This is the famous Jim "Flash" Sawyer.  Spend 2 minutes around him and you'll know how he earned his nickname.  Super-great guy.  Flash is on miata #2.  His first miata was a '90 Silver with a FMII turbo, along with MANY other mods.

Near the end of the 2002 autocross season, Jim found a '93 LE in outstanding condition.  The winter of 2002/2003 was spent transplanting many of the mods from the '90 silver to the '93 LE black.  The transformation is complete (both cars are now on the road; silver one has been sold to the new owner).

Below are a few shots of the Lexington Miata Performance group giving Flash a hand.

    The FLASH dissecting a perfectly good '93LE.  Preparing the engine transplant from mild to WILD.

    WILD MAN in his usual form.  TORQUE WRENCH stands un-amused while Wild Man boogies to a fusion tune on the radio.

    GEEZER and WILDMAN yanking the Japan-spec turbo motor from the 'ol 90... to go into the 93LE.  Who let them work on this car anyway?

    FLASH... happily stands by one removed turbo motor.

    Tony Talbert and TORQUE WRENCH work on a new Hard Dog Hard Core installation.

    Master Mazda Mechanic (aka FLASH's brother Mark) shows WILD MAN where he went wrong.

3/2/03 Update... New nose and bodywork is complete.  The pictures just don't do the car justice...