My dad is tackling a v8 miata build using the 5L that i pulled from my 92 f150. Hes rebuilding the engine and now is looking for a miata to stuff it in. Searching on craigslist hes finding them for 1500-2000. All he needs is a solid shell. Anybody know a good place to look or know of any in the southern NH region? They gotta be cheaper then that right?
Contact metal man in Atlanta... A bit of a drive, but he will make you a good deal.
Joey
Even shells that arent rusty go for decent money these days cuz the spec miata guys take them all. Supply and demand.
errrr.....Keith, do you wanna say something here?
joey48442 wrote: Contact metal man in Atlanta... A bit of a drive, but he will make you a good deal. Joey
Yea... hes begining to think hes going to need to look farther south to avoid the rust issue anyways. Hes looked at a few cars here and the bodies are just too far gone.
maroon92 wrote: Even shells that arent rusty go for decent money these days cuz the spec miata guys take them all. Supply and demand.
haha, didnt think about that. Mazdas sold millions of these things so theres got to be some left somewhere!
joey48442 wrote: Contact metal man in Atlanta... A bit of a drive, but he will make you a good deal. Joey
Yea... hes begining to think hes going to need to look farther south to avoid the rust issue anyways. Hes looked at a few cars here and the bodies are just too far gone.
maroon92 wrote: Even shells that arent rusty go for decent money these days cuz the spec miata guys take them all. Supply and demand.
haha, didnt think about that. Mazdas sold millions of these things so theres got to be some left somewhere!
Actually, I think Mazda sold A million of them over the course of two decades, worldwide. And they have really robust mechanicals, so the "blown engine rust free" Miata is a rare beast indeed.
Just keep your eyes open. They're out there, but you may have to move fast and you'll want to let the local club and as many people as possible know that you're looking.
Arent most of the metal body parts still available from mazda? mazda speed development
The worst rust is usually found on the unibody - but you can get replacement parts for that as well if you want to weld it in.
""blown engine rust free" Miata is a rare beast indeed. "
I have a rust free blown engine Miata in the 2009 classifieds. 90 B package.
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