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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    rags to rags 96 montego blue

    figure its about time to start my build thread. ill start of with a little back story as to how i got this car.

    before this car i had a red 97 with bad oil rings, rusted rocker panels, a bad top, and some other issues. i was going to fix it then i was offered this 96 montego blue car from a friend as a rolling shell and was offered a motor from another friend. long story short, i sold the red car for enough to buy this shell and motor and still have some left over for parts needed to complete the swap. mind you that before i started this build the most extensive mechanics work i had done was a timing belt water pump job on the red car.

    heres the car when i picked it up



    came with a real eunos badge which im pretty happy about


    look how bad those rotors look


    the car came with aftermarket wheels with:
    4 brand new tires on aftermarket wheels
    koni yellows with eibach springs
    sparco racing buckets and harnesses
    gay style bar
    and some other goodies.
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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    started geting the car ready to drop the motor in

    dont need that anymore


    and its just about ready

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    ill have to locate the rest of my build photos and update them tomorrow

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift I<3flippyheadlights's Avatar
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    So pumped for this thread of awesome. Love the title.
    1990 Miata, she was red but now she is Spirit Green!

    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....d-a-love-story <--- build thread!

    Also check out the facebook page http://www.facebook.com/IHeartFlippyHeadlights !!! Its a facebook page dedicated to the awesomeness which is flippyheadlights! Not me, but the actual headlights! High time someone noticed how awesome these things are; check it out!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    thanks its an eels song and it is perfect for my situation. im going to leave most of the bullshit out of the build though

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    Looks good so far. But whats with the FN01R on the rear driver side?

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    The tire had a puncture. And we threw that on to get it home.

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! The Driver's Avatar
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    Montego Blue, FTW!!!
    96 Montego, replacing a 95M... I miss: My running peeps in Tampa, running barefoot @ Clearwater Beach and First Choice BBQ, in Brandon. In So Cal I miss: The Malibu Canyons, CA 33 and In & Out Burgers ! I'm from Tampa, if I was from Tampa Bay, I'd be a fish!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    Hell yea!!!

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    for what ever reason i dont have any pictures from when i dropped the motor in it. but heres how the car sat for the first couple of months.


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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    finally got it running. only problem is it runs on 3 cylinders...

    got this photo


    then this happened. stranded on a bridge on the interstate for 5 hours.

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! AHHthatsJDMyo's Avatar
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    and this is how it currently sits. broken down in its own garage. yay!

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