The other ride - 1991 Mazda Miata

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Just realized I don't have a thread on it here - this is my baby. :wub:

When I bought it:

The car:

1991 Mazda Miata
5 speed
95,000 miles
Power windows, cruise control!
Raceland wind deflector
15x7 +38 unknown wheels with 195/60/15 tires (definitely getting changed.. ;))

I plan on coilovers and some 15x8 wheels, and a hardtop. Turbo in the future and a 1.8 Torsen LSD.

Had a little bit of front-end damage but we straightened her out a little and made our own bumper support. Also took off some unnecessary weight while in the process.

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Working on straightening the front:

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Still not perfect, but alot better than it was. Will continue to tweak on it, and repaint the front bumper. :thumbup:

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Raceland coilovers installed. Had to cut most of the bolts out - dang old cars!

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New wheels. Rolled fenders, still need to pull them. Lots and lots of rubbing. :)

15x7.5, 0 offset, SSR Star Shark rep's.

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Fenders rolled and pulled, no more rubbing. :)

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Repainted the front bumper, grew a mustache.. ;)

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Have I ever mentioned how bad Ohio roads SUCK? :thumbdown:

Broken oil pan.

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Fixed the oil pan... wow, what a job. Remove motor mounts, hoist engine, drop subframe...

Added GarageStar skid plate to avoid this in the future.

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And some shots of how she sits now.


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Took the Miata on a 2,000 mile road trip to the beach in South Carolina. Broke 100K miles on the way home.

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Made a new shift knob and shift boot for over the weekend, love how it came out! I bought these neochrome brass knuckles in SC and needed a use for them since they're illegal here in Ohio. :) Also ordered a racing steering wheel with quick release and a tow hook for the rear.

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Well, I got Ricardo a new toy to play with.. should be here next week. :D

Jackson Racing Supercharger (w/ AC and PS pulleys), comes with a Vortech FMU for management.

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Also did a racing wheel with QR hub, just an eBay special. But I like it.

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[vten]

nice car man !! u should drive it over :D

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Thanks Tan! And haha, Dakotah would kill me if I wanted to ever take this thing on a long trip again. :)

[escotric]

Bro sick ride! I'm totally diggin the crown royal shift boot with the brass knuckles. Looks Badass! :w00t:

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^ Thank you, sir! :thumbsup:

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New wheels as of last night. 13x7 +25 Revolution RFX's. They are 4x108 so I will need adapters, I'll go for some 1" ones to make the total offset +0.

These only weigh 11 lbs. each. They are the original Schmidt Modernline wheels that are so popular now. Schmidt actually bought the wheel design off of Revolution UK Wheels.

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Now the decision... silver or gold?

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I like the mag silver color. And stanced miatas :drool:

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I also still have the paint laying around from the Kosei's I re-finished.. hmmm...

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I say a wild color like that or mag. I would shift from going gold again.

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