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05-15-2012, 12:15 AM #1
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Mariner Blue NA (Daily driven)
sorry im very late on this i barely decided to make a build thread now.
first things first I LOVE BLUE BLUE BLUEEEEE
So lets start off with the basic I'm only 16 and my parents told me to look up on craigslist for a car.
I grew up racing since i was 5 my dad used to race clubs with his 77 rx3 I believe. I forgot the exact year. Willow Springs, Button Willow, Laguna seca etc.
now we just play around karting only raced twice at willow springs kart track.
I kept my own budget under a base of 3 grand im not those kids that make my parents buy a 10 grand car as a first car.
Since i grew up around Mazdas i felt that a Miata would be the perfect match. Rx7s were unreliable.
E30s which was my first choice did not quite carry on it was just a hype phase. I finally settled with the Miata.
I came across this 1992 Mariner with a stunning 89500 miles.
MARINER BLUE miatas are pretty rare in LA craigslist in my opinion
price tag $2000...
Build started late October of 2011
The only flaws were the vert top, window was definitely shot and the front bumper previous owner told us someone backed into him.Last edited by Gene Rodriguez; 07-22-2012 at 03:01 AM.
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05-15-2012, 12:31 AM #2
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so about 2 weeks later me and my dad were getting aggravated with the dumb vert top water seeped though easily.
My dad found a hardtop from a 99 nb nardi edition dark green was a salvaged car.
LOVE this hardtop
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05-15-2012, 12:50 AM #3
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I first wanted to start off with necessities tires, top, engine oil, etc.
Since we got it, tires were shot so around the same month I got the hardtop I found a guy on craigslist.
Me and my dad were like might as well look into getting new rims since we didnt want to buy a first set of
new tires for the stock daisies and later on buy a new set of rims and buy another set of tires.
The guy on craigslist was selling a set of Rota RB 15x7 offset 35.
Dad knocked it down to 250 if I remember correctly so about 530 with tires mounted.
gorilla lugnuts for saftey
so happy how it turned out and such a steal for the price
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05-15-2012, 01:18 AM #4
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finally Dec 13 got my license. LOL started building when i only had a permit ;)
I was getting annoyed from the from bumper dent so easy childish and just for the laughs fix...
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05-15-2012, 01:22 AM #5
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My taillights were leaking! common problem for the age.
Tried to reseal with better used seals and on the way my rear license plate panel was cracked in pieces so i glued the back
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05-15-2012, 01:25 AM #6
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My dad had some Cibie H4 lamp housings saved from his old rx7 gsl.
He gave em to me
Last edited by Gene Rodriguez; 05-15-2012 at 01:49 AM.
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05-15-2012, 01:31 AM #7
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Bought some hid lights and hand lathed my own shifter extension
pics will be up soon
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05-15-2012, 01:33 AM #8
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1 out of 2 13b engines sitting waiting for the swap LOL sike i wish i can.
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05-15-2012, 01:35 AM #9
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A little fun on the way of the real build
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05-15-2012, 01:45 AM #10
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GoPro photoshoot
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05-15-2012, 02:05 AM #11
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Good start! Also been thinking of doing a model of my car. Easiest way to tell if certain mods will look good ;)
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05-15-2012, 08:59 AM #12
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05-15-2012, 10:02 PM #13
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DIY shift knob extension proud to say i lathed it my self. So smooth between shifts.
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05-15-2012, 10:07 PM #14
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Got my windows tinted a little bummed since it turned out darker then i thought. You can barely see my visor to.
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05-15-2012, 10:09 PM #15
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Megan super streets and Racing Beat catback coming soon
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