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LS7 Miata
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That's right kids.. It's here. 2007 Z06 Corvette drivetrain; LS7, torque tube, rear-mounted transmission and differential, all going into The Phoenix Project (2000 Miata). Dig it. (For those unfamiliar, the Phoenix is the LS1 Miata which burned up ten minutes after I bought it.. The rebuild has been pretty extensively documented over at rectuM.net, and of course on my site at phoenix . After the car burned I decided to rebuild it as the absolutely wildest LSx/MX5 ever built, so the evolution from LS1/T56 to full on complete Z06 Corvette drivetrain seems like a natural progression.. Talk amongst yourselves. Johnny __________________ Best Car Insurance | Auto Protection Today | FREE Trade-In Quote |
That will be great for doing parking lot donuts or bending the frame.
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should be interesting trying to fit zo6 sized rubber under there. Guess he'll be running r-compound 24/7
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I don't know why he's using the torque tube and transmission solution from the 'vette when he could easily mate the LS7 to a T56 and run a CTS or Ford 8.8 rear setup.
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Originally Posted by fmowry
(Post 334237)
I don't know why he's using the torque tube and transmission solution from the 'vette when he could easily mate the LS7 to a T56 and run a CTS or Ford 8.8 rear setup.
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Thats cool as hell, but why would he bother to rebuild the body of the torched car. seems like a waste of time to me.
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I've been reading his build thread since the first post showing the car burning.
A lot of the stuff he's doing pretty much because he can and it's cool. |
Originally Posted by fmowry
(Post 334237)
I don't know why he's using the torque tube and transmission solution from the 'vette when he could easily mate the LS7 to a T56 and run a CTS or Ford 8.8 rear setup.
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I wouldn't say it is going to be the wildest LS Miata build. But, it will sure be pretty crazy.
What are you doing for structural integrity in the chassis? Congrats |
Originally Posted by Saml01
(Post 334258)
Thats cool as hell, but why would he bother to rebuild the body of the torched car. seems like a waste of time to me.
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Originally Posted by ApexOnYou
(Post 334422)
If I spent 12k and only got a few miles out of it, I would keep the shell for something too.
Wouldnt it be easier, faster, possibly safer and more reliable to just get a shell in any condition? In my mind ANY shell is better then that toast one. Maybe im not understanding. |
Originally Posted by Saml01
(Post 334439)
Maybe im not understanding.
He bought a beast and 10 minutes later it burned to the ground. The "company" that built and sold the car said, in short, fuck you. So he decided to rebuild the car and "fix" all the shortcomings of what was then, the only LS swap kit on the market. The idea is when he's done, the car will be better in every way. And then he figured while he was at it, he'd make and sell his own kit to put the company that sold him the car out of business. |
not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the piss out of it, took it to the track and raced it several times. there really isnt a "company" just a few guys here in jax that built the car, then tried to sell the parts they made.
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Originally Posted by bryantaylor
(Post 334450)
not so much pat.
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just read all that shit on his site, and thru the cr thread...gotta admit its sick...and as said early def a |because we can| kinda thing.... for me, had to subscribe for updates..\becasue i CANT, but have fun watching|
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Originally Posted by bryantaylor
(Post 334450)
not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the piss out of it, took it to the track and raced it several times. there really isnt a "company" just a few guys here in jax that built the car, then tried to sell the parts they made.
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i have talked to him some. he actually lives right around the corner from me. but it wasnt a "shop" just some guys built it in their garage really.
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Originally Posted by bryantaylor
(Post 334450)
not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the piss out of it, took it to the track and raced it several times. there really isnt a "company" just a few guys here in jax that built the car, then tried to sell the parts they made.
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Originally Posted by patsmx5
(Post 334725)
Yeah, I know. I have read about it before. Hence why I put "company" in quotation marks.
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