{"id":6933,"date":"2015-07-03T16:35:35","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T20:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6933"},"modified":"2015-07-07T15:23:30","modified_gmt":"2015-07-07T19:23:30","slug":"project-thunderbolt-building-a-ls3-powered-miata-part-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6933","title":{"rendered":"Project Thunderbolt: Building A LS3 Powered Miata \u2013 Part 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6934\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=6934\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?fit=1440%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1440,795\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Project Thunderbolt Building A LS3 Powered Miata 12\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Project Thunderbolt Building A LS3 Powered Miata 12&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?fit=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?resize=640%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Project Thunderbolt Building A LS3 Powered Miata 12\" width=\"640\" height=\"353\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-6934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?resize=1024%2C565&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?resize=600%2C331&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?resize=300%2C166&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Project-Thunderbolt-Building-A-LS3-Powered-Miata-12.jpg?w=1440&amp;ssl=1 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage has released the final episode of their Project Thunderbolt. It has been really fun following Tom as he installed a LS3 V8 into his Mazda Miata. Watch as Tom goes over the build process again, drives the car and installs a small surprise at the end.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cPEsMeDCVbs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update<\/strong> 7\/7\/2015 &#8211; Tom has uploaded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?set=a.834180650000550.1073741828.369562146462405&#038;type=3\">photos on Facebook page of the completed project<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCPbcdXYlIxk8a_4xXzyqepw\">Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom&#8217;s Turbo Garage has released the final episode of their Project Thunderbolt. It has been really fun following Tom as he installed a LS3 V8 into his Mazda Miata. Watch as Tom goes over the build process again, drives the car and installs a small surprise at the end. Update 7\/7\/2015 &#8211; Tom has uploaded&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=6933\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Project Thunderbolt: Building A LS3 Powered Miata \u2013 Part 12<\/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-6933","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":6933,"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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In this episode the Tom finished the exhaust system, installed the seats, an air\/oil separator, AC lines, and flush hood latches. 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In this episode Tom answers the most popular questions fans ask about the Miata. He also takes it out for a drive and explains what it is like to drive this beast. 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