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Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
7/18/14 3:09 p.m.

So, we built a bonkers V8 race Miata for a customer. It's pretty wild, a wickedly fast yet surprisingly friendly car.

And here's what he pulled up in to pick up the car. It emptied the office.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
7/18/14 3:12 p.m.

I can't tell which one I like more.

DaveEstey
DaveEstey UberDork
7/18/14 3:17 p.m.

Wow

ryanty22
ryanty22 Dork
7/18/14 3:17 p.m.

Holy crap look at the meat on the rear of that miata

ryanty22
ryanty22 Dork
7/18/14 3:17 p.m.

What in the hell did you put in that miata to need tires and a wing like that?

SnowMongoose
SnowMongoose Dork
7/18/14 3:21 p.m.

Screw the miata, I want that truck.
Also, #JustRichPeopleThings

SnowMongoose
SnowMongoose Dork
7/18/14 3:23 p.m.

In reply to ryanty22:
Smart money is on LS

chili_head
chili_head New Reader
7/18/14 3:24 p.m.
Keith Tanner wrote: So, we built a bonkers V8 race Miata for a customer. It's pretty wild, a wickedly fast yet surprisingly friendly car.

Um, a V8.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
7/18/14 3:27 p.m.

The Miata has a 525 hp 6.2l LS3. It can use the traction and aero Tires are a 275 Hoosier on 15x10 wheels.

The truck is just plain cool.

ryanty22
ryanty22 Dork
7/18/14 3:28 p.m.
SnowMongoose wrote: In reply to ryanty22: Smart money is on LS

Yeah probably, I dont know how one of those could stay somewhat civilized with any of the ls engines

ryanty22
ryanty22 Dork
7/18/14 3:28 p.m.
Keith Tanner wrote: The Miata has a 525 hp 6.2l LS3. It can use the traction and aero Tires are a 275 Hoosier on 15x10 wheels. The truck is just plain cool.

DAMN, I'll bet it can use them and needs them

Ian F
Ian F UltimaDork
7/18/14 3:29 p.m.

That's awesome. Any more info about it?

pinchvalve
pinchvalve MegaDork
7/18/14 3:30 p.m.

V8 Miatas make me giggle like a schoolgirl.

bgkast
bgkast SuperDork
7/18/14 3:32 p.m.

Is it bare steel?

2002maniac
2002maniac HalfDork
7/18/14 3:33 p.m.

That thing is beyond cool. What an awesome hauler! What's the drivetrain like? Any interior pics?

ryanty22
ryanty22 Dork
7/18/14 3:37 p.m.
pinchvalve wrote: V8 Miatas make me giggle like a schoolgirl.

TMI

Thinkkker
Thinkkker UltraDork
7/18/14 3:38 p.m.

Ok, thats cool. But I need more info. What drivetrain, interior all that.

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
7/18/14 3:47 p.m.

The COE was built by a guy in Vermont ("Long winters up there," I opined. "Yup," said the owner). It's got a 305 ("because that's what the builder had lying around") and they said they cruised up here at 90. It's pretty rough on the inside but that's part of the aesthetic. I'll try to get some pics tomorrow but it's loaded up for a road trip right now. The exterior is bare steel with some sort of POR protective coating. Curtis has owned it for a bit over a year.

They're driving it from Indiana to Colorado and back to Indiana, which is the coolest part.

Fobroader
Fobroader Reader
7/18/14 3:49 p.m.

The truck is pretty cool....but that Miata is all kinds of sexy, you guys do some fine work!!!

Keith Tanner
Keith Tanner MegaDork
7/18/14 3:50 p.m.

I'd like to acknowledge that we had not yet tied the Miata down before I took these pics. He did not leave here with the Miata simply hanging off the winch

HiTempguy
HiTempguy UltraDork
7/18/14 4:03 p.m.
pinchvalve wrote: V8 Miatas make me giggle like a schoolgirl in a Miata.

FTFY

KSScotton
KSScotton New Reader
7/18/14 4:03 p.m.

Very Cool!

BBEXJosh
BBEXJosh New Reader
7/18/14 6:58 p.m.

very nice

Knurled
Knurled PowerDork
7/18/14 7:02 p.m.

Bloody COEs...

Sine_Qua_Non
Sine_Qua_Non HalfDork
7/18/14 7:18 p.m.

I like the truck a lot more than the Miata.

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