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Just tossing this up in case someone is interested: https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/cto/d/tucker-2006-mazda-miata-project-car/6973850538.html
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Coredump posted:Just tossing this up in case someone is interested: Would make a good track car, but I'm wondering what the full cost to replace all the rusty bits would be, and how much welding would be required - very tempting if I had any sort of welding skills...
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Voltage posted:Would make a good track car, but I'm wondering what the full cost to replace all the rusty bits would be, and how much welding would be required - very tempting if I had any sort of welding skills... That's a gently caress-off rustbucket.
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Sep 11, 2019 18:15
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That's a heap of work only suited for those that hate themselves
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Sep 11, 2019 20:05
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The Prong Song posted:That's a gently caress-off rustbucket. I came here to post this. That's a part car, at best.
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Sep 11, 2019 23:44
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People in Georgia are mostly unwilling to buy a car with any amount of rust. A car where the suspension is rusting apart has no chance. ... it's really not that bad for Michigan though.
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Sep 12, 2019 01:03
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That's what we call an Exocet donor.
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Sep 12, 2019 01:54
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lol god drat just replace the subframe. y'all acting like you've never seen rust before.
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Sep 12, 2019 03:01
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As someone who just had to rebuild their engine two times in a row, I'm not lifting a finger unless it means more fun.
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Sep 12, 2019 03:20
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Sex Weirdo posted:lol god drat just replace the subframe. y'all acting like you've never seen rust before. We put salt on our food down here, not our roads. We actually haven't seen rust before.
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Sep 12, 2019 04:49
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I moved from Nevada to Connecticut about 10 years ago. People didn't believe my car was from 1994 since it was rust free from the south. I have winter cars now that I run into the ground and have my main car for 6 months out of the year when they don't salt the roads.
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Sep 12, 2019 06:41
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um excuse me posted:That's what we call an Exocet donor. 2006+ means no exocet.
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Sep 12, 2019 12:19
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Or... Just don't do anything? That doesn't look that bad at all.
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Sep 12, 2019 12:45
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mobby_6kl posted:Or... Just don't do anything? That doesn't look that bad at all. Needs a subframe (guessing one of the suspension arms has nothing to connect to anymore  ) and the outside is hosed from being a first car. Granted the subframe is a bit of work but all the other busted poo poo would be too annoying to deal with. Wibla posted:That's a part car, at best.
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Sep 12, 2019 13:22
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craig588 posted:I moved from Nevada to Connecticut about 10 years ago. People didn't believe my car was from 1994 since it was rust free from the south. I have winter cars now that I run into the ground and have my main car for 6 months out of the year when they don't salt the roads. I moved from Connecticut to southern CA about 10 years ago. Buying a used car out here was a goddamn dream. My car's 20-years-old and is still spotless. It's remarkable. Even if I had garage space back east, I don't think I'd ever have purchased a car I cared about in New England. It's a cursed land. But I respect your commitment to conquering it.
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Sep 13, 2019 01:29
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I live in CT and have a Florida car. It doesn't see the road from first snow till about April when the street sweepers come out. It's a commitment keeping a car rust free.
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um excuse me posted:The junkyard head I slapped on is an Escort GT head. I had to change the EGR route, lop off a few extra mounting points, and plug an extra heater core port. I did almost the opposite, both of my B6T powered cars (323 GTX and swapped 323 Wagon) have Miata heads.
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Sep 13, 2019 07:10
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Suburban Dad posted:Needs a subframe (guessing one of the suspension arms has nothing to connect to anymore Ok yeah it's pretty bad. I just looked at the screenshot first and it looked like business as usual at worst. A local dude just crashed a pretty clean 1.8 NB and is selling it for $1.3k:  Seems like it would be a no brainier if I had somewhere to put it 
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Sep 13, 2019 14:38
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Man what happened to that poor thing
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Sep 13, 2019 15:00
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Looks like a nearly terminal case of idiot behind a wheel.
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Sep 13, 2019 15:06
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Tubular front end, tubular front end!
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Sep 13, 2019 15:07
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um excuse me posted:Tubular front end, tubular front end! Now that's an exocet donor.
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Sep 13, 2019 15:30
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I consistently have bad ideas. That's why the Miata is the highway cruiser and the WRX is the track car and spent 5 figures for maybe 30 hp?
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Sep 13, 2019 15:37
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That front end of that nb1 D: I think the only bits I’d want off of it would be the 4.3 torsen and the VICS intake manifold.
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Sep 13, 2019 15:40
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Suburban Dad posted:Now that's an exocet donor. I was all onboard to exocet my miata until I really priced it out. For an exocet sport, painted and shipped to my house: $10,000. Then I have to build it, no biggie. I read a thread somewhere where this guy went through every last step. I just about ran away from the computer when it got to the wiring portion of the affair. Not only that, but the huge problem of the short filler neck on those means you can't really gas the thing up properly without the pump pausing every 30 seconds. And the zero offset wheels, and the really idiotic strut spacers up front. I was just completely done with the idea of how much back-alley fuckery required to get what amounts to making a formerly somewhat useful car into a useless slow toy (unless you spend $5000+ on a turbo) In other words, who wants to buy my 95?
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BloodBag posted:I was all onboard to exocet my miata until I really priced it out. For an exocet sport, painted and shipped to my house: $10,000. Then I have to build it, no biggie. I read a thread somewhere where this guy went through every last step. I just about ran away from the computer when it got to the wiring portion of the affair. Not only that, but the huge problem of the short filler neck on those means you can't really gas the thing up properly without the pump pausing every 30 seconds. And the zero offset wheels, and the really idiotic strut spacers up front. I was just completely done with the idea of how much back-alley fuckery required to get what amounts to making a formerly somewhat useful car into a useless slow toy (unless you spend $5000+ on a turbo) You don't need to convince me. I think toy cars without any option of roofs are silly anyway. I'd be able to drive it about 30 days per year in Michigan.
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Wibla posted:Looks like a nearly terminal case of idiot behind a wheel. Yeah he admitted as much, apparently spun out in the wet at low speed when driving it to the garage. Can't make too much fun of him though cause I drifted into a ditch less than a mile from my house under similar circumstances. Only scratched the bumper though. Phone posted:That front end of that nb1 D: Supposedly it's not very rusty so I'd be able to cannibalize a ton of parts, and selling off the engine and transmission would basically pay it off. I do need the roof too...
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BloodBag posted:I was all onboard to exocet my miata until I really priced it out. For an exocet sport, painted and shipped to my house: $10,000. Then I have to build it, no biggie. I read a thread somewhere where this guy went through every last step. I just about ran away from the computer when it got to the wiring portion of the affair. Not only that, but the huge problem of the short filler neck on those means you can't really gas the thing up properly without the pump pausing every 30 seconds. And the zero offset wheels, and the really idiotic strut spacers up front. I was just completely done with the idea of how much back-alley fuckery required to get what amounts to making a formerly somewhat useful car into a useless slow toy (unless you spend $5000+ on a turbo) You wouldn't happen to have a link to that thread? I agree with all your points but you haven't talked me out of an Exocet one day.
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Got a text- the guy fixing my new '94 Copart auction buy just finished, it's ready for inspection and salvage titling! I tell you, finding a competent body/frame guy leads very much to considering taking on new projects. I might have to delete my Copart account.
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This is almost related, but the day before I got new tires mounted I spun my rear wheels all through an intersection right in front of a police officer who didn't pull me over. Wasn't trying to spin them, there was just so little traction left that even slightly pulling away was enough to make them spin. That's the closest I've come to crashing but I was going straight and there was a lot of room so nothing extreme happened.
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah he admitted as much, apparently spun out in the wet at low speed when driving it to the garage. Ooof, that sucks. I can't really say much either... I managed to hit a badger with my 10AE and cracked the front bumper + some misc plastic poo poo under the car on one of my first rides in the car. FML. Turns out 10+ year old brake fluid doesn't do much good for braking power when you really need to stop in a hurry 
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https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1303232923167082/ im looking at this in 7 hours or so. opinions?
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Sep 14, 2019 03:15
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Is the top discolored on the inside just because it is and who cares or is it discolored because it's leaking and you need to get a new one? Changing tops isn't hard, just time consuming, but you might be able to knock off some of the price if you need to replace it.
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Sep 14, 2019 03:27
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I'll talk to him. Is there a better way of testing than dumping a bottle of water on it?
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Sep 14, 2019 03:56
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That just looks like "the inside of an old Miata top" to me. They fade as they age.
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craig588 posted:Is the top discolored on the inside just because it is and who cares or is it discolored because it's leaking and you need to get a new one? Changing tops isn't hard, just time consuming, but you might be able to knock off some of the price if you need to replace it. I'd wager it's because it sat under a hardtop without a tinted window, outside, for a few years. Coredump posted:You wouldn't happen to have a link to that thread? I agree with all your points but you haven't talked me out of an Exocet one day. Here you go BloodBag fucked around with this message at 10:43 on Sep 14, 2019 |
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Sep 14, 2019 10:38
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yeah the windows aren't tinted and this is queensland  i bought it. it's very good. the drivers window needs lubing and we think a wheelbearing is on it's way out, and thats literally all i can fault.
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Sep 15, 2019 01:20
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What's the best way to clean my softtop properly? And is there anything that can be done for fade?
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Sep 15, 2019 11:19
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underage at the vape shop posted:What's the best way to clean my softtop properly? And is there anything that can be done for fade? Bristle brush, Zap!. I think fade is irreversible on the tops.
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