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BlownRoadster 07-05-2009 01:16 PM

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Had no idea so many people had done this kind of thing. I cut mine a while back to accomodate the center exit. Eyeballed it and did it with a dremel, lol. Came out symmetrical enough to get by.

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Oscar 07-05-2009 06:49 PM

looks pretty slick with the two tabs cut away aswell koto, I might be doing that too for that little bit more awesomeness

kotomile 07-05-2009 07:10 PM

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Thanks, I thought that's how everyone had done it until I saw this thread and saw the tabs hanging down. Those things weigh about 10 lbs and don't do anything unless you need them for a tirebar or a small autox trailer.

Here's the 3/4 shot as requested, and a couple others.

kotomile 07-12-2009 07:54 PM

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Painted the muffler..

KPLAFIN 07-12-2009 08:28 PM

So did you finally get the car out to Cali with you Koto...sorry if I'm way late on this topic, know you're re-classing right now and last I heard your dad (?) was taking care of her in Florida.

kotomile 07-12-2009 10:34 PM

Yep, I had it shipped to me out here. If all goes to plan, next stop is TX so I'll be driving this thing out there and from there to wherever I'm supposed to go next. I'm not really looking forward to driving this thing that long...

Savington 07-12-2009 11:06 PM


Originally Posted by cueball1 (Post 425435)
I'm sure with Savington that the bare ass his car is currently sporting isn't the final answer. I'll bet there is something more like this car in the works now or in the near future.

It's like you read my mind :makeout:

cueball1 07-13-2009 11:44 AM

Thanks Sweet Pea!

Now sign up for ORP on the 27th and show us NWers what a truly fast Miata can do! You'll likely inspire Curly to go further with his track only car.

Vashthestampede 07-13-2009 11:59 AM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 429590)
Painted the muffler..

What happened to the license plate panel? Looks like it was melted or something....???

kotomile 07-13-2009 02:50 PM

Yeah you're partially right, the stock exhaust was so bad before I took it off that it cracked and melted the finish panel a bit. I also was hit on the DS corner so the quarter panel tab under the DS taillight pushed against the panel and made it worse. I relieved some of that pressure but it's still a bit buckled. I wonder if a little time with a heat gun is the ticket to flattening it back out...

Oscar 07-13-2009 06:01 PM

looks nice man.

I found the remainder of the bumper skin to be a bit too floppy. I might be bolting or riveting it to the bumper support to make it a little sturdier and flex less at higher speeds. Still need to rattle can the muffler flat black too..

Hyper4mance2k 06-03-2010 04:12 AM

That center exit on blownroadsters car looks great. Gives me an idea...

chpmnsws6 06-03-2010 08:56 AM

Good thing the newb bumped this thread so I didn't have to. Its easy to make a straight line on the bumper. We took a piece of stiff cardboard (from a box of MRE's), bent the end to slide on the ridge in the bumper, then put a bow in the cardboard to contour the bumper. From that point, we were able to slide the cardboard across the bumper with a Sharpie on the bottom.

levnubhin 06-03-2010 09:14 AM

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I've painted the exhaust black since taking this pic.

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johnmatt 06-03-2010 09:37 AM

I need to redo mine. Somehow I didn't cut a straight line....

TOPSECRET 06-13-2010 12:47 PM

I wonder what these bumper cut-out's would look with a rear diffuser..hmm.

turotufas 06-13-2010 01:19 PM


Originally Posted by TOPSECRET (Post 587886)
I wonder what these bumper cut-out's would look with a rear diffuser..hmm.

Did you skip page 2?

chpmnsws6 06-13-2010 01:25 PM

If only the hitch wasn't so much of a needed item..... The diffusers are sweet!

TOPSECRET 06-14-2010 03:24 PM


Originally Posted by turotufas (Post 587892)
Did you skip page 2?

No. But I had another diffuser in mind.
One made by Varis.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/2850/unidiffuser.jpg

viriiguy 06-14-2010 03:31 PM

^^^

That looks sweet. Unfortunately, it would not last 3 weeks on my car, before I drug it off.


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