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Idea: Kit car for Miata that creates a generic 70's/80's boxy coupe 2016-12-04 07:22:43 Post No. 16263997
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Idea: Kit car for Miata that creates a generic 70's/80's boxy coupe
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2016-12-04 07:22:43
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I'm a big fan of the BMW 2002 and E30, and will probably own an example of the former sooner than later, but eventually, clean examples of those cars will become hard to find affordably. Even if that doesn't happen, they aren't ideal daily drivers. Meanwhile, the great Nip box cars are already quite scarce thanks to rust, racing, and weab tax.
The solution: make a fiberglass or carbon fiber body for the Miata (NA or NB, ideally) that gives you a generic three-box coupe wich takes cues from the 510, 2002, Skyline, etc. Ideally it would also add rear seats. There's precedent for this in the form of the Boss kit for the S14, albeit that does not add or alter the roof.
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add rear seats? i dont think there's enough room on the chassis for that
but a boxcoupe miata kit car is an interesting idea
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>>16264012
The NB is actually about the size of an BMW E36 compact (which had rear seats), and is only about 15% smaller than an E30 coupe.
Other factors are in play certainly, but I wouldn't totally rule rear seats out. Getting rid of the soft top and thus the required folding area and stealing some trunk space might make it viable. Especially since as it kit car it can use suicidally thin body panels.
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The world needs more rwd box cars, I'm tired of everything being so smooth.
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>>16263997
E21 bmw, homo
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Wouldn't look right the windscreen is too curved and not upright enough.
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Long story short: learn what a unibody is.
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>>16264307
Eurgh, that looks terrible.
Like a british anteater.
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