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From an evo VIII to a 1990 Miata!

Old Dec 5, 2015 | 12:51 AM
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Hello everyone! My name is Chase. I love cars, and I am not going to lie, I never really liked Miatas. My first car (excluding the first couple boring ones) was a 1996 3000gt VR-4, then to an Evo VIII, then briefly owned a 2005 s2000, and now I find myself in a 1990 Mazda Miata. A buddy of mine had this blue 1990 Miata with no power anything, except a/c and a radio, with a hardtop. I had just sold my evo and was driving a red s2000. I took his Miata for a drive and for some reason I really fell in love with it! He actually ended up buying my s2k.

So now I have this 90' Miata with 140k on it. There are definitely some forced induction plans for her, but I am forcing myself to take it easy and research as much as possible before I start diving in. I am a pretty big fan of some of these retro interior builds I have been seeing around, so I'll be tinkering around in the interior while I do my homework on the FI stuff.

Look forward to hearing from you guys.
Old Dec 5, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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Welcome to the site.
There is a TON of good information in build threads. Most all of us have done a very good documenting our builds. They will give you great ideas for your own build.
Old Dec 5, 2015 | 10:30 AM
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First step I'd take would be roll bar, 1.8 swap with 99/00 head. Wideband and Megasquirt. Then turbo.
Old Dec 5, 2015 | 04:32 PM
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evo-miata, congrats on signing up at the best site on the web!
Old Dec 6, 2015 | 10:31 PM
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Welcome aboard, Chase.

Do not attempt to gold-plate your *********.
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 01:56 AM
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That is actually some really good advice there. Thanks for the welcome guys.
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Old Dec 7, 2015 | 05:02 AM
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Hello Chase and welcome to the club! Great to have another Miata owner here. Show it to us when you have a chance. There is a ton of information about our platform with supporting vendors who can get you where you want to go. Have fun surfing around!
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 08:21 AM
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Not sure if lost a bet, or trolling...


;-)

Welcome to here.
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 08:26 AM
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Hi.
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 09:35 AM
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Turns out not gold plating your ********* is good advice. Anyways thanks for the welcome guys, I'll throw some pics of her up today after work!
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 10:49 PM
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Now is after work for most in Alabama. Where are those pics?
Old Dec 7, 2015 | 11:55 PM
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True enough, here are some not so fantastic pictures of it. No, I not just drive up to the closest parking lot to take pictures under a light post. I didnt even take a picture of the interior. wtf. Anyways, i did get the sick crazy awesome gauges in a pic, they turned out pretty well.


















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Old Dec 8, 2015 | 12:05 AM
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I like the gauges
Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:40 AM
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Revlimiter.net Version Rossa gauges. Very nice.
Old Dec 8, 2015 | 09:46 AM
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Yessir very good. He definitely will get my business again. Amazing customer service with top quality products.
Old Dec 10, 2015 | 11:43 AM
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Car looks great, perfect clean slate.

Love those little smurfs.
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