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Current mod list:
Enthuza axle-back exhaust
Flyin' Miata mid-pipe
DIY cold side intake
CX-Racing aluminum radiator
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Hard Dog M2 Sport Double Diagonal roll bar
Swift springs
Tokico HP shocks
Rota Circuit 8 wheels in bronze (15x6.5")
Falken Ziex 912 tires (205/50-15)
JDM-only cloth seats
Hard top (and soft top removed)
NB2 gauge cluster
NB2 Nardi steering wheel
Racing Beat rear sway bar w/Racing Beat adjustable end links
eBay strut tower bar
CDM-TYTE #1 4-2-1 Header
Coming soon:
Torsen diff - NOPE
NB2 headlights w/HIDs
NB2 "surf board" side skirts - NOPE
GV lip? OEM lip? - NOPE
Paint the car blue to match the passenger fender and hard top! - MAYBE
Replace the OEM 135,000mi clutch? - Hopefully soon
The story:
(I posted a lot of this on IA, but I figured I'd put it here as well)
After buying a 91 240SX as a DD, and then immediately swapping in a SR20, my DD soon became project car #2. I had the 240 from 2005 until about a month ago, when I decided that I needed something that was newer, got better mpg, was more comfortable, and more reliable. I was originally going to buy an 09 Fit, but I decided that another car payment wasn't one of the things I was looking for! (The payments for the wife's Mazdaspeed3 were enough)
So I started looking for an NB Miata. I knew I wanted a little more torque (you look for this kind of thing when you weigh 260 and want to drive a tiny car), and I wanted a car that wasn't TOO old. After almost buying a car in Orlando, I found a '99 about 1 mile away from my house. I talked the guy down to the KBB for "fair" condition...$4625. When I got it, it had a CEL, broken antenna, bigass dent in the fender, a torn up driver's seat, two non-working windows, and a few other annoying things.
I replaced the antenna, then addresses the CEL. Turns out it was EGR-related. After doing some research, I decided to take apart the intake mani and clean it out. Sure enough, after that and replacing most of the vacuum lines under the hood, the CEL went away! The car drives like a champ now.
I picked up a set of JDM seats from JHOT for a whopping $170. They're in mint condition, and I've never seen anything like them on a US car.
I've already installed a front strut tower bar, and ordered a bunch of other little things. As far as real mods, I'm planning on getting a hard top, and then upgrading the springs and shocks. Otherwise, the car will remain stock, and I'll get back to work on my '89 Mirage Turbo. EDIT: BWAHAHAHAHAHHA! Stock my ***.
Anyway, here are the pics:
Enthuza axle-back exhaust
Flyin' Miata mid-pipe
DIY cold side intake
CX-Racing aluminum radiator
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Hard Dog M2 Sport Double Diagonal roll bar
Swift springs
Tokico HP shocks
Rota Circuit 8 wheels in bronze (15x6.5")
Falken Ziex 912 tires (205/50-15)
JDM-only cloth seats
Hard top (and soft top removed)
NB2 gauge cluster
NB2 Nardi steering wheel
Racing Beat rear sway bar w/Racing Beat adjustable end links
eBay strut tower bar
CDM-TYTE #1 4-2-1 Header
Coming soon:
Torsen diff - NOPE
NB2 headlights w/HIDs
NB2 "surf board" side skirts - NOPE
GV lip? OEM lip? - NOPE
Paint the car blue to match the passenger fender and hard top! - MAYBE
Replace the OEM 135,000mi clutch? - Hopefully soon
The story:
(I posted a lot of this on IA, but I figured I'd put it here as well)
After buying a 91 240SX as a DD, and then immediately swapping in a SR20, my DD soon became project car #2. I had the 240 from 2005 until about a month ago, when I decided that I needed something that was newer, got better mpg, was more comfortable, and more reliable. I was originally going to buy an 09 Fit, but I decided that another car payment wasn't one of the things I was looking for! (The payments for the wife's Mazdaspeed3 were enough)
So I started looking for an NB Miata. I knew I wanted a little more torque (you look for this kind of thing when you weigh 260 and want to drive a tiny car), and I wanted a car that wasn't TOO old. After almost buying a car in Orlando, I found a '99 about 1 mile away from my house. I talked the guy down to the KBB for "fair" condition...$4625. When I got it, it had a CEL, broken antenna, bigass dent in the fender, a torn up driver's seat, two non-working windows, and a few other annoying things.
I replaced the antenna, then addresses the CEL. Turns out it was EGR-related. After doing some research, I decided to take apart the intake mani and clean it out. Sure enough, after that and replacing most of the vacuum lines under the hood, the CEL went away! The car drives like a champ now.
I picked up a set of JDM seats from JHOT for a whopping $170. They're in mint condition, and I've never seen anything like them on a US car.
I've already installed a front strut tower bar, and ordered a bunch of other little things. As far as real mods, I'm planning on getting a hard top, and then upgrading the springs and shocks. Otherwise, the car will remain stock, and I'll get back to work on my '89 Mirage Turbo. EDIT: BWAHAHAHAHAHHA! Stock my ***.
Anyway, here are the pics:
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