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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power freedomgli's Avatar
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    The overall vibe I'm going for is a bit of a restomodified M2-1001. The purpose of the car is primarily to enjoy spirited drives along rural backroads with the occasional auto-x and track day thrown in for good measure. As such, the car will remain normally aspirated and the build will seek to enhance the original character and feel of the Miata without going overboard (no offense to those who like to go overboard). Ultimately I want more of a purists car that is relatively simple and light, both figuratively and literally. Think modern day Lotus Elan with Japanese reliability. No stereo, no power steering, skinny (albeit sticky) tires. Yet it will retain AC for comfort and stock seats for touring. Those seats will get swapped out for more aggressive race seats and harnesses for track days.

    I may stick with my existing Panasport wheels and polished Runabout mirrors. Or I might go with M2-1001 correct 15x6 Panasport Pro Rally wheels. Or I might decide to go more modern with 16x7 Volk Racing CE28N and body color painted Runabout mirrors like Toshi80. I can't decide.








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    Very nice build. Can I ask you what kind of spoiler you have mounted in the trunk. I love those smaller lip spoilers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OBD1 kenobi View Post
    Very nice build. Can I ask you what kind of spoiler you have mounted in the trunk. I love those smaller lip spoilers.

    Trunk spoiler was made by the now defunct Your's Sports Car Club / Borgh in Japan. If I can somehow afford a Murakami Motors M2-1028 FRP trunk I may go that route. A fresh paint job is next year's project so I have until then to acquire all the necessary body parts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by freedomgli View Post
    If I can somehow afford a Murakami Motors M2-1028 FRP trunk I may go that route..
    perfect!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hyper View Post
    perfect!!!
    Hey what did you end up doing with the Murakami M2-1028 trunk lid I sold you Eli?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phatmiata View Post
    Hey what did you end up doing with the Murakami M2-1028 trunk lid I sold you Eli?
    When I made the transition from the Silverstone NA to NB I sold everything to CooperD. He paid for the whole interior including the Murakami trunk lid. I never heard from him again, at the time I began to focus on building the NB and getting parts for the NB. I remember I have done a window switch plate for the now discontinued Nielex Power window switch of which I included with the purchase of the complete interior. I think the Nielex switch ended up in some else's hands. Tim Allen maybe??

    I can not find the thread where I sold the Murakami trunk lid tough.
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    So I'm thinking about swapping seats again. The MSM seats are fine and all. But the long term plan is to have comfy street seats for the street and safe race seats for the track all while keeping my psuedo-M2 theme going. Accordingly, I'm tempted to go back to the NA seats as I like how the seat back is a little bit narrower and the seat bottom cushion and thigh bolsters have a little bit more definition than the NB seat. 95M seats are too hard to find so forget those and I don't want the Euro NB seats, either. No one makes a decent cloth kit to restore the NA seats back to original, which leaves aftermarket leather and alcantara upholstery. A few minutes of Google searching turned up this nice car:

    Dave's 1995 Montego V8 build


    The color kinda reminds me of a poor man's M2-1001.




    The alternative is just plain black leather, but I feel like that's playing it a bit too safe.

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    Just get some of those M2 seats or the similar Esqueleto

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phatmiata View Post
    Just get some of those M2 seats or the similar Esqueleto
    The M2-1001 seats are too rich for my blood and too darn small. The Esqueleto are pretty but way too small also. Even if I hit the gym every day for a year I can't become a 5'5" tall 130lb Japanese man.

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    How I have not entered this thread until now, I have no idea.

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    Where did you get that switch panel? I must have one!

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    Quote Originally Posted by freedomgli View Post
    The M2-1001 seats are too rich for my blood and too darn small. The Esqueleto are pretty but way too small also. Even if I hit the gym every day for a year I can't become a 5'5" tall 130lb Japanese man.
    G limited seats (are the eunos equivalent of '95 m edition seats) can be found and are a whole lot cheaper than 1001's, and they will fit USDM butts. Plus their suede color is similar to 1001's.
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    Freedom, good to read about your build again, it's very well put together!

    You need to link your minkara carview in your signature or something, it's a really good page!

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    Quote Originally Posted by 91BRGLE View Post
    Where did you get that switch panel? I must have one!
    Custom made in Japan about 10 years ago. It uses the same toggles switches as all the Nielex / RS Products stuff and the same bulb lenses as the KG Works meter panels. It's soon to get swapped out for a blank plate from Roadster Tech but Randy already has first dibs.

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