Blackbird Fabworx Lightweight NB

"Simplify and add lightness.”

Moti @ Blackbird Fabworx has taken those famous words spoken by Lotus Cars founder, Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman, to heart. Here is his latest creation. In between customer car builds, Moti has turned a totally stock, unmolested 2002 NB8C Mazda Miata (with the VVT, 6 speed, 3.9 Torsen, sport brakes etc.) into a purpose built track demon. He has gone to extremes to save weight, eliminating anything and everything that is non-essential to driving on the track. Moti stripped over 631 lbs. from the curb weight before installing the roll cage, which added back another 100 lbs. or so of bent steel tubing. The car currently weighs 1,952 lbs., and Moti believes there is at least another 100 lbs. of weight savings to be had.

First outing at the Streets of Willow race circuit










Roll cage details




Seam welding


Seat mount detail




Lightweight Dashboard


Lightweight Exhaust


Chopped windscreen




Curb weight


Before






Check out more details at his build thread here

And just for fun, here is an old picture of Moti's first extreme Miata built about 10 years ago that he called "Blackbird" and served as a test bed and an inspiration for him to create his own fabrication business