Mazda Miatas are known to be a great starter car for anyone looking to get on the track or start learning how to drift. They’re speedy and small and have great cornering ability. The “Monster Miata” group has taken these little cars and put beefy V8 engines in them. The 1999 Mazda Miata at hand is inspired by Martin Wilson’s Ford V8 Monster kit and has 125k miles. It’s listed on craigslist in Cocoa Beach, Florida for $9,995. Thanks for the tip Rocco.
The car has been repainted in black. The body and paint are said to be in excellent condition. The soft top has primarily been covered and is also in good condition. The seller notes that the Miata is accompanied by its factory hard top and an extra set of wheels and performance tires.
The interior is finished in black cloth and is said to be in good condition, though there aren’t very many images included. A roll bar is present which makes the Miata more track-ready. The car will be towed once sold but is able to be test-driven. While not exceptionally roomy or luxurious, the cabin of this Miata gets the job done.
A Ford Small Block V8 (also known as a 302 Windsor) sends power to the rear wheels via a 5-speed manual transmission. This Miata is equipped with a Ford IRS rear axle and track suspension. The seller notes that despite the track-oriented suspension the car is still able to be used on the street. It’s said that this Miata is insane to drive, so much so that the seller is only willing to sell to someone he trusts to be mature and safe while driving the car. The car allegedly has less than 10lbs/hp which means it definitely moves. If you want to be this car’s next owner contact the seller via craigslist.
Gone.
Mature buyer only? Only an immature person would ever build something like this. Pot calling the kettle black. Rest assured, a big enough wallet will be enough to satisfy maturity, of that I am sure.
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Only an immature person would make such a foolish comment.
There were a few Miata’s with this conversion that would run at the local track. One was an older guy that wanted an inexpensive car to run at open track events. He bought a Miata with a bad engine and the 5.0 engine/transmission from a wrecked Fox body Mustang. He said at the time he built it, it was the least expensive way to get a street legal, reliable car he could drive to the track and race all weekend. There were a few more that would run the weekly drifting program, but they were disposable beaters, like many of the other drift cars. Apparently it was a popular enough swap that there was a company which sold a kit with the parts needed to perform the swap.
Steve R
Love it, that’s how to turn a secretary car into a man’s car.
Hey mister Moderator, did my sarcasm make somebody mad?
“Small block Ford” is not synonymous with 302 Windsor. 221/260/289/302/351W are all small block Ford engines. Most of the readers probably know that- some don’t. Let’s make sure that the up and comers get accurate info.
Looks like a nice installation. But what is with those things on the hood? Several companies offer the parts for these conversions. If you select the correct options on the engine, the weight penalty isn’t bad at all.
…yeah, what are those? They look like mini car ramps. Not very attractive.
They don’t appear to align with anything on the engine needing more hood clearance, so I’d reckon they’re meant to be air extractors that help reduce underhood heat. The reverse-scoop probably creates at least a slight pocket of low air pressure behind the trailing edge at speed, drawing out air from under the hood at that point.
I agree with the assessment by SubGothius. Simple louvers would look much better. I would have a hard time staring at that sheet metal ductwork for very long if it were mine.
I thought about this when I got my 2013 but there was always a wait list. Turns out the stock engine was plenty quick enough to get me in trouble if I wasnt careful :^}. Still a joy to drive