Miata Turbo Forum - Boost cars, acquire cats. - 1996 Montego Blue EFR-powered 62k miles

Hi. Getting old sucks. I want to drive and not wrench so much. I built this car over the course of 4 years and put 5k miles on it.

I'm shopping ND2's.

I'd like to keep this post to the facts, so I will link where you can pull pictures from:

Some build stuff, from the transition to the original driveline to the VVT swap: https://www.miataturbo.net/build-thr...1/#post1567627
Pictures album where I will continue to add things: https://photos.app.goo.gl/izDcacgvb1ytc5aX7
The pictures in the g-album right at this second have three current state "as dirty as it gets", plus a few older ones. Interior, engine bay, and on jacks are from today. My plan is to clean it up more and post detailed condition pictures.
I have much detail in spreadsheets for motor build, as desired

Basics:

1996 base model in Montego blue
62k miles
Located in greater Madison, WI
Clean WI title, in my name

Driveline:

1.8 VVT swap
- Stock pistons, Manley rods
- ARP main studs
- ACL rod and mains
- Boundary oil pump
- Superdamper
- Refreshed head w/ new valve stem seals
- VVT components rebuild/refresh
- Trackspeed manifold/downpipe kit w/ EFR 6258
- FM FMIC
- Skunk2 IM and TB
- FM 3" exhaust (quiet)
- FlowForce 640cc w/ DW200
- MS3 basic by Reverant
- Tuned by Jeff Evans, set up around 16psi peak
Late-VIN 6 speed ~100k miles
- FM flywheel
- FM level 2 clutch
- MR long boi shifter
MSM 4.1 LSD ~75k miles
- OE axles
- Poly bushings

Cooling:

SuperMiata Crossflow
SuperMiata reroute
FM Stage 1 airflow kit

Interior:

Corbeau LE-Pro w/ carbon kevlar inlay option
Flipside seat brackets
Autometer gauges for boost, coolant temp
Rev9 Nardi Deep Corn 330mm

Exterior:

Amazon front lip
CarbonMiata GV rep filler panel w/ Mazda OEM lenses

Suspension:

FM Fox coilovers
SuperMiata bigly grip sways and endlinks
15x8 Enkei RPF1 in SBC w/ 225/45 BFG Rival @ 50% tread
ePowerSteering Kit (power rack looped)
New rear uprights/bearings by Panic Motorsports
FM little big brake kit (front only)

Condition:

THERE'S NO RUST
It's damn nice, but not perfect. When I bought it, the CarFax showed it "hit an animal". Pretty common stuff in WI, and UP MI, where it came from. I was told it was a racoon, not so sure. Didn't care, clearly, as its as nice as you can find these days. The fenders have their VIN tags.
There is a small amount of non-original paint, especially in the passenger side door. The paint quality is great, but the work underneath it is not 100%, as there is some sanding "wave" in the panel. A daring person might wet sand. I am not daring. This is all minor enough that it's damn impossible to show in pictures.
The car is nice enough that I spent about $600 on PDR to remove what annoying pricks do, and I suspect you'd never know the difference.
I am not a professional fender roller, sorry. There is some minor chipping under the front fenders. I tried my best w/ a proper roller.
Sticky tires are rough on fender paint, there is some minor "sanding" on the very bottom of the fenders.
The bottom of the front bumper cover is a little scuffed on the underside. The lip hides it. If you hate the lip, you should still be OK
The original filler panel and tails are included. The panel itself is 100% intact, but has an extra coat of OK clear coat over to preserve what was starting to fail.
The top is in very nice shape.
The interior is in very nice shape, minus one tab is missing from the panel under the steering wheel. I intend to repair
The Skunk2 TB sticks a bit. I amended this by extra spring tension on my first TB, and then the spring broke at AutoX. You'll have the opportunity to do as you wish. This one has not been modified. I'll include the old TB as well.
Mechanically, I am not aware of any acute needs. I, and you, will be annoyed by the 6 speed seeping from the tail shaft mating point. Apparently these all leak, I did not find this out until after I installed the 6 speed. It will have to be pulled and RTV'ed. Repaired 1/22/23.

Spares:

Original VIN-matched, perfectly healthy, 1.8 motor and 5 speed trans are INCLUDED
Most of what has been removed from the car, I still have, minus AC and open diff, anything I can give to you in this regard is INCLUDED
Other notable included items: Stock filler panel/tail lights, OK condition seats, steering wheel, ECU

Extras:

These cost extra and are not included, car buyer has right of first refusal
Low mileage 3.6 rear with new bearings and seals
Low mileage late-VIN 6 speed

Pricing:

$14k car only
$negotiable including what is listed in spares. No shipping, you'll have to come meet me and drive it or tow it yourself.
My intent is to sell this to you at a reasonable price with a good amount of room for good will if something goes wrong or is not 100% as you expect. There are absolutely no guarantees in this realm, so I'm trying to be reasonable.

Thank you for looking. I'll update pics and answer questions as soon as possible.