$500 "Ruined" Mazda Miata Turned Off-road Racer for the Gambler 500
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 ต.ค. 2024
- Desert racing events are cool and all, especially events like King of the Hammers. But for some, the real gems aren't the ones actually racing - they're the ones in the parking lot. The spectators. The insane home-brew builders. That's where you get wild machines like this lifted, chopped up, off-road spec Mazda Miata built by Tate Morgan of the Gambler 500. Larry gets a ride, checks out, AND drives this Mad Max spec Miata build.
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More like “rescued” Miata. That thing is badass
Herb Phene X2, nobody wanted this NA when I got it.
This guy needs to meet Gingium and his bad ass Subaru swapped AWD rally Miata!
Yes!
Larry you’re a LEJUND!!!! Thank you for having me, that’s another thing checked off the bucket list. So much fun.
You Sir, are also a legend. Thank you for what you do.
Was it actually that cold or was it just a Larry-thing?
Anyway, very cool car sir!
TheSheepherd it was pretty cold
@@Gambler500 Hard to see when one person looks like in a national geographic Antarctic documentary and the other like full summer 😉
Gambler 500 What type of rims are thos?
I've always owned a miata for the last 13 years and I'll speak for the miata community.
We approve and the reason being.
Miata
Is
Always
The
Answer
Can use it for absolutely anything you wish.
Not great for a family of 5, however.
Lol
@@gtrob1 when I was young and had a hardtop I fit 4 people in my car....
The 5th can go in the trunk, smallest person loses lol
Except anything power related
awe I love Jesse Combs. I miss her and I didnt even know her personally. She was a Hero for guys that like building stuff
I didnt expect the onion chop in this episode...
Jessi is a damn legend.
Same. It still makes me sad.
You know what it looks like .. a life sized rc car it's just missing the big antenna.
Y’all get gingiums subie swaped awd miata on here
they need to do a race. Gingium's should have more power and is awd duhhh. But this one looks to have awesome suspention.
Larry is all wrapped up in dense cloths, while the owner is just casually in shorts and a hoodie. 😂
It was freezing out there. Tate is just a real man.
@@larrychen5678 Holy moly! A reply from Larry himself! I've never heard of it being cold in the desert durin the day. Must be Nevada 😂
There are warm deserts a d cool deserts
No body forget Jesse combs the racer who drove that car for Tate in the gambler 500 who past away doing what she loved here in Oregon. RIP Jesse combs.
This screams B is for Build K swap collaboration.
C M Lincoln we love Chris!!!
tell him he needs to take it to the Boosted Bois and PFI speed in CO. they k swap everything and that would be right up their alley
PFI would have a K in it in a week.
You need to head to Chicago and check out Gingium's Rally Miata.
Another non-turbo option as opposed to k-swapped could be the Rocketeer Kit (Jaguar V6 www.rocketeerltd.com/) :)
Awesome to see the remembrance to Jessi when she drove this. RIP Legend!
check this out please th-cam.com/video/YgR9UCTlkX4/w-d-xo.html like comment share plz
@@shotbyjsosa this man promoting his video on a comment honoring a legend who passed... that's real low
Forever 88
@@Gambler500 Hoping to see you guys this year or next! \m/
He passed? Goddamn the good people always go first.
Hope you ride in heaven Jessi.
Awesome back story
Get this thing to the BoostedBoys and PFI speed for the K-swap i think Brent would LOVE this thing!
It sounds so angry going 15mph. I freaking love this thing.
THANK YOU, GAMBLER, 500!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL AND CLEAN!!!!
they're 14's but i keep'em clean, i keep'em clean. lol, loved that film.
"The middle two share compression" Haha!
K-swaps are great, but expensive. Stick in a cheap Ecotec engine with the swap kit from ecotecmiata.ca
This is cool cuz my dads in the gambler 500
"Got some dubs on it." "They actually 10's but I keep them clean."
Love to see a build video.
Maybe loose the square bracket on the roll bar at the top of the front hoop where it meets the centre bars.Looks way to angry to be in flailing distance of the occupants.
A 30 dollar injector cleaning might fix that misfire.
He mentions that the 2 center cylinders are sharing compression. Injectors won't help that.
Ford 302 HO swap it, with open side pipe headers....AC Cobra style...
Jessie would totally love it....Swap it in her honor.
Loving the old school McLean wire wheels!!!
I really expected Larry to say "It really is like Hot Rod Drag Week"... ^_^
Just kidding, we love you, Larry! ;-)
😂🤣
Love the sound as you lift off, sounds a lot like my first MX-5 after I had an exhaust fabricated for it. God damn I miss that car!
RWD? Yawn! Some bald ginger (Gingium) just made an AWD rally Miata.
14:40 that little plate/gusset/mount thingy on the roll cage gave me lvl 100 anxiety lol
at least from the go pro pov anyway...
motoX oh god, I couldn’t keep my eyes off it haha
Of course Larry is the first one to get some Hammers content on Hoonigan!
That's bad ass
That thing is beyond cool. Way to much fun! Purpose built fantastic times!
Digging the old school McLeans
Don’t do k swap do rocketeer swap
Dont let this distract you from the fact that scotto still hasn't finished his nova yet
Or the fact that Hector has three Honda Civics with spoon engines.
Stupid , ridiculous, hilarious...I love it. And one of the best sounding miatas I've heard. Maybe even because of the misfire
lol...
Club de Cuervos music
Love the videos but could we see more of the cars instead of talking heads?
13:25 is when they start it
you need to drive that car like you dont care, this guy is being wayyy to soft with the car he needs to hammer it.
Wait so they took the car back in time to the 70s?
DeMar DeRozan No the time warp opened up and it got delivered to the 70s raced, banned then hidden in a barn for 40 years.
Triple gold 100 spoke Roedsters though!? That's great
Chen block
That miata is actually clean as F
Assholes in their LS-swapped Ford trucks be like, "You ruined a Miata".
I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY MOTORSPORTS FAMILY!!!! SO MUCH FUN!!!! I LOVE YOU AND I THANK YOU!!!!
I want to make one so bad, and diesel swap it.
Was all the suspension custom?
5:20 has when they start talking. About it btw
I really love the the car but I feel like the compliments made by this interviewer were back handed.
GREATVIDEO LARRY!!!! I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!!! PLEASE CONTINUE TO SPEAK YOUR TRUTH!!!!
ABG!!!!!!!
Pfi speed of goofy built shane
RIP Jessi 😢😢
Yo I saw your car in donut media's gambler video!
- Super :D
- Pozdrowienia z Polski :) (..u nas niestety nie można jeździć takimi autkami.. :( ..)
What's the 4x4 in the background at 0:40 seconds in?
Interesting that a car bought to be thrashed on became a pride and joy and an icon
Love the car and all the logos, especially the Phoenix!
Need this thing on build and biology
Hello Mike. I've just seen the Mad Max Miata on the DRIVETRIBE. So you are the Kiwi, and after searching on the web, I read about the Japanese article featuring all the great cars. So you're pretty well-known guy.
BTW, is there any way to have the regular Miata to have it this high for the road without the possibility of running that fast? I mean to make a Miata SUV kinda car for my wife for her daily use? She like the MX-5 but she said is too low for her. If you can offer a printed plan with the photos and or on DVD, I believe there will be many who wants to buy a copy. There are plenty of used MX-5 and the only challenge will be to deal with the Japanese DMV which will be our problem to be solved. I used to have an RX-7 with the peripheral port tuned engine with extra-long intake for the torque but it didn't work much.
Add a channel Hooptie-again starring cars like this!
How have you literally never seen a cow?
I'm legitimately surprised at how composed that thing appears to be. 200 hp that might change but, simple adjustments would fix that. Get that k swap done my friend, I'll see you at the gambler this year!!!! I got a '89 Thunderbird turbo coupe I'm prepping to kill the first 9 miles!! I'm afraid I'll get shit for the quality of work. I'm too much of a perfectionist to half ass shit. You'll never hear "good enough" come outta my Head. So I named it the fartpigeon because my farts sound like thunder and scare my dogs and pigeon are birds. See what I did there?? Not funny at all I know. I still have my old ranger from high school I rolled 4 times trying to jump this double at a Moto track because it has badass camburg long travel suspension and I knew I'd find something to glue the shit on. So, the fartpigeon got camburg long travel suspension off a '94 ranger. I put WAAAAAAY too much time and effort into it it's actually done right. Then I put weisco pistons and eagle rods, all new bearings, re-sealed the engine, and threw the Gen 1 Disco potato i had on my old s4 at it with Holley management. Just getting my manifolds done and she's ready for the rattle cans. Gonna be blacked out like everything I own. If I don't overdrive the thing and destroy it in the first 10 miles it should be fairly competitive.
Gingium's miata would shidd all over this one.
two coils and it would run right
Very good as always 😷😷😷😷😷😷😷😷
I would rather have an offroad beast than a useless slammed car
Honestly i wish more people wouldnt be afraid to do cool stuff like this. I got a shitter that shits and gets. And I see lifted miatas with offroad tires and it fits well. I just wanna do the same buts its an old hyundai Accent. I wanna scrao the fenders and just get some aluminum and just chuck the old suspension and drop in some fresh wheels tires suspension and a new drive train just keep the body and send it. Maybe a turbskie. If i really wanna try.
It is so cool! The music really makes me focused on the video and the Miata looks sick! And I couldnt imagine the perfect suspension like the miata's! Keep up the good work!
Sounds like a Altima & hardbody
It's a 3 cylinder.
14:10 if you’re just here to see it perform, though I’d recommend watching the whole thing anyway if you have time
He copied gingium rally miata
So original 🙄
Sounds like a scooby
You have to cut the hood for a k swap aswell
Needs a build show on hoonigan suppy can k swap it in his sleep even tho I reckon a na 3 rotor screamer is more suited to it
Saw this thing in the background of donut media’s video and was instantly hooked
Is it AWD?
You should get the boosted-boi's to help k swap. Maybe even a 2jz
I saw this on donut and had to find out who this was
I love it
that thing will be a ton of fun when it makes more than 30hp
Mazda better start paying attention. Make cars great again. Miata 4x4 should be on that list.
Honestly a miata runnin on 2 clylinders. This aint that bad. Just a little jank.
They’re 14s but I keep em clean. Best line of the year
Swap in a junkyard 4.8 over a K, I think you won't regret it
Hahaha! I saw this in Apple Valley at the gas station. Super cool!
makes me want to jack the 88 fiero when I rebuild/ replace the engine ,damn that would be a blast
Did ya do it?
@@ElBach1y nah nothing yet, deciding which to do , make it the insane drift car it could be but needs everything replaced underneath + engine rebuild or.....my chevy K2500 w newish V8 had a tree fall on it smashed windsheild and roof , trying to find out if I can cut that enough to fit the fiero on it, it's like 40" shorter
$500 car with $5k+ in parts.
"the two middle cylinders are sharing compression" haha
What can't you do with a Miata? It's the car that keeps on giving.
You lost me on the 70s.. lol. Wtf?
The virgin becomes the Chad
That needs a 3.8 supercharged
Saw this in person at the Gambler 500, it's awesome
May I ask what ever happened to scum bag labs?