What are your Top 3 rarest parts?

[LagunaRoadster]

What parts would you say are the rarest on your car?

R.S. Aizawa front end:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/SIDEWYS/DIYAutotune/IMG_3231.jpg

MX5Roadsters.com Red Gauge faces:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/SIDEWYS/IMG_0526.jpg

Katzkinz:
http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/SIDEWYS/DIYAutotune/IMG_3228.jpg

[amaff]

Not much... maybe the .25mm overbore pistons in my car and the custom light weight exhaust LOL. Most everything in my car is cheap, usually the opposite of rare haha

[Oblio]

1) stripe 2) ricer green HID headlight 3) Loose nut between steering wheel and driver seat

[redrumracer]

i dont think i have anything rare on my car, maybe the 2 closest rare things are a GV bumper(real) and a FM muffler.

[GVfanatic]

my gv lip, custom built coldside intake, and ooga horn..lol

[Stealth97]

LE interor, IL gauges, Mazdaspeed red horn button, Nielex Center switch kit
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3252/2763882944_b69329bc3f.jpg

weeel thats more than three, but I got em all in one pic... Ignore the iPod setup, its been completely redone

[Bernie]

Not on the MSM but on my NA, my Cusco tranny brace and KG Works fuel filler...

[Pitt]

The car itself (BRG) only 4k made, is the only thing I can think of.

[Roadster]

By far my rarest part:

*Edit*, and it's one of very few BRG's that have been hacked and bastardized. :)

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b304/NismoSER/Maggie/DSC_0018.jpg

[Atlanta93LE]

unbroken dipstick handle

[FE3tMX5]

LE interor, IL gauge...

hey! that's what I was gonna say! :lol:

My engine, an intact ssautochrome turbo manifold and my original and still working brainstorm low profile headlights (5 candle power).

[FooSchnickens]

unbroken dipstick handle

Haha same here :lol:

Hmm, my top three...

Nakamae Type-R Seats (which are still for sale ;) )

St May Shotgun Exhaust

Bridgestone Super RAP Wheels

[silver280zx]

Im going to do the Z since my miata is stock. 1.) Ignition/Accessory relay (2 left in the US, and cost $90 a piece) 2.) Fuel tank (To my knowledge nobody makes a replacement) 3.) Momo start 2007 edition seats

[tbone heller]

1)Kenne Bell supercharged 5.0 conversion
2)Wilwood big brake kit
3)rear deck sub-woofer install

[RotorNutFD3S]

unbroken dipstick handle

Haha! Same here. (I actually have 2, found a spare in a parts yard.)

1. Zoom Engineering PnP Push-To-Start Button
2. Beatrush RSTB (Don't know the rarity really, but haven't seen many of them)
3. 3.636 rear gears

[Echonova]

How about 4??? I couldn't narrow it any further on the 240...
ARC sidemount intercooler - Took me FOREVER to find one in good shape.
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x249/Echonova1/Dyno%20day%204-5-08/b604_1.jpg
East Bear Aero side mirrors - Subtle, but bad-*** none the less
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x249/Echonova1/Old%20School%20meet/DSC06917.jpg
HKS boost and exhaust temp gauges (old school vintage-non metric) Had these for a decade + now
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x249/Echonova1/Dyno%20day%204-5-08/R-8.jpg
Carbing strut bars front and rear - JYDM Tyte y0!!!
http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x249/Echonova1/Dyno%20day%204-5-08/DSC06759.jpg

[RotorNutFD3S]

4 nice parts! I kick myself to this day for passing up on the chance to buy a 3-point triangle Carbing front STB with brake master stopper, they're ridiculously hard to get ahold of now.

[Doppelgänger]

For me....

1) Garage Vary 01+ front bumper.... haven't seen another one in the states
2) Enkei NT03+M....don't really ever see them in 4x100...have some some of the older NT03.. but not the cool "+M" version like mine (lighter weight)
3) Mazdaspeed brake cooling ducts (not installed)

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Skunk2 shift nob? Nothing else I've not seen before though :)

[amaff]

do Koni Race valved and shortened shocks count? lol

[Animus21]

What kind of hoops would a cat have to jump through to get one of those garage vary front bumpers? Its the only body kit for the NB that Id consider putting on my car.

[Acro]

I guess the rarest part I've got is a Knobmeister shift knob. Mine is crinkle finish black with the shift pattern and the Miata script. I got his last one at Miatas at Myrtle Beach I 3 years ago. Far as I know, the guy can only sell them at Mazda sponsored events from then on. I've also got an R-Speed strut tower bar. Doubt it's rare, but I dunno :p

[Doppelgänger]

What kind of hoops would a cat have to jump through to get one of those garage vary front bumpers? Its the only body kit for the NB that Id consider putting on my car.

I got mine from www.japanparts.com , i'd highly recommend them if you want to get parts from Garage Vary that you cannot normally find in the US. I also recommend that if you're going to order from them to call your credit card company and tell them you are about to make a large overseas purchase...CC companies like to flag transactions that take places outside US soil... don't ask how I know :lol: It'll take the 30 days that they say it will take to get here too.

Have you looked at the AutoEXE bumper? There is a local company who is a AutoEXE vendor, PM me for details. RacingBeat also makes a pretty cool bumper for the NBs as well.

[metalman]

Rare? Hmmm...how about an obsolete aftermarket 4 hole spring loaded change holder that fits into the power window switch spot on the console? :lol:
Also have an obsolete 3 point rear subframe brace and bracketing setup for 1990 Miatas that hasnt been made in many years.

I could say things like Runabout mirrors, Nakamae console, or GV tails but anyone can buy/order them so I dont consider them 'rare'. One thing I do have that is rather rare these days is a pair of early NA tan leather seats in really nice shape...these are getting increasingly difficult to find, as are early black cloth seats without any wear...which I also have. I also have a nice pair of black leather seats with Katskin upholstery, featuring the now illegal and obsolete Miata script embroidered in red with red contrast stitching.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Rare? Hmmm...how about an obsolete aftermarket 4 hole spring loaded change holder that fits into the power window switch spot on the console? :lol:

I have one of these, except it's 3 holes: quarters, dimes, and nickels. Now I can't remember if I found it at a parts yard or bought it off a forum.

[metalman]

I have one of these, except it's 3 holes: quarters, dimes, and nickels. Now I can't remember if I found it at a parts yard or bought it off a forum.

I better look at mine again, maybe it is 3 hole :lol:
I know you dont see them very often.

[miatamike]

first are my gtx rods and gtx pistons
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2167/133/65/835234011/n835234011_2059492_4730.jpg

next is my toga HV oil pump
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2517/133/65/835234011/n835234011_2167933_587585.jpg

and finally but not least my evo 8 recaros
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs037.snc1/3303_99322329011_835234011_2509959_3234900_n.jpg

then the 5 speed kill my unsprung hub 6 puk clutch
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2517/133/65/835234011/n835234011_2167931_7590366.jpg

[RotorNutFD3S]

I better look at mine again, maybe it is 3 hole :lol:
I know you dont see them very often.

No, you really don't. I got mine because I didn't like the plain blanking plate, I had no clue that they were "rare" until much later.

[lance]

Have a stainless steel shift knob that a friend machined for me.
Have had it in the 90 miata I purchased new, the 94 Miata I purchased new, the 94 RX-7I purchased new, a used 94 miata and now the 08 NC that I also purchased new.

[Grantri]

Not much on our two, a buddy milled an aluminum shift knob on mine


And of course my "happy little dipstick" and "Tink" on the wife's car

[wildfire0310]

Nothing really rare on my car, just more of uncommon.

I guess.. the hybrid rx7, miata transmission and the crown royal shifter boot, and I guess the kg short shifter..









oh.. yea I forgot the rarest part.... a working damn part :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

oh.. yea I forgot the rarest part.... a working damn part :lol:

threadown3d

Bryan wins.

[RotorNutFD3S]

We may need to take away his modem before he breaks the interwebz. :p

[Stealth97]

I hear his rarest part is an acoustic coupler

[wildfire0310]

We may need to take away his modem before he breaks the interwebz. :p


Funny that you say that but currently the internet doesn't work at my house :(:(:(

I broke the interwebz:cry::cry::cry:

[RotorNutFD3S]

:facepalm:

This is why I've only let you help me pull the engine. :lol:

[Synthmob]

My homemade 'drifter charm' - I usually keep spares in my trunk, free for the asking.

http://www.podners.com/IMG_1279.JPG
This one is black with a flame on one side - another design is red/white/blue

[MoD_Scotty]

JDM TYTE cloth seats:
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/99Miata/IM000008.jpg

Walbro 255lph for a DSM (not that rare)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/99Miata/FPandRoolbar/P1010165.jpg

And since somebody posted a non-Miata:
1 of only 1500 brought to the US 20 years ago...only a few left
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i95/avatargsr/MoD/IM000298small.jpg

[Echonova]

And since somebody posted a non-Miata:That would be me... Sorry:(

[JMarsh]

Okayama 3pt FSTB (I probably spelled that wrong)
Suede dash and doors
Axis 15x8 +27 wheels
AWR Widebody

[rtrhead]

one of a kind shifter handle and bushing that matches black and white paint scheme.
console full of dummy gauges from a recently repaired center console
i know where grafittipandas hood and trunk are
http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc1/thunda_hawg/IMG_9134.jpg