HRY's not so hella rare car

[HellaRareYellow]

We will start this off with a picture from a long long time ago.
The day after I purchased my baby. next to my buddy's.

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Now it looks like:

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I will add different pictures from in between time and try to give a story along with the modification.

Thanks for reading!
-David

[HellaRareYellow]

I had my car parked in the driveway on the side of my house. Some one in the middle of the night, thought it was be a good idea to cut open my soft top to attempt to steal the radio.

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Even though this was bad timing, I made the best of my situation. The soft top leaked as well and insurance covered it, since it was technically bolted to the car. The perpetrator damaged my dash, radio, and center console failing to remove the radio. The dash damage was minor and I could live with, insurance quoted me a OEM top installed by a mazda dealer, along with a new center console. I have hookups at mazda for stock parts, and found a better deal on a top through a small time business down the street. I also had the same exact head unit that I removed from my old car prior to selling, so that went in. Saving money left and right, I was able to salvage around $1200 from the insurance check. So I bought a hardtop for $750 with bad red paint, and had a friend at a body shop respray it factory sunburst yellow for 300. So I ended up paying $1050 for a mint hardtop in a rare color. :)

Before i got around to painting the hardtop, a friend of mine had some fun with photoshop.
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[HellaRareYellow]

As soon as a purchased the car, I shopped around and decided on the FM 2.5 suspension setup:
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and I hated the style bar that the PO had installed, so I found a good deal on a HDHCDD as well as FM frame rail braces and a memory fab seat rail all from "Rusman". Installed those in a day.
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The stock seats weren't working out with the door bars very well. The stock steering wheel was also a pain to get by on your way in and out of the car because of the door bars, so they had to go. In came a pair of genuine authentic bride replica seats and OMP 4-points. Along with a Dakai Boss hub, nrg quick release, and nrg deep dish wheel. I had the harnesses wrapped around the diagonal, and didn't like that so i picked up a Boss Frog Harness Bar off of "Jay_L" for a deal i couldn't refuse.
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[HellaRareYellow]

Needing a more aggressive looking front end, I decided to pick up some smoked turn signals off ebay. Turned out great IMO. I also picked up a Tougerun G-style Lip.

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If you didn't notice in the last picture, I had also acquired tow hooks around the same time. Instead of buying stupid expensive/jdm tyte towhooks I didn't really love, I decided to make my own design. No towhook came out of the grill level, straight, and flat. So I mocked up a design using the factory baby teeth mounts and cardboard. Drew up the designs on paper, gave them to a local cnc cutting shop, then bent them at the right angle and had them powdercoated. Total cost = $30 for all four less powdercoating.

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[HellaRareYellow]

Next on the list was wheels. I was in desperate need for something other than -43mm offset. lol. Contemplated for a couple months researching what wheels I wanted, then what offset I wanted. Got tired of not finding the right combo and settled for Rota Grid-v 15x7 +0. I didn't go for the x8 +0 because everyone I know who has those, eats fenders for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I wasn't that desperate for a super slammed/stanced look, so I took a step back from the edge and got these. I was going to get gloss black, but they were out, so I ordered the Full Royal Sport Bronze. Debating on tires now, again not wanting the super stanced look, I settled on a mediocre stretch with 175/55/r15. I wasn't too sure about the whole setup off the bat. But as time passes, I think it was the perfect choice.

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[HellaRareYellow]

Latest mod to date - KGWorks Cluster.

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[HellaRareYellow]

Future mod stockpile:

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[HellaRareYellow]

I painted the needles in the cluster red. I like it. It was really easy, I just popped the needles off, scraped the white paint off with an exacto knife and painted the back with basic acrylic red paint. So you get this in the daytime:

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and this at night:

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[HellaRareYellow]

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[HellaRareYellow]

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[HellaRareYellow]

Baby car:

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/dstizzzle/IMAG0149-2.jpg

Finally got around to building my work bench. Not quite done. But I'm proud of it. Pretty solid for building from scratch. Waiting on metal for the top and plywood for the bottom shelf.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/dstizzzle/IMAG0146.jpg

[HellaRareYellow]

So I went on a drive with a bunch of locals the other day. Pictures are curtousy of LunchboX, and RWoregon.

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[HellaRareYellow]

Pictured courtesy of Bedheadben:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6536533769_9834beb496_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533769/)
IMG_5542 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533769/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6536533837_07e0f8d74f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533837/)
IMG_5543 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533837/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7157/6536533897_d619b4acfa_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533897/)
IMG_5549 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533897/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6536533979_2f5721e25c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533979/)
IMG_5550 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536533979/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7033/6536534061_eed7d82a5d_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534061/)
IMG_5551 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534061/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6536534119_fa80628210_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534119/)
IMG_5552 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534119/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6536534187_9a96311b46_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534187/)
IMG_5555 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534187/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7025/6536534263_8bdc79eb31_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534263/)
IMG_5559 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534263/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6536534333_d88770e7a9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534333/)
Panorama1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534333/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6536534527_62c123f20b_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534527/)
IMG_5608 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/benellett/6536534527/) by bedheadben (http://www.flickr.com/people/benellett/), on Flickr

[HellaRareYellow]

My amazing gf got me a new tool box for xmas!! I need more tools to fill it now! lol

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f341/dstizzzle/IMAG0244.jpg

[R2Limited]

Love this car. So clean and tasteful. The only thing that bugs me are the skinny tires. Otherwise, I love every last inch of it.

[HellaRareYellow]

It bugs me too. Lol. That's the only thing I don't like. But I couldn't find a wheel in the size/offset/spoke pattern I liked at the time. I was running out of rubber on my daisy's. Those are the first to go as soon as I start working at boeing and buy a daily. :) Feb can't come soon enough.

[JTninja]

Agreed, love it. This is the reason I wanted a yellow so badly, but couldnt find a good one and looked at other colors...just might have to do one of those cheapo paint jobs sometime!

[HellaRareYellow]

Did someone call for a snowplow?

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[Titus]

Nice to see another nicely modded sunburst. :wink:

[HellaRareYellow]

Another busted lip. I'm 2 for 2. Snow and my front lips don't go well together. :/

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[Itsaparty]

i know touge run is the knock off, but shit is tough as nails.

[HellaRareYellow]

So round number 2 of attempting to drive in the snow, ended in the same result:

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I tried my hand at ziptie stitching. Turned out alright. :/

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No more driving in the snow for me.

[ChrisJuliano]

Not bad!

[HellaRareYellow]

super bored with all the snow lately. I've been playin a bit of forza and was tandem drifting with a buddy:

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[HellaRareYellow]

At a local all car meet on Saturday.

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The Thursday before we had a Miata gathering. About 14 Miata's showed up.

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photo cred: Mason Smith

[Flyin 92]

HRY is the sole reason I want a yellow miata. So fresh.

[HellaRareYellow]

Another pic I found from the meet.

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[HellaRareYellow]

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[ChrisJuliano]

Luv it!!! My fav yellow miata:D

[WASABI]

Sweeter than Lemon Pie! That is the best Yellow setup I've seen. The whole thing works...except driving it in the winter. RISKY!

[HellaRareYellow]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Here's one from the meet the other week.

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[HellaRareYellow]

So I've been absent from the scene for almost a year now. Been busy with work and other things going on. I thought i should update my thread from records' sake.

The miata hasn't seen much loving in the way of new parts lately. She has been relieved of the DD duties however. So now if only I can find some funds, she will go under the knife for some boost and head work.

As for the daily if anyone is interested. I ordered and waited....and waited...and waited. I finally got the call after 3 long months of waiting that she had arrived. My 2013 Subaru Impreza Sport Limited.
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After tinting:
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So now the plans for the miata are to rebuild the head and finally assemble the turbo kit. Hopefully I can get the parts I need to start working on it soon! It's been killing my to see the turbo sit on the workbench for the better part of 2 years. :/

[Phatmiata]

Welcome back !!! I was wondering what happened to you!

Nice new Subaru you have there! I was looking at those as well but ended up with a Mazdaspeed3 instead, we don't really need AWD here in Florida.

[HellaRareYellow]

Thanks! Yeah the AWD feature is a must with my new jobs strict attendance guidelines. I don't need a fast DD because I'm saving the speed for the miata! Hahaha.

[HellaRareYellow]

Getting prepared for the dash-ectomy. I'm excited. This is going to be a fun project. It's going to take a while. Quite a bit of customizing. 7394

Semi stripped engine bay. Waiting to order head rebuild kit and other supporting mods for boost. Then I'll be diving into this more. 7395


For those interested I am pulling inspiration for this guy:
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But more race car style. Less show. Hopefully still just as clean looking.

[Phatmiata]

Welcome back to the land of the living! looking forward to your new dash build!

[wannafbody]

Wow, love the yellow

[Grip Driver]

Wow, love the yellow

Ditto, in for more.

[treeafodo]

This sounds very promising. Your car is so clean and tastefully done.

[Mefryrice]

You car is making we almost regret getting a BRG now. lol. Very nice car. Love it with the hardtop.

[I<3flippyheadlights]

Omg, You're alive!

[HellaRareYellow]

Thanks for the words of encouragement guys. This part of the build is going to be slow and painful. So bare with me. I will update with pics when I have some good info.

[HellaRareYellow]

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[HellaRareYellow]

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