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I just saw that. Making quite the news

Egz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 5:19 pm I just saw that. Making quite the news

It was weird to see it show up in my own google news feed. I better not disappoint.

damarble wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:30 pm Looks like it made auto evolution too haha

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1968 ... 53723.html

No backing out now!

damarble wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:36 am

orangedawg wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 10:34 am I wonder where that car came from? WA plates and it suspiciously looks like one that was stored in Wenatchee for years and never moved (well, I recall it being moved from driveway to carport). Never saw it driven, ever, in 35 years. Curious if same car.

Interesting. It ended up in Gig Harbor where I found it. I have a title printed in 71.

The address on the title is in Winslow, WA

DAC21 wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 6:09 pm

damarble wrote: ↑Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:30 pm Looks like it made auto evolution too haha

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/1968 ... 53723.html

No backing out now!

It'll be fun to watch you do this. If you can get that thing to fit I may consider swapping out my SR20. lol

Here’s a good piece on transplanting a Ford 2.3L Ecoboost engine into a 1968 roadster.

https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford- ... l-project/

I just found a hero willing to extract measurements from a cad file of the NC Miata 6 speed.

TurboRagtop wrote: ↑Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:25 am Here’s a good piece on transplanting a Ford 2.3L Ecoboost engine into a 1968 roadster.

https://fordauthority.com/2020/12/ford- ... l-project/

That's me.

I measured my xtra roadster 5 speed and get 27.5 to 28.78, 29 to 32.66 and 6 to 8.57 so the 6 sp is longer and wider for sure. And just cking out the cad drawing looks quite a bit deeper behind the bell housing too.

70MTRoadster wrote: ↑Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:39 pm I measured my xtra roadster 5 speed and get 27.5 to 28.78, 29 to 32.66 and 6 to 8.57 so the 6 sp is longer and wider for sure. And just cking out the cad drawing looks quite a bit deeper behind the bell housing too.

Thanks! I was just out measuring my tunnel and I think there's a chance this thing fits with some "percussive expansion". The widest part at 8.57, which I think is the reverse gear, should sit approximately 11-12" in front of the original shifter, right under the radio. From in the car I measure around 8-9" there, with a larger bulge on the left side. If the right side was bulged to match we might have something.

Miata pan arrived. That saves a ton of height!



It effectively slices this much from the Mustang pan.

Wow.
That pan did save you a bunch of space. Great find!

Wait, a Miata oil pan fits a Ford Ecoboost? What did I miss?

TurboRagtop wrote: ↑Thu Jan 14, 2021 9:49 am Wait, a Miata oil pan fits a Ford Ecoboost? What did I miss?

The ecoboost is based off the Mazda MZR block used in 06-14 Miatas, and many other Mazdas of that era.

eye wrote: ↑Sat Dec 12, 2020 7:48 am Plan on cutting the X fame up in 2 places to get the exhaust out the back if you go that way

A guy said on FB that you have a tubular X brace?

Ok, some good news. The Aerostar driveshaft fits the Miata transmission splines perfectly! Except the oil seal is too big so I'll have to find the right one.