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03-08-2014, 08:46 PM
so here's the deal.. while the car is in the midwest, it spent most of its life in Phoenix, AZ and although its been in the Chicagoland area since 2007, has never been exposed to winter/salt/snow so 100% rust free.. ...and actually in storage now until the end of April.
That being said, it has paint issues (thankfully not a cracked dash) but is all original without any repaint YET.
so here's the details:
5-Speed Manual
Miles: 230K on body but 68K on new motor
NO RUST
clear regular Illinois title.
daily driven in the summers, and it has never seen a winter or salted street.
Currently the car is on 13" Nissan Wheels and skinny tires that used for daily driving, but will include the after market wheels with race tires on them with the car.
The good:
The car is from Arizona, so there is no rust on the body. The shell has 230,000+ miles, but the motor has been swapped with a JDM motor "long nose" instead of the "short nose" 1.6L with roughly 60,000 miles (only driven 8,000 with the new motor, a very strong motor), the car also has a newer transmission, newer rear end, New Fuel Pump, New Fuel Filter, and a Hard top. The water pump and belt have been replaced at the same time as the motor, and the car has had oil changes every 3,000 miles or between track weekends. The heating still works along with the interior fan. The car has dark tint on the windows, Never been hassled by the police with it, but i believe it is about 40% tint, it seems fairly dark, but nice when it is bright outside.
The bad:
The car as stated above is an Arizona car, so it has the typical paint peeling. There are a few spots where the paint is no longer there, and it is just primer. The car has no carpet, and a lot of the interior has been removed however it still has a dash and the stock seats/belts. The car as stated above was slowly being turned into a Spec Miata and it was setup as a track car. It does not have a soft top, as it was removed. The U-Joint on the drive shaft eventually needs to be replaced, I just haven't gotten to it yet, but the car still drives perfectly fine how it is currently. (just makes some squeeking noise when backing up out of the driveway)
Modification List:
- Removed Power Steering
- Removed AC
- Removed Cruise Control
- Koyo Race all-aluminum radiator w/trim SS top trim plate to keep air going into radiator
- straight pipe replaces cat (spec miata part)
- borla SS exhaust
- Kazera KZM white wheels
- goodridge SS brake lines
- spec miata tow hooks front and rear
- JDM replacement motor 2011 (long nose crank so no longer a short nose crank)
- JDM replacement transmission 2009
- spec miata sway bars and end links
- spec miata springs w/5way adjustable shocks
- Momo Competition quick release steering wheel
- Hard Dog hardtop compatible bolt in roll bar installed (uses regular stock seat belts still with stock seats)
- Factory matching hardtop
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011288.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011286.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011285.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011284.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011283.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011282.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011281.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011280.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011279.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011278.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011277.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011276.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011275.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011274.jpg
That being said, it has paint issues (thankfully not a cracked dash) but is all original without any repaint YET.
so here's the details:
5-Speed Manual
Miles: 230K on body but 68K on new motor
NO RUST
clear regular Illinois title.
daily driven in the summers, and it has never seen a winter or salted street.
Currently the car is on 13" Nissan Wheels and skinny tires that used for daily driving, but will include the after market wheels with race tires on them with the car.
The good:
The car is from Arizona, so there is no rust on the body. The shell has 230,000+ miles, but the motor has been swapped with a JDM motor "long nose" instead of the "short nose" 1.6L with roughly 60,000 miles (only driven 8,000 with the new motor, a very strong motor), the car also has a newer transmission, newer rear end, New Fuel Pump, New Fuel Filter, and a Hard top. The water pump and belt have been replaced at the same time as the motor, and the car has had oil changes every 3,000 miles or between track weekends. The heating still works along with the interior fan. The car has dark tint on the windows, Never been hassled by the police with it, but i believe it is about 40% tint, it seems fairly dark, but nice when it is bright outside.
The bad:
The car as stated above is an Arizona car, so it has the typical paint peeling. There are a few spots where the paint is no longer there, and it is just primer. The car has no carpet, and a lot of the interior has been removed however it still has a dash and the stock seats/belts. The car as stated above was slowly being turned into a Spec Miata and it was setup as a track car. It does not have a soft top, as it was removed. The U-Joint on the drive shaft eventually needs to be replaced, I just haven't gotten to it yet, but the car still drives perfectly fine how it is currently. (just makes some squeeking noise when backing up out of the driveway)
Modification List:
- Removed Power Steering
- Removed AC
- Removed Cruise Control
- Koyo Race all-aluminum radiator w/trim SS top trim plate to keep air going into radiator
- straight pipe replaces cat (spec miata part)
- borla SS exhaust
- Kazera KZM white wheels
- goodridge SS brake lines
- spec miata tow hooks front and rear
- JDM replacement motor 2011 (long nose crank so no longer a short nose crank)
- JDM replacement transmission 2009
- spec miata sway bars and end links
- spec miata springs w/5way adjustable shocks
- Momo Competition quick release steering wheel
- Hard Dog hardtop compatible bolt in roll bar installed (uses regular stock seat belts still with stock seats)
- Factory matching hardtop
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011288.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011286.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011285.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011284.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011283.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011282.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011281.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011280.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011279.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011278.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011277.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011276.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011275.jpg
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/ForSaleStuff/2011274.jpg