mylesofsmyles

Well, 2.5 years is long enough, without a Miata...

I've since been plagued with an affinity for 4-cylinder Swedish Iron...

Oh what to do???






Here's my growing spec's list...

1995 Mazda Miata

Exterior
Hard Dog Single-Diagonal Roll Bar
14x5.5" Steelies

Interior

LE Red Leather Seats
LE Red Carpet
Revlimiter F1 Gauge Faces
DDMWorks 3-Gauge/Radio Mount
MOMO/SAAB Steering Wheel
eBay Steering Wheel Hub
Black 1.6L Dash Board
Black 1.6L Door Cards
Black Plastic Panels
LE Stainless Steel Door Sills

Revisions

Non-ABS Brake Hard Lines & Hardware
Non-ABS Brake Booster/MC/Prop. Valve
Isolated Chassis Harness (optimized)Volvo E-FanBattery Cable RerouteLH2.2 Stand-Alone Harness

Engine

B23F Motor
B20 Oil Pan
B20 Oil Pump
140 Motor Mount Brackets
Yoshifab Vintage Mount Adapters

Drivetrain

Mustang V8 WC T5 Transmission, 2.95/.63
M46 Hydraulic Bellhousing
SACHS 8.5" Turbo Pressure Plate
Flat 8.5" Cast-Iron Flywheel

Suspension

SuperPro Adjustable Polyurethane Bushings
GAB Front Strut Tower Brace

Brakes

EBC Green-Stuff Pads




Found a rolling chassis to start with....







With the current offerings of V8roadsters, a Mustang T5 transmission would nearly bolt right in...



It's a simple steel framerail reinforcement and transmission x-member, for use with a 'Stang T5...

Is it so unreasonable to think I can't reverse build the car into running a Volvo Redblock?

Well, we shall soon find out...

John suggested I take a measuring tape to the old Miata motor, to see just how much bigger the B230F will be, but it can't be much bigger than a Ford 2.3...

Looks like I'm not the first, with a brilliant idea...




Someone was crazy to strap a Ford 2.3L Turbo in his Miata...

And another with a Volvo 16v head...





I think my new Miata would SCREAM with a high compression B230, 16v head, PZ Boat cams and IRTB's, in front of a 5.0L Mustang T5 tranny and 4.10 gears...

For now though, I've got a trusty, B23F, to get me started.





Wish me luck!

Myles

rick

Welcome to the forum!

mylesofsmyles

Thanks dude!

So, is this a decent place for me to host my Build-Thread, or is there a more ideal place on the forum?

Cheers

Jack Sprat

I noticed that the thread is a little old. How did your project turn out? I can imagine that the Volvo head really improved the flow.

I thought about doing the same thing if I could have found a wrecked Turbocoupe.