Targa Miata
MIATA BUILD
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June 6, 2011 - Unfortunately, even my "low profile" intake wouldn't fit under the hood.
Then I discovered that, even with no intake at all, the hood wouldn't close. I spotted the power steering reservoir as a problem. But removing that didn't solve it either - the throttle body hit the hood!
After checking with Tyler, the fabricator who builds the V8 cars at FM, I found out this was normal. Some of the hood structure would have to be removed. So I proceeded to make copious amounts of noise. And finally, the hood closed.
tags: subframe, V8 conversion