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Miata Noob here
Hi everyone. I currently drive a ‘95 Mustang gt and sometimes an ‘03 viper (whenever my dad isn’t 
) I’m looking to pick up a relatively cheap nb Miata in the next week or two to learn how to tune a car, probably using Megasquirt. After I learn how to do that, turbo time. The one question I haven’t been able to figure out is what is different from a ms2pnp or ms3pnp versus the fully assembled ms2 or ms3 except for the harness? And can you adapt a ms2 or ms3 harness to plug in relatively easy. Thanks in advance for all the help!
) I’m looking to pick up a relatively cheap nb Miata in the next week or two to learn how to tune a car, probably using Megasquirt. After I learn how to do that, turbo time. The one question I haven’t been able to figure out is what is different from a ms2pnp or ms3pnp versus the fully assembled ms2 or ms3 except for the harness? And can you adapt a ms2 or ms3 harness to plug in relatively easy. Thanks in advance for all the help!Last edited by Enzob007; Sep 11, 2018 at 01:07 AM.
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Welcome to the forum. If your Miata is Red make sure you don't mistake it for the Viper when cutting into the loom for the ECU. 
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A little bit of rocker rust isn’t the end of the world. I’m going to sell the car in the spring and get probably 3x what I paid for it anyways. I’ll buy a rust free one then. I’m not really too worried about it.
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Rocker rust = structural.
Doing the repair correctly does not include bondo. Bondo-ing it and then selling it at a profit without disclosing your improper repair makes you a bad person.
Your call.
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I’m not an ***, I’m going to disclose it. The frame rails look to be fine. Worst case I part it out and still make all my $525 and then some back.
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If you know the car has herpes and are ok with it, then great. Just beat on it, enjoy it, and drive it into the ground (literally).
But yeah, repairing that will require a lot of cutting and welding, not bondo. Parting will definitely get you your money back and more
But yeah, repairing that will require a lot of cutting and welding, not bondo. Parting will definitely get you your money back and more
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I agree that for $525 it's hard to go wrong. I'm just imploring you to repair the thing correctly.
This is MiataTurbo. We like doing things the right way here.
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Frame rails are not rocker panels. Rocker panels are structural on these cars as well, in case what i've been saying is hard to understand.
I agree that for $525 it's hard to go wrong. I'm just imploring you to repair the thing correctly.
This is MiataTurbo. We like doing things the right way here.
I agree that for $525 it's hard to go wrong. I'm just imploring you to repair the thing correctly.
This is MiataTurbo. We like doing things the right way here.
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