Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:22 pm

The next phase was about a year ago, when I started thinking about using a 2006 or newer Miata chassis. The problem is the wheelbase is about 3.7" shorter than a 510. So I did a photoshop to see how that would look.

I did a mild chop top, shortened the back door and front fender, and removed the rocker panels:

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This is how tall the roof looked before the chop top photoshop:

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:24 pm

Going off the photoshop, it looked like the chop was the height of the door handle:

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:24 pm

Trying to get the A and C pillars lined up with the 3" wider lower window frames required bending out the pillars even more:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:27 pm

Don't worry about the rusty/shitty welds and fab work ... it will all be cut out and re-done a few more times:

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Post by DRIVEN » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:29 pm

:shock:
When the only tool you have is a hammer every problem starts to look like a hippy.

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:31 pm

I didn't realize how much the chop top would shorten the wheelbase, so I started thinking about cutting the roof in half:

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:36 pm

The B pillars had to get moved back a few inches for the doors to fit:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:44 pm

With the doors all lined up .... it turned out the wheelbase was exactly the 91.7" that a 2006 Miata has:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:46 pm

Weld porn ... :lol:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:49 pm

A bigger problem was how horrible the small back window looked:

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so I cut out the lower back window frame for the 3rd time:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:53 pm

and spent the next 6 months working on 710s:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 2:57 pm

I had been looking for a 2006 Miata with a bad motor or transmission for about a year.... nothing was less than $3500

then a few weeks after selling the orange 710 wagon, I found this on craigslist:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:07 pm

This is probably going to be the stupidest thing I've ever done:

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:09 pm

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Post by Indy510 » Fri Mar 02, 2018 3:13 pm

It was super fun to drive, with a 2.0L 4 cylinder, 6 speed, and LSD. Kinda crazy to think about cutting up a car that was worth $30k 10 years ago:

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by HRH » Fri Mar 02, 2018 9:31 pm

Rose wants to do this with a first gen RX7. I say go for it!
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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Taterhead » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:01 am

Indy, I don't know how well your fab skills are, all I know is what I see on here. Sometimes I think you're halfway serious, sometimes I think you're halfway fucking with us. But I can say it is my opinion that you probably have balls you have to carry around in a wagon behind you.

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by noflers » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:11 am

I'd like to see how it'll be done. Take the Miata all the way down to the tub, then just rest the 510 body on it and haul ass. hahaha

Seems simple but there's just something special about it.

"But I can say it is my opinion that you probably have balls you have to carry around in a wagon behind you." We'll know for sure when we see the Miata hacked up.

On paper, Miatas sound really fun. Haven't had the chance to drive one though.

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Re: Really Ratty Rusty Ruby 510/miata

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Post by Taterhead » Mon Mar 05, 2018 9:22 am

The first generation ones are a blast, like a big go cart. Any after that I don't know. I'd drive one, even if they're called "girl cars".

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