Bought another Miata
 

97 automatic with 65K miles on it. Found it on Ebay with bids up to $3500. Talked the guy into taking $3300 cash off Ebay. Has a few scratches/swirl but looks pretty good. Will swap the V8 drivetrain into it over the next couple of months (or however long it will take).

New:
http://www.lightweightmiata.com/misc/newcar.JPG

Old (you can see why I would want to swap):
http://www.lightweightmiata.com/v8/day1/day104.JPG

much MUCH better than your current red one.
This + the v8 swap = awesome.

'grats man

Thanks. I had a guy trying to sell me a black one for $700 less with a rebuilt engine (I think ~125K on the clock) but I couldn't deal with the black paint. I've got pretty big plans for this car and I hope I don't screw it up too bad along the way. I definitely won't be cutting a hole in the hood on this one <G>.

L33

what motor are you planning on dropping in this one?

Hint: It's the first link in his signature.

If you read the first post, you would have clearly seen it's the Gallo 24 :giggle:

Wouldn't a paint job have been cheaper and easier? Unless the current body has more issues.....
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Congrats...that V8 car was a great buy. I was watching it on LS1Tech for a few weeks...was wondering when someone would man up and buy it!

So now you have 3 Miatas, and you solds 2 Geos so your down to 1 now right? Dont you have a truck or something too? Thats alot of cars vehicles.

100% of the exterior and 100% of the interior need replacing. There is not a single thing on the car that looks fair.

Yes, we currently have 3.5 Miatas, a Geo Metro, and a truck. It was nice having room in the driveway but that only lasted 30 days. There is a big difference between 5.5 cars and 4.5 cars. That extra car is ALWAYS in the way.

you need a driveway that goes to a small parking area and two car work garage behind your house and main garage. I fit my 3.5 miatas, a montero sport, and a malibu just fine along with the 6x12 enclosed trailer and the pair of jet skis. When every car/trailer is here, there's still room for 4 more cars at the front of the house and 3 more cars behind the house, without any of the extra cars being blocked in :P

I bought a house with an extra lot. I have plenty of room for 50+ cars but I still had to move the Geo yesterday so my wife could run the lawn mower to mulch up the leaves. I'm saying that with 5.5 cars it is a pain to get all of them in the garage or on the driveway.

had to move the car to get the lawnmower out to mulch leaves?....lucky
http://www.stanceiseverything.com/wp...3/winter20.jpg

Gotcha.
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