Time to introduce the NA and I
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Time to introduce the NA and I
Hey guys,
Been putting off the introduction till I was ready to actually spend some time doing somewhat of a build thread as well. I picked up a black 97 Miata with matching hardtop just shy of a year ago. I had been looking for a Miata for quite some time and made a few adjustments to jump on this one. Found my 97 Miata on craigslist with 42,000 miles and absolutely zero rust; A victory for anyone in New Hampshire. After the test drive and price was settled, I justified selling my 09 MS3 and daily-ing my Civic for a change.
I picked up the miata for $5,000 with the hard top/carrier, miscellanies covers, every piece of documentation and even the 1997 dealer catalogue! The throw-out bearing was the only weary sound emitting from the car and I couldn't be happier about the purchase to this day. Especially since 6k later, the throw out bearing is just fine. Quick recent car history would be my 93 sentry 4-door with a SR20DET and LSD. This was my daily that put down 242 @8PSI, great car but times change so on it went. Picked up a 09 MS3 new and put on every bolt-on as it came available and realized it was not the platform I was looking for by any means. Was a great car for having fun and driving cross country though!
I actually just sold my stock 96 civic hatchback to finish up my turbo build, which has always been my hands-down favorite car for all the right economical reasons. I'll dive into that one later. Time to start a build thread I guess. Appreciate any comments guys.
This web-site has been an enormous wealth of knowledge for me and I must express my thanks on that. It's been a long year of gathering parts, scouring the forums and even hating the fact that I'm doing this build. This is by far my most thought out endeavor for a car that will serve as my DD for the foreseeable future. I even bought a Honda Ruckus for downtime and sadly turned my never-fail civic into a FM 3" downpipe back exhaust and C3M's wrapped in R1R's(RS3's are all on backorder
)...
Been putting off the introduction till I was ready to actually spend some time doing somewhat of a build thread as well. I picked up a black 97 Miata with matching hardtop just shy of a year ago. I had been looking for a Miata for quite some time and made a few adjustments to jump on this one. Found my 97 Miata on craigslist with 42,000 miles and absolutely zero rust; A victory for anyone in New Hampshire. After the test drive and price was settled, I justified selling my 09 MS3 and daily-ing my Civic for a change.
I picked up the miata for $5,000 with the hard top/carrier, miscellanies covers, every piece of documentation and even the 1997 dealer catalogue! The throw-out bearing was the only weary sound emitting from the car and I couldn't be happier about the purchase to this day. Especially since 6k later, the throw out bearing is just fine. Quick recent car history would be my 93 sentry 4-door with a SR20DET and LSD. This was my daily that put down 242 @8PSI, great car but times change so on it went. Picked up a 09 MS3 new and put on every bolt-on as it came available and realized it was not the platform I was looking for by any means. Was a great car for having fun and driving cross country though!
I actually just sold my stock 96 civic hatchback to finish up my turbo build, which has always been my hands-down favorite car for all the right economical reasons. I'll dive into that one later. Time to start a build thread I guess. Appreciate any comments guys.
This web-site has been an enormous wealth of knowledge for me and I must express my thanks on that. It's been a long year of gathering parts, scouring the forums and even hating the fact that I'm doing this build. This is by far my most thought out endeavor for a car that will serve as my DD for the foreseeable future. I even bought a Honda Ruckus for downtime and sadly turned my never-fail civic into a FM 3" downpipe back exhaust and C3M's wrapped in R1R's(RS3's are all on backorder
)...
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Hey guys,
Been putting off the introduction till I was ready to actually spend some time doing somewhat of a build thread as well. I picked up a black 97 Miata with matching hardtop just shy of a year ago. I had been looking for a Miata for quite some time and made a few adjustments to jump on this one. Found my 97 Miata on craigslist with 42,000 miles and absolutely zero rust; A victory for anyone in New Hampshire. After the test drive and price was settled, I justified selling my 09 MS3 and daily-ing my Civic for a change. I picked up the miata for $5,000 with the hard top/carrier, miscellanies covers, every piece of documentation and even the 1997 dealer catalogue! The throw-out bearing was the only weary sound emitting from the car and I couldn't be happier about the purchase to this day. Especially since 6k later, the throw out bearing is just fine. Quick recent car history would be my 93 sentry 4-door with a SR20DET and LSD. This was my daily that put down 242 @8PSI, great car but times change so on it went. Picked up a 09 MS3 new and put on every bolt-on as it came available and realized it was not the platform I was looking for by any means. Was a great car for having fun and driving cross country though! I actually just sold my stock 96 civic hatchback to finish up my turbo build, which has always been my hands-down favorite car for all the right economical reasons. I'll dive into that one later. Time to start a build thread I guess. Appreciate any comments guys. This web-site has been an enormous wealth of knowledge for me and I must express my thanks on that. It's been a long year of gathering parts, scouring the forums and even hating the fact that I'm doing this build. This is by far my most thought out endeavor for a car that will serve as my DD for the foreseeable future. I even bought a Honda Ruckus for downtime and sadly turned my never-fail civic into a FM 3" downpipe back exhaust and C3M's wrapped in R1R's(RS3's are all on backorder)...
Been putting off the introduction till I was ready to actually spend some time doing somewhat of a build thread as well. I picked up a black 97 Miata with matching hardtop just shy of a year ago. I had been looking for a Miata for quite some time and made a few adjustments to jump on this one. Found my 97 Miata on craigslist with 42,000 miles and absolutely zero rust; A victory for anyone in New Hampshire. After the test drive and price was settled, I justified selling my 09 MS3 and daily-ing my Civic for a change. I picked up the miata for $5,000 with the hard top/carrier, miscellanies covers, every piece of documentation and even the 1997 dealer catalogue! The throw-out bearing was the only weary sound emitting from the car and I couldn't be happier about the purchase to this day. Especially since 6k later, the throw out bearing is just fine. Quick recent car history would be my 93 sentry 4-door with a SR20DET and LSD. This was my daily that put down 242 @8PSI, great car but times change so on it went. Picked up a 09 MS3 new and put on every bolt-on as it came available and realized it was not the platform I was looking for by any means. Was a great car for having fun and driving cross country though! I actually just sold my stock 96 civic hatchback to finish up my turbo build, which has always been my hands-down favorite car for all the right economical reasons. I'll dive into that one later. Time to start a build thread I guess. Appreciate any comments guys. This web-site has been an enormous wealth of knowledge for me and I must express my thanks on that. It's been a long year of gathering parts, scouring the forums and even hating the fact that I'm doing this build. This is by far my most thought out endeavor for a car that will serve as my DD for the foreseeable future. I even bought a Honda Ruckus for downtime and sadly turned my never-fail civic into a FM 3" downpipe back exhaust and C3M's wrapped in R1R's(RS3's are all on backorder
)...Anyways, I hope you get a lot out of this forum. Good info here. Good luck on your new project.
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Welcome, good luck with your setup, post some pics!
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Thanks for the replies. Using the phone on public transportation doesn't yield the best grammatical-correctness. Should be a bit better from here on. I blame our schools though. Here's a couple pics.
The MS3
This was the day I grabbed the car.
Will get some of the Sentra pics up. It was a great sleeper prior to the fmic.
The MS3
This was the day I grabbed the car.
Will get some of the Sentra pics up. It was a great sleeper prior to the fmic.
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