pdexta's build: round 3
09-06-2012, 04:25 PM
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pdexta's build: round 3
My 10AE was destroyed when tboned by a Camry that ran a stop sign. To replace it I picked up a new to me Miata and this time around I figured I'd try to document it's (hopefully swift) evolution.
I ended up picking up a '94 R-package. The car has a few small dents, a bent fender, faded paint, and the AC is good for droping ambient temps by at least 3 degrees. I feel like I paid way too much for it but there just wasn't much selection locally, I was going nuts with no car, and I really liked the R-package options: torsen, no ABS, power NOTHING (steering, windows, locks, etc), and came with a hardtop. I picked it up bone stock, aside from having the muffler cut off, with 98,676 miles on it, for $4400.
Took a picture of it on the way home. I should be able to clean it up a bit tonight and get some better pictures. God I hate the stupid pin stripes, but I know it's going to look horrible if I pull it off.
I ended up picking up a '94 R-package. The car has a few small dents, a bent fender, faded paint, and the AC is good for droping ambient temps by at least 3 degrees. I feel like I paid way too much for it but there just wasn't much selection locally, I was going nuts with no car, and I really liked the R-package options: torsen, no ABS, power NOTHING (steering, windows, locks, etc), and came with a hardtop. I picked it up bone stock, aside from having the muffler cut off, with 98,676 miles on it, for $4400.
Took a picture of it on the way home. I should be able to clean it up a bit tonight and get some better pictures. God I hate the stupid pin stripes, but I know it's going to look horrible if I pull it off.
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09-06-2012, 04:54 PM
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I'm actually hoping to swap my suspension on tonight. BC Coilovers and Racing Beat Swaybars/Endlinks.
The thing is so slow, I'm dying to get a turbo on it but it look like it'll be a little while to recouperate my finances and gather supporting mods. I raced my girlfriend in her RSX last night and she put bus lengths on me, later she told me she never went WOT
The thing is so slow, I'm dying to get a turbo on it but it look like it'll be a little while to recouperate my finances and gather supporting mods. I raced my girlfriend in her RSX last night and she put bus lengths on me, later she told me she never went WOT
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09-06-2012, 08:52 PM
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If it makes you feel better I bought my '99 150K w/ 195/195/200/195 compression for $3000. See "slutbucket rape victim" thread in my signature. It did not have pinstripes but it did have rust. Which I handily took care of.
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09-07-2012, 10:49 AM
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Got a few more stock pictures last night.
I did get the coilovers and sway bars swapped over but by then it was too dark to get any pictures.
I was able to salvage quite a few parts from the 10AE which will eventually find their way onto this one. It doesn't look like I'll be able to save the motor though. There had definitely been an increase in the frequency I was dumping my catch can anyway. I feel like the stock '97 pistons/rings had probably seen better days, but they did see ~20,000 miles over 300whp and another ~20,000 miles around 250whp so it's hard to complain.
As for the NA vs NB question, they're really very similar. It comes down to a few pretty obvious things IMO. NB has better interior and better head, NA has stupid popup headlights, it's cheaper, and weighs marginally less. NB is a better daily, NA is a better racecar.
I did get the coilovers and sway bars swapped over but by then it was too dark to get any pictures.
I was able to salvage quite a few parts from the 10AE which will eventually find their way onto this one. It doesn't look like I'll be able to save the motor though. There had definitely been an increase in the frequency I was dumping my catch can anyway. I feel like the stock '97 pistons/rings had probably seen better days, but they did see ~20,000 miles over 300whp and another ~20,000 miles around 250whp so it's hard to complain.
As for the NA vs NB question, they're really very similar. It comes down to a few pretty obvious things IMO. NB has better interior and better head, NA has stupid popup headlights, it's cheaper, and weighs marginally less. NB is a better daily, NA is a better racecar.
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09-07-2012, 01:36 PM
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Wow, looks much better than the first pics now that its in the day. Can't wait to see this progress. What are your plans, just swap the turbo kit onto the stock motor? Mild build? fully built? Subscribed for epic-ness. I loved your last miata, but really my favorite was your light blue N/A. I used to love watching videos of that thing **** on a v8's.
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09-07-2012, 01:50 PM
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Lol, thanks. I'm hoping this car will be kind of a combination of my previous 2 cars. The first one I went way overboard with getting every ounce of weight out of it and the last one was full weight and then some (adding a lot of sound deadening).
I want to buy a daily driver and rip the AC out of this one since it barely works anyway. The plan for now is to turbo the stock motor and run the typical 220-250hp and then see how the finances fall into place. I'd love to buy a beast of a motor from Savington and push it toward 400whp, but realistically I'll probably end up doing another half-assed built motor and shooting for low 300's.
I want to buy a daily driver and rip the AC out of this one since it barely works anyway. The plan for now is to turbo the stock motor and run the typical 220-250hp and then see how the finances fall into place. I'd love to buy a beast of a motor from Savington and push it toward 400whp, but realistically I'll probably end up doing another half-assed built motor and shooting for low 300's.
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