Story of the Wind Chariot

[Coupeloop]

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6228/6380105233_9a998536c3_o.jpg

just copying pasting to here... just in case....

"figured why not.. excuse the run on sentences as well, trying to make it quick.
OK so its not like i just got my car or anything, I'll be posting the old pics of all the modifications etc that i've done to my car... I'll try to arrange the pictures in order to the best of my ability... and there was alot of things that i experimented/had fun with as this is the only car i really went crazy with...(alot of things i did to this car was on a whim as well) my other cars I owned was during high school so i didnt do much to em (wheels+drop etc). I'd have to say I've received the most general auto knowledge from owning this car (prob because i've had it the longest out of any of the other cars..) Most of it was really trial and error. also with this car i made a lot of awesome friends as well <3 ~*XOXO*~

2006, traded my blue gts 86 coupe (reason why my user name is coupeloop)
it was rough around the edges.. i loved it but i had to let it go to get something more reliable.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/car-rolla/DSCF1752.jpg

I originally posted it for sale, but then the guy that wanted to check out my car offered me a miata, so I was like why not. A week later i got my 92 1.6 NA no a/c or PS.. came with a roll bar(dunno brand), mazda speed 2 way lsd, racing beat headers/exhaust, snug top hardtop, jackson racing intake, wings west wing, long mudflaps, ground control sleeves on tokicos, cusco headers, IMSA bucket seat, and some other nick nacks.

my old s13 in the background, that I gave to my brother.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF2376.jpg
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came with some odd rims though.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF2377.jpg

first thing i did was put sportmax on it LOL...I use to actually sell the wheels on random forums/or by word of mouth... mind you this was 2006 ...this was before they were called XXR, and they just came in blank white boxes with the specs of the wheels on it.
wrapped in azenis
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF2389.jpg
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felt ricey, and put on a yoshimura exhaust lullul... I was a pretty dumb kid... but hey everybody asked my questions about it... and it actually sounded nice too. however it was short lived, I blew the rivets holding it together (back pressure i guess)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF2406.jpg

drove it around dandy for a while.. hit a guard rail after a rainy kinod, (explains the broken vent light.), replaced a fender/bumper etc etc.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/1-2420-74352-l-qCqTAFuxVPp7BIpDcpxE.jpg

back when i had my s13/86 I use to go junk yarding a lot, after i got my miata i really didnt need to go (well that and i really never noticed miatas in junkyards back then.. i had the mentality if it wasnt the same car i own/owned i never really paid attention to it if i saw another one on the street.) anyways to make it short..... friend tells me friday night hes going to the junkyard sat morning. i'm like "meh, dont really need anything, but call me if you see a miata there". he calls me in the morning and i'm half asleep, and tell me there is a miata there, and theres a HARDTOP on it. What was even more funny is that the hardtop was already white LOLOL... no defroster/headliner, scored it for 200 bucks. So i gave my snug top to my brother, and kept the OEM junkyard one.

later down the line.

surfing craigslist. i found an autopower cage, for 500$! the guy was in spec miata and he was telling me that they needed 2 door bars now, so the one he was selling is obsolete. so i think i got it for a steal :3
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/Photo-0006.jpg

more experimenting, the RX7 diffuser. Back then i saw grinders car, and it inspired me to do it. so I did.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF3325.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF3326.jpg
oh yea i was rocking/loaning some AME shallens for a bit as well too. and fender mirrors, LOL man that makes me laugh.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF3330.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCF3327.jpg

around the time i worked at RB motoring(now VR wheels).. i had swapped over to megan coilovers and some other things.
one day i was on my lunch break and found these on yahoojp, and they brought em in for me.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/ssr.jpg
yea LOL at the tire size, lol there was no 13in tires at the shop, so my friend works at sams club, and he just gave me some used 13 inch tires for free so w/e.. (rocked them for a while then sold them off to somebody, and then ended up being Mr. breakingoilpan/harry's wheels)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/IMG_1951.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/oncar.jpg

[Coupeloop]

So after a while.. working/saving up etc... i scored these through paul. Brand new from Work. 15x9 0 offset all around on 195/50s
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/11-11photoshoot064.jpg

I put vinyl sticker on the other set of spokes, which gave it a nice touch i think. (i wasnt down to paint the spoke of brand new wheels. oh and i had some moon eyes mirrors on my car for a lil bit too haha)
Also mike @ auto konexion hooked me up with his CF front lip
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/IMG_3343.jpg

scored these from my importer for 100bucks
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/carpet2.jpg
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i think a little bit after i installed the LED panel lights in my interior.
got a Nardi Classic 330 wheel, with an FET quick release.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCN0571.jpg

[Coupeloop]

after a while my pilot bearing...or was it throw out bearing..? went out.
got an ACT with a heavy duty pressure plate
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/clutch1.jpg

got an autokonexion rear CF panel.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCN0366.jpg

part of the deal with peter was his intake manifold...I already had a HKS vpc, but didnt want to go carb.. so i went fuel injection instead. I got some ITBs from Jimmy @ fujiracing... the vpc didnt really work out to well (again more experimenting... no researching.) so I ended up just buying MSpnp a few days later
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCN0357.jpg
*honk*
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/itb2.jpg
with filters.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/l_a37a1fe37ed077a8c1aa00cd67fcb1c2.jpg

sadly... this is the only video I have of the itbs running.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjHDJ6gAS9M

however... sadly it was short lived.. I was out meeting up friends for dinner. I pulled out of a plaza drive way.. got pulled over. hood popped. ref ticket, along with a front plate ticket. I just got really discouraged with everything car wise... I went MIA from Kinod for a few months. If i did come by it was either in my xB or my 94 corolla.. i worked my ass off and just paid for the ticket, while car sat for months.

[Coupeloop]

looked like this for a while...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/n653391065_1560274_308.jpg
and then looked like this..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/2769848004_b0cc98f163_b.jpg


reverted it back to normal.....
car sitting.. with the company-cousin car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/DSCN0548.jpg

[Coupeloop]

after that i ordeal....went back to a normal intake etc. I had bought a 94? corolla to daily drive.
rocked the ARC>RB intake set up, along with a JR carb header..put in a buddy club seat. but I only took out the car occasionally/ and to the dai's drift academy/autox .. i miss these events, nothing to hit but cones on an empty air base, (I was paid to work the event, then drive the rest of the day for free after i got done registering people, but some mark ass trick had to ruin it for EVERYBODY.)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/Photo-0023-1Medium.jpg
also installed midtenn buckets
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/Photo-0024Medium.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/q27.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/q26.jpg

I was bored at one of the dai's events, and installed Ryoku Rob tow hooks..(picture taken afterwards, but just for reference.) Works perfectly for me, because i cant lift the rear of the car using the diff since the diffuser is there.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/IMAG0297Medium.jpg

[Coupeloop]

i got another trunk from a friend, put a GT wing on it with raised mounts made by ryoku rob, put Garage vary canards, touge run front lip, those ebay splitter add ons... got the auto konexion side skirts(had them painted black) and finished putting the covers on the mid tenn headlights and my led 3rd brake light :3 oh and a friend of mine found some TSIs at the junkyard for me, i scored em for 12 bucks HAHAHA
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/c0dyblah/miata/codyd.jpg
after this photo shoot, the mirrors came off, and i got some APR carbon ones.

I guess this part is when it gets real serious.. Grinder wanted my wheels, and he gave me an offer for his wheels i couldnt refuse... but his wheels were x11 inch in the REAR!? so what he do?....
yea...... i was sorta cringing... but it was for the best..
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0343Medium.jpg
brought it home for the test fitting..
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0351Medium.jpg
if you havent noticed.. i have some kind of wheel fetish.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0354Medium.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0340Small-1.jpg
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looked like this for like 2 weeks:
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/8OoBal.jpg

my fascination with 15x11 inch wheels
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/nqKE6l.jpg

[Coupeloop]

I got a hood vent.. as usually seen on S chassis or FCs
the original shape of the vent is just a square, but the end didnt flow somehow to me (closest part to the windshield) So i just traced the back end of the hood, on to the vent and cut the curve, so it contoured with the back end.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0406Medium.jpg
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(to the left if you have no idea what im talking about)
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/DSCN0407Medium.jpg

icking a color was tough, In my heart i didnt want color change completely ( i would've went with black to do the whole JPS miata scheme) but the white engine bay would have been bleh to me, since i didnt remove the motor.
So i just went with keeping it white... but I didnt want PEARL white. I mean the color is nice, but the yellow/pink/blue ish that you get from pearl is a little bit too fancy for a miata imo.
So he showed me some options, It is a pearl theoretically, but not the USUAL pearl...
pretty much the brightest white, with silver ice pearl (doesnt have those extra colors in it and what nots)
the pearl ghosts in the shade/at night so the car just looks white. Then when the sun hits it you can really see it.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4125/5071529782_eb3a3d8b25_o.jpg

finishing touches at the paint shop. putting the car back together, turn around time was 3 weeks ish? i dont remember, it worked out fine because at that time i bought a parts car and it took up my garage spot anyways so i didnt mind not having my car for a while.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/36682_441869431065_653391065_637430.jpg
i had smoked the oem tails, but they were 'pull over' dark so i got rid of them. so i went back to my altezzas FUK YA! lol
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sprayed altezza tailights, and had rob cut me new side plates for the wing.
anyways.... thanks to rob.... got my side pieces for the wing designed and cut

before:
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/_DSC0050-1.jpg

after:
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0521.jpg

[Coupeloop]

beatrush under tray which i mated with my APR lol
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0670.jpg

I installed an oil cooler i got from CX, and made a guard for it.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0664.jpg

taaaaa daaaaaa...
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0660.jpg

just picked this up earlier today too, havent even gotten to it yet.... gotta modify it to fit my cage, and the red one currently in my car is going to underrated.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0662.jpg[/QUOTE]

[Coupeloop]

i got me a pair of these for super discounted price i couldn't pass up, and i just wanted to do more experimenting to see if it'd work.. these were made for a FD... pretty much like the zeromotive rear canards (which is for the miata that rev9 sells)
looks like:
http://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr205/ShineAutoProject/FD3S%20RE-Amemiya/FD3S%20CS%20rear%20Add%20ons/kana-do006.jpg

the miata version...
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a166/clement89/P6293488.jpg


the FD pieces that i made it work on my car, ryokurob (much thanks) gave a big hand in helping me mount them on my bumper. some cutting was involved but seemed to work out great
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0756Medium.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0757Medium.jpg

if anybody asks why i didnt just buy the ones made for a miata??? well i didn't have to spend 125+$ on these ones, and its in carbon.

[Coupeloop]

kinda... somewhere... got sick of my equips 01s and ordered some TE37Vs
i was cruising around minkara and stumbled across this fine machine...
I messaged the owner of that vehicle for what specs he is running. he responded that hes running the 8.5s in front and 9s in the rear....... but i opted for the 9s all the way around.
http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/carlife/images/UserCar/381815/p1.jpg?ct=979a737ec34e

i got bit by the bug....... and just had to have em... so thats when i posted my equips up for sale.....

what was amazing was the time it took to get here.... (i ordered it 4 days after the earthquake/tsunami hit). It only got bumped back by only 20-25 days from the original ETA.
so 90ish days later......

i still need to shave the inner lip of the flare of the rear.. as you can see its REAL close.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0815Medium.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0816Medium.jpg

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http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0809Medium.jpg

to be honest i was really shooting to emulate this .... i think it was achieved.
http://www.7tune.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/RR-23-587x390.jpg

*boom boom pow*
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0810Medium.jpg

[Coupeloop]

started to pretty up the engine bay......sent out a spare valve cover i've had laying around to get powder coated.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0870Medium.jpg

HPS gave me full sponsorship on a bunch of couplers and t-bolt clamps. super high quality stuff, a bit overkill to be honest but hey, it works.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0871Medium.jpg

[Coupeloop]

rob made me new set of tow hooks with my genius idea of tappin holes in to them for mounting points of various things... lisc plate/splitter support rods etc.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/IMAG0875.jpg

he also made me a tow hook for my hood.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG0879Medium.jpg
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[Coupeloop]

most recent picture of it....
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6465315419_1673a1911b_b.jpg

i'll update again once I'm rewiring my tail lights..... and wait for some stupid bulbs i ordered off Ebay.
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[morr]

Love your car, man! There's so many little details and so much going on, but it all flows together so well. Keep it up!

[Agent☣Orange]

Second that. Loved all the history and photos!

[TheFrohn]

gorgeous na, love all the aero detail

[XCLR8TN]

Awesome car, awesome build!

[smaeda]

A+ for sure.

[revlimiter]

MR build threads > *

I love having so much info packed into consecutive posts.


BTW, love this.

[stormin'norman]

Saying hi to one of my favorite roadsters.

[etikoner]

<3 this

[Coupeloop]

mike of autokonexion made me the back half of his ver 2 trunk, literally just the duckbill/outer skin part. and turning it in to a spoiler
I always liked this trunk but can't run it with a GT wing cause i definitely don't want to mount the wing on a fiberglass trunk.... i'm also planning to change the shape of it up a little cause I always liked the Rocket bunny wing. so i'm planning to square it out a little more.
kinda like this
http://jasonsgrainofsalt.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/trakyoto-img600x400-1219143823cr0bk.jpg


trimming the excess and making room for my GT wing mounts..... more material is going to be added to the ends of the wing. so it the curve will have stronger corner.. prob not fully 90deg. though
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1175Small.jpg

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1182Small.jpg

[Caoboy]

I like it. I do wish the autokonexion trunk was a bit more squarish though. Like the YSSC trunk that I'm going to have to steal from Stoly.

[JTninja]

Epic thread....

[Caoboy]

So I was sitting here not studying for my CPA like I should, and I realized something. Your car needs some tire spats/canards.

[Coupeloop]

So I was sitting here not studying for my CPA like I should, and I realized something. Your car needs some tire spats/canards.

what u mean? like in the front?

[Caoboy]

word, bro

[Coupeloop]

o yea.. i've been wanting to get some. kinda sad the GV ones i had didnt fit.
only ones i know that do fit are APR since i actually went there grabbed some and put it up to my bumper, but not really at the top of my list right now for that kinda $

i wanna do something like this.. but my bumper has a different profile and is awkward to work with... and the side opening on my bumper come way back (if you look at the very first side profile picture)
http://ll.speedhunters.com/u/f/eagames/NFS/speedhunters.com/Images/Dino%20Dalle%20Carbonare/2010/September%202010/WhiteRoadster/AY0F8932.jpg

[Caoboy]

Yeah, I think it's just the bumper design. It makes the front look "lighter" than the rear with all that stuff going on. The openings are too big or something. Possibly a more aggressive splitter, or ThePass's canards would do the trick.

[Coupeloop]

99% done.. but this is pretty much just to give an idea of how it looks.
there is a delay in 2 of the 4 brake lights.... but thats cause the other pair of LEDs i'm waiting for has not come in yet, so its just a regular bulb inside. other than that.. the middle+reverse lights are led.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6qQDwpYo70

[Coupeloop]

i've been rocking an ebay short shifter for a while. but i never got around to replacing any of the factory wear items that were in the shifter when i initially installed it...
let me say.... after doing so... it feels amazingly different.. the ebay ss kit does have that vertical collar, but its made of cheap plastic and ends up in shreads after a while...
after removing it I just replace the collar and the lower bushing with new Mazda oem pieces.. and the difference is like night and day.
If you don't want to drop 100-200 bucks on a pricey short shifter. I definitely recommend an ebay SS kit+ all the wear pieces inside the turret with OEM mazda stuff.

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1185Small.jpg


man... the 'most likely original from the factory' one i pulled out of my car compared to how thick its suppose to be new 0_0
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1186Small.jpg

[LOL]

+1 I can attest to the extreme difference it makes. The shifter feels so solid, no more slop

[Maikeru]

Wow. For some odd reason I never looked into the story behind your car, even though it's one of my favorite Miatas. Pretty badass.

And thanks to you I ordered a URAS hood vent on Club4AG. :p

[Flyineunos]

Cody can you send me a link to the exact eBay shifter you bought that comes with oem hardware?

[Coupeloop]

Cody can you send me a link to the exact eBay shifter you bought that comes with oem hardware?

I just bought an Ebay short shifter installed it as is without replacing any of the worn parts on my car, and using the crappy collar that comes with it.(my lower bushing was still good so i was able to reuse it.
then later (at more than a year for sure) I went to Mazda to get the shitty plastic parts replaced. No sub 20$ SS kit is gonna come with oem mazda parts.

[stormin'norman]

Do you remember which ebay store you picked yours up from?

[Coupeloop]

pretty sure its from this one...
but yea. it comes with the crappy plastic collar and bushings. just replace them with mazda parts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/90-97-98-MAZDA-MIATA-MX5-JDM-SHORT-THROW-SHIFTER-BOOT-/260918934628?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Model%3AMiata&vxp=mtr&hash=item3cbffafc64#ht_3045wt_1209


Do you remember which ebay store you picked yours up from?

im curious as to how the obx one is, cause its a 1 piece design like the cobalt.

[etikoner]

Is that short shifter an effective one? Or is it just an oem one machined down with the same fulcrum point?

Someone local pointed me towards this one, said it's the same height but feels better than the stock one?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001ED7X66/ref=oh_o01_s00_i00_details

-Love this car <3

[Coupeloop]

the throw is actually shorter and notch-ier than oem.. the one I have changes the fulcrum point. which is what the big fat spacer is for:
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/1/2/6/6/4/1/0/webimg/328672632_o.jpg


it seems like the obx one is a machined down one (if that is the part you are referring to where the rod is much shorter.) but I have no experience with these so I'm not sure what its like. However from this pic i'm not sure if you can actually use the plastic collar... pic doesnt seem to have provisions for it. where suppose to be a hole where the slot is to press it in. or maybe you just use it as is without a collar
http://ludeatic.com/ebay/SS10084_4.jpg

[Dilly]

Nice work with the rear lights.

[Benbrg]

One of the most epic roadsters ever built. So much love <3

[ChrisJuliano]

This is one of my favorite cars<3 I loveee ittt!

[Schain]

One of my favorite NAs of all time, nice work. I'm glad to see someone got those 15x9 -15 TE37V on their Miata.

[autokonexion]

Cody I love your car, I envy you that you can actually drive it on the street and enjoy it, I think that should be the purpose why we fix-up car, so people can give you thumbs-up and gawk :slayer: at you while driving. When I fix my "soon to be NB" I hope it looks close to what you did with your NA, probably not as awesome as yours but I make sure I can drive it and enjoy my ride that's not too loud like Mike's! - carmela

[Coupeloop]

thanks Carmela! I couldn't have done alot of the things i've done with out you guys!

[XxkidXx]

[QUOTE=Coupeloop;4915]kinda... somewhere... got sick of my equips 01s and ordered some TE37Vs
i was cruising around minkara and stumbled across this fine machine...
I messaged the owner of that vehicle for what specs he is running. he responded that hes running the 8.5s in front and 9s in the rear....... but i opted for the 9s all the way around.
http://cdn.mkimg.carview.co.jp/carlife/images/UserCar/381815/p1.jpg?ct=979a737ec34e

Wow man amazing build.
I have this picture on my desktop.
look at it everyday, wanna make mine like that on.

[Coupeloop]

reinforced the splitter, had to relocate the oil cooler. also threw in a koyo to replace the ebay aluminum rad.
before
http://mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/blog/000/025/193/023/25193023/p1.jpg

after
http://mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/blog/000/025/201/772/25201772/p1.jpg

took the rear set up off. did some cutting, and about to do some more reinforcing today..
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG1228Medium.jpg

results(gonna paint the tow hook mount black too now that its open:
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG1229Medium.jpg

[Caoboy]

Bumper cut looks bomb man.

[Coupeloop]

it was a total bitch to do lol. and figuring out how to support the diffuser now that its floating free. but I got it done and mounted it to the tow hook mounts with some brackets i bent up. super strong and legit now.

[Dilly]

Didn't want to do a curve-cut at the bottom? Or did you fuck up? Lol.

[Skinny]

http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ly5ek7yEvQ1qh59ako1_500.jpg

[Coupeloop]

Didn't want to do a curve-cut at the bottom? Or did you fuck up? Lol.

i dont know what you mean, like the top corners?. actually rob help me paint the bottom half with plastidip(i didnt know if i wanted to cut it yet or not). So 1 i can visualize it, and then 2 if i decided to cut it, i already have a stencil to cut. Or just peel off the plastidip

[ChrisJuliano]

My favorite miata <3

[Coupeloop]

after I had finished doing whatever it was from my last post. decided to take a break from wrenching and, make a video with my shitty point n shoot. Besides I needed to drive it around to get the system circulated and checked for leaks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwBnQPl6wxo

[Coupeloop]

step 1.. remove hardtop
http://mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/blog/000/025/308/738/25308738/p1.jpg
other bullshit..
then done. pearl-ish white... kinda glad I have assed the installation of the bar cause I was planning to change the color anyways.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG1261Medium.jpg

[GI Jo]

this thing is fugly!!... let me have it. lol.
great build and amazing car. makes me regret selling my white one :/

[Conundrum]

Yay pearl white :D

[Titus]

Love it... Great build!

[Coupeloop]

update from the body shop. base is set so in the end I can just tape it to the trunk. shaping the ends will occur later on tonight
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG1263Medium.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Miata/IMAG1265Medium.jpg

[itzzspencer]

howd you make that trunk lip? :O

[Coupeloop]

its the top half of this.
http://www.autokonexion.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_53&products_id=95&osCsid=1p7vm7n1ar99uk1tj84iltca54

[itzzspencer]

oooh, i thought you molded it lol

[Charlie]

make another one for me please :D :D ?

[hotboxed]

love that ducktail, gonna be tits

[Coupeloop]

put the roll bar back in.. kinda wish I had an Autopower... I would've renamed the bar the White Power bar.
http://mkimg.carview.co.jp/minkara/blog/000/025/346/783/25346783/p1.jpg
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1271Small.jpg

got these suckers out as well
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1272Small.jpg

[HellaRareYellow]

any more info on what you did with the taillights? wiring wise and tinting?

[Coupeloop]

woke up to this text in the morning :mrgreen:
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG0582.jpg

[Coupeloop]

any more info on what you did with the taillights? wiring wise and tinting?

pretty much... i took the dual filament sockets out of three tail lights and i placed them all in the light tray so its dual filament across the board. (they just pop out when you pull them with pliers)
they all run on a common ground which is easy to do. afterwards i wired the brake and parking lights to the outer (you would have to do some wiring to split off to go to the same signal) . and then reverse/signal to the inner(mostly just extending of wires here)

[Coupeloop]

http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1313Small.jpg

[paulsk]

8==============D

[ChrisJuliano]

omggg so hawt!

[Vegard]

Tease, need more angles of the new trunk!

And as always, the hole thing is looking pretty badass.

Just my preference, but would love to see your wing like this: http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/commodity/image/01_fc_aero/fc_gt2_all.jpg White wing, black ends (with the wave) and slightly lower and meatier uprights.

[Coupeloop]

Tease, need more angles of the new trunk!

And as always, the hole thing is looking pretty badass.

Just my preference, but would love to see your wing like this: http://www.re-amemiya.co.jp/commodity/image/01_fc_aero/fc_gt2_all.jpg White wing, black ends (with the wave) and slightly lower and meatier uprights.

here, there should be some more popping up later from the proj G opening.
http://i970.photobucket.com/albums/ae182/windchariot/Minkara/IMAG1308Small.jpg

but yea I've been actually wanting a wing thats a tad wider, along with the mounts as well that are wider to go to the edges of the trunk.
other than that its stable as is right now especially with the supports, and i do actually plan to drop the wing just a tad.. from the car I based it off of in japan, I just eye balled the height to have it inline with the hardtop

[Doward]

Color matched wing would be pretty hot on this thing!

[PatrickYP]

Saw your car at the Project G Grand Opening today, everything about your car is just perfect! Anyways, I'm excited to see what you have in the works right now

[El Ryan]

Color matched wing would be pretty hot on this thing!
This. But i think color matched end plates would be better:D

[Coupeloop]

I was contemplating having the wing painted... but actually sometimes having it black saves me... when i drive it at night, I've had CHP roll by me the fwy and dont even take a 2nd look. Since the wing is black it kinda hides in the darkness of the night

[Kickinoutyo]

Lip spoiler looks really good cody... specially in matching color.

[artcentermiata]

I was contemplating having the wing painted... but actually sometimes having it black saves me... when i drive it at night, I've had CHP roll by me the fwy and dont even take a 2nd look. Since the wing is black it kinda hides in the darkness of the night

Are wings a problem here in Ca? ticketable?

[realxfresh]

easily one of my favorite miatas. whats the specs of your whee/tire setup i just purchased the ak v1 and want to know what size to run thanks

[The Platypus]

Are wings a problem here in Ca? ticketable?

Not sure, but it'll definitely attract unwanted attention from police.

[Coupeloop]

Are wings a problem here in Ca? ticketable?
no, but its just a general attention getter.. then again so is the rest of the car. that is why i tried to stay "legal" under the hood as much as I can.



easily one of my favorite miatas. whats the specs of your whee/tire setup i just purchased the ak v1 and want to know what size to run thanks

15x9 -15
205/50 front
225/50 rears

225/50s will rub in the front at my offset. gonna try a 225/45 after the 205 is done.

[realxfresh]

i was going to get 225/45 all around but it was too expensive for me. i was thinking either falken or kumhos all around with your specs.

[ZooAtlanta]

This is the cleanest miata that ive ever laid eyes upon. Props man

[Tkblazer]

congrats on another feature Cody, I love how the trunk spoiler came out

http://naritadogfight.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/dsc9030.jpg?w=950&h=605


http://thenaritadogfight.com/2012/04/01/feature-makin-winners-out-of-sinners-cody-chans-attack-inspired-miata/#more-3997

[Coupeloop]

thanks!

[HellaRareYellow]

Another question about the tailights. How does reverse light look? I'm guessing pretty red?

[Coupeloop]

Another question about the tailights. How does reverse light look? I'm guessing pretty red?


http://youtu.be/H6qQDwpYo70

the video really wont do much justice, but its a lil pink to be honest, but since the LEDs are stronger i guess its not as red as a normal bulb

[solspaztic]

love this thing!!! this gave me inspiration to get one!!! whats the size of the risers on the wing ur running trying to judge what size ima be running ?? would the guy who had made urs be interested in making and other set ??

[paulsk]

^ Contact RyokuRob. He can make you custom wing uprights any size you want.

[Greasemonkey2000]

Just read thru it, fantastic miata! :bow: Is it still around?

[fwdtamiya]

Wow. Car got sold a while back, lol. Don't know what became of it.