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LS7 Miata
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
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
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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.
Frank
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I'm guessing to get a pound or two over the rear half of the car. We've had a couple of those show up at the high speed autocross events. With the trac control disabled both owners ended up making pretty little rubber swirly marks in the pavement on several different runs. I'm guessing there was no way to transplant the traction control, so that should drive like the blown 426cu. in. Hemi powered Model T I saw the other day. Fun, but in an uncontollable, "we're all gonna die!", kinda way.
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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.
A lot of the stuff he's doing pretty much because he can and it's cool.
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because from my understanding, neither of those rear ends can handle the torque of a 450+ ft*lbs producing 427.
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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
What are you doing for structural integrity in the chassis?
Congrats
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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.
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Wouldn't be the first time. 
He bought a beast and 10 minutes later it burned to the ground. The "company" that built and sold the car said, in short, **** 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.
He bought a beast and 10 minutes later it burned to the ground. The "company" that built and sold the car said, in short, **** 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.
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not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the **** 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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just read all that **** 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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not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the **** 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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not so much pat. the car burning down was a freak acident. the guys that built it drove the **** 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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