8.8 ford rear end swap pics anybody?
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i wont lie to you and say i havent tried looking at the boss frog or flyinmiata set ups and tried to figure out their set ups. tis only natural in my american lazy cheap **** ways to try and under price people haha. ![Thefinger](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/thefinger.gif)
but in all honesty for those of you that have looked into this swap the "KITS" (
) they sell are nothing more than thin sheet metal with a few holes and a bend or two in them... scary stuffs dudes... only thing worth buying from a vendor/company is the axles... simply enough said!
i want some info and pics of any 8.8 swapped miatas you guys have. my final goal is to make this swap realistically priced. because im NEVER gonna spend 500-950 for shet metal. i want a tubular or at least beefy **** set up holding my rear end in place. lol. now of course if i can make a strong cheap kit to eliminate the days of blown stock diffs than by all means ima gonna get-r-done.
and no worries on the quality guys. im a paid wleder and fabricator. i just want some pretty pictures and some helpful ideas on mounting set ups.
my kit will be only for na models sadly unless i get a donor car from someone lol, as my miata is a 91...
THANKS EVERYONE!!
-Tyler Braun
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but in all honesty for those of you that have looked into this swap the "KITS" (
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i want some info and pics of any 8.8 swapped miatas you guys have. my final goal is to make this swap realistically priced. because im NEVER gonna spend 500-950 for shet metal. i want a tubular or at least beefy **** set up holding my rear end in place. lol. now of course if i can make a strong cheap kit to eliminate the days of blown stock diffs than by all means ima gonna get-r-done.
and no worries on the quality guys. im a paid wleder and fabricator. i just want some pretty pictures and some helpful ideas on mounting set ups.
my kit will be only for na models sadly unless i get a donor car from someone lol, as my miata is a 91...
THANKS EVERYONE!!
-Tyler Braun
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i was scared of that... why is it that miata guys (most of them) slam their miata and put on intake and exhaust? at most a turbo kit and boost only like 5psi lol... its no wonder pistons and rods are so pricey for a 1.6 or 1.8... sigh.
well offer still stands. i was hoping for a couple v8 guys on here to come through.
my miata will never see a v8 but it will however see a 2.3T from an svo, and big power and a blowthrough carb lol. so im kinda in need.
honestly the diff costs about 45-75 depending on the junkyard and it shouldnt cost more than 150 or 200 for the mounting kit. leaving only axles... which if i could i would make way cheaper too.. the pricing on this stuff is crazy.
-tyler
well offer still stands. i was hoping for a couple v8 guys on here to come through.
my miata will never see a v8 but it will however see a 2.3T from an svo, and big power and a blowthrough carb lol. so im kinda in need.
honestly the diff costs about 45-75 depending on the junkyard and it shouldnt cost more than 150 or 200 for the mounting kit. leaving only axles... which if i could i would make way cheaper too.. the pricing on this stuff is crazy.
-tyler
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i was scared of that... why is it that miata guys (most of them) slam their miata and put on intake and exhaust? at most a turbo kit and boost only like 5psi lol... its no wonder pistons and rods are so pricey for a 1.6 or 1.8... sigh.
well offer still stands. i was hoping for a couple v8 guys on here to come through.
my miata will never see a v8 but it will however see a 2.3T from an svo, and big power and a blowthrough carb lol. so im kinda in need.
honestly the diff costs about 45-75 depending on the junkyard and it shouldnt cost more than 150 or 200 for the mounting kit. leaving only axles... which if i could i would make way cheaper too.. the pricing on this stuff is crazy.
-tyler
well offer still stands. i was hoping for a couple v8 guys on here to come through.
my miata will never see a v8 but it will however see a 2.3T from an svo, and big power and a blowthrough carb lol. so im kinda in need.
honestly the diff costs about 45-75 depending on the junkyard and it shouldnt cost more than 150 or 200 for the mounting kit. leaving only axles... which if i could i would make way cheaper too.. the pricing on this stuff is crazy.
-tyler
Cheaperish, simpler, Plug and Play option is the 1.8l diffs for the Majority of the miataturbo folks.
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this is why i went carb and long tube header! clutter and wiring. gross
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i gotta finish it up poor car doesnt even have an engine in her right now :(
that was on a t3/t4 57mm T04E "0" trim turbo and a ms2 extra stand alone. and it was a pain in the ***.
so time for more bashing now that i posted pics im guessing
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