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jfreder posted:How good of a deal is that? I live quite nearby... I tossed him a 3k offer, because I'm lazy and want guaranteed equity. With the options, it's in all probability got a Torsen, and if it's a true no-rust car, there's $1.5-2k there just from a cleanup and couple-hudnred-dollar PDR bill.
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Yeah looks like a great deal, I'd jump on that.
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May 30, 2014 23:26
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jfreder posted:How good of a deal is that? I live quite nearby... If it drives as well as it looks, I would hop all over it if I didn't just buy another 99.
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May 31, 2014 04:38
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I'm waiting for a deal like that to come in sofla so i can rip the NB to shreds and put the subframes, engine, trans (if 6 speed), diff and dash into my NA.
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May 31, 2014 06:12
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Should I sell my $4350 70k mile NA and buy this? http://portland.craigslist.org/wsc/cto/4485547347.html  Edit: There's also this that I could buy and sell so I could take its Torsen and bumper cover, but I'm not sure how Torsens wear - would it still be in good shape at 153k?  http://portland.craigslist.org/yam/cto/4482406178.html blk fucked around with this message at 06:26 on May 31, 2014 |
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May 31, 2014 06:22
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If I wasn't on the other side of the country I'd buy that first one and to give you an idea of what I normally pay for Miatas, my previous 3 have been sub 1,000$ cars. The FM2 is one of the best turbo kits around. Edit: Just look at their ridiculously detailed manual for the ECU. https://www.flyinmiata.com/support/instructions/ecu/ECU_tuning.pdf The second one has a bunch of questionable stuff. Pod filter, wrong wheels, disabled but not removed airbag system? The car seems kind of lazily taken care of. craig588 fucked around with this message at 06:53 on May 31, 2014 |
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May 31, 2014 06:47
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I'd just be buying the second car for parts - the LSD and bumpercover.
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May 31, 2014 07:21
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craig588 posted:If I wasn't on the other side of the country I'd buy that first one and to give you an idea of what I normally pay for Miatas, my previous 3 have been sub 1,000$ cars. The FM2 is one of the best turbo kits around. It's funny, the first thing I'd replace on that car is the ECU and throw in a megasquirt. Either way, that's a decent deal if you're looking for a turbo miata.
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May 31, 2014 14:58
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Admittedly it's outdated, but it's not a garbage band aid management system that you see on so many cars.
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May 31, 2014 15:02
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craig588 posted:Admittedly it's outdated, but it's not a garbage band aid management system that you see on so many cars.
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May 31, 2014 16:08
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I thought it was just outdated and overpriced. I've never worked with one so I don't know much about it specifically, but what's so bad about it? I always thought the main problem with it was that a 500$ Megasquirt was more capable, not that it was fundamentally flawed.
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May 31, 2014 16:30
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Calling Link not a band-aid is technically correct, but spiritually and cosmically wrong.
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May 31, 2014 16:31
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craig588 posted:I thought it was just outdated and overpriced. I've never worked with one so I don't know much about it specifically, but what's so bad about it? I always thought the main problem with it was that a 500$ Megasquirt was more capable, not that it was fundamentally flawed. The Link is the best band-aid money can buy, but at the end of the day that's all it is.
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May 31, 2014 16:37
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Man, that sucks. I always had the impression FM was all about customer support. That's enough to make me just shop with Emilio for anything Miata related. I was already starting to doubt FM with all of their questionable suspension kits.
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May 31, 2014 16:46
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craig588 posted:Man, that sucks. I always had the impression FM was all about customer support. That's enough to make me just shop with Emilio for anything Miata related. I was already starting to doubt FM with all of their questionable suspension kits.
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May 31, 2014 16:49
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FM doesn't make awful stuff, but half of their catalog is kinda poo poo. Their clutch kits are pretty rock solid, but it really depends on what you're trying to do with the car. If you're looking to go fast, 949racing and TSE are the two shops to look at.
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May 31, 2014 16:50
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blk posted:I'd just be buying the second car for parts - the LSD and bumpercover. Why would you by an entire car for two pieces? You can get a Torsen and a bumper cover anywhere.
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leica posted:Why would you by an entire car for two pieces? You can get a Torsen and a bumper cover anywhere. Done properly, he could swap the two parts he wants from car #2, then sell car #2 for a profit. And yes, blk, the Torsens are stout and will hold up with that kind of mileage.
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Jun 1, 2014 00:07
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Sounds like a lot of hassle for not much profit though. Waste of time IMO.
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Jun 1, 2014 00:09
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leica posted:Sounds like a lot of hassle for not much profit though. Waste of time IMO. The '94 looks like the guy is getting tired of trying to sell it. $2800 cash thrown at him would probably take the car. Swap Torsen, front bumper cover and top (new top with glass window on the '94 versus blk's old one with patched hole). Sell the car as a quick take-me-away for $2500 and have the car as blk wants it for a few hundred, or the LSD and new top for less than what he's looking at for just the bumper cover.
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Jun 1, 2014 00:13
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Still, it depends on whether or not he does it legally or illegally. It's not worth the time/money doing it legally imo. If you wanna keep an open title and flip it quick (good luck) maybe. Either way it comes down to how much time you have on your hands, for me personally it wouldn't be worth dealing with it when you can have that poo poo delivered to your door, but for blk maybe he has the time to gently caress around with it in which case knock yourself out. Just be careful if you're going the open title route.
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meatpimp posted:The '94 looks like the guy is getting tired of trying to sell it. $2800 cash thrown at him would probably take the car. Swap Torsen, front bumper cover and top (new top with glass window on the '94 versus blk's old one with patched hole). Sell the car as a quick take-me-away for $2500 and have the car as blk wants it for a few hundred, or the LSD and new top for less than what he's looking at for just the bumper cover. My top is actually perfect; you may be thinking of the S2k I was looking at with the patch. I got more pics of the bumper and it's pretty chipped up so I'm going to hold off the car.
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blk posted:My top is actually perfect; you may be thinking of the S2k I was looking at with the patch. Yep, I must have gotten it confused with one you were looking at, or another one someone else got. So yeah, if the Torsen is the only good part out of it, not high on the cost/benefit ratio.
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Just pay a good body shop to match and paint the bumper, shouldn't be more than a couple hundred bucks. It would take awhile to find a perfect replacement, considering the levels of paint fade in different vehicles. You might not ever find a perfect match honestly.
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leica posted:Just pay a good body shop to match and paint the bumper, shouldn't be more than a couple hundred bucks. It would take awhile to find a perfect replacement, considering the levels of paint fade in different vehicles. You might not ever find a perfect match honestly. All the body shops I've taken it to have said the paint is on too thick from a previous repair and told me I should start with a new bumper because any attempt to sand and blend would fail (except Maaco, lol). Cheapest new bumper would be 340ish; there's a body shop that owes me a favor but I doubt I could take care of the whole thing for less than 750.
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Been looking on and off for a miata again. I want an NB this time with a hard top, preferably an 01+. The transmission on this one made me cry. Still probably a good deal considering the miles and hard top. Paint looks terrible and maybe he could be low balled into selling it cheaper. Not worth the effort to me to try and flip and while keeping the top though. Have at it, meatpimp.  http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/cto/4502068461.html
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Oh heck yes, scored a full MSM suspension for $250 shipped. What will I need to do to install this in my 97, or will it drop in with no mods or changes needed?
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blk posted:All the body shops I've taken it to have said the paint is on too thick from a previous repair and told me I should start with a new bumper because any attempt to sand and blend would fail (except Maaco, lol). Cheapest new bumper would be 340ish; there's a body shop that owes me a favor but I doubt I could take care of the whole thing for less than 750. Well, if I go the Maaco route it's 650. Hrmm.
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opengl128 posted:Oh heck yes, scored a full MSM suspension for $250 shipped. What will I need to do to install this in my 97, or will it drop in with no mods or changes needed? Pull out old suspension, put in new suspension. Buy new eccentrics, get an alignment.
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Phone posted:Pull out old suspension, put in new suspension. Buy new eccentrics, get an alignment. Sweet. My all original suspension at 148k is tired to say the least.
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Don't you need NB tophats in the rear, or are they included with the MSM takeoffs?
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TrueChaos posted:Don't you need NB tophats in the rear, or are they included with the MSM takeoffs? Good question. Maybe? 
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Yeah, you need NB top hats.
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I have the FM vmaxx NA suspension and i love it.
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just picked up a 92 miata, for $1500  It is actually really nice and I feel bad about using it as a donor for my exocet and parting out the body and interior.
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Don't feel too bad, the 1.6L dash looks GREAT.Joe Mama posted:Yeah, you need NB top hats. This. P/N is NC10-28-340C: http://parts.arlingtonmazda.com/products/SHEET%2CSPRING%252dUPPER-%28NC10%252d28%252d340C%29.html
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Holdbrooks posted:just picked up a 92 miata, for $1500 You're going to be posting build pics of this, yes? You can't just say that and leave us hanging.
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saint gerald posted:You're going to be posting build pics of this, yes? You can't just say that and leave us hanging. Yeah, the will be a new thread soon, I'm stuck at work for the next several days. Also I plan on dumping the 1.6 in the truck and want turbo it with some mega squirt. How much power can those things take on e85 without building a motor?
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Holdbrooks posted:Yeah, the will be a new thread soon, I'm stuck at work for the next several days. Sweeeeet. Do you have the parts from Exocet yet? Sensible max power is probably about 250 or so before you start breaking stuff, assuming you Do It Right (TM). (Actually there is nothing sensible about a 250HP Exocet. Nothing at all.)
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Replace the rods and you're "good" for 400, everything else starts failing at that point, but the rods start going at 250.
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