In March 2001 I purchased my '92 Sunburst Miata. It was bone stock, and some would say kind of cute.
In March 2001 I purchased my '92 Sunburst Miata. It was bone stock, and some would say kind of cute.
I loved the little thing, but I had to give it my own touch.
Dat antenna!
Like the car though, color is pulled of by a miata better than most cars.
I was living in California, so I was afraid to touch the engine. That changed in 2004 when work transferred me to Texas.
Out from under the evil CARB thumb, the car got some power.
I soon found new hangouts,
And spent a little time at the track.
Very nice
After a few years, I grew bored with the car, so it went through a little change.
The old roll bar moved to it's new garage-mate.
And it was even left outside one night.
I don't know if I can take the abuse.
Then last year during the great Dallas snowstorm of 2011, I got stuck in North Carolina on a business trip. DFW Airport finally let me fly home the Saturday before the Superbowl. I had the Miata sitting at the airport waiting for me so I figured I was screwed. Approaching the airport, I could see cars of all types on the roads, and they seemed fine. I was told that the road crews were doing a great job because of the Superbowl, so I headed out. The first 40 minutes of driving were fine, then I got past the tourist areas.
Last edited by Titus; 01-13-2012 at 11:59 PM.
The Damage doesn't look so bad, but it actually added up to over $3000 and it was a fight to keep them from totaling it. I ended up blowing every penny from the insurance company on mail order parts for it's resurrection. It was placed on a trailer, and my Tahoe was packed to its limit with parts. It was towed to Miata Solutions (Forum user Rogue) and the parts were unloaded. Sometime soon I hope to be able to reveal the new and improved Rotten Banana.
Hey now... 10 years ago, that antenna was cool! It was a gift from the wife so it had to stay until now. I recently informed her that it was destroyed in the wreck.Originally Posted by ChrisJuliano
I quite like what you've done with your Miata. However, it looks as though you've just got started.
Starting over is more like it!I quite like what you've done with your Miata. However, it looks as though you've just got started.
LOL
I thought I would try to document the mods so far. I am sure I will have to come back several times to add forgotten items...
- Jackson Racing M54 Supercharger
- Track Dog Racing Intercooler
- Custom intake with parts found on the warehouse shelves of TDR
- RC440 Injectors
- 150mm Crank pulley
- 67.5mm nose pulley
- LC-1 Wideband
- Old School Racing Beat 4-2-1 Header
- Track Dog Header blanket
- Racing Beat Sport Connecting Pipe
- Racing Beat Power Pulse Dual Muffler
- ACT 1.6 Stage 1 Clutch kit
- 1.8 Torsen diff
- PWR Aluminum Radiator
- Brakes/Suspension:
- 1.8 Calipers and rotors
- HPS Pads
- Old School Flyin Miata springs
- KYB AGX shocks
- Flyin Miata Sway bars
- Moss Front Chassis Brace
- Flyin Miata Frame Rails
- Harddog M2 Hard Core Hard Top Double Diagonal Rollbar
- Polished Dual Hood Lift Kit
- Moss Lo Pro Headlights
- Drivers side NACA duct headlight lid (unknown origin)
- GarageSTAR Side-mount license plate bracket
- Hardtop
- Moss Rubber Antenna
- VooDoo Magnum shift knob
- VooDoo E-Brake handle
- Redline leather shift boot
- Redline leather E-Brake boot
- Polished aluminum door sills
- DDM Works stainless steel radio surround
- Westach A/F Gauge
- Westach Boost Gauge
- Nakamichi CD-45z headunit
- Soundstream D60 II
- Vifa Coaxial 6.5s
- Soundstream SA120 (hooked to nothing at the moment)
'92 Sunburst- The Rotten Banana
'93 LE- officially the wife's car, but usually my daily driver
How did the paint matching go with your color? I dont know if its the color or the painter, but it seems like every person with a yellow car that has gotten something painted it NEVER matches. Both of my friends with 20th anniversary edition mk4 gti's (maybe its 25th idk..) have gotten hit and the color of painted area is so far off its ridiculous.
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