The Carcass guys start tearing into the Spec Miata Racecar, making room for a new race seat and building a roll cage for safety.
0:00 – Intro
1:29 – Miata Interior Teardown
5:38 – Building Seat Mounts & Install
10:25 – Roll Cage Fabrication & Install
15:55 – Subframe Teardown
Watch part 1: Turning A Mazda Miata From Street Car to Spec Race Car – Part 1
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PARTS USED IN THIS EPISODE:
Summit Racing: Kirkey Racing Seats
More Info: http://pntv.us/pn_pt_18360_61bb9c404c469
Matco Tools: MATCO Tools are the Official Tool Supplier to Carcass
Matco Tools: Matco Tools Spotweld Cutter
The Industrial Depot: Tools, Hardware, Shop Supplies
18:27 – dipstick living a happy life
18:28 dipstick was put to sleep
I used to have a Miata and it was my first real sports car. It was a blast to drive. I had owned 67 Chevelle SS 396, Monza Spider, and a few others over the years. I currently am driving a Maserati GranTurismo. Ferrari made the engines for Maserati for a while. The engine sound alone was what put me over the edge for buying. The Maserati is a decent stealth super sports car. I had another GT and found out it stands for 'give ticket' . Maybe not a flashy as a Ferrari, but it still gets lots of looks. My Miata was as much fun to drive as my Maserati. I had always wanted to do a full build on Miata, V8, roll cage, wheels, rotors, rear end, transmission, etc.
A safer way is to attach the seat to the roll cage, in the event of a hard crash you want to be one with the cage, if not the cage could get pushed into you.
Miata and race car in the same sentence….something you do not hear everyday
what kind of tig welder you use?
Don't forget your purse when you go riding around in that,, roflmao,, it's precious
I have a buddy that has one of these, but I wish he would put some serious power into it.
Please Rebuild a Ford 4.6 engine from a Mustang and have a lot of horsepower. XD
Woo-hoo 5hp killer lol
That lift makes things a lot easier lol
That is not a race car. It's a econo-box for poor suckers with rich dreams..rofl.
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this is cool, i was getting so sick of chevs and fords.
WTF What are you doing with a Japanese pretend car????
Why did you run 1.5" .120" wall DOM when all you needed was .095"wall. In spec Miata where every ounce of weight along with every way to cheat is king you already put yourself behind the 8 ball. Your about 25 to 35 whp short of a front running car in the scca or nasa and now a heavy cage. Your very lucky to be running at the back of mid pack to front of the back Packers. Way to go
Do you really need a Hans device, a CNC table, and a tube bender to race a stock Miata series? I don't know but it seems like it defeats the purpose.
How many total episodes of carcass?
For anyone who doesn’t know what Spec Miata is.
https://youtu.be/ZPPQaj5QtZE
What class are you running this in……wait for it………bitch class?
I don’t like carcass
Should take that and put a Honda K series engine in it.
"Power" Nation, buys slow car, does nothing to make it faster.👍
It's a cool job,but not many people have or have access to a CNC plasma cutter, and a hydraulic tubing bender.
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&14:15 I got asked by someone if I was watching 70's porn lofl. The music makes me look suspect in public…
The NB1 fog lights were dealer installed, you can get rid of those and remove 6lbs from the front bumper. If it has AC, that can go and that's another 34lbs. The duct that replaces the evap housing is like 20 bucks from Mazda racer program.
Those aren't wheel stands. Those are apple crates!
I'm not a racing expert but won't those huge wings around the helmet area limit your ability to see what's around you?
Just an opinion y’all are a little late on the build series in doing jdm mods and cool stuff like that . Everyone one has done what y’all are doing on YouTube. I feel like y’all are following rather than innovating on the platform. Kinda sad to see and depressing from what y’all use to be. Not excited on y’all builds like use to be. If y’all did out of the ordinary swaps or used weird engines on the Dyno that are common ex Ford Fusion 2.5l na engine or other random combos in certain applications that can open the world to other options. That would be cool.
. Just an opinion.
I have an 88 ranger and being a 4 banger fan the Miata engine would be my first choice. For all the head shakers reading this thinking a 302 or big block would be a better choice? Fuel here in Canada is now $5 55 per US gallon. Modern day technology and reliability paired with fuel economy sound like a good engine swap. My only dilemma? The truck is numbers matching with low mileage as is.
Too bad you couldn't push the seat back into the trunk with a couple of love taps. Looks a lot better. You should take the engine next door for a refresh now that it's out. Get a turbo and a standalone with an integrated dash computer. Cheers!
I miss my Miata, it was stolen right after I got it back from the shop getting the engine replaced. #2 piston rod decided to take a vacation while on the interstate. I had planned on running Spec Miata but when it was stolen from in front of my house, that dream died. Now I am just suffering with trying to rehab a couple Jeeps with no money to spare.
This is going to be a cool little car!
Be careful the EPA might come slap you with $100k+ fines for doing this… just like they did to @PFIspeed
Why do car guys have to hate on what THEY don't get into? Sad really. Live and let live without you childish insults…
Repport between the guys seems strained.
Why didn’t you use an FIA Rated seat
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Need to do a real car like Pontiac solstice gxp!!!
Can you guys please do a subaru next? 🙂
this week on ricetech, we add 1000 pounds of useless junk to negate the 4 HP we picked up by adding a fart can exhaust.
I’ve been wanting to enter Spec Miata for years. Wish I had the time, money, and place to work.
been waiting for this video
Neat little car. Too bad I don't fit in one. Last time I tried my head cleared the windshield. Had to wear a helmet while my buddy drove.
About as exciting as a root canal