Well, folks, the time has come to get started, or restarted if you will, on the turbo Miata challenge car. Now that I am settled in the new house and have only 5 months to get things ready to go, I have started the refit of the turbo Miater. It took me only five months to get the car ready for the $2005 challenge and it seems that history will be repeating itself.
For those that aren't familiar with the car, the initial build, trials, follies, downfalls, and successes can be found HERE . This is a car that, all said and done, cost a total of about $1970 (including the car) to build into a 200+ RWHP racer that placed 18/63 overall and 9/63 in the auto-x portions of the $2005 challenge.
For information on the challange itself, please visit: http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/category/2006-challenge/. In short, the goal is to build a racer that can compete in an autocross and drag race while having the best appearance possible for less than $2006. It's not as easy as it sounds
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The first incarnation of the car was bred from this:
and this:
into this (and the gray/black car in my sig):
Version 2.0 of the Turbo Miater will include a SS tubular turbo manifold, Volvo intercooler, FG/CF piping arrangment, custom limited slip differential, and different wheels, in addtion to weight reduction, wet sanding, exterior detailing, and many other points that require focus. All in all, the final result will be a car that is faster, handles better, looks sharper, and has increased reliability.
Tonight, the teardown commenced. In tradition of the original build, I will be updating this thread with build photos and details of the progression. That said, here are a few from this evening's work:
For those that aren't familiar with the car, the initial build, trials, follies, downfalls, and successes can be found HERE . This is a car that, all said and done, cost a total of about $1970 (including the car) to build into a 200+ RWHP racer that placed 18/63 overall and 9/63 in the auto-x portions of the $2005 challenge.
For information on the challange itself, please visit: http://www.grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/category/2006-challenge/. In short, the goal is to build a racer that can compete in an autocross and drag race while having the best appearance possible for less than $2006. It's not as easy as it sounds
.The first incarnation of the car was bred from this:
and this:
into this (and the gray/black car in my sig):
Version 2.0 of the Turbo Miater will include a SS tubular turbo manifold, Volvo intercooler, FG/CF piping arrangment, custom limited slip differential, and different wheels, in addtion to weight reduction, wet sanding, exterior detailing, and many other points that require focus. All in all, the final result will be a car that is faster, handles better, looks sharper, and has increased reliability.
Tonight, the teardown commenced. In tradition of the original build, I will be updating this thread with build photos and details of the progression. That said, here are a few from this evening's work:
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