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Old 02-12-2011, 06:49 PM
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Default Custom bodied Miata / 250 GTOish looken thing
Somebody took a NB and tried to make it look like a Ferrari 250 GTO. If you think it could be made look a little better, maybe with a different top, side body panels and wheels, it's up for sale on Ebay. I guess it looks OK, at least from the front, but it's obviously a kit and those wheels do not look right on the car.

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Old 02-12-2011, 07:02 PM
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35k? ****** is DREAMING. I want two of whatever he's on.
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The biggest problem with all these "conversions" and "look alike kits" is that the proportions are all **** and no matter how hard they try the car still looks like a retarded offspring of a miata and whatever the car they're replicating is.
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Its not the worst one I've seen, in the ebay add you can see it with a soft top or no top and it looks better
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Years ago I was going to build an Italia Miata until I saw one in person. It really wasn't that good looking and really killed the room you normally have under the hood (i.e. can't put a turbo in there).
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Is that hardtop part of the kit? I'd like to see it on a regular Miata.
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mr.woolery's miata is one of the few that actually looks good to me as a look alike
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The door handles make it wrong and the exhaust I don't like. That top is pretty rad though. I like this kit way better than the NA italia.
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With an LSx swap, I'd rock it.
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Originally Posted by chpmnsws6
With an LSx swap, I'd rock it.

You mean like this (5:21 into the video). Well, it is a 5.0 but you get the picture:
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The banshee is a damn sweet car. Those wheels are worth more then my driveline!
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Originally Posted by 18psi
mr.woolery's miata is one of the few that actually looks good to me as a look alike
Isn't his a PitCrew front?

The PitCrew is my favorite conversion, looks great in black or green. Mr. Woolery's car looks awesome in person, too.
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That hardtop is sweet, where do you get such a top?
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That car could definitely benefit from some wheel tuck. Anyone want to shop it?
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Originally Posted by Gearhead_318
Somebody took a NB and tried to make it look like a Ferrari 250 GTO. If you think it could be made look a little better, maybe with a different top, side body panels and wheels, it's up for sale on Ebay. I guess it looks OK, at least from the front, but it's obviously a kit and those wheels do not look right on the car.
Yeah...none of us have ever heard of Simpson design....ever.
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Originally Posted by 18psi
mr.woolery's miata is one of the few that actually looks good to me as a look alike
too bad he's a rotten **********
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Get scammed for only a tenth of the price of the original!

http://nashville.craigslist.org/cto/2213652823.html
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