"nadine" Ls-1 V-8 Miata on 2040-cars
Oakville, Connecticut, United States
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Up for grabs is "Nadine" the LS-1 powered Miata. This car has been seen in the movie "Fireball Run; Northern Exposure" as well as the Feb '14 issue of Car Craft.
This car has been constructed with the complete Boss Frog catalog in it. This was the development mule for BF's 8.8" Cobra IRS diff mount. It sports a '99 Vette LS-1, an '02 F-body t-56 trans, and the '04 Cobra 3.73 posi rear. It shifts butter smooth with a shortened B&M shifter through the uncut stock floor. The Boss Frog kit allows the engine and trans to fit the car WITHOUT the need to extensively modify the trans tunnel as most other kits require. Handling is still Miata friendly and the ride is supple with a combination of Mazdaspeed springs on modified shocks. The rear sway bar was removed and the front was replaced with a Flyin' Miata hollow bar, bar reinforcements, and adjustable end links. Unlike most swaps, this car carries the Mazda PS pump and lines rather than cobble hoses to a GM pump. This was done to ensure that pressures and flow rates would not compromise other steering components. Also, should the need arise, replacement parts are inexpensive, easy to find, and fit without modification. Every system of the car has been upgraded from the chassis (floor supports/door bars/roll bar/engine bay stiffener/strut brace) to the cooling system (3" thick all aluminum double pass rad) to the fuel system (Walbro 225lph pump and 1/2" braided lines front to rear) to the brakes (4 piston Wilwood calipers on 11" rotors) all with the purpose of making sure the car could handle the added power safely. A full build history of pictures is on CD and will be included with the sale. Constructed with the best parts available including names like Griffin, Painless, Simpson Design, Boss Frog, B&M, Wilwood, and many more. Better than 8k trouble free miles since completion.
Turnkey cars of this type are selling at a starting price of $42,000 PLUS your Miata with a 12 week waiting period for construction..... "Nadine" has a reputation, history, and is ready to drive today! Stickers may be easily removed and extra original paint is included for future use.
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