Nugget-The '94 Miata

[theothersawyer]

Thank you!!! The rockers will be painted red to make it flow better! Also the rear bumper is a Garage Vary piece.

[SpeedWorks]

i really do like how your car is simple yet awesome

[theothersawyer]

Thank you, I LOVE your build as well!

[SpeedWorks]

thank you sir. keep up your good work. maybe when my car is done and i take a drive up to georgia, we can meet up and admire the miatas

[theothersawyer]

That sounds like a great deal!!

[theothersawyer]

I worked all day Sunday, and was on my way home to catch the end of the Super Bowl, but when I pulled into the garage steam started to come out of the hood. Great. So Eric (RotorNutFD3S) came over after work to help diagnose the problem.
Excuse the blurry picture, but you get the idea. Coolant on the subframe. (Yes, I know I have an oil leak)

This is not how I wanted to spend my day!

So we figured out that the thermostat had died and it was also leaking. Cool. That was an easy fix! Oh wait, there is another leak. ****. Luckily the clamp on one of the coolant hoses just came loose and the hose was leaking. Another easy fix. (Although not the easiest spot to get to) We noticed the alternator belt was split and missing a rib, but we only needed it to last until the weekend of the 16th. (That is when we will be replacing the front main seal)

Yay!! Car is back and working just fine!


That is...until today. I drove the car to school with no problems. Everything was working great! I went to leave class about 30 minutes ago and upon start up I had belt squeal, which has been happening for a while now, but I figured the belt needed some adjusting. Then I got a nice smell of rubber with a nice little POP!!! ****. The belt broke and I knew it. It is now sitting in the parking lot at school waiting for Eric and Taylor (FooSchnickens) to get here with parts and tools.


You can almost see Rspeed in this picture, but Rspeed does me no good when it is 8 o'clock at night!

I don't think this is what my belt is supposed to look like....


Anyways, I'm back home and the car is running great!

[theothersawyer]

Does anyone want this car? It is really pissing me off!!!

The car just died on me while going to school! Thankfully I was only a few miles from home, but unfortunately it died and I pulled into a parking lot, with a hill, so I couldn't push it myself! I had to get my mom, brother-in-law and sister to help push it! I thought these cars were supposed to be lightweight!?!?!

[—Martin—]

Time for an LS3 swap!

[theothersawyer]

Trust me, I have thought about doing a swap, but I am a big Ford fan, so no Chevy motors are going into my car. If anything, I would put a 2.0L ecoboost out of the Focus ST into my car!

Actually my ideal swap would be the 5.0 out of the Mustang, but I have heard it is too big. Since I can't afford to do a swap anyways mine as well dream big!

[—Martin—]

The new(ish) overhead cam 5.0 would be awesome if it would fit.

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/d...ll-new-5-0-v8/

[theothersawyer]

Woo!! Car is back in action after a quick 10 minute fix yesterday! The fuel injector harness was probably never secured properly and shorted out on the EGR tube after said tube melted through it. Pretty easy fix since it only got one wire and a fuse.

[theothersawyer]

I got a set of tsi's yesterday. Here is a quick picture I took at work today!


That would be my sisters MSM on the left!

[sillysaurus]

I love Nugget

[theothersawyer]

Haha thank you! If you are going to Miatapalooza you will see Nugget!

[I<3flippyheadlights]

Haha thank you! If you are going to Miatapalooza you will see Nugget!

You're going! Sarah and I will be registering the cars!