Project Red Rocket- An Epic Adventure

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9 years 4 months ago #45711 by jtallen83
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That second generation coupe matches the body style but no mention of the RS badge? The suspension sounds right but mine had an aluminium block and heads as well as 4 wheel disc brakes and sway bars the size of my wrist, well not that thick but they were stout! I ran the dog shit outa that car!

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9 years 4 months ago #45712 by Siscowet
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Dude! Sorry I haven't chimed in earlier, but what a great project. My son drives a Mazda Speed Six turbo four and wants to buy a used Miata with the vague idea to do similar to what you are doing. The LS6 is beautiful! This will give you something Hotter then the Old Shelby Cobras. What are you thinking for tires?
Also, any extra sway bars for keeping that weight on the road around corners? I don't know if any oversize ceramic brakes are available for Miatas, but that is a thought as well. I am thinking about putting an A and A supercharger kit in my 04 Corvette convertible. Would give me about 495 rear wheel horsepower. Right now I sit at 3,300 pounds.
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9 years 4 months ago #45715 by That_Guy
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testire.com/tire-goodyear-eagle-f1-gs-d3-195-50-r15-v/

These are the tires that are going on the little monster. Right now I'm running the same size but in a less sticky/cheaper tire. It should be good (well I hope as that's the widest I can go) to deliver the power and to keep me in decent shape in the twists. The suspension is already upgraded to heavy duty racing suspension (will be raising slightly. Previous owner has it lowered 3" :pinch: ) but I will also be adding poly bushings in select areas and replacing the sway bars for thicker/stiffer ones. Car gets a total of 8 braces to stiffen the whole vehicle. So my body flex will be nill. Am definitely upgrading brakes to the Flyin' Miata big brake kit with really good pads. Car should hit 60mph in around 3-3.5 seconds hahaha That is if I can get it to hook. If your son plans on doing this, planning is the absolute key. I have a binder with instructions, diagrams, torque specs, parts, and the Miata repair manual as a sort of bible. Information gathering and learning is also crucial. Knowing the right people to help is also a good strategy haha. My grandfather was a certified welder, he will be doing all the welding for me. I'm trading an AR to a guy who designs wiring harness for Catipillar so he can do the wiring for me. I know a couplw of body guys that will be doing the painting for me as well. But, most of the big stuff will be done at the hands of myself and a few good buddies.

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9 years 4 months ago - 9 years 4 months ago #45716 by Charlie
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Siscowet wrote: I am thinking about putting an A and A supercharger kit in my 04 Corvette convertible. Would give me about 495 rear wheel horsepower. Right now I sit at 3,300 pounds.

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I had a '92 Thunderbird SuperCoupe with a 5-speed and a supercharger (the "Super" part of the model name). The thing was awesome, but a nightmare to service. You didn't have to actually pull the engine to change the #6 plug (but almost!).
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9 years 3 months ago #45720 by That_Guy
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It has arrived :woohoo: I'm like a kid on Christmas morning. I hate that all I can do is look at it... Still need a lot more parts. Will have another update before long.
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9 years 3 months ago #45761 by Siscowet
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That is one badass engine! :twothumbs:

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9 years 3 months ago #45776 by That_Guy
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All that's left for the engine is the harnesses and transmission mounting kit!

Also replaced the blacked out turn signals with turn signal intakes. This will help keep the compartment cool as well as give me noticible turn signals. The other signals were so dark you couldn't see them.


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