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91' V6 Miata restoration
Everything starts 6 years ago, when i bought a '91 Mariner Blue Miata 80k miles (usa spec), 1.6 115cv in Torino (north Italy)
Nice and shine, (olmost) 100% stock , beautiful color, brand new soft top.. Apparently perfect right? well.. NO! The car was imported from Germany few years before and this meant rust. I knew it but it was love at first sight and decided to bought it anyway.. In my mind the idea was a very little conservative restoration to fix some minor issue but after few days i realized that i should have to change my mind. Here some pics of my miata after i bought it https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1707460f9a.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...64c2d56411.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...660c1922f0.jpg |
what v6 are you restoring?
the red and orange buttons on the shifter, and aftermarket radio suggest it's not 100% stock. |
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The orange switch is for some kind of light made from the old owner.. but i don't care for now.
The engine is a KLZE 2.5 V6 from a Mazda 626. I bought it one year ago and it still is in the garage. Ok now let's talk about restoration first. After one month of occasional use the first problems appears and i decided to start a little restoration but then i realised that it would be a massive restoration! Attachment 182768 Attachment 182769 Attachment 182770 Rust rust rust rust... |
That'd be considered a clean car here in PA.
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Welcome!
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Good color
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Welcome to the forum. Will this be a complete strip down or just a repaint of the bottom of the car?
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Welcome! Looks like a fun project. Car looks great.
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I wish either of my cars had that little rust....
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Unfortunately this is the only good parts of the car..
Both sills were completely rusted, the right side worse than the left, the control arms rusted too, the diff, everything! :vash: Attachment 182757 Attachment 182758 Attachment 182759 diff Attachment 182760 right sill :cry: Attachment 182761 near the fuel tank Attachment 182762 after that, i started cut off all around the rusty parts to check the real amount of damage Attachment 182763 Attachment 182764 Attachment 182765 |
Holy FaeFlora!!!!
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Originally Posted by x_25
(Post 1373254)
I wish either of my cars had that little rust....
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Anyway, i started with the fuel tank.
all the edges were rusted under the stone chip and all the plates too. Attachment 182737 wirebrushed, welded and painted again Attachment 182738 and the plates from this Attachment 182739 to this Attachment 182740 after that i started with the control arms.. very funny. Attachment 182741 |
Originally Posted by mark88
(Post 1373522)
shure? :giggle:
My daily will get there though. Stupid road salt... |
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Time to remove the engine and other stuff!
But first.. where are my engine bolts on the car :facepalm: anyway.. Attachment 182681 Attachment 182682 Attachment 182683 time to rest :rofl: Attachment 182684 and few hours later the engine bay almost empty and front (nice and clean) axle out Attachment 182685 Attachment 182686 Attachment 182687 |
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After the engine bay i mouved my work to the interior..
22 years of dry leaves, dust, and so on.. Attachment 182460 Attachment 182461 And under the carpet the same stuff.. rust! Attachment 182462 Another problem is the driver side bended seat rod (i'm not sure is the right name) probably some previous owner was a 150 kg man :rofl: Attachment 182463 |
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Little update, reinforced rear subframe.
Rady for sandblast and powder coat Attachment 182449 Attachment 182450 Attachment 182451 |
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Is the subframe seam welding something that helps? I don't know that I've seen it done before.
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n the front side i used the original frame, on the back the rear bumper holding holes.
I'm very satisfied about the result, working under the car is very easy now! Then i started removing all the underbody stone chip protection. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...ba4d0498e8.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...59338e57bc.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fd2eea0ae2.jpg A closer look at the right subframe scratched and rusted.. https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c3192127cd.jpg |
Looks like it's going to be a big project. Good luck! I dream of being able to do a rotisserie restoration of my own car one day to make it better than new. "Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the technology. We have the capability to make the world's greatest sports car."
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Next step: let's start with some spot welding!
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3c14c82d58.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...957edf1932.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...1e2b2c0d1d.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...616ec4175b.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4e965965df.jpg |
Can you do this to my car?
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Can't wait to see how this turns out!
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Threads like this really make me wish I had kept the clean shell I had and kept on stitch welding it for a future build. Can't wait to see what more you do!
Any extra planned reinforcement, or are you just stitch welding it? |
Originally Posted by OptionXIII
(Post 1383117)
Threads like this really make me wish I had kept the clean shell I had and kept on stitch welding it for a future build. Can't wait to see what more you do!
Any extra planned reinforcement, or are you just stitch welding it? i hope it will be enough. :rofl: First, the brand new roll bar https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...50722e60bf.jpg And some more updates about restoration.. lots of rust inside frame's overlapping congiunction lhttps://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...9f316442b0.jpg fixed https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a523f930fd.jpg bendend https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...22b0dcb7c7.jpg welded https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dc05462de3.jpg rady for nex step https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...bde0a19a6d.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7d856c1a05.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b22df3a2c7.jpg Another big problem was near the door, no structural corrosion here Opened like a candy :rofl: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f322bf85d7.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...22f73be4fd.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fbff31d3b8.jpg And the rear left sill completely opened https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5de6ed74e3.jpg |
I do not miss working on cars with this much rust. That said, you are going to have one awesome car when this is all finished! Keep it blue.
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Test fitting for my stainless steel frame rails
https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...63ef0b939d.jpg After that, i started with the sandblasting treatment, the worst job ever!! :bang: But the result is awesome! rust, dirt, paint.. everything clean as i like it! https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...cc0ca212e6.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...46be3b510b.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...260cfdbd15.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c17373e0b1.jpg |
very well done. Unlike you I LOVE sandblasting. Just put on some music, switch off your head and go blasting. I'll be following this thread.
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Originally Posted by G3ML1NGZ
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very well done. Unlike you I LOVE sandblasting. Just put on some music, switch off your head and go blasting. I'll be following this thread.
anyway, i finished welding and sandblasting the whole under car https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...06e729f610.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d588c05c32.jpg it's time to prepare the engine bay too. not sandblasting, just sanding with many kind of sandpaper.. https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...78b41d51c8.jpg everything's ready for paint, when.... something arrives in the garage... https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...be49a8a092.jpg mmh.... :naughty: https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...4541a494c9.jpg |
Dammit, such a nice work...! Propcats for you!
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New bodyworks update!
I bought the aftermarket quarter panel but those are thinner than the original ones and doesn't fit very well.. After many hours af work the result is acceptable. https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f1d0cd2bea.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3760b37ceb.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...edc34ae112.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0280f4d6b9.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f699e31782.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...308794f182.jpg Now i'm ready for carbon miata fender flares! |
This is awesome. Solid progress!
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