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Old Sep 17, 2006 | 10:45 PM
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Default Daaaaaaaamn this pig is rusty

I got my car as a not so bad flood victim. Unfortunately it was flooded with salt water and a few coral rocks... (wtf?). So the underside of the car has always looked a little ragged. I decided i wouldnot have this!

Got the car up on stands this weekend and dropped the front and rear subframes. Going to get my cousin to blast them and coat them in some stuff they use for their heavy equipment....tar epoxy or something. All i know is that its black and you can beat on it with a chisel and the **** dont come off.

While undoing the rear braces the forward most bolt on each brace mustve broken off the captive nut on the interior because they are just spinning now, anyone know if this is common or have i boned it? I cant see how to get to the nuts on the other side :(

Side questing, is it possible for just the boots on the ball joints to be changed?

Trivia question of the day, whats different about my cluster?

Teh rustiness
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Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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Redline.
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:29 AM
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Redline looks fine in his cluster. Looks just like mine in my 94. I cant notice nethign else diffrent
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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Really.

Maybe it's because I never drive my car?
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Sirnixalot
Trivia question of the day, whats different about my cluster?
It's laying on the kitchen floor?

Stupid trivia
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 09:22 AM
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uofacats is right, i had a eunos cluster so i swaped the tach faces

lol @ on the kitchen floor
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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So wait is the redline slightly farther down on ur new one?
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 10:41 AM
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I think it's missing the "you're getting close" lines before the redline indicator.
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 12:20 PM
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the Eunos redlines @ 7250 where as the miata does at 7000
Old Sep 18, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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By-golly you're right.
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