# Mazda miata + datsun truck = Awesome. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 18, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266 "2009-11-18T07:56:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 7:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/1 "2009-11-18T07:56:23Z")
Laptime and pictures of trackside hilarity: [http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4647158](http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4647158) Build thread: [http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=7592](http://forum.ratsun.net/showthread.php?t=7592) ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/2 "2009-11-18T08:02:06Z")
bad ass i love it would it be legal at most tracks even though it’s technically a “truck”? ---
**Author:** ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/3 "2009-11-18T08:03:56Z")
need to look at when i get home, any cliff notes from people who can see the pictures? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/4 "2009-11-18T08:05:09Z")
datsun truck + miata motor + independent rear suspension + more ---
**Author:** ![Z28pr0jekt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/z28pr0jekt/32/5393_2.png) [@Z28pr0jekt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Z28pr0jekt)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 8:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/5 "2009-11-18T08:14:09Z")
that’s great haha ---
**Author:** ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/6 "2009-11-18T09:10:38Z")
2300 lbs. wow. ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/7 "2009-11-18T09:14:31Z")
I hope he doesn’t paint it. ---
**Author:** ![sickboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ea924/32.png) [@sickboy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sickboy)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/8 "2009-11-18T09:23:43Z")
that kicks ass. pickup beating a Z06 lap times…priceless ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/9 "2009-11-18T10:14:10Z")
Needs more VH45 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Sansone](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sansone/32/4970_2.png) [@Sansone](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Sansone)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 10:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/10 "2009-11-18T10:22:00Z")
very cool ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/11 "2009-11-18T12:20:46Z")
love it ---
**Author:** ![Jam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jam/32/7235_2.png) [@Jam](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jam)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/12 "2009-11-18T12:44:56Z")
awesome. ---
**Author:** ![yunvme666](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/yunvme666/32/5065_2.png) [@yunvme666](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/yunvme666)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/13 "2009-11-18T15:51:36Z")
all that and they used a 1.6? atleast should have went with the 1.8… ---
**Author:** ![Minglor](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/minglor/32/7373_2.png) [@Minglor](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Minglor)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/14 "2009-11-18T16:24:34Z")
> [@yunvme666](#): > > all that and they used a 1.6? atleast should have went with the 1.8… That was my first issue when I saw this build. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/15 "2009-11-18T17:16:16Z")
Did I mention yet that I fucking love this? Oh yeah I did, because I do. Ugh, this is the epitome of AWESOME. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/16 "2009-11-18T17:17:31Z")
![http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/coloradomotorbuzz/PPIR%20Lapping%20Day%20I/IMG_2352.jpg](http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/coloradomotorbuzz/PPIR%20Lapping%20Day%20I/IMG_2352.jpg) ![http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/coloradomotorbuzz/PPIR%20Lapping%20Day%20I/IMG_2360.jpg](http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s289/coloradomotorbuzz/PPIR%20Lapping%20Day%20I/IMG_2360.jpg) SO SIQ ---
**Author:** ![glitch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/0ea827/32.png) [@glitch](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/glitch)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 6:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/17 "2009-11-19T18:09:30Z")
![http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s19/beebani23/521/white-06.jpg](http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s19/beebani23/521/white-06.jpg) ![http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/datsun620.png](http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/datsun620.png) ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/18 "2009-11-19T18:50:43Z")
love it. so cool. also im amazed at how clean that truck is too ---
**Author:** ![dawn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dawn/32/7209_2.png) [@dawn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dawn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/19 "2009-11-19T18:53:23Z")
Too good. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2009, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mazda-miata-datsun-truck-awesome/76266/20 "2009-11-19T20:04:52Z")
lots of inspiration here for my truck. no irs though.