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Old 03-16-2012, 08:16 PM
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Looks really good. When is she going back to the dyno?
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Old 03-16-2012, 09:16 PM
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probably sometime in April. This bushing setback kinda screwed things up
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Old 03-21-2012, 09:39 PM
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Cat approved.

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Old 03-27-2012, 09:50 AM
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Modified put the article up on their website: http://www.modified.com/features/mod...ata/index.html


Car is still up on jackstands, due to yet another setback with my front control arm bushings. Hopefully Renown Performance gets their act together this time around.
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Old 04-04-2012, 02:07 PM
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After a huge headache and 4 weeks of hassle with the front control arm bushings, I ended up cancelling my order with Renown Performance and overnighted a set from JSC Speed, whom I would highly recommend. They are on my porch as we speak, and I'll be taking the day off work tomorrow to go mental on the car. Cornerweighting it Saturday morning, so if all goes according to plan I'll be out on the prowl very soon!
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Old 04-04-2012, 05:54 PM
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Badass man, can't wait to see that thing out again.
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So after 14 hours on Thursday, 7 Friday night, and another 7 on Saturday, the car is back in fighting shape. We were able to get a perfect 50.0% cross weight distribution, and the car weighs 2424 lbs with me in it- not bad at all.
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I have not visited this thread in a while.

Wow the car is coming along great. I am so impressed with what you have done.
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Old 04-16-2012, 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by miata2fast
I have not visited this thread in a while.

Wow the car is coming along great. I am so impressed with what you have done.
Thank you!

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All back together and warming up the morning before heading up to corner weight:




Shot of the final weights:


Seeing this really makes me appreciate all the sub 2000lb miatas out there.
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Nice meeting you at the show. Sorry I didn't stick around for longer. Maybe next year I'll actually have my car there.
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
Nice meeting you at the show. Sorry I didn't stick around for longer. Maybe next year I'll actually have my car there.
yeah you too. You coming to the ADSI thing on the 22nd?
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All I can say as a new member is this is an impressive car! I just can't believe some of the hp numbers, pretty nice.
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Originally Posted by mighty mouse
Seeing this really makes me appreciate all the sub 2000lb miatas out there.
Can you give us a shot of your finished interior? Don't feel like searching through your entire build thread.

I'm guessing that's where roughly half your weight is. Half the 400 lbs at least.
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Originally Posted by curly
Can you give us a shot of your finished interior? Don't feel like searching through your entire build thread.

I'm guessing that's where roughly half your weight is. Half the 400 lbs at least.
Yeah you are probably right.

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I'll be taking the miata to it's first auto-x this sunday- can't wait!
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Where is the autox? Devons?

A few more weeks and I will be ready to come out and play
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Is that with driver or w/o?
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Originally Posted by 240_to_miata
Where is the autox? Devons?

A few more weeks and I will be ready to come out and play
Quonsett Point- http://hpds.1adsi.com/

I'm just going for the open sessions in the afternoon.

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Is that with driver or w/o?
That is with me in it (I weight 150).
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Cotter pins > zip ties
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Originally Posted by Oscar
Cotter pins > zip ties
Yeah they've been replaced since I took the pics. Just couldn't run to the store and pick some up at 1 in the morning.
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