{"id":1514,"date":"2015-02-10T01:25:57","date_gmt":"2015-02-10T05:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1514"},"modified":"2015-02-13T15:05:06","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T19:05:06","slug":"sema-2014-projects-form-and-spreadsheet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1514","title":{"rendered":"Project Thunderbolt: Building A LS3 Powered Miata &#8211; Part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5506\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5506\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5506\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5506\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C664&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,664\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?fit=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5506\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?resize=625%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata\" width=\"625\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?resize=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?resize=600%2C332&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?resize=624%2C345&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-01.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage is starting a new project building a LS3 powered Mazda Miata. Every step to this build will be recorded and new episodes will be released every two weeks. The basics of the project are a LS3\/T-56 Magnum transmission, CTS-V accessory drive kit, and CTS-V 3.42 diff. Tom will be using a swap kit from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.v8roadsters.com\/\">V8 Roadsters<\/a> as well as following the swap guide by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flyinmiata.com\/V8\/instructions.php\">Flyin Miata<\/a>. The video below is part 1 of the series and the teardown begins at the 7:50 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gDMrJhpeYiE\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5507\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5507\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5507\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=5507\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C664&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,664\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?fit=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5507\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?resize=625%2C346&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Thunderbolt a LS3 Powered Miata\" width=\"625\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?resize=1024%2C567&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?resize=600%2C332&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?resize=624%2C345&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Project-Thunderbolt-a-LS3-Powered-Miata-02.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPbcdXYlIxk8a_4xXzyqepw\">Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage<\/a> via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.build-threads.com\/videos\/what-im-watching-ttg-project-thunderbolt\/\">Build-Threads<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage is starting a new project building a LS3 powered Mazda Miata. Every step to this build will be recorded and new episodes will be released every two weeks. The basics of the project are a LS3\/T-56 Magnum transmission, CTS-V accessory drive kit, and CTS-V 3.42 diff. Tom will be using a swap&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1514\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Thunderbolt: Building A LS3 Powered Miata &#8211; Part 1<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miata"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":100769,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=100769","url_meta":{"origin":1514,"position":0},"title":"Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage is Selling Project Thunderbolt &#8211; 2004 Miata with a LS3 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Tom's Turbo Garage is selling his 2004 Mazda Miata on Bring a Trailer. 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