Sorry about any audio issues have tried different settings but it’s still not perfect. Part 2 will be filmed in 4K with new mics! Thanks for all your support and please subscribe
Mics are more important then having 4K And quality comes from the content not what it is filmed on, Johnny smith over at carpervert is knocking it out of the park using an iphone
@@thinfourth Agree. Visuals are pretty obvious, but muffled sound makes the videos harder to understand. 4k visuals are pretty, but don't add much additional information beyond 1080p or even 720.
I hope the perfect Miata weight distribution won't suffer with the conversion. Since this an absolute enthusiasts car for this key feature. Light and well balanced.
@@youtubeisbroken241 this should be manageable. I dunno about the weight of the combustion engine of the Miata, but the electric ones are often much lighter than that. I think you could distribute the batteries so you keep the balance.
Following. Had four MX5s (three turbocharged) and really considering coming back. This is right up my street and I'm mega excited to see how this progresses
I was about to swap my NA not sure what to go for but this is right up my alley. For my college, I designed a solar-powered storage system to power an electric motorcycle I also designed. I'd be elated to get that system running on my car. Funny thing is, I'm mid restoration as we speak so this might be perfect for me! I'll defiantly keep an eye on this!
Frunking awesome. I'll feature this on the EV Universe newsletter tomorrow, Chris. We covered your Miata conversion several years back, this here is definitely worth following.
Great project, such an iconic car to be electric, i wish there was something similar on the market new. Good luck, looking forward to seeing this build.
I've always wondered about what actually goes into these electric conversions. Here's to many more videos and details on how you guys do it, I'm pretty interested in doing one myself but I have no clue how to make everything work and be safe while doing it. I'm a hobbyist mechanic and I think I'm quite good and a software engineer by trade but the electrical stuff in the middle besides soldering and basic wiring stuff I just don't really know
Electric vehicle are much simpler than ICE. So anyone being able to work on ICE engine can easily understand the electronics necessary for electric cars.
Fantastic video, love the clean presentation of garage and components. Really clear and makes me want to do my own conversion! I'm looking forward to seeing the next episodes.
Honestly this is such a Genius Idea...but costs are everything, eagerly await your cost breakdown or expected cost breakdown. I can see MX5 owners loving the idea but the change in weight ratio and dynamic drivability are also top of the concerns list. An auto is a boon but loosing that pleasurable snickity gearbox might deter true enthusiasts a tad...I love this concept. The proof of the pudding is its execution. That model in that colour is actually my favourite.......well done whoever thought this up. Wish I could buy it
Yeah True what you say I think that Mazda don't want to get into EV's in a big way until the battery supply & development is under control. Tesla has such a big start on the opposition.
Mazda is one of the only manufacturers that is still pushing ice engine technology to achieve better emissions/efficiency. They also produce far far less cars than someone like Toyota or vw. It's pretty amazing to me that are still managing to do as much r &d as they do on their sky active range etc. I don't think electric is part of their current MO.
Mazda reduces more emissions by improving the engines of their entire fleet, rather than focusing on building an electric car while their engine technology languishes. They are a small company that can't afford to do both.
@Matt M. Hmmm...a bit of a cop out! If a company can inplementa a whole charging system bassed on an electric drivetrain, I am pretty certain a system for recycling the materials used in creating batteries can be implemented with a little bit of thought. Also, how long do these batteries take to fully be useless? Seems to be a long time; car batteries last as long as the car and can then be repositioned as home/commercial electrical storage systems! Unfortunately, companies such as Mazda, will be too slow to change, and may be a casuality of the move away from ICE technology. Tough times for the car market. Love to see more car manufacturers open their eyes to offering EVs.
Yes yes yes, going to love this build. I have a mint JDM 1995 1.8 NA ltd-g in NZ and converting it to EV is my absolute dream. Also seeing that rust makes me so happy I moved to NZ from the UK
Sounds like a great conversion. Unfortunately, conversions like this are still too expensive. The cost for this conversion would be around $25k (US), including the car. You can pick up a well sorted car & throw a supercharger on it for under $10k, including a tuning solution. So, as much as I’d like to do it, financially, it just doesn’t make any sense. Perhaps prices will come down some day.
Ahhhhh, but if you’re not careful, your local government will decide that you’re no longer allowed to drive your beautiful classic petrol car, and the only way you’re allowed to drive it all is by doing an EV conversion :( I wanna cry every time I think about it but in that situation price and actual performance aren’t what’s being played with here. It’s do you get to keep your beautiful car on the road or not *sniff*
@@Hazell_Nutz You have to be *quite* long-term to make up $15k worth of difference in the cost of fuel, especially considering how the bottom of the oil market just fell out.
I was hoping prices on older cars would reverse their crazy trajectory as it becomes unfashionable to have an ICE car, you're destroying my dreams! haha
Aiden Bagshaw brilliant, hopefully we can show you how to carry out the full conversion over the next few episodes. We are considering raffling this off once finished!
As a former mx5 (mk1 no power steering ) owner , I will be watching this with interest , I am impressed so far with the parts and their quality , and I am liking you plan to use the arduino to keep the dash as original as possible . Looking forward to next episode . Bernie the bolt from Cornwall.
Don't know why the difference from what a few are apparently hearing, but the audio sounds just fine on my computer. My only complaint is that there are too many complainers on UA-cam, and not just on your channel.
No hate from this Miata owner (1993, 113k miles). I would love to make mine electric. I just want to wait until it’s financially feasible and the components have evolved to the point where they become ‘simpler’ with the ability to replace items easily if needed. Just starting the video now but based on what has been laid out, this look very organized and less ‘stuff’ that electric builds I’ve seen in the past.
Do a good job mate. There are many MX5 owners looking at you very critically right now ;) I'm sure many would agree, it's a great test-bed for a conversion like this.
As an electric car hater, I'll sub and watch your channel with interest, and I wish you all the best. I'm not wild about electric sports cars because they add weight and basically turn what was an engaging car, into a soulless golf cart. But I'm a technology fan and I'll probably do an electric conversion on a 1970's land yacht, so I appreciate your expertise. I figure an electric conversion can't ruin a car that's already big, heavy, torquey, and saddled with an automatic transmission anyway. I'll hang on to my manual transmission sports cars with raspy and engaging ICE power as long as I can. Again, all the best, from an electric car hater! ;)
most of the time with electric conversions, with Li-Ion awnyways, you end up with nearly the same curb weight if not lighter. the battery pack here should end up around 280lbs and the 1.6L they took out is 272lbs, the electric motor is 120lbs, and the transmission they removed was 110lbs. so right there they only gained around 20lb, and with all the other stuff they will be removing, like the fuel tank that weighs 72lbs when full and all of the exhaust piping, they should end up +/- 50lb of the original weight of the car.
As a longtime mx5 fan, I'm liked and subscribed to this. They really did you a disservice in Europe, not giving you the 1.8l variable valve motors. 175 hp
No idea why you'd get hate mail for this. Converting to EV is a pretty tasteful, perhaps even sensible, mod! XD It's not as if you're slamming it to the floor, tilting the wheels in and putting Lambo doors on it... (Mk 2.5 owner and former owners club member here.)
@Coolride17 I researched a bit for my Audi 100. Asking the upcoming EV garages in and around Germany you can add a zero there... and even with 100k you start at the lowest range. Since there is no best practice for any combustion engine car everything is custom and the EV parts are still produced/sold in small amounts = expensive.
Love it all laid out on the floor! Great choice of car. Would have loved to do this to our old mk1. Every time I drive my e46 I go through this process in my head. Is there a 150- 200hp equivalent from netgain?
I teach at the Workshop School in West Philadelphia in Pennaylvania, US. It's a project based learning HS which is part of the Philadelphia Public School System. We have an after school group called the EVX team that builds electric and hi-mileage cars for competition. We are kind of doing the same thing but in a kit car called the Catfish which uses a tube frame and fiberglass body but Miata mechanical components including the front and rear subframes. The Catfish will be significantly lighter than the Miata when done so it should out accelerate a standard Miata. For our first iteration, we had an electric motor and controller that we had used in a previous conversion of a Ford Focus. We had it mostly finished when we decided that we would get significantly better performance...we plan to compete in autocrosses in the Philadelphia area...by using the power train from a Nissan Leaf. We had purchased a wrecked 2018 Leaf and removed all the components we wanted to use when the Philadelphia Schools were closed by the Coronavirus quarantine. We will follow your project with the students to see if there are ideas which we can use. The Nissan uses an electric power assist for the brakes and steering so this project has me thinking about how to adapt them to the Miata suspension.
A comparison of all the main spec’s (0 to 60, 0 to 100, top speed, weight & weight distribution; range, standard charge time, supercharging time etc.) plus the overall cost would be really awesome as well.
An interesting project, looking forward to further progress, very well explained and presented. Where is the electric vacuum pump from please. Thank you.
I have used the chassis and a pipe frame kit off one of these, just take out 6 bolts and the body lifts off. Will be following this, cool idea. Just easier to do suspension rebuild
I think it's fine folks perform EV conversions on older sports cars, but when it comes to driving fun, it's like watching movie without sound. Sure the cinematography is impressive, the computer graphics incredible and the actors expressive and heartfelt, but without sound, it's not complete. Gas-powered sports cars require involvement with all four limbs to manage the clutch, brakes, throttle, shifter and steering, and once they're combined with sound and vibration, you've got the full experience. It's the 7.1 Dolby surround sound that completes the picture! Bear in mind, I own an EV and it's a terrific appliance in every sense of the word. Great driveability in traffic, quiet, handles well and saves a lot of money compared to gas. But I wouldn't want it in my sports car... no matter how fast it was. Sometimes a little visceral around the edges is just what the doctor ordered.
You say that but my electric r32 skyline is brilliant fun. The motor is quite loud it’s like a supercharger plus so much torque. I think unfortunately and fortunately depending how you look at it everything will go electric ⚡️
Thanks much for documenting the EV conversion process with these videos. Super helpful and informative. System and components look tidy and well considered. I can already tell the results will be good. Request: please use a real microphone. The Airpod microphone and other phone based microphones lack clarity in a major way. Sound is frankly quite bad.
That would be my choice too I think. Really clean ones with blown engines can be had for nothing. Probably less room for batteries in the engine bay though, I'm looking forward to seeing how the mx5 battery bay looks!
Sound quality sounded fine to me . . Used to have a MK1 MX5 and it seems odd to get rid of the reliable petrol stuff to EV-alise a unreliable (rust prone) body but its gonna be great fun. SUBSCRIBED. Oh and can't wait to get my first EV on Friday, a Model-S :-) :-)
@@Hazell_Nutz If you're converting an EV yourself, building a battery box should be easy. No need to add artificial costs. I've seen some people build EVs for free. Rich rebuilds got a totaled Spark EV for around $2k.
Interesting EV, I love the Miata. I had one a few years back a 1999' 10AE model. I have a Complete front Suspension, Brakes, and Frame assembly from a 1999 miata 10AE. I also have a 2005' Goldwing Complete Rear suspension, Wheel, final drive. It will be two wheels in front, and drive wheel in the rear. I am Looking at using a 5spd Manual trans from a Miata, Miata Manual steering rack, with a Netgain Impulse 9 Motor, It will be a reverse trike, 2 seat side by side, using a VW Karmen Ghia fiberglass tilt front end. and a custom rear single fender over the single rear wheel using two front 1967' VW bug front fenders bolted and welded together to make one teardrop rear fender. I will have to build/fabricate a frame between the Miata front suspension to the Goldwing rear suspension. I want to keep it as short as i can as i dont want it to get that to Long of a Look. the drive shaft will be very short to No drive shaft between the trans and diff. I like the idea of 5spd gearbox. Starting off in 2nd or 3rd gear, and having a tall 5th gear for freeway driving. i am trying to keep this as light as possible and also want to keep the motor/trans as far back to the rear final drive as possible, to leave the front suspension frame to house most all Batteries and electronics. Seating will be low. windshield will also be low, the karmen ghia Top of the front body should be about armpit to should height so a short windshield looking at a 12" high two tier shield, that is a Low pressure type dual shield that eliminates all High pressure, and turbulence behind the shield making it Much quieter and virtually Very little wind turbulence that will be over the top of my head. This shield would be adjustable in angle to get the pressure adjustment and Sound deadening set perfectly. I have this setup on many different Motorcycles they work Great and are quiet, and No wind turbulence. Similar to a Madstad shield. Trying to get a 200 mile range out of it. I will be putting a either a Plastic or aluminum smoothing panel, to smooth out air moving under the vehicle.
Sorry about any audio issues have tried different settings but it’s still not perfect. Part 2 will be filmed in 4K with new mics! Thanks for all your support and please subscribe
Mics are more important then having 4K
And quality comes from the content not what it is filmed on, Johnny smith over at carpervert is knocking it out of the park using an iphone
Zero EV sound was just fine on iPad, iPhone and Mac
@@thinfourth Agree. Visuals are pretty obvious, but muffled sound makes the videos harder to understand. 4k visuals are pretty, but don't add much additional information beyond 1080p or even 720.
There's nothing inherently wrong iwth it, it just sounds like an old webcam
Using the wireless earbuds is a good idea. At least we can hear what you are saying well.
whole video quality: sharpness IV
mic quality: curse of binding
Lmao
Guys this is awesome! can't wait to see the final build!
As an MX-5 fan [I have 3] I'll be watching with interest.
i have none but full of interest :)
Owned an early MX-5 back in the 90s. Simply an awesome car! I will be viewing this conversion with keen interest. Would love to own an MX-5 EV!
I hope the perfect Miata weight distribution won't suffer with the conversion.
Since this an absolute enthusiasts car for this key feature.
Light and well balanced.
That was my main interest as well. If they can keep it mostly balanced as it is now, even with a different ending weight, that would be sweet!
If weight distribution is the goal, I’m sure you could split some batteries under the hood and some in the trunk for a near perfect distribution
Just add some counterweight if your that worried about it
@@youtubeisbroken241 this should be manageable. I dunno about the weight of the combustion engine of the Miata, but the electric ones are often much lighter than that. I think you could distribute the batteries so you keep the balance.
Small, Japanese, electric and yellow... so its Pikachu?
Hhhhhhhhhh
Following. Had four MX5s (three turbocharged) and really considering coming back. This is right up my street and I'm mega excited to see how this progresses
"I've not had any hate mail ... yet" Love ya work!
He may get hate mail when he leaves the gas versions in the dust
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@@iflnr978 only in a straight line up to 100, after that its turbo for the win.
I hope he's not being serious. Kinda sad that people get so passionate
I got an MX5 and always thought to myself, what would it be like of I had an electric motor. Then here you are!
Bertie's Works 🔋
This project looks very promising . Can't wait to see it finished!
Please do not forget the homologation process
I was about to swap my NA not sure what to go for but this is right up my alley. For my college, I designed a solar-powered storage system to power an electric motorcycle I also designed. I'd be elated to get that system running on my car. Funny thing is, I'm mid restoration as we speak so this might be perfect for me! I'll defiantly keep an eye on this!
Frunking awesome.
I'll feature this on the EV Universe newsletter tomorrow, Chris. We covered your Miata conversion several years back, this here is definitely worth following.
Awesome, thank you!
Great project, such an iconic car to be electric, i wish there was something similar on the market new. Good luck, looking forward to seeing this build.
I've always wondered about what actually goes into these electric conversions. Here's to many more videos and details on how you guys do it, I'm pretty interested in doing one myself but I have no clue how to make everything work and be safe while doing it. I'm a hobbyist mechanic and I think I'm quite good and a software engineer by trade but the electrical stuff in the middle besides soldering and basic wiring stuff I just don't really know
Sam Cyanide 👍
Electric vehicle are much simpler than ICE. So anyone being able to work on ICE engine can easily understand the electronics necessary for electric cars.
No way! Awesome project.
Fantastic video, love the clean presentation of garage and components. Really clear and makes me want to do my own conversion! I'm looking forward to seeing the next episodes.
Ian Yates thank you
Honestly this is such a Genius Idea...but costs are everything, eagerly await your cost breakdown or expected cost breakdown. I can see MX5 owners loving the idea but the change in weight ratio and dynamic drivability are also top of the concerns list. An auto is a boon but loosing that pleasurable snickity gearbox might deter true enthusiasts a tad...I love this concept. The proof of the pudding is its execution. That model in that colour is actually my favourite.......well done whoever thought this up. Wish I could buy it
ayub salim we are considering doing a raffle once finished to give people the chance to win it
The cost breakdown would help 👏
I have a friend who put this exact motor on a motorcycle. 500lbs with a motor that powerful, yeah, that’s exciting.
That’s crazy would love to see it
That's awesome, could you put a link to his build if any?
Great idea - you're starting to build a lot of people's dream EV conversion car here! Mazda wake up...
Yeah True what you say I think that Mazda don't want to get into EV's in a big way until the battery supply & development is under control. Tesla has such a big start on the opposition.
Mazda is one of the only manufacturers that is still pushing ice engine technology to achieve better emissions/efficiency. They also produce far far less cars than someone like Toyota or vw. It's pretty amazing to me that are still managing to do as much r &d as they do on their sky active range etc. I don't think electric is part of their current MO.
Mazda reduces more emissions by improving the engines of their entire fleet, rather than focusing on building an electric car while their engine technology languishes. They are a small company that can't afford to do both.
Obviously not the only one!
@Matt M. Hmmm...a bit of a cop out! If a company can inplementa a whole charging system bassed on an electric drivetrain, I am pretty certain a system for recycling the materials used in creating batteries can be implemented with a little bit of thought. Also, how long do these batteries take to fully be useless? Seems to be a long time; car batteries last as long as the car and can then be repositioned as home/commercial electrical storage systems! Unfortunately, companies such as Mazda, will be too slow to change, and may be a casuality of the move away from ICE technology. Tough times for the car market. Love to see more car manufacturers open their eyes to offering EVs.
Yes yes yes, going to love this build.
I have a mint JDM 1995 1.8 NA ltd-g in NZ and converting it to EV is my absolute dream.
Also seeing that rust makes me so happy I moved to NZ from the UK
Sounds like a great conversion. Unfortunately, conversions like this are still too expensive. The cost for this conversion would be around $25k (US), including the car. You can pick up a well sorted car & throw a supercharger on it for under $10k, including a tuning solution. So, as much as I’d like to do it, financially, it just doesn’t make any sense. Perhaps prices will come down some day.
Yes that’s correct, currently parts price is still quite hight but over time should improve. But to take into account savings on fuel long term.
Ahhhhh, but if you’re not careful, your local government will decide that you’re no longer allowed to drive your beautiful classic petrol car, and the only way you’re allowed to drive it all is by doing an EV conversion :( I wanna cry every time I think about it but in that situation price and actual performance aren’t what’s being played with here. It’s do you get to keep your beautiful car on the road or not *sniff*
@@elementaljosh Banning petrol cars would be beyond stupid on so many levels, I doubt that's ever going to happen
@@ichkommentiernurkommentare7237 I hope it will. For the sake of our lungs
@@Hazell_Nutz You have to be *quite* long-term to make up $15k worth of difference in the cost of fuel, especially considering how the bottom of the oil market just fell out.
Best video for a classic car conversion to EV !!! Thanks
I was hoping prices on older cars would reverse their crazy trajectory as it becomes unfashionable to have an ICE car, you're destroying my dreams! haha
why am i just now finding this channel. i love cars, but i love ev cars.
What a coincidence that this showed up in my recommended; I’m considering buying an NB Miata for an EV conversion myself!
Aiden Bagshaw brilliant, hopefully we can show you how to carry out the full conversion over the next few episodes. We are considering raffling this off once finished!
Zero EV That sounds awesome! I’m especially curious to see how much this would cost.
Aiden Bagshaw converting vehicles to a high standard is not cheap, all parts come to around 18k with vat
@@Hazell_Nutz 18k in £, € or $US?
Aiden Bagshaw £ that’s for all parts nothing missing. Only thing then needed of fitting and battery box/ motor mounts.
You know one thing
I just subscribed man
Because of the way your clear explanation/presentation on parts.
By any chance can you allow me to work with you or your team on e-convertion projects..?
lightweight car with good aero propreties. Should end up being decent EV. Big thumbs up here.
I am really looking forward to seeing the progress of this project. Great work guys keep them coming!
As a former mx5 (mk1 no power steering ) owner , I will be watching this with interest , I am impressed so far with the parts and their quality , and I am liking you plan to use the arduino to keep the dash as original as possible . Looking forward to next episode . Bernie the bolt from Cornwall.
Don't know why the difference from what a few are apparently hearing, but the audio sounds just fine on my computer. My only complaint is that there are too many complainers on UA-cam, and not just on your channel.
Dave Riley thank you.
No hate from this Miata owner (1993, 113k miles).
I would love to make mine electric. I just want to wait until it’s financially feasible and the components have evolved to the point where they become ‘simpler’ with the ability to replace items easily if needed.
Just starting the video now but based on what has been laid out, this look very organized and less ‘stuff’ that electric builds I’ve seen in the past.
Fairly rust free, but we do need to redo the subframes, bushings etc.
Yep, that's an MX5 alright!
A perfect car for EV. Wish Mazda would build one and offer them for sale.
They must be planning it.
If you haven't found a use for the oil temp display yet, you could use it for the air-cooled motor temp, or differential oil temp.
Do a good job mate. There are many MX5 owners looking at you very critically right now ;) I'm sure many would agree, it's a great test-bed for a conversion like this.
Jono Teague yes definitely, currently have everything stripped off getting ready for all new bushes, brakes and suspension.
As an electric car hater, I'll sub and watch your channel with interest, and I wish you all the best. I'm not wild about electric sports cars because they add weight and basically turn what was an engaging car, into a soulless golf cart. But I'm a technology fan and I'll probably do an electric conversion on a 1970's land yacht, so I appreciate your expertise. I figure an electric conversion can't ruin a car that's already big, heavy, torquey, and saddled with an automatic transmission anyway.
I'll hang on to my manual transmission sports cars with raspy and engaging ICE power as long as I can.
Again, all the best, from an electric car hater! ;)
most of the time with electric conversions, with Li-Ion awnyways, you end up with nearly the same curb weight if not lighter. the battery pack here should end up around 280lbs and the 1.6L they took out is 272lbs, the electric motor is 120lbs, and the transmission they removed was 110lbs.
so right there they only gained around 20lb, and with all the other stuff they will be removing, like the fuel tank that weighs 72lbs when full and all of the exhaust piping, they should end up +/- 50lb of the original weight of the car.
@@Irishrebel092 still a soulless golf cart.
@@benbauer1257 some people will never get it.
Could never be happy driving something that sounds like an rc car. Love exhaust sounds from a gas engine or the whistle from a diesel.
@@benbauer1257 Exactly, EVs jjust go so differently, can't even be regarded as a car, rather a lifeless appliance. Zero fun.
As a longtime mx5 fan, I'm liked and subscribed to this.
They really did you a disservice in Europe, not giving you the 1.8l variable valve motors. 175 hp
I have one on my driveway in The Netherlands, the 1.8 was an option and sadly quite a rare one.
I've had 2 1.8vvt Arizonas (both yellow like the one in the video) I thought they were quite common
@@mrtwig2963 Britain has a lot more 1.8's than the rest of the EU it seems. I think one in 10 in mainland Europe is a 1.8vvt
I LOVE IT. have been looking for this for a few years now.
if this continues in similar fashion, you will have a legion of watchers.
Immediately subscribed. So interested in this project and ready to watch all your videos!
No idea why you'd get hate mail for this. Converting to EV is a pretty tasteful, perhaps even sensible, mod! XD
It's not as if you're slamming it to the floor, tilting the wheels in and putting Lambo doors on it...
(Mk 2.5 owner and former owners club member here.)
his work shop looks oh so clean, that's the biggest advantage of owning and building EVs
MOTOFLIX 🤤
Like !! I follow these projects with interest !!
Dude this is going to be awesome! This is a dream build of mine so I'm hyped to see the results.
Can you provide a break down of cost, and link to these parts on your site, since you already list them 😁
French Ben yes we will be doing that soon, want to get the design phase finish as there will be other small components needed.
@@Hazell_Nutz There are a lot of people wanting this I'm sure!!
@Coolride17 I researched a bit for my Audi 100. Asking the upcoming EV garages in and around Germany you can add a zero there... and even with 100k you start at the lowest range. Since there is no best practice for any combustion engine car everything is custom and the EV parts are still produced/sold in small amounts = expensive.
@@teher1k batteries and motors are mass produced wtf are you talking about.
This is great! The 2 cars I own are an NA Miata (MX-5) and a Tesla Model 3. Can't wait to see it on the streets!
Cost breakdown? I’m dripping with anticipation!
very happy that You tube spewed this out for me to watch.....subbed.... brilliant mate.... audio was ok, content was superb as is your head....
Would love to build an EV track day car like this, just not sure if the components can cope with the additional heat.
Good to see you guys pushing a bit more you tube content! Gotta love a strong Bristolian accent. "Alright my lover"
It’s not that strong is it? 😂
Love it all laid out on the floor!
Great choice of car. Would have loved to do this to our old mk1. Every time I drive my e46 I go through this process in my head.
Is there a 150- 200hp equivalent from netgain?
I teach at the Workshop School in West Philadelphia in Pennaylvania, US. It's a project based learning HS which is part of the Philadelphia Public School System. We have an after school group called the EVX team that builds electric and hi-mileage cars for competition.
We are kind of doing the same thing but in a kit car called the Catfish which uses a tube frame and fiberglass body but Miata mechanical components including the front and rear subframes. The Catfish will be significantly lighter than the Miata when done so it should out accelerate a standard Miata.
For our first iteration, we had an electric motor and controller that we had used in a previous conversion of a Ford Focus. We had it mostly finished when we decided that we would get significantly better performance...we plan to compete in autocrosses in the Philadelphia area...by using the power train from a Nissan Leaf. We had purchased a wrecked 2018 Leaf and removed all the components we wanted to use when the Philadelphia Schools were closed by the Coronavirus quarantine.
We will follow your project with the students to see if there are ideas which we can use. The Nissan uses an electric power assist for the brakes and steering so this project has me thinking about how to adapt them to the Miata suspension.
Dude as a recommendation you should get a clap microphone. One of those that attachs to your t shirt. That would improve the recording quality so much
David Fernández yes that is exactly what we have brought and a shotgun mic
@@Hazell_Nutz rode shotguns are cheap bur shure shotguns are the best IMO. Love your work. I want to do this
Dylan Taylor now have a shotgun and a lav clip on mic for episode two, audio is way better
Nice! I love seeing more EV conversions on UA-cam!
i need this in my life
Finally! Someone stepping up into the future! Instant sub
Before and after laptimes would be cool
Weight and balance too
A comparison of all the main spec’s (0 to 60, 0 to 100, top speed, weight & weight distribution; range, standard charge time, supercharging time etc.) plus the overall cost would be really awesome as well.
Fantastic 👏 good work, concerting to all electric cars. I really like that.👍🏻
This is just so cool
imabeapirate yes!
first time at your channel, and like it a lot. Beautiful cars you got there. Can't wait to see all your videos.
Love from india ❤️❤️❤️❤️✌️
There is something very satisfing about the removal of all those miata parts.Nice work so far.
Crusty Kustoms Garage 💯
You imagine if Nicola Tesla had his way with wireless electricity. All you really needed on that car it’s a receiver and the electric motors
Nice video, I love the color and parts description, looking forward to learn something about electric cars
If I had known such a thing was going to be possible I would've hung on to my lovely old '84 BMW 525e: sob, sob.
Your channel is going to explode man. Keep it up
Taking out the noise and the shifting is like surgically removing everything fun about an MX5
Exactly, I love electric cars, that doesn't mean you have to trash electric icons. Only sicko would buy an ICE car and shoot their horse.
First Miata I’d get excited about seeing.
An interesting project, looking forward to further progress, very well explained and presented. Where is the electric vacuum pump from please. Thank you.
The vacuum pump is a simple eBay kit.
I have used the chassis and a pipe frame kit off one of these, just take out 6 bolts and the body lifts off. Will be following this, cool idea. Just easier to do suspension rebuild
If I litter the floor like that with parts in the DIY autorepair shop, they'd throw me out instantly!
Awesome build idea. I wanna try my own now!
What's the weight of the kit you're adding vs what you're taking out? :) Great project btw!
Alex we thing all the Ev parts will be around 220kg so quite close to what was removed
Subscribed! Keep it coming! Can't wait to see this through!
He has some BALLS doing this to a yellow Miata! There's only like 400 in the world!
Edit: unless he painted it XD
One of 135 😂 but only cost 1k to buy so can’t be that special
@@Hazell_Nutz It was always yellow, been many shades of yellow. Plus yellow looks good on camera.
Cool project! I look forward to seeing more.
Very curious about range and final curb weight. Also price
Ryukachoo new too!
Super great conversion rundown!
"Al-Yoo-Mini-Um"
Yes.
I think it's fine folks perform EV conversions on older sports cars, but when it comes to driving fun, it's like watching movie without sound. Sure the cinematography is impressive, the computer graphics incredible and the actors expressive and heartfelt, but without sound, it's not complete. Gas-powered sports cars require involvement with all four limbs to manage the clutch, brakes, throttle, shifter and steering, and once they're combined with sound and vibration, you've got the full experience. It's the 7.1 Dolby surround sound that completes the picture!
Bear in mind, I own an EV and it's a terrific appliance in every sense of the word. Great driveability in traffic, quiet, handles well and saves a lot of money compared to gas. But I wouldn't want it in my sports car... no matter how fast it was. Sometimes a little visceral around the edges is just what the doctor ordered.
You say that but my electric r32 skyline is brilliant fun. The motor is quite loud it’s like a supercharger plus so much torque. I think unfortunately and fortunately depending how you look at it everything will go electric ⚡️
Not enough kWh 🙁 You need double the amount of batteries!
Thanks much for documenting the EV conversion process with these videos. Super helpful and informative.
System and components look tidy and well considered. I can already tell the results will be good.
Request: please use a real microphone. The Airpod microphone and other phone based microphones lack clarity in a major way. Sound is frankly quite bad.
I’d be interested to see a similar conversion done to an RX8
That would be my choice too I think. Really clean ones with blown engines can be had for nothing. Probably less room for batteries in the engine bay though, I'm looking forward to seeing how the mx5 battery bay looks!
A split pack would work in the RX8 chassis I think! Great looking car and cheap too!
This is exactly what I’d. Like to do
Rx8 would be the best conversion, I have one in the shed with low compression, I need a kit now!!!
Pretty sure I’ve seen a RX8 EV out there in the wild. Perhaps not this exact conversion but I know there is a RX8 EV.
it's about time someone started making a convertion kit that just replaces the engine and gearbox for cars that use the same powertrain as each other
This is painful to watch ),: poor miata im so sorry
Stay safe and thanks for uploading
when petrol runs out, this what im doing to my na.
Which it wont. Lithium has a higher chance of depleting than gasoline and oil. However evs are pretty cool
@@MrEvilTag k lol
@@SshiggyY its science...
@@MrEvilTag didn’t say it wasn’t i was literally agreeing with you 😂
this build gets my subscription
Look How They Massacred My Boy :(
I don’t see why fan clubs would hate
I really appreciate what you've done. So detailed video
Thanks
Not a fan of electric cars, but a electric Miata sounds like fun!
Sound quality sounded fine to me . . Used to have a MK1 MX5 and it seems odd to get rid of the reliable petrol stuff to EV-alise a unreliable (rust prone) body but its gonna be great fun. SUBSCRIBED. Oh and can't wait to get my first EV on Friday, a Model-S :-) :-)
Great well organized and laid out video. Maybe Going to be a bucket list project for me one day. Thanks.
Fascinating, I've got a Miata too, so this will be very interesting.
Sunburst yellow I recon pal, rare ish factory option, or so I heard. Great videos, all the best
You said "Please", so I did!
Good job!
All we need is a conversion kit and BMS. Battery cells are available literally anywhere now.
Not quite as they all very in size so the battery box would probably need to be redesigned to fit your battery choice.
@@Hazell_Nutz If you're converting an EV yourself, building a battery box should be easy. No need to add artificial costs. I've seen some people build EVs for free. Rich rebuilds got a totaled Spark EV for around $2k.
Can't wait to see the end result!
Will follow along with your project. Thanks.
Interesting EV, I love the Miata. I had one a few years back a 1999' 10AE model. I have a Complete front Suspension, Brakes, and Frame assembly from a 1999 miata 10AE. I also have a 2005' Goldwing Complete Rear suspension, Wheel, final drive. It will be two wheels in front, and drive wheel in the rear. I am Looking at using a 5spd Manual trans from a Miata, Miata Manual steering rack, with a Netgain Impulse 9 Motor, It will be a reverse trike, 2 seat side by side, using a VW Karmen Ghia fiberglass tilt front end. and a custom rear single fender over the single rear wheel using two front 1967' VW bug front fenders bolted and welded together to make one teardrop rear fender. I will have to build/fabricate a frame between the Miata front suspension to the Goldwing rear suspension. I want to keep it as short as i can as i dont want it to get that to Long of a Look. the drive shaft will be very short to No drive shaft between the trans and diff. I like the idea of 5spd gearbox. Starting off in 2nd or 3rd gear, and having a tall 5th gear for freeway driving. i am trying to keep this as light as possible and also want to keep the motor/trans as far back to the rear final drive as possible, to leave the front suspension frame to house most all Batteries and electronics. Seating will be low. windshield will also be low, the karmen ghia Top of the front body should be about armpit to should height so a short windshield looking at a 12" high two tier shield, that is a Low pressure type dual shield that eliminates all High pressure, and turbulence behind the shield making it Much quieter and virtually Very little wind turbulence that will be over the top of my head. This shield would be adjustable in angle to get the pressure adjustment and Sound deadening set perfectly. I have this setup on many different Motorcycles they work Great and are quiet, and No wind turbulence. Similar to a Madstad shield. Trying to get a 200 mile range out of it. I will be putting a either a Plastic or aluminum smoothing panel, to smooth out air moving under the vehicle.