As the title says, I am a miataholic. I got my first miata a little over a year ago. I didn't even have it 6 months before I was hit by an 18 wheeler on the highway. The insurance company totaled it out and everyone said to move on. But I was in love. I bought the car back and went through the whole rebuild process. About a month after getting the title and the car on the road, the engine blew up. I was pissed but still wasn't ready to give up my miata dream. I started shopping around for engines and got a call from a friend of mine. He was was getting ready to sell his, and offered it to me for less than an engine would cost. So I bought it the next day.

Hear is what it looked like when I first bought it: (previous owner added a Photoshop lowering kit)



This is what it looked like a month later, the blue one is my first one:

 

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"Hi, Kevin!"

What are your plans? Welcome. I'm 'rebuilding' a Miata myself.

 

The photoshop car looks great

 

Thank you Turbofan! I went ahead an created a DIY turbo thread:
https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo...8/#post1140485
I figured since I would be on here a lot I might as well start documenting my struggles. I would also love to hear every ones opinions, advice, and suggestions.

I guess I should share a little of my background now, I am a Mechanical Engineering student who loves cars. I have worked at a car audio shop as an installer, but didn't like it. I love working on cars, but I prefer to make my living working on a computer. I have an acumen for CAD software, and love designing things. It all started for me when I got an audio system in my first car that was worth more than the car itself and I haven't stopped personalizing my vehicles. I then graduated to the performance side of things and started adding bolt-on parts. After that whenever anything broke I fixed it myself. Until now the hardest thing I have done with a car was take the top end of my Celica GTS engine apart and replace a lift bolt. I sold the Celica wanting a rear wheel drive car with more room, in the engine compartment. So I bought a miata. I don't have good luck with the things but I love them anyways!

 

I have to ask...

You're going to paint those side skirts, right?

 

I need to paint the car due to the accident, I want the car to be a different color anyways. Did you check out my build thread? It explains a good bit about whats going on with the car and my plans for it.

 

My name is Rick . . . and I'm a miataholic. LOL. Is there an MA chapter near me? I need one.

 

Mikesell, congrats on signing up at the best site on the web!

 

No you don't. You... we all need more red car!

 

No. Nobody needs more red. Ugh. So bad.

 

I tend to agree with you about red cars, but I'm talking about Rick's red track car specifically. So good.

 

By the way, sorry to threadjack OP. Any plans on parting out that bum turbo kit you bought?

 

Thanks guys!
Monk: I'm Looking to sell some parts, Mainly the ECU. Were you interested in something?

 

Not personally, but I bet there are quite a few people who would be interested in that down pipe.

 

I'm going to try to make it work but if it doesn't work out I will definitely keep that in mind.