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If they bring back a lighter color for the soft top and seats, I will be truly, deeply, soulfully glad I waited to buy.
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So I did end up selling my ND and I have some cool accessories left over and available for sale in SA Mart at 50% discounts. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?noseen=1&threadid=4043359&pagenumber=1&perpage=40#post534994775
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i'm absolutely biased but go stare close at a jet black mica. it's not just black. in the sun, with a good wash and some 9h on it, there are galaxies in there. poo poo looks like a jwst photo. i love it. I actually turned down a '23 soul red crystal that i reserved; it's a gorgeous, gorgeous color, but I cannot get past the fact that all ND2 RF roofs are black. It looked like a tuner kid already laid hands on it. Also I figured that the paint would be impossible to ever fix cleanly. 7 stages or some poo poo.
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Eyud posted:There’s a refresh coming next year, so the next generation is still at least a few years away. nooo I've been meaning to pick up the CD player from a japanese parts site, should really get on that now.
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Granite Octopus posted:nooo I've been meaning to pick up the CD player from a japanese parts site, should really get on that now. I have a CD player/smaller glove box you can have if you want to pay shipping on it. See my post above.
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Maybe they need a Japanese CD player to listen to their imported anime OSTs? If the glass rear window on an NB is starting to wear through, is there any way to save the top or should I be shopping for a new one?
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Uhh how exactly is the glass window wearing through? Mine still looks like new while the soft top is falling apart around it.
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Not the glass itself, the edge of the glass is just barely starting to show through the leather (canvas? I'm not sure what to call the material).
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Cat Hatter posted:Not the glass itself, the edge of the glass is just barely starting to show through the leather (canvas? I'm not sure what to call the material). Take it to an interiors/convertible tops shop and ask them. They may be able to patch it.
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Am I totally bonkers for taking off the little splash guards in front of the NC front wheels? Can’t be that big of an aerodynamic impact can it? They were just stapled onto the inner fender liners and they were scraping everywhere. It’s an autocross car >50% of the time. I suppose worst-case scenario they can just get stapled back on. What a stupid thing to overthink lol.  
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Not more zoom-zoom? Seems like a pretty nice minor refresh (like NB1-NB2) but it'd have to last until NE I think so I was expecting a bit more.
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Oct 5, 2023 14:47
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Looks like a fine update to me. Doesn’t need more power.
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Oct 5, 2023 14:50
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I'm still clinging to the dream that the US might get a tan top.
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I read that article and thought “holy poo poo Miatas are 40k now!?” And then I realized that was in AUD.
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Elysium posted:I read that article and thought “holy poo poo Miatas are 40k now!?” An RF will hit $40k US in Club with an option, hell just picking red is near enough.
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quote for that soul red '23 RF GT i looked at in December was 43.5 before haggling. (i walked, got my '20 for 33.5)
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I really miss a good bright blue like the 10ae.
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2006 Victory Blue best blue.
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Am I out of my skull for considering a staggered setup with the x9's in the back and x8 front? I think it'd look so good with the fat ND booty. I'd have to figure out spacers or something i think.
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just do a square setup
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yeah never mind, this is a dumb idea. the tires for those 9" wheels are really expensive anyways. 8's it is
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I've wanted bronze wheels on my cars for as long as I can remember, but then I see some hyper silver ones on the ND and they look pretty darn good... Not that I'm ready to buy a new wheel setup just yet . Seconding square wheels because I'm frugal and like the ability to rotate tires (and run cheaper size tires).
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I like bronze wheels, but I have to admit I like my NC better with hyper silver roundies. Old   New  
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If I end up getting an NC I really want to do FD RX7 stock silver wheels
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Jonny 290 posted:Am I out of my skull for considering a staggered setup with the x9's in the back and x8 front? May I recommend the teddy bear ronals instead?
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Goober Peas posted:May I recommend the teddy bear ronals instead? 
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Goober Peas posted:May I recommend the teddy bear ronals instead? oh i'm not _that_ cool, haha Confirmed the shop appointment for the final fix - oct 23rd. should be in for about a week. I'm gonna take that time to get the wheels in, get tires on those, and get Blizzaks on the stock wheels. i thumb my nose at Winter
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Just lost out on a great deal for an NB2, original owner 130k miles and pretty nice condition for $3700. The seller was an older guy and wasn't communicating very well so by the time I got there someone else got there literally a minute before me and nabbed it, even tho I had cash in hand and the first guy didn't, seller is giving him the opportunity to get some so maybe if I luck out the guy will flake but I doubt it. [edit] The seller called me to tell me he's taking it off the market because his son wants it, aka I'm taking it off the market because I priced it too low and will relist it at a higher price This is what happens when people don't bring cash to good deals lol Applebees Appetizer fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Oct 17, 2023 |
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Well, the turbo build is just about complete. Few things left to do, and a power steering leak to fix, but good enough for the dyno.  End result? 230hp, 200ftlbs, and the electronic boost control dialed in to maintain that 200ftlbs as flat as possible. The lower power pull is on wastegate pressure. It only drops to 180ftlbs at redline with the EBC, the car is silly now. It was raining on the drive home, I planted my foot at about 2500rpm in 2nd, and when I got to 4500rpm, the rears started spinning. I am going to get into trouble with this, and I do not care in the slightest.
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drat that sounds nice. I think this is around what Greg's green supercharged* miata makes and it seems silly fast in action. Easily more than what I'd be able to safely use https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIZAD2jOb2g&t=109s What's still holding me back though is that the Miata is still my most reliable transportation and I don't want to gently caress that up, the kit costs more than the car is worth, and I'd have to pay bribes at every bi-annual inspection from now on 
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Joined the Miata crew this week with a '21 RF GT   This is my first manual, I've never driven stick before, I'm having a blast and stalling more than I'd like to admit
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Fish Cake posted:Joined the Miata crew this week with a '21 RF GT Congrats!! The manual will be second nature in no time.
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Fish Cake posted:Joined the Miata crew this week with a '21 RF GT Nice, I got my first manual in May and I still stall sometimes.
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phosdex posted:Nice, I got my first manual in May and I still stall sometimes. I've been driving manuals nearly exclusively since 1996 and I stalled mine recently when my flipflop slid off the clutch pedal. poo poo happens lol
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You drive with flipflops? 
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Yes people wear flip flops and need to drive their car places sometimes.
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Wibla posted:You drive with flipflops? Only to and fro work at the salon
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RF gang +1 hell yeah Mine will be out of the shop next week Grab the cravenspeed door bushings if you wanna Do Something To It, they make the door closing feel so much better
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