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FRT's Build
Car: Mazda Miata
Year: 1997 Package: B Package Miles: 80,000 Color: Red Plan: I will be back from Afghanistan for two weeks this summer, so I plan to install everything when I get home. I am going for 3-4 days. If it takes longer than so be it. Goal: The Miata will be daily driven, with quite a few cross country trips in the future. I wanted ride comfort to be present, but not overwhelming. I still prefer to feel the car. As for power, I don't expect, or want, more than 200whp. I am shooting for 170-180whp. In the future I will probably go with a MS and upgrade fuel delivery and shoot for a bit more power. |
You have got your work cut out for ya. I'll be pulling for you to get it done, though. Given your personal circumstances and tight time constraints, I don't think anyone can fault you for not going DIY.
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Here are two pictures of the car right after my friend picked up from the dealer in Ohio. The black one is my friends, the red one is mine.
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/4290/mycari.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/3554/mycar2k.jpg I will try and get the pics of the parts sometime later today. |
Coolant Reroute
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/809...antreroute.jpg Rota RB - Hyper Black http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/9900/wheels1.jpg Rota RB - Hyper Black http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/2277/rimsk.jpg Momo Steering Wheel + Adapter http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/3339/steeringwheel.jpg |
Nice "from behind the steering wheel" shot :D
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/553...8985342821.jpg http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/873...8970111047.jpg http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/286...8969558533.jpg http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/546...8966786102.jpg http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/467...8965595478.jpg http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/270...8961829489.jpg http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/425...8960149389.jpg http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2717/...8956260523.jpg http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/110...8953616489.jpg Sorry about the image sizes, any bigger and i'd be here all day trying to upload just one picture. |
More pictures.
Nice picture, sooooooo clean :D http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/3605/miata1.jpg Hard Dog M2 - Safety First http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2348/rollbar1.jpg Nitto Neo Gens: 205/50R15, They look kinda big... http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/765/tires3.jpg Pretty clean.. about to be minus P/S minus A/C and plus TUUURBOZ http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9306/engine1.jpg My favorite picture of the car yet, the body lines are perfect. http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4088/miataside.jpg |
Figured I post a parts list for the build. Everything has arrived, or on it's way except the Boundary Frame Rail Stiffeners.
Transmisison: +Braided Clutch Line +FM Happy Meal +Lightweight Flywheel (10.3lbs) +Level 1 Clutch (318lb/ft) +Polyurethane Differential Mounts Engine: +Oil Filter +Fuel Filter +Timing Belt + Pulleys +Water Pump +Mazda Competition Motor Mounts +NGK Extended Reach Spark Plugs Heat #6 +Magnecor 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires +FM Voodoo2 Turbo Kit +19" FM Intercooler +Ceramic GT2560R +Ceramic Turbo Manifold +Ceramic Turbo Outlet +Water/Oil Hard Lines +FM Turbo Exhaust +2.5" Race Pipe +Coolant Reroute Kit Brakes +FM Brake Kit +Porterfield Front Pads +Porterfield Rear Pads +Braided Brake Line Kit +DOT 4 Brake Fluid +Rotor Set (Slotted) Front +Rotor Set (Slotted) Rear Safety +HardDog Sport M2 Roll Bar (Dual Diagonal) Suspension +Manual Steering Rack +FM Suspension Kit, Stage 2.5 +FM Spring Set +Shock/Tokico Illumina Front +Shock/Tokico Illumina Rear +FM Performance Sway Bar Set +FM Shock Mount (Rear) w/ Bump Stops (10mm) +FM Set of Bump Stops for FM Shock Mounts +Rota RB 15x8 +30 +205/50R15 Nitto Neo Gen Boundary Engineering Frame Rail Stiffeners Electronics +AEM Wideband O2 Kit w/ Guage Interior +Momo Tuner Steering Wheel w/ Momo Hub Adapter Still trying for 3-4 days or so. I know it's a lot, but I have a pretty good amount of non-miata car experience. As long as something major doesn't break, that involves ordering something, the installs should be pretty straight forward. |
Well I just made an impulse buy last night, saw a 88 RX-7 Clutch Type LSD off an Automatic for a good deal. Had to grab it, so now I have an LSD to put on!! Since it is the Automatic version it will have the 3.909 ratio, which was the selling point for me. This is the LAST part I will buy for this summers build...
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Originally Posted by FRT_Fun
(Post 410594)
Well I just made an impulse buy last night, saw a 88 RX-7 Clutch Type LSD off an Automatic for a good deal. Had to grab it, so now I have an LSD to put on!! Since it is the Automatic version it will have the 3.909 ratio, which was the selling point for me. This is the LAST part I will buy for this summers build...
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200 Shipped, which I felt was fair considering it only had 60k on it. I was going to wait and try and get one in a junk yard around me, but really didn't want to take the chance of not finding one in time.
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Very nice. We have pretty much the same exact car. Red 97 with a hard top and we are both going about things pretty similarly. If you need a extra hand at all to meet your time limit let me know. I'm 45 minutes out of chicago
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A few more...
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9488/turbo1.jpg http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/5995/turbo4.jpg http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1626/timingbelt.jpg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6583/waterpump.jpg http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/5671/sus2.jpg http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/7386/miatatop.jpg Shout out to my friend who was kind enough to man handle all my parts and take pictures for me well I cry here in Afghanistan looking at the pictures :D |
Originally Posted by goldakma
(Post 411182)
Very nice. We have pretty much the same exact car. Red 97 with a hard top and we are both going about things pretty similarly. If you need a extra hand at all to meet your time limit let me know. I'm 45 minutes out of chicago
I may take you up on that offer. My friend (the one taking the pics) is going to be helping me out, but he has a full time job, so I will be doing a lot of it by myself. :D |
Wow... that is alot of shit to bolt on. Mine took a little over 64hrs to complete :D
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Originally Posted by Spookyfish
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Wow... that is alot of shit to bolt on. Mine took a little over 64hrs to complete :D
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Wow, that looks like a lot of money to spend at once lol
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Some Pictures
A few more to hold me over until my install, which is actually only about a week or so away.
http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/7678/table2t.jpg http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/3248/table5.jpg http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/4069/table7g.jpg http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9885/turbo8.jpg |
Now thats how to spend some money!! Good luck with your install
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Wow man, looking good. That's going to be one MONSTER install party.
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