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Some time ago I decided to build a retro styled Miata on a limited budget, using leftover parts, bartering, and whatever other systems that would work. I started with this beauty....
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Cute right? lol...yeah, anyway...I bought it with a hardtop and whole bunch of cool extra parts and misc items for about the price of a hardtop. I sold the hardtop and got back to zero. Then sold off all the extras to get in the positive cash flow arena.
I continued saving leftover and FREE to me items, such as, 1.8 brakes, 1.8 diff w/RX7 posi internals, late model trans, low mile 1.6, etc etc...theres wayyy too much to list.
Eventually a racer wanting a chassis shell to build decided he really liked that car, as the body was very straight and clean. He talked me out of it for a pretty nice price and being I really wanted a color other then red I took the deal. I took that cash and replaced it with this....
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91 silverstone, in good running shape, but automatic! ugh! :)
Nothing that cant be cured with a 5 speed swap though. ;)
No fears...I removed the interior, top, engine, trans, diff, brakes, tail panel, mirrors, tail lights, wheels, etc etc and sold all of it, leaving me with a silver car instead of a red one AND more positive cash flow. :D
Some of that cash went with a parts deal to purchase a lightly used FM2/BEGI turbo system with Link ECU and other goodies.
I have since added (all free parts of course) clutch pedals and related, Koni adjustables on GC coilovers, a new Robbins softop pulled from a parts car, a fresh dash without cracks, good OEM carpet, along with installing the Link ECU. I added my MotoLita wheel (a leftover from a car I sold) and my retro gauge faces and KGWorks panel.
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I also have a set of AWD gauge faces which are being prepared for the car...as seen here....
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I have a custom retro style seat setup in mind, which I have seats for and have sourced a vendor to make the upholstery I want. More on that later. ;) The interior will have new fabbed door panels on ABS panels (compliments of my friend RedJeff), leather pull straps, no cosole but a finished retro style 'carpet hump' with shift boot. I have modded a radio surround for this as well.
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More to come....
[attachment=56]
Cute right? lol...yeah, anyway...I bought it with a hardtop and whole bunch of cool extra parts and misc items for about the price of a hardtop. I sold the hardtop and got back to zero. Then sold off all the extras to get in the positive cash flow arena.
I continued saving leftover and FREE to me items, such as, 1.8 brakes, 1.8 diff w/RX7 posi internals, late model trans, low mile 1.6, etc etc...theres wayyy too much to list.
Eventually a racer wanting a chassis shell to build decided he really liked that car, as the body was very straight and clean. He talked me out of it for a pretty nice price and being I really wanted a color other then red I took the deal. I took that cash and replaced it with this....
[attachment=57]
91 silverstone, in good running shape, but automatic! ugh! :)
Nothing that cant be cured with a 5 speed swap though. ;)
No fears...I removed the interior, top, engine, trans, diff, brakes, tail panel, mirrors, tail lights, wheels, etc etc and sold all of it, leaving me with a silver car instead of a red one AND more positive cash flow. :D
Some of that cash went with a parts deal to purchase a lightly used FM2/BEGI turbo system with Link ECU and other goodies.
I have since added (all free parts of course) clutch pedals and related, Koni adjustables on GC coilovers, a new Robbins softop pulled from a parts car, a fresh dash without cracks, good OEM carpet, along with installing the Link ECU. I added my MotoLita wheel (a leftover from a car I sold) and my retro gauge faces and KGWorks panel.
[attachment=59]
I also have a set of AWD gauge faces which are being prepared for the car...as seen here....
[attachment=58]
I have a custom retro style seat setup in mind, which I have seats for and have sourced a vendor to make the upholstery I want. More on that later. ;) The interior will have new fabbed door panels on ABS panels (compliments of my friend RedJeff), leather pull straps, no cosole but a finished retro style 'carpet hump' with shift boot. I have modded a radio surround for this as well.
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More to come....
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