The car named Mental

[Satisaii]

I put it on the lift today to start the turbo install. Will try to take pictures as it progresses.

Read the entire thread to see if I can figure out what all I have done to this car. Really wish PB had not killed my pictures. I wonder what some of those cool things that I took pictures of were.

Never got to try E85 with the Rotrex. Jackson Racing dropped the CARB legal Miata stuff to focus on the 86. Still need a differential. Did not realize that I started this car in 2013.

Looking for a 60's Japanese pickup for my next project. Don't want to do that CARB thing again.

[— kung fu jesus —]

Looking for a 60's Japanese pickup for my next project. Don't want to do that CARB thing again.

Toyota/Chevy Luv with a Prius hybrid swap?

[Satisaii]

Toyota/Chevy Luv with a Prius hybrid swap?

I have a 69 Datsun 521 now. I have removed all the suspension from the frame in order to install Miata subframes, etc. I am not the first to do this. Current plan is a Honda K24Z3 with a BMW DCT. I love the idea of doing it electric... but it weighs LESS than a stripped NA Miata and I don't want to change that. California trucks are taxed by weight, and this one came in at 1950 lbs. Pretty crazy for a body on frame vehicle.

[CollinMB]

I have a 69 Datsun 521 now. I have removed all the suspension from the frame in order to install Miata subframes, etc.

This sounds familiar...


Just be aware, it's not super straightforward. A good fab person helps a lot too.

[Satisaii]

I have been following your build. I am thinking about handing it off to Renderos to move it along.

Final picture of my Miata. Drawn and quartered.

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