RWD Golf with a MX-5 Powertrain
The front wheels in this Volkswagen Golf Mk2 are no longer being driven by the factory motor. Or being driven at all. Instead you will find power comes from a 1.6 L B6-ZE inline-four from a Mazda MX-...
The front wheels in this Volkswagen Golf Mk2 are no longer being driven by the factory motor. Or being driven at all. Instead you will find power comes from a 1.6 L B6-ZE inline-four from a Mazda MX-...
Blackbird Fabworx is a talented fabrication shop located in Canoga Park, California that specializes in Miata parts. They also race a modified 1999 NB Miata called “Morpheus” in Global Time Attack. Y...
This 1990 Mazda Miata is for sale in Athens, Georgia with an asking price of $12,500. Under the hood sits a 3.2 L J32 V6 from an Acura 3.2 TL Type-S which produces 280 horsepower. The car was built b...
I always enjoy writing about a neglected vehicle being reborn into an exciting and loved project. This Mazda MX-5 NA might have been destined to a short life rotting away until a talented builder dec...
When you find a Mazda Miata NA for $400 what do you do? If you are this gentleman than you remove the body and install it under a classic truck body. The owner was originally going to use a Ford Cour...
On this site alone, we’ve seen more than a few different types of MX5 engine swaps, including a 13B turbo, 20B PP, 2x LS3 V8s ( here and here ), and of course the standard engine converted to turbo (...
Grassroots Motorsports is auctioning off this rotary-powered 1996 Mazda Miata for a good cause. The project was owned by avid racer and GRM forum member Mike Smith. His plan was to take the powertrai...
Dennis Köhler is a professional drifter in Germany who competes in this first generation (NA) Mazda MX-5. The roadster used to be powered by a turbocharged 1.8 L inline-four but Dennis switched recen...
Mini Estates must be destined for greatness, I’ve featured two previously ( here and here ) and they’re all just a little bit nuts. This one is no different, with rusted out shell as a starting point...
After Flyin’ Miata got their hands on a 2016 Mazda Miata ND they immediately began stuffing a LSx V8 into it. After months of work they are now unveiling their finished prototype and taking orders. B...
If there’s one type of build that gets the most attention on Build-Threads.com, it’s gotta be the chassis swap. Taking the shell of one car and pairing it with the floorpan and running gear from anot...
Pistonhead Productions unveiled their diesel powered 1990 Mazda Miata drift car at Gridlife. Several months ago they held a crowdfunded campaign to gather enough money to build it and then in June he...
Watch the guys from Pistonhead Productions and their friends build a Drift Diesel Miata live over 48 hours. If you don’t remember the guys held a crowdfunding campaign to build a Mazda Miata with a t...
MT Motorsport in Ontario, Canada just released their new swap kit for Ecotec powered Mazda Miata. The kits are being sold by Ecotec Miata and you can purchase the complete kit for $1,899, partial kit...
Mike Whiddett has been teasing fans about the next generation of RADBUL. This time around Mike wanted the car to have “more noise, more power, more grip.” The car is based on a ND MX-5 and features a...
Pistonhead Productions in Barrie, Canada started a Indiegogo campaign to help with building a 1990 Mazda Miata with a Cummins 4BT. The team will begin the project in the summer of 2016 and for only t...
Tom’s Turbo Garage is back with another Project Thunderbolt episode after taking four months off to enjoy his creation. In this episode Tom takes Project Thunderbolt through several tests to see how ...