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LucaCarMods's Boosted Dutch Miata Build!
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Hi i'm Luca from the Netherlands.
I have a Youtube channel called LucaCarMods where i upload Vlogs, HowTo's and hopefully very soon my Miata Turbo build! Previously i owned 2 Miata's, both NA and naturally aspirated. As the saying goes three time's the charm, i am now planning to boost a Miata. At the moment i own a BMW 120D which is up for sale, once it's sold i will start the project. 1st Miata: Stock 2nd Miata: Koni Shocks Eibach springs Sparco bucket seats LSD https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1443376301 Project Goals:
Bought a Garrett GT2560R - Still no Miata... <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qz37f_iX-qQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> More updates coming soon.. :party: |
I bought a 89 1.6 Miata :rofl::party:
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I do not understand your choices :dunno:
The pre-1994 NA 1.6's have very weak rear differentials and drive shafts, not a great base for turbo'ing. Also the short nose block is something I would avoid. Also not sure about the AC either, do you really need it in The Netherlands? Creates a mess under the hood and makes cooling more difficult. Miata's are terrible when it comes to cooling, turbo'ing makes things worse. Also w.r.t. rust: did you check the sills properly? Only checking the wheel arches seems silly to me. Only getting 100 euros off without MoT / APK is a bit stupid in my opinion. There could be a whole myriad of problems in that car to get it through. The rough running and the seller not wanting to put a new APK on it tells me enough. Also all the buttons and weird gadgets that have been bodged in does not give me confidence in the previous owners. I would have walked away... The only thing I like is the fact they used a toilet refresher under the hood near the brake booster :rofl: BTW, where are you located in The Netherlands? I live near Utrecht and will be picking up my MX-5 project again soon. Maybe we can do some collaboration? |
Originally Posted by DaWaN
(Post 1279901)
I do not understand your choices :dunno:
The pre-1994 NA 1.6's have very weak rear differentials and drive shafts, not a great base for turbo'ing. Also the short nose block is something I would avoid. Also not sure about the AC either, do you really need it in The Netherlands? Creates a mess under the hood and makes cooling more difficult. Miata's are terrible when it comes to cooling, turbo'ing makes things worse. Also w.r.t. rust: did you check the sills properly? Only checking the wheel arches seems silly to me. Only getting 100 euros off without MoT / APK is a bit stupid in my opinion. There could be a whole myriad of problems in that car to get it through. The rough running and the seller not wanting to put a new APK on it tells me enough. Also all the buttons and weird gadgets that have been bodged in does not give me confidence in the previous owners. I would have walked away... The only thing I like is the fact they used a toilet refresher under the hood near the brake booster :rofl: BTW, where are you located in The Netherlands? I live near Utrecht and will be picking up my MX-5 project again soon. Maybe we can do some collaboration? And the fact that the garage didn't want to put a MOT on it i can understand. If it has a MOT it would be worth double the money! So i guess now it's time to make a list of everything that needs to be fixed and fix it:party:. I like a project :giggle: BTW: I live near Nijmegen, so we could do a collab sometime. |
It passed MOT!:fawk:
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Oh dear. Welcome
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Just fixing some "minor" rust:giggle:
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Cool stuff man. Love the short video updates. Keep up the good work.
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Originally Posted by LucaCarMods
(Post 1279951)
This was just a good deal, other €1000 Miata's or more which i have seen were in a much worse shape than this one. That's why i bought a 89 with the short nose etc.. In the future i want a 6 - speed and torsen LSD which would tackle the weak rear end problem.
And the fact that the garage didn't want to put a MOT on it i can understand. If it has a MOT it would be worth double the money! So i guess now it's time to make a list of everything that needs to be fixed and fix it:party:. I like a project :giggle: BTW: I live near Nijmegen, so we could do a collab sometime. I'm located in the east, (Achterhoek) so we're not far from each other. (not that it's even possible to live hours away from each other in the Netherlands) |
In the mean time I did a rear bumper cut-out on my Miata. It was a "little" bit of a hack *ss job:giggle:.
Fitted a new deep dish steering wheel.. I love it!! And this weekend I installed some new sillicone coolant hoses and bumper quick releases in the front and rear. |
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