Miata powered Sprite

[zedvictor1]

I've noticed a car for sale on the Seattle craigslist that claims to be a Miata powered Sprite. Is this a possibility? There are no pictures of the engine bay and I wonder what mods (especially to the rear end) would have to be done to handle that extra power.
https://seattle.craigslist.org/oly/cto/1672463491.html

 

[RichBall]

I don't know about this car in the add, but here is alink to another well done swap.

https://the-mite.com/

 

[Hap Waldrop]

I have a good racing friend doing one now, he doing a automatic tranny with hand controls, he was in a motorcycle accident a few years back and this will be a track day and solo car.

 

[JPSmit]

That would actually be a very cool car -especially for that price. From previous conversations, the only real issue is that the Miata engine is a tall engine so, not generally considered a great swap candidate because of the cutting involved.

 

[mightymidget]

if that car was in the southeast I would be really interested in taking a look, car itself looks good, and with the conversion if done right as advertized would be a big plus. if rear end is orignal it may need to be replaced if car is driven aggressively

 

[zedvictor1]

Nothing but silence.
The car really interests me, but now I'm wondering if it actually exists.

 

[zedvictor1]

Uh-oh. It just dawned on me to check the date of the listing.
It's April 1. Do you think . . .

 

[Guest]

NO, I don't.