V12 Miata

Strizzo wrote:

Chris_V wrote: Here's some early pics with the coupe body and RR grille (which he got in trouble for, and was told by RR to remove it):

can they do that?

Why not, it's theirs. Stick a frikkin' set of Mouse ears somewhere and see how long it takes Walt Disney's people to track you down. Or the local college radio station that played three hours of Sinatra music every Sunday morning. Ole Blue Eyes' "estate" took them to court, shut them down.

I'm glad the Miata is so nicely done. It would be too easy to ham-fist the thing in there just to get on with it. It looks like a quality job.

Dan

<img src="" /> I am the new owner of the Jagzda as it is now known. It is getting the hood scoop and filters because downdraft carbs like these hate dirt. Plus I like a sleeper. I have driven it but the fuel was all over the place so the carbs are stripped and ready for cleaning and calibrating. The guy did a great job he is smart and approached problems the right way. But running those pups without filters was not a good idea. Thought you might like to see the Webers on my vintage race Jag "filters removed"

Josh wrote:

GregTivo wrote: If theres a guy that will stick a 28 litre V16 in a Rover, there's a guy that will stick a V12 in a miata.

OOOH, this brings back a long-dormant childhood memory for me. When I was 9 or 10, I had a book of "dream cars", and one of them was the Rolls Royce Merlin-Engined John Dodd "Beast". I was mezmerised by it; the sheer ridiculousness of it, the ugliness, that fact that it was a friggin WAGON. I wanted one SO badly (I gotta get on that). Maybe this is why I like M Coupes so much. http://www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm

Looks like a Vega wagon to me.

914Driver wrote:

Strizzo wrote:

Chris_V wrote: Here's some early pics with the coupe body and RR grille (which he got in trouble for, and was told by RR to remove it):

can they do that?

Why not, it's theirs. Stick a frikkin' set of Mouse ears somewhere and see how long it takes Walt Disney's people to track you down. Or the local college radio station that played three hours of Sinatra music every Sunday morning. Ole Blue Eyes' "estate" took them to court, shut them down. I'm glad the Miata is so nicely done. It would be too easy to ham-fist the thing in there just to get on with it. It looks like a quality job. Dan

Yup, the sinatra family will get you! They want all the money.

"Honey, it sounds like someone just light off a Merlin in the garage!"

In reply to 66etype:

impressive....how's the handling? got any pics of the entire car?

About 10 years ago, there was a Bugeye Sprite (i.e. smaller than a Miata for you young'uns) with a V12 shoehorned into it.

It ran and drove, but the passenger compartment mean you had to be about 5 1/2 feet tall and weigh 98 lbs. just to fit.

-Rob

irish44j wrote: In reply to 66etype: impressive....how's the handling? got any pics of the entire car?

I have only driven a few miles it does not handel like my race car. I will post pics when I have it ready for some serious road testing. May even run it up to Grassroots HQ they are only a few miles from me should have enough gas for that.

In reply to rob_lewis:

OK I have rebuilt the carbs changed the venturis main jets and air correctors. This guy was trying to tune the carbs with dirt in them and he was running the original miata fuel pump. After rebuilding the carbs I installed a Holley fuel pump and now it is kick ass (arse) It will be at the Turkey rod run at Daytona speedway this weekend. If you have the balls I will take you for a ride.

I wish I was there, I'd love to go for a ride. Have you new pictures to share?

Mate...bring it to the Daytona 24, I reserve the first ride....

Kia_racer wrote:

Josh wrote:

GregTivo wrote: If theres a guy that will stick a 28 litre V16 in a Rover, there's a guy that will stick a V12 in a miata.

OOOH, this brings back a long-dormant childhood memory for me. When I was 9 or 10, I had a book of "dream cars", and one of them was the Rolls Royce Merlin-Engined John Dodd "Beast". I was mezmerised by it; the sheer ridiculousness of it, the ugliness, that fact that it was a friggin WAGON. I wanted one SO badly (I gotta get on that). Maybe this is why I like M Coupes so much. http://www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm

Looks like a Vega wagon to me.

Yeah, a Vega wagon that ran into the back end of the Griswold Family Truckster and got stuck there.

jstein77 wrote:

Kia_racer wrote:

Josh wrote:

GregTivo wrote: If theres a guy that will stick a 28 litre V16 in a Rover, there's a guy that will stick a V12 in a miata.

OOOH, this brings back a long-dormant childhood memory for me. When I was 9 or 10, I had a book of "dream cars", and one of them was the Rolls Royce Merlin-Engined John Dodd "Beast". I was mezmerised by it; the sheer ridiculousness of it, the ugliness, that fact that it was a friggin WAGON. I wanted one SO badly (I gotta get on that). Maybe this is why I like M Coupes so much. http://www.spainvia.com/Merlincar.htm

Looks like a Vega wagon to me.

Yeah, a Vega wagon that ran into the back end of the Griswold Family Truckster and got stuck there.

That is about as ugly as an automobile can be!

I like that he dug through the firewall rather than lengthen the nose with added sheet metal but holy mackerel, how far back is the transmission? Is the shifter in the trunk?

So many throttle-bodies... insert Homer drooling.

Just listen to this thing!!!

Seriously.. .. . I dont care what it looks like. The sound!!!! Ohhhhhh the sound of an uncorked V12!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLnrOeu0KE&NR=1

Just listen to this thing!!!

Seriously.. .. . I dont care what it looks like. The sound!!!! Ohhhhhh the sound of an uncorked V12!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZLnrOeu0KE&NR=1

EDIT:

This is even better. Actual footage while being driven (in car) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeZWxZqcVug&feature=channel

In reply to aussiesmg:

The Jagzda will be at the 24HR. I will be on track Saturday morning with my E type for the heritage exhibition.