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Old 03-24-2010, 10:00 PM
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I hear you man. I deiced to hold off on all the turbo stuff this year to get the car ready for the track. One day I will have a turbo miata lol
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Old 03-25-2010, 08:27 AM
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I try not to think of how many guns I sold off to feed this addiction since last fall. Gotta be in the 10K range from tires to turbo... and the track weekends aren't cheap either! I feel to complete the build I need a GTC200 and splitter.... and a Racepac IQ3, BBK, paintjob, a real car hauler, on and on...
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Old 03-25-2010, 04:13 PM
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Hey where did you get your vent from, I'm loving these ideas you are coming out with.
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Old 03-25-2010, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbo_4
Hey where did you get your vent from, I'm loving these ideas you are coming out with.
I got it off ebay...just type in "z34 vent". Some are priced way out of line since the jeep guys snap these things up like crazy. I sniped an auction and got a killer deal
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Old 03-27-2010, 04:18 PM
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Cspence, very weird. But I love it. Awesome build.
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Old 03-27-2010, 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by turotufas
Cspence, very weird. But I love it. Awesome build.
Whats so weird?
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Cspence
Whats so weird?
Cspence...

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Old 03-27-2010, 11:27 PM
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I feel like a tard for having owned my car for over a year and never messing with the MS....but finally after much heart ache :

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Now get ready for the flood of questions I'ma have
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:34 PM
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let me find my friends S/N on here, we just finished installing his sc and MSPNP in his car and he has figured this **** out really well, he has read every post, every manual ect ect over and over agian, he will be glad to help you out!



Edit* here is his S/N D.dutton9512 when i get my chassis swap done and i finish upgrading parts ill be getting him to street tune my car!
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by WonTon
let me find my friends S/N on here, we just finished installing his sc and MSPNP in his car and he has figured this **** out really well, he has read every post, every manual ect ect over and over agian, he will be glad to help you out!



Edit* here is his S/N D.dutton9512 when i get my chassis swap done and i finish upgrading parts ill be getting him to street tune my car!
Awsome....this is why I love this place, nuthin like havin people willing to lend a hand
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Cspence
Awsome....this is why I love this place, nuthin like havin people willing to lend a hand
oh yeah!

are you running a MSPNP or a DIYPNP? just curious!
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Old 03-27-2010, 11:57 PM
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Gaypnp
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Old 04-06-2010, 09:24 PM
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Well, I finally got sick and tired of worrying about when its going to rain and if I can drive my car..... so I started working on the drop in door windows for my gutted doors. I was going to make an elaborate bracket at work to hold the window in place, but then I thought about it decided to go the kiss method (keep it simple stupid). It ended up being much easier than I though, 2 "j" clips and some foam seal. I'm actually quite surprised at how well the window stays in place too....I had envisioned the window flying out during driving, but it feels quite rigid. On to the passenger side tomorrow night, then no more worrying about rain

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Hey chris since we are BFF's now and I'm awesome and you live by me... Do you wanna help me ( you do all the work) make an awesome 3" exhaust like yours
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did you use glass, polycarbonate or lexan ect. ect. ?
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Old 04-07-2010, 11:58 AM
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Originally Posted by WonTon
did you use glass, polycarbonate or lexan ect. ect. ?
Stock glass just without all the hardware thats normally mounted on there...I figured it'd be easier than trying to cut and form plexi or polycarbonate

Originally Posted by miataspeed2005
Hey chris since we are BFF's now and I'm awesome and you live by me... Do you wanna help me ( you do all the work) make an awesome 3" exhaust like yours
If I had the facility to do so... I had to call in a favor to use a "real garage" to do mine
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Old 04-07-2010, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Cspence
Great minds think alike apparently.

http://www.saferacer.com/miata-cage-...productid=2014
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Old 04-07-2010, 05:02 PM
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NO ****! I didn't realize there were clips available....little pricy though, mine cost nuthin
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Old 04-07-2010, 10:37 PM
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Finished the passenger side....I should have done this a LONG time ago just like learning MS....o well, I'm doing both now. I took a few more pictures to post so people down the road have something to reference if they are undertaking the same project. Well worth the $11 it cost me to do it

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Holy crap you don't cut yourself on the doors? That's why I kept the door cards on. Cardboard wrapped in thin vinyl, and it keeps me from having to deal with the ickky tar.
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