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So heres my current project

1989 Eunos roadster import - 1st year model manual windows no frills not quite oldschool

Bought as a winter alternative to motorcycle - like the handling and the fit but not the lack of power in top gear or for passing 

Looked at lots of red ones went yeah/nah and then this popped up local and cheap

Did the usual stuff to it - new soft top - better shocks lower springs new discs and pads some JDM mazdaspeed Rays wheels and scored a hardtop and some nice old made in nz autosport fixed back bucket seats

So the plan is underway - 1600 motor out - 2.0 quadcam KFZE v6 from a mazda cronos 626 in slowly

Plenty of these have been done worldwide and all end up being a bit different

Mazda v6 onto 12mm adaptor plate onto series 1 rx7 bellhousing onto mx5 box centre and tailhousing - retains the PPF gearbox mount

626/v6 /mx5 clutch are same size splines and even pressure plate so thats easy

626 clutch fork and release bearing fits into the rx7 bell and seems to line up right

Mocked up with plywood adaptor template and slung into the hole for a look at clearance

Everything stock  on the v6 for is for fwd only so needs chopped or thrown away for rwd setup

Distributor = no way is there room back there

Inlet manifold - tricky i was thinking chop back the rocker cover and mount it facing forward like the pic but its gonna be poking thru the bonnet so custom intake is looking like the way

Big list of other stuff to figure out is

Spacer the front subframe down off the body for sump/steering rack clearance

Build a sump and oil pickup

Exhaust - ebay headers then chop hell out of them to fit rwd

Engine management - EMS stinger v4= hope they are not crap and will do what i need

Engine mounts - mx5 lowers onto custom plates to engines - bolts holes everywhere on the block

Coolant reroute

Alloy radiator and mounts to suit the coolant hoses

A/C = gone = easy

Steering rack = depowered

Driveshaft hoop needed for lvv

So not quite oldschool - people either love mx5s or hate them

I have read almost every interweb site relating to this swap or the mx5 or v6/mazda/ford probe/telstar/323 a few times

And been picking alex Yoeddys brain for v6 swap info

Not looking for crazy power but the stock v6 160hp/160lb will make the little thing fly

Any discussion advice crap or otherwise welcomed

Hi im Steve and this is my car build thread ...