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BarbyCar 04-13-2008 08:59 PM

A lurker no more
 
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Hi, :noob:alert

I figured I should say hello seeing as how this is my second post. Can't hide anymore.

I suppose that I already have two strikes against me. First, I'm English, second I live in Toronto, Canada so I may as well go for three by admitting to preferring superchargers to turbo.

I bought my BRP62 kit used from Quebec last May and took until this February to install it, no point rushing these things. I've been gradually doing mods since I bought my 2000 used with 12,000km and aged 6 months. Started with brakes, suspension, swaybars, rollbar, seats, A/C (? - new girlfriend, nuff said) and now boost.

I've been AutoXing and lapping for the last two years - I started late in life after escaping from an anti-car marriage so it's less of a mid-life crisis and more of a "time to catch-up crisis" - or so I keep telling myself. I'm a member of both Toronto Miata clubs Miataphiles and Trillium. The following pics are BarbyCar at Fontana, Deals Gap (Tail of the Dragon), BarbyCar's Rollbar install and Competing at PITL AutoX.

Enough rambling, I'm glad I found you guys even if you are all misguided turbo types. :bang:

hackerchris 04-13-2008 09:09 PM

Read the sub-title for the supercharger section again :bang:

Also, welcome to the forums, sure Chad and a few others will comment shortly. They are the true life of the party.

m2cupcar 04-14-2008 08:58 AM


Originally Posted by BarbyCar (Post 242393)
I suppose that I already have two strikes against me. First, I named my car, I named my car Barbycar, so I may as well go for three by admitting to preferring superchargers to turbo.

fixed... :giggle:

Welcome. :D

cjernigan 04-14-2008 09:15 AM

Welcome, thought we had a chick on board for a minute. Car looks good, are those 13x8" wheels in the autox picture?

Zabac 04-14-2008 02:23 PM

dammit, it's a dude

m2cupcar 04-14-2008 02:29 PM

we still have chad's avatar to stare at :D

Zabac 04-14-2008 02:35 PM

amen

BarbyCar 04-14-2008 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by cjernigan (Post 242548)
Welcome, thought we had a chick on board for a minute. Car looks good, are those 13x8" wheels in the autox picture?

Sorry, yup I'm a guy. The name comes from an old buddy of mine, he thought it was a good put down for me buying a Miata. I've used it ever since.

The rims in the AutoX picture are Lenso 13x7 shod with 710s. I have 15x7 Enkei shod with RA1 for lapping and 16x7 Advanti with 615 for street. I have 16x7 TE37 on order, they should be here May 1. The stock NB rims are now mounted on my better half's stock '93.

Zabac 04-15-2008 06:31 PM

yay, it is a girl, scared me there for a sec. when you only said better half...

i'm liking the 13's

icantthink4155 04-22-2008 11:18 PM

lol that third pic your Miata looks a little crosseyed

autox_axela 04-23-2008 09:58 PM

That's a great looking car! Those Lenso wheels were pretty rare until Goodwin started selling them.

reddroptop 04-23-2008 10:09 PM


Originally Posted by BarbyCar (Post 242770)
Lenso 13x7

7.5

Dude's getting old. ;)


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