Larry Smith Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Hi , as anyboody used a Mazda Miata for a doner car to build locost/tiger etcs. Im interested in any info ,my choice of a Miata, is because they are more availible in the states than the Fords for parts ,I know one person downunder has done this using the subframes ,Engine etc,just wondering if anyone here has done this & could give some info ,thanks Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davemk1 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Westfield makes a specific model that uses everything from a donor Miata right down to the gauges. It's worth seeing what they did. dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
breezy7 Posted January 30, 2018 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Maybe some answers here: http://www.locostusa.com/forums/ https://forum.miata.net/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=139 https://www.flyinmiata.com/FMSV/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scannon Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 A friend scratch built a 7 using a Miata donor and measurements from my Caterham SV which used a Miata engine and transmission instead of the Zetec engine and T5 trans. He is a machinist and his work is of the highest quality. http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=13510&sid=a855ce69feef7c0940d40a05b53f6d94&start=15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 My Westfield used a Miata donor car. Engine, trans, diff, halfshafts, wheels, brakes, wiring harness, instrument cluster (though I did my own cluster with all VDO because the steering wheel hid too much), ECU, and a lot of little things like the air cleaner, etc. The driveshaft was custom, as the car is shorter and the engine is entirely behind the front "axle". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Smith Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 My Westfield used a Miata donor car. Engine, trans, diff, halfshafts, wheels, brakes, wiring harness, instrument cluster (though I did my own cluster with all VDO because the steering wheel hid too much), ECU, and a lot of little things like the air cleaner, etc. The driveshaft was custom, as the car is shorter and the engine is entirely behind the front "axle". What im looking for are plans with sizes & specs.etc Distance from front sub.frame to rear sub. frame etc if anyone can help, thanks in advance, Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVP66S Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 No Mazda chassis or subframes or A-arms used in the Westfield. Try a Catfish or Exocet. I *think* they use the Miata subframes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPG Posted February 1, 2018 Share Posted February 1, 2018 I also built the Westfield kit using an NA I had been driving for years. As Dan said, the kit comes with a frame and a-arms. It does use the miata's hubs. I wrote up some of my experiences here, and I'd be happy to answer any questions you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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