Griffindork's '90 Smurf

[Griffindork]

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:

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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:
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-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)

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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.

[blu92]

About time you made one of these...lol

[Vegard]

You are one unlucky dude :( You do have good taste though, nice smurf!

[vote4pedro]

I feel you pain. My car has been hit while parked 6 times :twisted:. All but one person came forward, or left a note though.:roll:

[Griffindork]

About time you made one of these...lol

Yeah i know lol. Was bored one day and remembered it


You are one unlucky dude :( You do have good taste though, nice smurf!

Thanks man. I want it to be clean and functional. Not slammed or anything like that. Just a fun, low, DD for now. Hopefully Ill be able to retire it from DD status soonish.



I feel you pain. My car has been hit while parked 6 times :twisted:. All but one person came forward, or left a note though.:roll:

Yeah, Im on 5 times right now. And only one person has come forward as well. :(

[Skomee]

A turbo transforms the car. Save your pennies.

[Funkdenomotron]

Rad Smurf! Don't worry though, my MSM has been hit by two moving trucks while parked, randomly kicked, wheels stolen, and some ass drove it backwards through a chain link fence when he lost it on a curve in the rain (oh wait that was me!) And this is after some pram hit my 99 in a parking lot in her Dodge Ram, sent it to the shop for repairs where they totally destroyed the chrome lips on the Gewalts I got from Randy, and that was after my 91 1.8 conversion FM2 Turbo got straight stolen from a Best Buy Parking lot at 2pm on a Monday. I have SOOOOO wanted to just get a Camry so many times, but I just can't. :ambivalence:

[morr]

Don't know how I missed this thread.. wanna trade cars? haha

[Griffindork]

Havent Checked on this in a while. Paul, I would love your NB but I love my NA too much haha. I just need to get a roll bar, some seats, and a turbo and I will be happy lol

[morr]

No worries haha. I have such a love/hate relationship with my car :lol: basically it's the state of PA I hate for having inspections and emissions.

[moerdogg]

Dang, those 6ULs look great with the blue!