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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:04 PM
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Originally Posted by shlammed
Tear out the interior, rent a steam cleaner with a wand, and clean for a few hours.

Replace the trim around the CD player as it is all fubar'd.
Install the cluster cover
Fix your trunk hole.
Get some racelands and XXR's and drift that ****. I know you like drifty.
I am already on it! Weekend project.
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
If it was hit that hard in the back end it will not drive straight going down the road. It will probably eat tires. The interior fan switch is for a non-AC car, but this car had AC once upon a time. No title probably means salvage or certificate of destruction was issued. Worth $150 in scrap once you take the seven worthwhile bits of it.
There is no such thing as a "title" in Canada...
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:16 PM
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Originally Posted by falcon
There is no such thing as a "title" in Canada...
Have they abolished private property already?
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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l.o.*******.l.
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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you said all 6 speeds shift well, it has a 6 speed, or are you including reverse?
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by wittyworks
you said all 6 speeds shift well, it has a 6 speed, or are you including reverse?
I was including reverse. Stating that every one of the gears worked well.

Purchased today:
-Steering Wheel
-Radio Bezel
-Sparco racing seats
-Shifter and e-brake cover

Now eyeing suspension...today is getting expensive
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:07 PM
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Dont actually get racelands. I was kidding.
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Originally Posted by shlammed
Dont actually get racelands. I was kidding.
Ha. Thanks I picked up on that. I've been drooling over wittyworks's turbo setup. But I need suspension regardless.

Anyone have great things to say about certain anti-sway bars?
-Racing Beat
-Eibach
-ST (Because I like the green)
-H&R

I really like my H&R sway bars and coil-overs in my Audi. Should I go as stiff as I can stand? Is there an overboard level for a Miata?
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:37 PM
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I just installed the racing beat tubular front sway bar. General forum consensus is the racing beat hollow front bar along with either no bar, stock bar, or msm 12 mm bar. There are a couple of recent threads about sway bar setups that are mostly track oriented. Installing the hollow sway bar on my car really helped the front body roll, but now it shows the shortcomings of the stock suspension even more
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 04:48 PM
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What about the adjustable end links? Worth it or not?

Is having a rear anti roll bar just too much? Not keeping both tires down?

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Old Jun 1, 2011 | 06:11 PM
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There is a repair for the back window .
Do some searches on here as well as dogpile and google for miata rear window repair
as long as the material around the window is good it is fixable
Some company in calif sells a partial kit for the repair and some where I saw a repair guide for the window
You may even find a good used back half for a few bucks check the wrecking yards
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 07:12 PM
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I like the lexan window, looks cleaner.
Old Jun 1, 2011 | 08:43 PM
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Looks rattle-canned. Bet it won't last more than a year.

EDIT: Late to the party, my bad.
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When you get ready to buy shocks and springs DO check the "Suspension Hierarchy" thread on this forum for good info.
Old Jun 3, 2011 | 01:26 AM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
When you get ready to buy shocks and springs DO check the "Suspension Hierarchy" thread on this forum for good info.
Will do, the Tokico setup is better than stock and will get me by for a while why I focus on other things.
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What kind of springs were those lowering springs on your car?
Old Jan 14, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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For $750, you definitely got a decent deal. Congrats.
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