Our father son miata project
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Our father son miata project
Well my stepdad and I decided we wanted to do a little father son project and so after doing some research we picked up our white 1995 miata and are turning it into our own autocross/track beast!
Here it is the day we picked it up.
Eric (stepdad) and the car
Monster truck!
That will have to be addressed soon.
Dirty engine bay
I went to a subaru meet this weekend and while I was gone Eric cleaned up the engine bay and replaced the leaky valve cover gasket. He also gave the valve cover itself a little makeover while it was off.
We ordered up our first parts bunch on friday. I'll post up some pics when we get it!
Here it is the day we picked it up.
Eric (stepdad) and the car
Monster truck!
That will have to be addressed soon.
Dirty engine bay
I went to a subaru meet this weekend and while I was gone Eric cleaned up the engine bay and replaced the leaky valve cover gasket. He also gave the valve cover itself a little makeover while it was off.
We ordered up our first parts bunch on friday. I'll post up some pics when we get it!
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Good deal man! Are you planning on turbocharging it or leaving it stock? Personally, for a dedicated autocross car, first thing I would do is suspension and tires. Turbo makes the car a lot more fun on the street though.
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If you're just autocrossing it, tear that rear finish panel off and call it done. Its a bit of a mroadster look, but it'll be better than how it looks now, free, and you'll gain performance! (weight loss is everything!)
#17
Haven't really driven on them enough to really get a feel for them yet. The roads around here are pretty much covered in gravel from winter so I have yet to experience a lot of grip. They ride pretty quietly so far. That's always nice.
Maybe I'll post up a review when we get some autox time on them.
Maybe I'll post up a review when we get some autox time on them.
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Time for another update!
some goodies arrived in the mail
We also got to work on fixing the rear finish panel (why not diy it and save like 150 bucks right?)
more progress shots.
old and busted
new hotness
in the midst of the suspension install, a monsterflow intake made its way onto the car
I forgot to take pics of the swaybar install cuz I suck but here's how it sits now!
and the finish panel. Not a perfect fit but waaaayyyy better than a huge hole
some goodies arrived in the mail
We also got to work on fixing the rear finish panel (why not diy it and save like 150 bucks right?)
more progress shots.
old and busted
new hotness
in the midst of the suspension install, a monsterflow intake made its way onto the car
I forgot to take pics of the swaybar install cuz I suck but here's how it sits now!
and the finish panel. Not a perfect fit but waaaayyyy better than a huge hole