: This site is in no way affiliated with Sylva Autokits