1992 Miata, LS1, then LS3 swapped

[mazpower]

Didn't get much done, only had today to work on the car after coming back from a family turkey day gathering. My Vette front engine pieces showed up but no headers.

New alternator bracket from a Pontiac G8, fresh from Australia. This places the alternator bracket 3/4" back to match the Vette harmonic balancer and water pump. Some "shaving" was needed to get the Camaro alternator to bolt up...with the new style alternator it would have bolted right up.


Corvette water pump on the left, old Camaro pump on the right.


Radiator and both fans in the car, along with all the new front engine pieces.


Passenger side fan showing clearance between fan and thermostat housing. I had to "trim" the plastic a bit on the fan frame to get it to slide up from the bottom.


Driver's side fan. Also the new alternator bracket with an alternator in it.


Picture from underneath. With the Corvette balancer, there's plenty of room for the Miata radiator and stock fans.


I had to move the sway bar forward about an inch to clear the balancer. I was told that it would bolt right up, but discovered otherwise. With a couple custom brackets, it was no big deal.


Close up of the badass brackets.