Griffindork
02-09-2012, 01:59 PM
Hey guys. Came over from Clubroadster. Thought id throw my build thread up here as well.
Ive had my miata about a year and a half now. First off some background i guess.
My Miata is the first car that Ive really been able to modify. I previously owned a '98 Volvo S70 that I bought off my mom once I started working back in High school. I really wanted something that was more of a sports car but being 17 at the time I didnt really have many options. I really wanted a 240sx but finding a decent one of those is damn near impossible. A coworker of mine (Blu92 on here) got me looking into Miatas. I wanted something that had a strong aftermarket support, was a stick, and rwd. A first gen miata seemed like the perfect car. It was cheap, reliable, good on gas, cheap on insurance, had a strong aftermarket, and was rwd and a stick. So I got looking and found this immaculate '90 NA on craigslist with just 23k miles on it, garaged its entire life, completely stock, etc. The perfect starting point for what I was looking to do. Well I bought it a couple weeks after I first went to look at it and a year and a half later here I am. I also have 3 S13 hatches now (a DD of sorts, drift car project, and a parts car). When I look back on it I am really glad I got a miata. Ive driven GTRs, Evos, etc and I have yet to find a single car that I enjoy driving more then a miata.
Well I guess I should start with the "build" part of this. My hopes for this is just to be a fun DD that Id really like to autocross or track every so often. I also want to do every single bit of work to this car myself, or at least help with it when its not something Ive learned to do yet. I've learned a lot in the past year and a half.
What I've done so far:
---------------------
Engine:
-All new belts a couple weeks after I got it (Thanks Rich lol)
-DIY cone intake
-Tsudo N1 Ebay cat back exhaust
Suspension/footwork:
-949 racing 6Uls 15x7
-949 racing Black Anodized valves and lug nuts
-205/50/15 Dunlop Direzza DZ101's
-Megan EZ Street coilovers
Interior:
-Momo Monte Carlo Steering wheel 350mm (if I remember correctly)
-Sun visor delete
-mid 90s Alpine Headunit (previous owner put it in)
-Polk audio speakers (OEM ones were blown and only clicked)
Exterior:
-Front R Lip
-Smoked turn signals and side markers
-Debadged finish panel
-New rear window (has the original top and old one was so yellow you couldnt see through it at all)
Future Plans:
---------------
-Hard dog dual Diagonal Rollbar
-Racing seats and harnesses.
-Steering wheel quick release
-mild turbo or s/c setup, only looking for ~150whp
-More suspension work (Sway bars, subframe braces, RUCAs, etc.)
Now for the pics.
Pics: (Mostly chronological... I think)
--------
The day I brought her home.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/51955_1654204876172_1268575103_31859794_5623889_o. jpg
My wheels and tires came in at work (a Goodyear) Mounted and balanced. Just had to wait on snow to stop for the year to put them on.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/182795_1886122633971_1268575103_32344822_5615940_n .jpg
Got a steal on a momo on ebay
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/DSCF0282.jpg
Then a while later my coils finally came in. Moar Low Achieved
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/moarlow.jpg
An actually Nice picture
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2541-edit.jpg
But then sadly I was hit and run at a gas station....
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_0479.jpg
But no worries. I immediately tore into it and started fixing everything and sent the bumper for paint at a family friends body shop. I Miss my mazda sticker though Quite thankfully very little body work needed done. Mainly just bent some metal on the inside of the Driver side bumper/quarter panel area
Pretty much done and ready for the newly painted bumper.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_0480.jpg
Much later. Finally got a front lip. I did the smoked lights when it got hit.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/277551_2260993685513_1268575103_32825039_7940873_o .jpg
Well got hit and run again.... Shouldnt park your car on the street on the 4th of july
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/272185_2260991605461_1268575103_32825030_136579_o. jpg
And guess what!? got hit again.... 3rd time, every single time i wasnt even in the car. The guy came forward this time thank god. I was about to lose it. Needed a new finish panel and repsray of the rear bumper. I didnt feel like reattaching the badges so thats why its debadged now.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/278441_2260992565485_1268575103_32825034_7950299_o .jpg
Now time to be an artsy photo whore.
Photo Credit: Me
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2550.jpg
Photo Credit: Me
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2418.jpg
Photo Credit: Chris Juliano (http://www.julianophoto.com/ ---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjuliano)
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/242840_10150208615516314_544161313_7635415_2524725 _o.jpg
Photo Credit: Chris Juliano (http://www.julianophoto.com/ ---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjuliano)
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/242704_10150208615931314_544161313_7635430_2035071 _o.jpg
Updates will be slow. I'm a college student now so I have next to no money now. Ill be working full time in the summer again so alot more will come then.
Ive had my miata about a year and a half now. First off some background i guess.
My Miata is the first car that Ive really been able to modify. I previously owned a '98 Volvo S70 that I bought off my mom once I started working back in High school. I really wanted something that was more of a sports car but being 17 at the time I didnt really have many options. I really wanted a 240sx but finding a decent one of those is damn near impossible. A coworker of mine (Blu92 on here) got me looking into Miatas. I wanted something that had a strong aftermarket support, was a stick, and rwd. A first gen miata seemed like the perfect car. It was cheap, reliable, good on gas, cheap on insurance, had a strong aftermarket, and was rwd and a stick. So I got looking and found this immaculate '90 NA on craigslist with just 23k miles on it, garaged its entire life, completely stock, etc. The perfect starting point for what I was looking to do. Well I bought it a couple weeks after I first went to look at it and a year and a half later here I am. I also have 3 S13 hatches now (a DD of sorts, drift car project, and a parts car). When I look back on it I am really glad I got a miata. Ive driven GTRs, Evos, etc and I have yet to find a single car that I enjoy driving more then a miata.
Well I guess I should start with the "build" part of this. My hopes for this is just to be a fun DD that Id really like to autocross or track every so often. I also want to do every single bit of work to this car myself, or at least help with it when its not something Ive learned to do yet. I've learned a lot in the past year and a half.
What I've done so far:
---------------------
Engine:
-All new belts a couple weeks after I got it (Thanks Rich lol)
-DIY cone intake
-Tsudo N1 Ebay cat back exhaust
Suspension/footwork:
-949 racing 6Uls 15x7
-949 racing Black Anodized valves and lug nuts
-205/50/15 Dunlop Direzza DZ101's
-Megan EZ Street coilovers
Interior:
-Momo Monte Carlo Steering wheel 350mm (if I remember correctly)
-Sun visor delete
-mid 90s Alpine Headunit (previous owner put it in)
-Polk audio speakers (OEM ones were blown and only clicked)
Exterior:
-Front R Lip
-Smoked turn signals and side markers
-Debadged finish panel
-New rear window (has the original top and old one was so yellow you couldnt see through it at all)
Future Plans:
---------------
-Hard dog dual Diagonal Rollbar
-Racing seats and harnesses.
-Steering wheel quick release
-mild turbo or s/c setup, only looking for ~150whp
-More suspension work (Sway bars, subframe braces, RUCAs, etc.)
Now for the pics.
Pics: (Mostly chronological... I think)
--------
The day I brought her home.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/51955_1654204876172_1268575103_31859794_5623889_o. jpg
My wheels and tires came in at work (a Goodyear) Mounted and balanced. Just had to wait on snow to stop for the year to put them on.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/182795_1886122633971_1268575103_32344822_5615940_n .jpg
Got a steal on a momo on ebay
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/DSCF0282.jpg
Then a while later my coils finally came in. Moar Low Achieved
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/moarlow.jpg
An actually Nice picture
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2541-edit.jpg
But then sadly I was hit and run at a gas station....
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_0479.jpg
But no worries. I immediately tore into it and started fixing everything and sent the bumper for paint at a family friends body shop. I Miss my mazda sticker though Quite thankfully very little body work needed done. Mainly just bent some metal on the inside of the Driver side bumper/quarter panel area
Pretty much done and ready for the newly painted bumper.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_0480.jpg
Much later. Finally got a front lip. I did the smoked lights when it got hit.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/277551_2260993685513_1268575103_32825039_7940873_o .jpg
Well got hit and run again.... Shouldnt park your car on the street on the 4th of july
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/272185_2260991605461_1268575103_32825030_136579_o. jpg
And guess what!? got hit again.... 3rd time, every single time i wasnt even in the car. The guy came forward this time thank god. I was about to lose it. Needed a new finish panel and repsray of the rear bumper. I didnt feel like reattaching the badges so thats why its debadged now.
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/278441_2260992565485_1268575103_32825034_7950299_o .jpg
Now time to be an artsy photo whore.
Photo Credit: Me
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2550.jpg
Photo Credit: Me
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/IMG_2418.jpg
Photo Credit: Chris Juliano (http://www.julianophoto.com/ ---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjuliano)
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/242840_10150208615516314_544161313_7635415_2524725 _o.jpg
Photo Credit: Chris Juliano (http://www.julianophoto.com/ ---- http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrisjuliano)
http://i675.photobucket.com/albums/vv112/Lincolndork/242704_10150208615931314_544161313_7635430_2035071 _o.jpg
Updates will be slow. I'm a college student now so I have next to no money now. Ill be working full time in the summer again so alot more will come then.