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Originally Posted by Pete_89T2
^Now that's something I'd like to learn more about - always wanted to stick a 13B into a Miata. Do you have this project posted up on a Miata forum somewhere?
Since I'm going to have a spare series 5 13BT to play with soon, the thoughts of picking up an NA/NB Miata as a project car to put it in it has been rattling around in my brain lately!
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It's alot easier than you think.... They're ALMOST plug and play
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Originally Posted by Madmen
Hi Pete_89T2.
Actually it wasn't easy. Built a jig to keep everything straight. Cut the Miata to accept the FD front end while still maintaining the OEM Miata fenders.
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You went about it in a VERY odd way. Yours is more of a track car, not a fun little street car.
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I used almost everything from the RX7, engine, drivetrain,
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That's where it stops being easy....
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suspension,
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Obviously a ridiculous amount of fab
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electricals,
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Why? It would be soooooooooooo much easier to remove all the emmissions related crap from the Miata harness, honestly it unplugs, build a new engine harness and adapt the power to feed it.
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even the instrument cluster which I had to mate with the Miata dash.
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I just don't understand that at all. Miata dash would work just fine.
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Did all the CF work myself even the CF Sparco CF copies. I have a deal with a local car magazine so I can't show my build thread, 50 or so pages with photos and written logs. Wish I could. But you may see these photos:
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I would like to see all the fab work associated with the suspension and stuff and junk
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Simple rust issues being tacked by the tinsmith.
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Nope nope nope nope nope.... been there, done that, no fucking thank you.
Pete... we put an S5 n/a into a Miata in a week at the shop. Used the stock ECU. Harderst part is going the be mounting the engine. If you're serious about the project.... text me. The next big build I do for myself is going to be a 400+ rwhp 13B-RE Exocet
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Last edited by TitaniumTT; 09-07-2016 at 09:01 AM.
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