Really need a place to try and document some of the stuff we are doing on the 00SE shop car. Little background on it. Was originally bought sight unseen as a parts car until dad who does transport for me went to pickup and let me know that this one WAS NOT getting parted out. Little was I expecting it to be an absolute gem that was extremely well taken care of by previous owner who just happened to contact me about selling it in the first place.
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October 27, 2017 Dad went out with all intentions of picking up just another parts car for the shop on the end of an 18 hour trip I had him on through South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama that spanned the course of 2 days dropping off parts, picking up parts, and then ultimately picking up the car on the loop back. Dad absolutely loved the car as I could tell about how he couldn't stop talking about it on the phone after he left. When he filled up with gas he decided to be funny and make a post about everything voting for me not to part the car out and for him to keep it.
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With very little consideration I already knew what had to be done. When dad got to the house to unload the car I told him that we would take care of getting his own car back to his house. The keys and title for the 00SE were all his!!! He thought I was joking at first until mom showed up and they both got to take it on their first ride home as Miata owners. I just knew this one had to be his!!! Just look at the smile on that face. It has yet to go away any time I see him in it.
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We decided to scavenge the shop for parts and see what exactly we had sitting around or may be able to use for it. This is where I don't exactly have to many pictures, but will make sure to take them from now on once we decide to do things. MSM Interior and Exterior Complete Swap along with Cloth Black top replaced all parchment and NB1 body/lights. Interior we have a minty set of MSM seats we swap out, but currently have the 99/00 Detachable Headrest seats installed. Did some Garage5, Revlimiter, RetroModern interior upgrades on it. Engine bay has some GarageStar and DDM Works going on alone with a few OE+ upgrades. We've got a CCP Fabrication Vented hood I believe we are going to get painted to match as a spare. The 6UL Wheels we have on now, but also a set of White TE37's that just got refinished we may end up tossing on instead. Lots of stuff still on the to-do list, but it is definitely a HUGE change in just over a year since we picked it up as an original part out car. Dad couldn't be happier with it either which at the end of the day is what really matters to me.
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