2jz Miata build thread
02-07-2010, 12:57 AM
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Yea and every where you go there is hatters you win some you lose some. But at the end of the day I'm not driving an super awesome neon. I just get to drive the gay miata.lol
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02-07-2010, 10:52 AM
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I am not saying they are not nice cars or that there are not some fast ones out on the street but really its still a neon no matter what you do to it.
"You can polish a turd to a shiny finish, but at the end of the day its still a turd"
"You can polish a turd to a shiny finish, but at the end of the day its still a turd"
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02-07-2010, 08:25 PM
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So I was looking at my car this morning while it was on the lift and noticed that the radiator bracket and intercooler bracket are about 1 inch lower than the bumper so I do not have enough money for the R-package lip that I would like so I am going to try something I have not seen in the miata world yet. I am going to try the HD (Home Depot) lip kit I will post pics as soon as I am done to see what everyone thinks of it. I plan to one day get an R-package lip but this will help hide the brackets for now.
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02-07-2010, 08:33 PM
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^^ Dude people have been rocking Home depot lip since the year of the flood. IIRC theres a write up in m.net, theyre made of plastic use to made the door seal flush to the floor.
here's one of the ones Ive seen
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=236440
here's one of the ones Ive seen
http://forum.miata.net/vb/showthread.php?t=236440
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02-07-2010, 09:58 PM
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Well here it is I got the lip on. I tried a piece with a little double sided tape and did not like the gap it made so I used some adhesive I had in the shop and it worked great. I want everyone to keep in mind that this is not a lip for performance it is cosmetic and it is to hide the bracket coming down for the radiator. It covers the bracket and looks good. I also put a little tire shine on it to make it shiny.
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02-07-2010, 10:09 PM
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i hate srt's. granted they are fast but i wouldnt drive one. just wanted to say he made it to srt forums.
*edit* sean if ur gonna do the diy lip go to home depot, look for "diamond loc garden edging" i did it. it works pretty good. looks okay. just when you finish bolting it up use black silicone between the lip and the bumper so you dont see any holes. way better than the garage door underseal lip. but it is a bit more expensive:
the edging is 10 bucks +- and for 12 pairs of nuts and bolts 5-8 bucks? the garden edging is thick plastic, not rubber. perfect lip for a low miata imo. when i had the garden edging lip on my subaru it ripped off at one point. but i slammed the absolute **** out of it so thats why.
*edit* sean if ur gonna do the diy lip go to home depot, look for "diamond loc garden edging" i did it. it works pretty good. looks okay. just when you finish bolting it up use black silicone between the lip and the bumper so you dont see any holes. way better than the garage door underseal lip. but it is a bit more expensive:
the edging is 10 bucks +- and for 12 pairs of nuts and bolts 5-8 bucks? the garden edging is thick plastic, not rubber. perfect lip for a low miata imo. when i had the garden edging lip on my subaru it ripped off at one point. but i slammed the absolute **** out of it so thats why.
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02-08-2010, 05:17 AM
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check out my homie blowin up his clutch cuz he gettin a new one. Neon Burnout with Clutch Blowing Up - Car Videos on StreetFire
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02-08-2010, 06:48 AM
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check out my homie blowin up his clutch cuz he gettin a new one. Neon Burnout with Clutch Blowing Up - Car Videos on StreetFire
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02-08-2010, 09:32 AM
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check out my homie blowin up his clutch cuz he gettin a new one. Neon Burnout with Clutch Blowing Up - Car Videos on StreetFire
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02-08-2010, 10:40 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Nito619
check out my homie blowin up his clutch cuz he gettin a new one. Neon Burnout with Clutch Blowing Up - Car Videos on StreetFire
LMFAO!!!
Originally Posted by Nito619
check out my homie blowin up his clutch cuz he gettin a new one. Neon Burnout with Clutch Blowing Up - Car Videos on StreetFire
LMFAO!!!
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02-08-2010, 06:23 PM
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I like the way it looks and it dose its job perfect. If I have any problems with this one and it gets loose or falls off I will make one out of diamond lok or just buy a type-R lip
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