afterburn27

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I just picked up a beat-up mostly stock 1999 for shared daily & track duty. I will be trying my hardest to leave the miata as stock as possible because I already have a Mazda project car. But I have a feeling that isn't going to work very well.

No pics of the miata yet... (just imagine a dented black NB miata in your head, lol).

The other cars:












The RX-7 is an eternal project and has been in pieces for a while now. I just haven't had the time to put it back together. The TR6 has been a blast ever since I restored it ~10 years ago.

I'm looking forward to cleaning the miata up and driving the hell out of it!

KPLAFIN

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What part of VA? We've got a bunch of people here from NOVA, I'm from Charlottesville myself.

afterburn27

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I went to school at VT and used to live outside of Richmond, but now I work down in Greenville, SC.

KPLAFIN

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I thought I recognized the VT campus in that TR8 picture. Welcome to the site, seem like you'll fit in well around here.

gospeed81

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Wow, I like your taste in automobiles.

Welcome to the show. Looking forward to a well-documented build thread.

RavynX

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That is a beautiful RX-7! I'd love to have one in that color.

bayside blue

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welcome.. thats a beautiful 7 you have there.

im actually looking at picking up a FD as a weekend car. but the one im looking at has pistons, 8 of them to be exact lol

afterburn27

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Thanks guys.

They really are great cars, just a bit fragile. I am a fan of V8 FD's, but at the same time the engineering nerd in me is addicted to the unique challenges presented by a turbo rotary engine. In a perfect world I would own a turbo rotary FD for the track and an LSx FD for the street. Some day...