Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Beldrueger

Location: Frisco, TX

Vehicle Info

1996 Mazda Miata

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight1900lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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Last updated: Mar 26, 2005

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Bill’s Mazda Miata

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I hope that I have time to complete this page. I meant to set one up as I started this project over 6 months ago, but I just have trouble finding time to get to it. I have trouble enought moving my miata project along much less a web page to go with it.

THE GOAL: Build the best possible track miata that is still street legal and can be driven to the track

I set out to make a track toy that was cheap to run and could run down all but the fastest cars at the track. I have owned some pretty serious machinery in the past, so I want this thing to be a beast.

THE PLAN: I will attack the project in three stages. I am currently into stage two.

1. Chassis - Strip to the bone. Add an integrated rollcage, race seats, and harnesses.

2. Suspension - Replace all bushings with Poly. Install Advanced Design race-spec coilovers custom valved to the car.

3. Power - Achieve 200 reliable whp. Still debating options.

Weight Removal (Partial List):
- Driver and Passenger Seats replaced with Sparco Atlas full Carbon Fiber race seats with fixed aluminum brackets
- FM Dual Exhaust replaced with Buddy Club Spec II Exhaust
- All Interior Carpeting Removed
- All Interior Paneling Removed
- All Sound Deadening Removed
- Doors gutted including the full removal of windows excluding the triangle windows
- All weather stripping removed
- Power Steering pumps brackets and reservoirs removed and rack drained and plugged
- Trunk completely gutted including removal of all carpet, trim, jack, spare tire, etc.
- Dashboard completely removed
- Heater core removed and coolant rerouted
- All A/C Components removed
- Convertible top completely removed
- Cruise Control and all components removed
- Underbody heat shields removed
- Jackson Racing headers replaced stock manifold
- Motegi Track light wheels fitted (8 lbs ea)

Weight Removal (Left to do)
- I need to get that aluminum panel you see in the pic out
- Brake shields need to be removed
- front and rear bumper bars will be removed
- all seam sealant needs to be stripped

As always, I do not have a lot of time at the moment, so I can't get into details but here are some teaser shots:

Car as it sits:
Beldrueger's 1996 Mazda Miata

The Interior (Yes those are full carbon fiber race buckets - this will be wuality top to bottom)
Beldrueger's 1996 Mazda Miata

The car when I bought it (33k miles and $7500 out the door). I turned the boulevard cruiser into a monster.
Beldrueger's 1996 Mazda Miata

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: Beldrueger

Location: Frisco, TX