
Selling my Miata. This is a very special roadster. Can be said it is somewhat of a status symbol, iconic, inspirational, clean example and definitely a collector car. I’ve spent over $150,000+ in parts, research, development, iterations, mods, testing, etc. in 6 years on this car. It’s been a wonderful journey with all of you. Theres a ton of history with this car. I modified and built it for driving pleasure. And this car brought me a lot of joy and lots of memories made with all of you around the world. The world’s first Maruha 1.8 restoration crate engine was just recently swapped in and properly broken in. This engine will last for a few hundred thousands miles with proper care and maintenance. Car will not come with Spirit Road MMR Mille Miglia Rally wheels and no hardtop. Please bring your own wheels/tires. Car can be shipped to most parts of the world. Please inquire within. Thank you.
•
Price: Inquire
Location: Los Angeles, California
•
1997 Mazda Miata
Mileage: 129,466 chassis / New engine: 3,936 miles
Clean Title
Car was involved in a minor accident in May 2023 (not Seller’s fault). Damage to driver’s side rear quarter panel and trunk lid. Car was professionally repaired by a reputable body shop in Monterey Park, CA.
Manual 5 Speed
Montego Blue / Black Interior
•
Engine:
New Mazda oem NA8 83mm, 0.50 over pistons and pins (WPC treated)
New oem NA8 0.50 rings (WPC treated)
New Maruha Hydrorush (hydraulic) Lifters HLA
New Mazda oem NA8 valve springs
New Mazda oem NA8 valve seals
Eagle H beam connecting rods
Pistons and rods balanced to 0.01 grams by Jerrybuilt Racing / Honda Spoon Sports Ideology applied
Complete Maruha Engine overhaul seals and gaskets kit
Maruha NA8 headgasket
Maruha 85mm crank (WPC treated)
ACL bearings (WPC treated)
Maruha Power Timing Belt
New oem VVT oil pump
Gates waterpump
Gates idler and tensioner
NGK spark plug wires
New NA8 fuel injectors
New Exedy clutch and flywheel
Rspeed 02 sensor extension kit
Rspeed valve cover stainless steel bolt set
New genuine Mazda coil pack
New Delphi MAF sensor
New TPS sensor
New fuel filter
New Bosch front and rear 02 sensor
New oem pcv valve
New oem tensioner spring
New oem heater hose firewall grommets
New oem (devil’s) coolant hoses
New oem oil dipstick
New oem breather hose
New oem pcv valve hose
New oem throttlebody gasket
New oem idle air control valve gasket
New oem NA8 vacuum sensor
New crankshaft angle sensor
New camshaft angle sensor
New fuel pressure regulator
New EGR valve
New EGR solenoid
New fuel pump main relay
New oem charcoal canister 3 way valve
New oem throttle cable
New Mishimoto radiator
New Maruha silicone coolant hoses
Maruha stainless steel lower radiator pipe
Maruha 78C thermostat
Maruha oil pan baffle
Mishimoto fan shroud with SPAL 12″ inch electric fans
Custom wrinkle black powdercoated valve cover by Mike Kent at Castillo’s Powdercoating
Custom Maruha Motors Japan metal valve cover plaque
Rev9 Power intake airbox kit with custom Cerakoted Glacier Titanium intake pipe and Cerakote Glacier Black for airbox coated by Velocity Powdercoating
New ARC Magic Japan “D” air filter
Beatrush Japan radiator cooling panel
Nielex Japan 1002 oil filler cap
Maxim Works 4-2-1 header ceramic coated by Embee Performance with flanges custom tig welded all around to strengthen welds
Samson Performance (also known as SP1R Titanium) custom stainless steel 2.25” inch midpipe, Magnaflow high flow catalytic converter, Vibrant Performance resonator and Vibrant Performance oval muffler with V-band clamps
Chikara Motorsports Canada green magnetic oil drain plug, transmission plug and rear differential plug
Chikara Motorsports steering rack spacers
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
Maruha oil filter relocator
Maruha carbon fiber oil filter relocator access cover
•
Suspension and Brakes:
Custom Spirit Road USA Adjustable Coilovers 8k front springs / 6k rear springs with Maruha extended top hats and custom proprietary bits
New Dixcel Japan slotted rotors and new Maruha CA27 pads in the front. Maruha stainless steel front brake lines. Installed 5-9-23.
Stoptech slotted rotors in rear with Maruha CA27 pads. Stoptech stainless steel rear brake lines. Installed 3-30-22.
Motul 660 DOT 4 brake fluid
•
Interior:
Pioneer Double Din touch screen
Infinity Door Speakers
Primer3D forever door cards, black synthetic leather material
Zoom Engineering Black leather door pulls
Limited Edition Roadster speaker covers
Maruha Power Window Regulators (originally manual crank windows but did oem conversion to power windows)
Maruha window door collars
Custom real black Nappa leather reupholstered seats inspired by classic 1970 Porsche 911 (bar design with perforated centers)
Rare Roadster Japan checkered floor mats
RS Refine Retro Series cluster kit with custom Spirit Road bits
RS Refine deep gauge rings
Revlimiter custom Smith gauge faces
Revlimiter gauge lens
Nardi Polished black leather steering wheel
Corn’s black leather shift knob
Jass Performance polished e-brake “drift” button
Corn’s rear parcel shelf plastic window protector cover synthetic black leather (custom hand stitched velcro backing)
Roadster stainless steel side sill plates
NA6 90-93 dash swap
New 90-93 oem cluster hood
Daikei steering wheel hub with airbag delete
New oem ac/vent control panel plate
90-93 seat belt buckles
Zoom Engineering Japan Penta black rearview mirror with blue lens and custom machined aluminum base for mounting
Jass Performance Sun Visor LED interior lights
Garage Star door bushings
•
Exterior:
Kyoto Japan headlamps with upgraded H4 wiring harnesses for higher wattage light bulbs
JDM Eunos fender blinkers
OEM R package front bumper lower lip
Rspeed R package rear bumper lower lip
Antenna delete plug
All defroster relay and accompanying parts are fairly new and original OEM Mazda
Jass Performance front polished tow hook
KG Works license plate relocator
New OEM aluminum headlamp covers matchpainted factory Montego Blue
Eunos V Special Japan Only front emblem
•
Other:
New 98-00 AC compressor installed 7-6-2022
New AC drier
Upgraded to NB AC evaporator
Upgraded to new NB heater core unit
Replaced car battery 8-30-22
Suzuki Cappuccino (Nopro) washer fluid bottle
•
Highlights And Accolades:
First Jerrybuilt Racing/Toda Racing/Spirit Road 1.9 Liter with Jenvey ITB’s (85mm bore x 85mm stroke)
First Jerrybuilt Racing/Spirit Road 2.0 Liter with Maruha ITB’s (86mm bore x 85mm stroke)
First Jerrybuilt Racing/Toda Racing/Maruha 1.9 Liter VVT with Maruha ITB’s and Mandrew Made/Spirit Road designed 4-1 high rise slip fit headers (85mm bore x 85mm stroke)
First Jerrybuilt Racing/Maruha/Spirit Road 2.0 Liter VVT (86mm bore x 87mm stroke)
First Miata in the entire world to test and showcase the Maruha/Spirit Road Legacy 1.8 Restoration crate engine
Only company in the world to reproduce, sell and promote Zoom Engineering Elan front and rear bumpers (exclusive partnership with Zoom Engineering Japan)
Past exterior iterations included: Barchetta Japan Clubman GT Front bumper, Pitcrew Racing Japan front bumper, Barchetta flush headlamps, Zoom Engineering Elan rear taillights, etc.
Past wheels include: Panasport, SSR Watanabe 3 piece, MTE37 Bronze, RS Watanabe F8, Volk Racing TE37 Super Lap, Advan RG-D2, Corn’s, Group B NC-01, etc.
Enlisted help from Aidan at Pine Engineering New Zealand to machine and produce the first Spirit Road MMR (Mille Miglia Rally) Wheels, 15×8, +20 offset, 12.4 lbs, true 3 piece wheel, clears Wilwood BBK. A design I sketched on paper more than 20 years ago.
Received RWD Runner-Up Award at Nisei Dekocar Car Show in Little Tokyo August 17, 2019
Car was featured on a special episode of Jay Leno’s Garage May 2019
Worked with RS Refine Japan to design and produce the Retro Series Indicator Kits and also first in America to install/feature them
Car has gone through numerous Corn’s seats, Esqueleto bucket seats, multiple roll bars, multiple style bars, many interior changes/swaps, Kanspo hardtop, etc.
Threw and participated in numerous meets, rallies, drives, etc. from 2018 to current
Received 2nd Place Best Neo Mazda at Japanese Classic Car Show September 15, 2018
Received the “only” JNC Japanese Nostalgic Car Award at Japanese Classic Car Show out of hundreds of car entrees September 15, 2018
Participant and Parade Lap at MRLS Miata Reunion in 2019 Laguna Seca
This Miata MX-5 Roadster is well known and recognized around the world with over 10,000 followers on Instagram
Featured and shown in Roadster Brothers’ Magazine in Japan
This Miata is recognized by Mazda USA and Mazda Japan
2nd NA8 Miata in the world to have Mandrew Made High Rise 4-1 headers
First in the world to collaborate with Mandrew Made to produce a Spirit Road designed 4-1 reverse high rise header optimized for all motor/ITB specs and utilitizing a Vibrant Performance slip fit merge collector and long tube design. Exhaust scavenging-effect was implemented in to overall runner design, length, etc.
Collaborated with Corn’s USA and Corn’s Japan to produce apparel, mechanics tool bags, etc.
Designed, tested and sold Spirit Road street and track coilovers
Designed, tested and sold Idle Air Control Valve adapters for utilizing ITB’s Individual Throttle Bodies
Designed, tested and sold Stainless Steel Mesh Screens for ITB Individual Throttle Body velocity stacks (Blacktop and Silvertop 4AGE ITB’s)
Designed, tested and sold Oil Catch Cans to work with ITB Individual Throttle Body kits
Research and designed several ITB Individual Throttle Body kits for 94-05 Miatas
Research, designed and tested Honda B Series and Honda K Series Intake Manifolds with custom dual bolt pattern flanges for Miata 1.8 engines
Spirit Roadster is sponsored and has been seen in numerous Falken Tire USA, Falken Tire Japan and Falken Tire Australia print and advertisements promoting Falken Azenis tires along with the Zoom Engineering Elan Front and Rear bumpers
Sponsored by Mishimoto USA
First to have tested and provide feedback to Fujitsubo USA/Japan to make changes to their header, midpipe for some US models
Provided insight and feedback to Tomei USA to produce their Titanium Ti exhaust systems for the NA6/NA8 models
First and only US Miata company to heavily promote, test and sell the entire Maruha Motors Japan’s catalog of roadster products
Featured in the most well known automotive enthusiast website in the world “Speedhunters.com” on March 29th, 2019. Spirit Road: The Minimalist Miata With All The Parts
*Some items shown in photos has been removed and replaced with oem pieces






