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99 Miata Turbo Build
Well after great year with my car I have decided to go turbo. In this thread I will post my ideas, plans and the progress of my build mainly (but not only) from a performance/engine standpoint.
To begin with, I own (as stated) a 99 nb miata, the car is pretty much stock engine wise and it is in perfect running condition. For the past year I have focus on improving the handling and the looks of the car while preparing it for boost. This is what I have done so far: Engine -Racing Beat header -Racing Beat axle back exhaust -Racing Beat race pipe -Custom intake with Apexi filter -Ultra ignition wires -Skunk 2 64mm throttle body Cooling -Megan Racing 2-row 52mm aluminium radiator -Singular Motorsports hood louvers Drivetrain -ACT Prolite 9lbs flywheel Chassis Hardog rollbar Body -Duraflex front bumper -Rear bumper diffuser -Sideskirts Suspension -Tein Street Flex coilovers -Racing Beat Front sway bar -Racing Beat Rear sway bar -Racing Beat sway bar link -Racing Beat Front lower arm brace -Racing Beat Rear lower arm brace Wheel and Tires 15x9 F1R F05 on 205/50R15 Dunlop Direzzas DZ102 Interior -Custom shift boot -Rev Limiter gauge face -Garage 5 independent gauge ring -A/c vents chrome rings -OEM Nardi steering wheel -Nardi shift knob -Track dog gauge pod Other stuff -Oil pressure gauge -Wideband -Powder coated valve cover -Hawk sport brake pads (the racing ones are great but noisy as hell) This is my car on its current state https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...dbd4b9b547.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...be22cc59f5.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...fee70ff120.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...5bb3cab3ef.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8054f2f54b.jpg For me the track performance is important but I want my car to be enjoyable and reliable in normal driving conditions, I really want to do this the right way but for now this is what I have got so far for my new setup. -Borg Warner 6258 EFR Turbo (EWG) -Megasquirt PNP -Fab9 manifold -Fab9 Downpipe -Turbosmart compgate 40mm wastegate -Flyin Miata stage 1 clutch -Deatschwerks 700cc injectors -Mishimoto Fan shroud -ATI harmonic damper -Gauges (boost, oil temp) -Advanti storm s1 15x9 wheels -225/45R15 Nitto NT01 Some pictures... https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...31022b3eb2.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...eebd4cfce0.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...94e1a6548d.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...d54e9cc39b.jpg There is some stuff left to buy (intercooler, piping, head stuts, spark plugs, turbo water and oil lines). The plan is to get all the parts by the end of the year that means I will be selling a lot of stuff soon, so keep posted because most of the stuff have really few miles on them! I may end up fabricating the intercooler piping because I feel that the kits that I have seen are either way to expensive or really low quality so if any of you guys have any piping or intercooler sitting arround I am interested on buying. Obviously I will have to modify the piping for proper fitment but it will take less time than fabricating the whole thing. I am hoping to get 270+whp out of this setup, later on I am planning on adding water injection to it. I am going to work on the setup this winter and I will also improve other areas of the car (body, interior). For next year the car should be faster, nicer and even more fun! but at the same time it should be nicer to drive. Hopefully I will manage to accomplish just that. During this winter time I would also like to wrap some interior parts on suede, install the new softop (because some scumbag decided to do a hole on it for no reason) re-spray the front bumper and I may end up getting some other stuff like pedals and nakamae carpet covers, we'll see... I am open to any kind of suggestions, I am here to learn! |
Good looking car.
list looks good. but i would go with a Trackspeed efr6258 / manifold / downpipe. also i dont see AFR gauge listed, you need one. Also people seem to prefer ID injectors over DW I am running FlowForce 640cc injectors which are very liked on MT.net |
Originally Posted by borka
(Post 1369863)
Good looking car.
list looks good. but i would go with a Trackspeed efr6258 / manifold / downpipe. also i dont see AFR gauge listed, you need one. Also people seem to prefer ID injectors over DW I am running FlowForce 640cc injectors which are very liked on MT.net Thanks for the advice! and thanks for the compliments to |
Do you already have a built motor? If not your are not going to have the greatest time.
The EWG EFR housing is .86AR and does not like to spool that great. Sort of gets rid of the whole advantage that the normal EFR has. ID injectors over DW every day of the week. I have used both DW1000 and ID1000 injectors, the ID are words better. Which MS do you have? If it is not a MS3 of some sort, return it and buy a MS3. |
Originally Posted by Christian Ramos Garzon
(Post 1369865)
Oh man I already got the fab9 manifold, I do have a wideband on the car already, about the injectors a friend of mine owns a store and he got me a good deal on the DW.
Thanks for the advice! and thanks for the compliments to DW are good injectors too, you should have no issues. Looking forward to seeing the build progress with lots of pics. as for intercooler, i am running an ebay intercooler and ebay universal bends kit, which took just 1 day to piece together, and wasnt that hard, and im a noob. I did have to get rid of the power steering to make room for the piping. although others seem to be able to route around the PS lines. Fab9 sells a good intercooler if you want an expensive one, otherwise the ebay $90 intercoolers are fine if not pushing too much boost up to 15 ish PSI. |
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 1369866)
Do you already have a built motor? If not your are not going to have the greatest time.
The EWG EFR housing is .86AR and does not like to spool that great. Sort of gets rid of the whole advantage that the normal EFR has. ID injectors over DW every day of the week. I have used both DW1000 and ID1000 injectors, the ID are words better. Which MS do you have? If it is not a MS3 of some sort, return it and buy a MS3. Thanks! |
You can get the same intercooler Fab9 sales on amazon for $150 and it is prime eligible. Older DW injectors were not EV14 and sucked balls. I am not sure if they ever updated to EV14 or not, but after my crappy experience I will never give them another shot. My EV14 FF and ID injectors have been amazing in the several different Miata's I have run them in.
The MS3 is far better then the MS2 when controlling things like AC/PS and such. Overall the feature set is better and it is constantly being improved. It would be like going out and buying a PS3 right now when the PS4 is out. Sure the PS3 can play games, but they will be back ports and not as good as what you get with the PS4. |
Originally Posted by borka
(Post 1369869)
Its all good, fab9 manifold is good. its just the trackspeed manifold is cast so its bullet proof.
DW are good injectors too, you should have no issues. Looking forward to seeing the build progress with lots of pics. as for intercooler, i am running an ebay intercooler and ebay universal bends kit, which took just 1 day to piece together, and wasnt that hard, and im a noob. I did have to get rid of the power steering to make room for the piping. although others seem to be able to route around the PS lines. Fab9 sells a good intercooler if you want an expensive one, otherwise the ebay $90 intercoolers are fine if not pushing too much boost up to 15 ish PSI. |
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 1369873)
You can get the same intercooler Fab9 sales on amazon for $150 and it is prime eligible. Older DW injectors were not EV14 and sucked balls. I am not sure if they ever updated to EV14 or not, but after my crappy experience I will never give them another shot. My EV14 FF and ID injectors have been amazing in the several different Miata's I have run them in.
The MS3 is far better then the MS2 when controlling things like AC/PS and such. Overall the feature set is better and it is constantly being improved. It would be like going out and buying a PS3 right now when the PS4 is out. Sure the PS3 can play games, but they will be back ports and not as good as what you get with the PS4. |
Shit dude...I could've sold you a very bitchin setup for cheap.
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
(Post 1369893)
Shit dude...I could've sold you a very bitchin setup for cheap.
and quite sad to... |
You listead head studs in there? No reason for those on a non built motor. The rods will bend before you lift the head.
Otherwise what thebother have said. |
First off, there's nothing wrong with your setup or the parts you got so far. It will perform good and make serious power if you want it to. No reason to be sad.
However, if you're really thinking that the stock long block will last on that setup, esp if beat on in a track environment, you're mistaken. Even with low timing that EFR will be pushing the rods to their very limit. So just adapt and plan to build the engine or start planning for engine build parts too. To sell these balleur parts now and buy a t25 log setup would be insane. |
Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 1369873)
You can get the same intercooler Fab9 sales on amazon for $150 and it is prime eligible. Older DW injectors were not EV14 and sucked balls. I am not sure if they ever updated to EV14 or not, but after my crappy experience I will never give them another shot. My EV14 FF and ID injectors have been amazing in the several different Miata's I have run them in.
The MS3 is far better then the MS2 when controlling things like AC/PS and such. Overall the feature set is better and it is constantly being improved. It would be like going out and buying a PS3 right now when the PS4 is out. Sure the PS3 can play games, but they will be back ports and not as good as what you get with the PS4. |
Originally Posted by x_25
(Post 1369992)
You listead head studs in there? No reason for those on a non built motor. The rods will bend before you lift the head.
Otherwise what thebother have said. Thanks |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1370015)
First off, there's nothing wrong with your setup or the parts you got so far. It will perform good and make serious power if you want it to. No reason to be sad.
However, if you're really thinking that the stock long block will last on that setup, esp if beat on in a track environment, you're mistaken. Even with low timing that EFR will be pushing the rods to their very limit. So just adapt and plan to build the engine or start planning for engine build parts too. To sell these balleur parts now and buy a t25 log setup would be insane. |
Originally Posted by JD8
(Post 1370096)
Do you have a link to the Amazon intercooler? There are always many different options and it is hard to tell from pictures which options are good and which are bad.
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Originally Posted by thirdgen
(Post 1369893)
Shit dude...I could've sold you a very bitchin setup for cheap.
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Yay for another EFR setup!!
For the oil/coolant lines, reference the EFR training document for the proper sizing and fittings, it has all the information you could possibly imagine in there. http://www.full-race.com/articles/efrturbotechbrief.pdf As for intercooler, the one posted from amazon is a solid choice, if you wish to do an over radiator setup, you can use this core here- cxracing.com: CXRacing Intercooler for Mitsubishi Starion Chrysler Dodge Plymouth Conquest Something to be conscious of with the Fab9 setup, the DP may make contact with the steering shaft, happened with mine and a few others as well. Bryan was more than willing to accept the DP back and basically just bend it in the area that was in contact. I personally marked mine prior to sending it back to him so he knew where it was making contact. Boost is relative, so saying that you are going to stay below 15psi to keep your motor safe is a bit silly and there are too many factors that need to be taken into account when trying to keep the motor healthy. Put a small spring in your wg, keep boost/ tq low, do a compression test prior to your swap so you know where you are starting. |
Originally Posted by Downmented
(Post 1371026)
Yay for another EFR setup!!
For the oil/coolant lines, reference the EFR training document for the proper sizing and fittings, it has all the information you could possibly imagine in there. http://www.full-race.com/articles/efrturbotechbrief.pdf As for intercooler, the one posted from amazon is a solid choice, if you wish to do an over radiator setup, you can use this core here- cxracing.com: CXRacing Intercooler for Mitsubishi Starion Chrysler Dodge Plymouth Conquest Something to be conscious of with the Fab9 setup, the DP may make contact with the steering shaft, happened with mine and a few others as well. Bryan was more than willing to accept the DP back and basically just bend it in the area that was in contact. I personally marked mine prior to sending it back to him so he knew where it was making contact. Boost is relative, so saying that you are going to stay below 15psi to keep your motor safe is a bit silly and there are too many factors that need to be taken into account when trying to keep the motor healthy. Put a small spring in your wg, keep boost/ tq low, do a compression test prior to your swap so you know where you are starting. Before I decided to go turbo I ran a compression test and my engine is healthy and strong the car just have 51k miles and I really take care of it and it looks like the previous owner did to. Obviusly there is way more variables that only boost, so thats why I have been upgrading stuff like cooling etc... I want to enjoy the car and not being in the shop all the time but I think that it wouldnt be nothing near safe to run a figure like 20psi on a stock engine, the chances of something going wrong increases when boost does because of the stress that parts suffer during that process, psi is not the only way to measure that but I think it is a pretty general way to do it if you are doing everything right (upgrading what needs to be upgraded, using quality producs, doing a proper installation work etc) and that is exactly what I want to do. Thanks a lot for your advice! |
Originally Posted by Christian Ramos Garzon
(Post 1371150)
Thanks a lot for that recommendation, I have been thinking about doing an over radiator setup because is way easier to figure out the piping that way and also because that would mean less weight, but I am not sure how hard is to relocate the radiator.
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Originally Posted by Downmented
(Post 1371251)
There is no requirement to relocate the radiator. The over radiator setup simply places the IC core in front of the radiator and the radiator stays in place.
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Good to know, when I said relocate I meant if it (the rad) have to be moved further back to the point it needs new mounting hardware, I have been looking into it and I can see that yes I will need to move the rad a little bit further back and down. Nothing too bad, I think I am gonna go that way.
Thanks! |
https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...32d9ef7322.jpg
https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...8942747d6f.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3c5167d0e4.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7b1b8c8b8a.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c59d7a575a.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6b184c7941.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...6bf413b3eb.jpg ****UPDATE**** Today one of the most important parts of my setup came on the mail, the manifold (and downpipe), Fab9 took a little (a lot) more than expected but its seems like they have fixed the fitment issue by changing the design of the manifold itself, anyway it looks like an awesome product and after this is just the intercooler the only thing left to buy. I am going to wait until January or February to work on the car since my daily decided to blow up and I had to use some of the Miata money to get another daily, shit happens. |
looks great!
the ewg doesnt plumb into the downpipe? |
You're going to want to brace the EWG, the hater pipe will resonate and break the EWG off the manifold eventually. Recirc would solve that problem too. I loved my VTA EWG setup on my ABSURDflow manifold years and years and years ago, but it lasted like two events.
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I guess its time for an update.
I have got the last few components needed for my installation now and I am just waiting the right moment to move the car to a friends of mine garage (since I dont have one myself). You may have seen him on 1320 he owns a really fast black Civic. Anyway I am quite behind in progress since my daily driver gave up, so since winter is obviously here I had to get myself a new daily with the money that I was going to use on the car. Now I have recollected just enough to get back to work but I had to reduce my plans a little bit. I should be working on the car and posting a lot more updates in the next few weeks, a friend of mine and I will make a series of videos to show the progress of the project. I would appreciate your support and input. See you all soon. |
The build have begun. The last parts arrived last week so this week have seen a lot of progress, last night well at this point 2 nights ago my friends and I began to work on the install of the turbo system, We began by putting the manifold on turbo on, that was pretty straigth foward and everything worked as expected up to that point, then the oil pan was drilled really scary process but it went well, I got all my lines custom made by a friend in a local shop here in Indy and they were ready to go. We used a sandwich plate as oil feed for the turbo and then the return line went into the oil pan then I gold wrapped some lines on the hot side and shortly after this we positioned the downpipe, with no problems at all, everything looked good at this point but then we realized that the wideband sensor would not fit in the place it should have been so we had to do some fabrication in order to move the sensor way up, that went quite easy as well but later we realized that the V-band that came with the downpipe/turbo/manifold wasnt big enough and it was quite lateit took us a while to figure something out but at the end we made it work with some modifications then we hooked the downpipe and it was beautiful nothing was hitting anything. After this we installed the fan shroud (pretty straightfoward) and the oil catch can. Later we hooked up the intercooler (real easy), installed the wastegate, did a hole on the hood (anotha one) and did the plumbing.
I have also installed new wheels and tires Last night we kept going, we installed gauges (boost and oil temp), cleaned up everything, used a lot of zip ties for stuff, disconnected the maf and put a filter on the turbo. Tomorrow the clutch is going in. So far the only things left are Piping, Clutch, ECU install and tuning I do have an ATI harmonic balancer and I am not sure if I really need it. I am planning on pushing 280hp but I would like to hear some opinions on this matter. Some pictures of the progresshttps://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...faf6b260d7.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...2a2c9edfc4.jpg https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...26329af22e.jpg https://cimg8.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...c7b7ae0344.jpg https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...024a62a2f5.jpg https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...db6b95ad95.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...f72e45c387.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e771a9683e.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7ba2b7059b.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...255230a211.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3e933a8aed.jpg https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...3a0ac2d07d.jpg |
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I'm running pretty much the same setup. Make sure you DO NOT use a screw in AN adapter on the turbo drain, get a 2 bolt flange adapter. 11PSI made 250ish HP on my car. |
Originally Posted by Alternative
(Post 1391930)
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I'm running pretty much the same setup. Make sure you DO NOT use a screw in AN adapter on the turbo drain, get a 2 bolt flange adapter. 11PSI made 250ish HP on my car. Thanks! |
The flanged adapter prevents oil from sitting in the bearing section and reduces the likelihood of oil pushing into the compressor housing. Sounded like a stretch to me but the advise came from full race when my turbo started pushing oil. If nothing more it helped, I only got a short test run after swapping over. I've talked to 3 others that have oil in the compressor housings.
The damper is not necessary but not a bad idea, I am also running supertech valve springs, a MSM intake cam, flat top intake manifold and a coolant re-route. None of those modifications are necessary but all help in their own ways. I plan to keep the bottom end stock for another year by keeping the boost conservative and keeping a close eye on everything, I have a backup engine just in case. |
So thats why, that happened to me just now, thanks for the explanation man. I like your plan, mines is similar but yours is defintely better better, I saw that flat top intake manifold, really nice, they are hard to find though, what I did on my car on that matter is updgrade the throttle body to a 64mm Skunk2 . The msm intake cam is a great idea. Cooling wise I was thinking on doing the coolant re-route but instead I did some hood louvers, intstalled a bigger radiator and heavy duty fans, I hope those control the heat issue, if not I will do the coolan re-route. I would like to get 280hp out of the engine but I do want to be conservative on boost, the truth is I dont use this car very much and most of the time I use it for sunday drives 10-11psi would be more than enough for that but if I want a little more power I would like to be able to turn up with the boost a bit. I know the engine is going to blow up eventually but just as you I would like to enjoy it as much as I can on its current conditon. I will keep an eye on it to.
I would like to know how you routed your intercooler piping and thanks man |
Christian, are you going to fast times next wednesday? Ill take my car over and we can go for a ryde after the event
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The hot side routing requires NB2 headlights or some creative cutting. The cold side is all 90's, 2 aluminum and 2 silicone.
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Originally Posted by HHammerly
(Post 1392043)
Christian, are you going to fast times next wednesday? Ill take my car over and we can go for a ryde after the event
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Originally Posted by Alternative
(Post 1392073)
The hot side routing requires NB2 headlights or some creative cutting. The cold side is all 90's, 2 aluminum and 2 silicone.
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The car is finished and running. It was tuned for 13psi and it is working amazing so far, a little loud but that is because it doesnt have an exhaust lol. There are some still some stuff I want to do like a water methanol injection, for now it will stay pretty much the way it is. I also used all this time to do some other mods as well. Here are some pictures of the car.https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...b0a2595a88.jpg
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The car looks awesome, what front bumper is that? I like it.
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Bomex or Bomex-style.
Neat build! I'm a local, we'll have to get together sometime. :) |
You need to install/build some sort of heat shield for your brake master and fluid reservoir...otherwise the plastic bits will get melty and the fluid bits will likely boil.
These things make for a bad day. |
Originally Posted by concealer404
(Post 1410893)
Bomex or Bomex-style.
Neat build! I'm a local, we'll have to get together sometime. :) |
Originally Posted by Efini~FC3S
(Post 1411020)
You need to install/build some sort of heat shield for your brake master and fluid reservoir...otherwise the plastic bits will get melty and the fluid bits will likely boil.
These things make for a bad day. |
Since the last time, I installed the new headlights but now I have a bumper fitment issue. I took the car out this weekend for Street Car Takeover Indy and the car ran great, very reliable and a lot of fun! Got to beat an Evo X on bolts on and got an award in a car show today.https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...a2e39f3dbd.jpg
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Congrats on the award! Car looks fantastic. Glad you're enjoying it.
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Dude, there's your hot side piping solution. You can see it just behind the headlight.
The answers are there right in front of you while you're commenting on posts. |
Originally Posted by sonofthehill
(Post 1414027)
Dude, there's your hot side piping solution. You can see it just behind the headlight.
The answers are there right in front of you while you're commenting on posts. He's running NB2 headlights though, which is why that hole is usable as far as I know. Is that not correct? I poked around in there the other day, but the head light assembly is blocking access unless I'm supposed to modify it. First sentence in the post linked says it needs NB2 lights. I guess I'm putting those on my list too? And bumper? Ugh. |
I can shove a 2" tube through the unmodified hole behind my unmodified 99 headlight, no problem. You just need to get the angle right.
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Originally Posted by ridethecliche
(Post 1412654)
Congrats on the award! Car looks fantastic. Glad you're enjoying it.
what about those retarded ebay mis-matched gapped headlights and 4" gap hood looks fantastic to you? he needs to fix the car. then it will be nice |
Originally Posted by 18psi
(Post 1414693)
car looks fantastic?
what about those retarded ebay mis-matched gapped headlights and 4" gap hood looks fantastic to you? he needs to fix the car. then it will be nice Also, because of those headlights, he was able to use your preferred hot side routing! (I honestly didn't notice the gap tho) |
Originally Posted by sonofthehill
(Post 1414676)
I can shove a 2" tube through the unmodified hole behind my unmodified 99 headlight, no problem. You just need to get the angle right.
Sounds like you made a BBP(borderline banworthy post). Don't get banned :rofl: |
I have not been in this forum in years. I am back since I recently got another Turbo Miata. But I figured I would close this chapter. I fixed the "retarded" gap on the bumper, I was pretty happy with what I had accomplished back then even with the shitty fitment, it was a lot of hard work for a broke college kid, taking two majors working two jobs. I had tons of fun with the car, I drove it a lot, took road trips, took it to the track, beat cars in "Mexico" and never missed a beat. I was hit by somebody at 53k miles and even when the car was beyond fixing, the engine still ran perfectly. The drivetrain survives on one of my best friends NA Miata.
It was a sad end to a very meaningful project but to be honest I wouldn't have had it any other way. I learned a lot and had a ton of fun, I created so many memories, and that as we all know can't be taken away. Here are a couple of pics of the final result and some pics of my current Miata, a pristine 27k mile MSM, which I am absolutely in love with. https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...57d825f881.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...7f9fe8a890.jpg https://cimg2.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...40acdb9ec5.jpg https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...cfa5d1023e.jpg https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...0e92a1eecf.jpg https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...cfbbba20f3.jpg https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mia...e02878b6b8.jpg |
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