

This MX-5 isn't in good condition at all - it has rusty fenders and under-body, its been hacked apart by a madman and sports a homemade set of Shelby looking stripes. Despite all of this we sort of want to take it for a spin...morbid curiosity perhaps.
This MX-5 has had is simple and reliable 1.6 liter 4-cylinder engine torn out and replaced with a 3 cylinder 1.1 liter engine from a Geo Metro. Apparently the seller had dreams of creating some 100 mpg fuel sipping custom, but was disappointed by only achieving 50 mpg. The entire build thread of this self-described 'worthless, but with excellent tires' Miata is detailed here on the miata.net forums.
It is a good thing that the seller picked about the cheapest and ugliest MX-5 he could find to 'punk' because it is no loss to world. We have to acknowledge his ingenuity and dedication to a task that took him years to accomplish and required a several critical custom fabricated components, all the while being constantly ridiculed by nay-sayers on the internet. Bud should make a 'real men of genius' advertisement about this guy.
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