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I am no expert, but I think that it’s more off road than most of the M’rican tanks (especially the Cybertruck)
There’s a mini cooper on my local Craigslist that is modded like this and I think it rocks
I don’t have the skills to do this kind of thing, but I would.
Found the mini
That’s wild. Off-roading with a spot of tea.
Honestly if the mod is done well I’d drive the hell out of either of these
I usually don’t like most kits, but I agree, this just looks fun.
Would this be a Maxi?
Citroën DS body on a Toyota 4x4 chassis:
https://aventure-citroen-min.forumactif.com/t79-citroen-ds-4x4
I like the concept, it’s hilarious. I say go bigger
One of my neighbors jacked up an old school VW bug. The thing is the same height as my sprinter van, or 96" / 8’ tall. It’s totally ridiculous and awesome at the same time. He normally has it parked at his shop, since he built it as an advertisement of what he can do, so I can’t provide a picture right now, but I will try to remember to post a pic when I can.
As long as they’re safe, outrageous car mods are awesome
keep the suspension but put low profile wheels and tires on it so that it looks like it is up on its tippy toes
You think these proportions are hilarious?
I think they’re super fitting. The Miata’s proportions, not the Monsterlada.
Man, how do you accomplish something like this? And how much would it cost?
There’s two ways: Modify a Miata; Make something look like a Miata.
Most would think it’s easier to modify a Miata. That’s sorta true. One could relatively easily replace the suspension, rims, and tires to make it look like the OP. But, the first time it’s off-road it’ll likely bend the frame.
The frame needs to be reinforced to function off road. That’s generally a huge pain in the ass. It’s much easier to shorten the frame of an existing SUV or light truck then attach the Miata’s body and panels to it. It’s much easier to make a truck look like a Miata than make a Miata into a truck.
But, this particular vehicle is very lightweight. Frame reinforcement might be much easier. A Miata hobbyist or Mazda mechanic would know because there’s likely only one way that makes good sense for this specific model. My best guess is that because the Miata frame needed very little it was chosen for this purpose. I’d guess it’s a modified Miata.
Next time ask the owner anything. Everyone who owns something like this is dying to tell others all about it.
I’m no expert, but I’m guessing that something like https://flyinmiata.com/products/flyin-miata-butterfly-brace-v2-0 + a full roll cage would probably do the trick.
I’ve enough expertise to be certain that would do the trick. That bypasses the frame modification for not even $1k.
I mean, the “full roll cage” part would definitely put the total well over $1k. But I suppose you might be able to get away with just the butterfly brace alone if your goal was solely to stop it folding in half when it hit big bumps and not, you know, being safe or good in general.
(Also if you didn’t have a roll cage then you probably really ought to have at least a hardtop – for both rigidity and safety reasons – and I believe that alone is over $1k at this point, too.)
No one’s roll caging a lightweight, underpowered toy. If it was on the track or was an actual Jeep, then sure.
When there’s a drill there’s a way.
And between “my buddy cleetus PAID me to take trash off his hands and I turned it in to a sick off-road Miata” and “I have mortgaged my home twice, my wife left me, and I owe 350,000 dollars to some shady Iranians on top of that”
I do not know. I was at Silver Lake State Park sand dunes in MI and there were a TON of crazy homemade and custom vehicles flying around the dunes.
The “easy” way is to take a truck chassis, and swap the body. The hard way is to swap the rear axle with a live axle, put lift spindles on the front, adjust just about everything so it’s remotely drivable, all the little bits and bobs associated with it
I’ll raise you my matrix lol
Matrix: Reloaded
Black metal.
That is a Makiata
I don’t know if folks still do it, but when Miatas first came along, some people dropped v8 engines into them (the nickname for those cars was “monster Miatas”)
My buddy is in the process of building an offroad Exocet which is based on the Miata subframes. https://exomotive.com/exocet/off-road/
Let’s take a car that’s awesome due to how light, low and agile it is – and remove all these things.
Yeah, but it shreds.
I bet it couldn’t even break traction if you dumped the clutch in 1st at full throttle.
How dare they ruin such a rare and pristine car
Bout half looks like an early 60s camaro
I might be in the minority here but that’s a fucking travesty right there…
Beauty is subjective, friend. I take no issue with your views.
Me neither; there wasn’t any offense intended with my post, sorry if you took it as such.
I just like Miatas and I think that people who also like Miatas (should) treat them better than that.
Ah. The Miata purist. I like it.
See also: Superfast Matt [and the result]
That’s badass.
I’m not mad at the concept of a sporty v12 off-road vehicle.
Mighty car mods did a similar project with a Nissan Silvia rather than a Miata, if anyone is interested.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLp0KnUFYB--g_NcNczfkXW_T7izPjMHcI&si=4P77qrv9FgxNjoSE
