Slant six in a Miata ? Why ???

I am currently looking for a nice body to transplant my hot lil 367/A833/GVod into. But-um, no, not a Miata. Nor a neon. I need a lil more wheelbase than either of those have, cuz it's also gonna have an 8.75 with leaf springs. Well, I also need the longer wheelbase cuz at 68, my reflexes are bound to get older soon, and those short wb cars can be a handful while sliding; which is my favorite thing to do.
So I gotta watch Tony, to see what I might have to get into. But no slanty for me. If I'm gonna do all that work, I'm gonna need some payback, measured in massive tire smoke, thunder, lightning and terror. Somehow 6-in-a-row is not on my wish-list.