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06-01-2006, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
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miata into cobra
I am Looking to transform my miata into a 427 Cobra. I'm having trouble finding a kit for that.If anyone knows about how much it would cost and where to get it. Also if it is just a dumb idea?
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06-01-2006, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
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Did you look at this one..
http://www.cobracountry.com/monster/home.html
I tried to talk my neighbor into doing it with his miata.. he wouldn't hear of it..
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06-01-2006, 11:56 AM
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I looked into that place but its not close to the 427 cobra and that want 10000 for the kit
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06-01-2006, 12:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: San Diego,
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Just leave the Miata in it's stock appearance and put a 5.0 Mustang engine and trans in it. If you want a Cobra buy/build a Cobra.
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06-01-2006, 12:02 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: VALLEY FORGE,
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Cobra Make, Engine: SUPERFORMANCE w DOUG MEYER ENGINE
Posts: 1,958
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You may as well just bite the bullet....................and get a Cobra.
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06-01-2006, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
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I know a guy with a cobra that has a VW engine in it if you want something really unique..
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06-01-2006, 12:11 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Bridgewater,
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Cobra Make, Engine: B & B
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A body doesn't make a cobra! It's what is under the cobra body that counts!!!!!
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06-01-2006, 12:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
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Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
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Originally Posted by jams
A body doesn't make a cobra! It's what is under the cobra body that counts!!!!!
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Funny
Thats what I keep telling my wife too.. |
06-01-2006, 05:36 PM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ravenswood,
WV
Cobra Make, Engine: Late 70s Allied Industries?? 454 BBC; alum copo heads and intake THM 400 12 bolt posi ++ 06 CL 55 AMG
Posts: 201
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I wondered why so many people gag when they see the 454.
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06-01-2006, 05:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Portland,
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Cobra Make, Engine: ERA FIA, 1964 289->Webers
Posts: 3,689
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Miata? Cobra? Were those two in the same sentence?  But really? $10000 for the kit? YOu'll be miles ahead if you go with a FFR or similar kit for not much more
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ERA FIA 2088
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06-01-2006, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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I own a Miata and a Cobra, two completely different automobiles....Quite simply stated, you cannot make your Miata into a Cobra, nor your cobra into a Miata. Sure you can dress a turd up, but underneath the exterior, it is still a turd.
Bill S.
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06-01-2006, 06:14 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Jupiter, Fl & Thomasville, Ga,
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Cobra Make, Engine: BDR # 165 392 Ford Crate 430HP
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mrmustang I resent the turd word, maybe a small fart but seriously a turd...??? wait till my wife sees what you called her car.
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06-01-2006, 06:16 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Greenville,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 70 Shelby convertible, ERA-289 FIA, 65 Sunbeam Tiger, mystery Ford powered 2dr convertible
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Originally Posted by trs900
mrmustang I resent the turd word, maybe a small fart but seriously a turd...??? wait till my wife sees what you called her car.
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Cobra replica=FPSB
Miata=FASB
Since I own both, I guess I am qualified to pass judgement on them both 
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06-04-2006, 02:06 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Bundanoon ,
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Cobra Make, Engine: 1998 DRB, Chassis #197, Engine will be LS1
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5.0 Engine in Miata
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Originally Posted by xlr8or
Just leave the Miata in it's stock appearance and put a 5.0 Mustang engine and trans in it. If you want a Cobra buy/build a Cobra.
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Seriously, will it fit?? My wife has a 1999 model (called Mazda MX5 here in Oz)
and I have a 5.0L HO Engine from a 1989 Mustang which I was going to use in my Cobra, but now can not due to changes in registration rules here. (Looks like the Cobra will now get an LS1.)
Any web sites on who has done this conversion on the Miata???
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06-04-2006, 03:45 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Modesto,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Heritage body, built the rest..460 Toploader..9"
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I've seen a very nice conversion of a Miata using late model mustang running gear several years ago. It was a professional job done by a company I believe in Arizona, the only problem was the person was trying to register it in California. It was considered a completed vehicle from a small vehicle manufacturer forcing it to go through ARB fuel lab test and all safety tests. The car was very very well done......guy couldn't get out of there fast enough, I guess he thought if the ink wasn't dry he might get his money back....
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6year Heritage A&F
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1969 Hurst SC/Rambler(only 1,512 made) in the middle of restoration.
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06-04-2006, 07:10 AM
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Location: Florence,
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Cobra Make, Engine: RCR GT 40 & 1966 Fairlane 390 5 speed
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Miata site
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06-04-2006, 09:45 AM
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Location: Modesto,
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Cobra Make, Engine: Heritage body, built the rest..460 Toploader..9"
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Was just looking at an old Kit Car mag and saw an article for a kit called
M1Stang where you use a Miata and rebody with a 65/66 Mustang type roadster body. It's was built at a place called M1Stang Enterprises, don't know if they are still in business but the web site is www.m1stang.com. It's called the the two-seater Mustang that Ford never built!!!!
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6year Heritage A&F
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1969 Hurst SC/Rambler(only 1,512 made) in the middle of restoration.
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06-04-2006, 10:27 AM
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Location: Mesa AZ,
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I have a very old, first generation FFR and use it on the street and on the local tracks here in AZ. One of the guys in our club (Pro Auto Sports) drives a V8 powered Miata with 400hp. While it is much faster than an other Miatas on the track, it can't run with Cobras or Corvettes. Problem is the little tires can't hook up. Additional weight really screws up the handling too. My car is close to 400 HP and I can take him pretty much anywhere on the track, be it straights, brake zone or in the corners.
If you want to have a cobra...get a cobra. If you really want a fast Miata, put a supercharger on it. (My dad did that with his 99 and it is a real hoot to drive) If you still insist on a V8, there is a company in San Diego that can help you. Check this out. www.monstermiata.com |
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