msmoorenburg
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Nice but question , will the braces still go in place from the firewall to fender well?
yes they will fit you will need to remove the coil bracket to clear the passenger side
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One more Miata motor install
- Thread starter Toyanvil
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yes they will fit you will need to remove the coil bracket to clear the passenger side
Automotive artwork.
I like your choice of using contrasting black/red - it adds more interest than just one color. Remind me, did you do some smoothing of the caliper before you had it powder-coated?
My brother Nils just sent back a bunch of vapor-blasted aluminum parts for my V6 engine - intakes (stock and Offy), Ford cast alloy valve covers, and aluminum water pump. I'm trying to resist my tendency to gold-plate my project until I get it closer to running, but I got a good deal on the work (a trade).
I like your choice of using contrasting black/red - it adds more interest than just one color. Remind me, did you do some smoothing of the caliper before you had it powder-coated?
My brother Nils just sent back a bunch of vapor-blasted aluminum parts for my V6 engine - intakes (stock and Offy), Ford cast alloy valve covers, and aluminum water pump. I'm trying to resist my tendency to gold-plate my project until I get it closer to running, but I got a good deal on the work (a trade).
W2 & Lora
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Fab kit
Wonderful work! This is making me seriously consider this route over the Ford V6 transplant. Have you though about making more of your engine and transmission mounts and selling as a kit? Perhaps reworked exhaust manifolds as well. Basically, you could do for the Miata projects what Jose did for the V6s. I would certainly be interested in sucha beast.
Wonderful work! This is making me seriously consider this route over the Ford V6 transplant. Have you though about making more of your engine and transmission mounts and selling as a kit? Perhaps reworked exhaust manifolds as well. Basically, you could do for the Miata projects what Jose did for the V6s. I would certainly be interested in sucha beast.
Toyanvil
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Thank you, I wish I could. I have owned my car for 39 years and this is my second motor swap, so my car is not close enough to use as a pattern. I also did a lot more cutting then the guys before me that installed Miata motors in their Alpines. My car well never go back to stock, I think the other Miata installs could. There are good and bad with both motor swaps, the Miata motor is a modern EFI, 5 speed that 5th gear is an overdrive gear (70 mph at 3200 rpm, and they are easy to find and cheap, and have a lot of go fast parts available up to 600h.p. You will have to be ready to do a lot of fab work to install one, and well love driving it when done. I have helped two friends install V6's with Joes kits, they are great kits and very thought out and can be installed with your average tool box. Joe is also very helpful with any questions. I live in California where the gas sucks and always jetting the carburetor gets old, so the Miata was a good choice for me.
Chuck Ingram
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Like your dash
Toyanvil
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Thank you Chuck
The drink holder works great. We went to the Clovis British Car Roundup about 120 miles from home. It was a lot of fun to be with other Sunbeams, 2 Alpines and 2 Tigers. It was fun to watch people try to figure out what the motor is. I did get second place, only losing to one of the rarest right hand drive Sunbeam Tiger I have ever seen. I think second place at a show where most people look for all original cars was unbelievable.
The drink holder works great. We went to the Clovis British Car Roundup about 120 miles from home. It was a lot of fun to be with other Sunbeams, 2 Alpines and 2 Tigers. It was fun to watch people try to figure out what the motor is. I did get second place, only losing to one of the rarest right hand drive Sunbeam Tiger I have ever seen. I think second place at a show where most people look for all original cars was unbelievable.
Jay Laifman
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Well, it's close. My son has found a first generation Miata that he wants to buy and work on. Looking forward to working on it!
Jay Laifman
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So cool!
No Miata. We looked at a few and they didn't endear any love.
But as a totally different direction (and admittedly totally off topic), my wife's SUV now has 250,000 miles on it (a truly great car - 2002 Acura MDX). Still going. She wants to go electric next, but not until the next generation of cars. She had a "sporty" Honda Prelude when we met and she'd like a sporty car too. So we are thinking of buying a new Honda for my son, but that she will be the primary driver for a few years until he graduates college. So we are now on the list to buy one when it comes out: the Honda Civic Type R, first to America. I don't know that she fully appreciates what she might be getting herself into!
No Miata. We looked at a few and they didn't endear any love.
But as a totally different direction (and admittedly totally off topic), my wife's SUV now has 250,000 miles on it (a truly great car - 2002 Acura MDX). Still going. She wants to go electric next, but not until the next generation of cars. She had a "sporty" Honda Prelude when we met and she'd like a sporty car too. So we are thinking of buying a new Honda for my son, but that she will be the primary driver for a few years until he graduates college. So we are now on the list to buy one when it comes out: the Honda Civic Type R, first to America. I don't know that she fully appreciates what she might be getting herself into!