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Last year my sister wanted a cheap convertible sports car, so after awhile of looking at all sorts of convertibles of all shapes and sizes (infinti M30, vw cabrio :vomit: etc) she had me go look at a Miata at this dealership in the valley. I was a little apprehensive at first because well lets face it these cars look kinda gay.
![]() when I brought it home I started going through the receipts from the previous owner, I googled his name, and emailed him. Turns out the previous owner is a Mr. Ed Chabot who is the president of the saguaro Miata club. Ed owned my Miata from 120k miles to about 240K miles when he traded it in for his 2006 Mazda Mx5. We met up for lunch and he was very happy to be reunited with his old car. Now I originally wanted to drop a ford 302 in this ( which I am still going to do to a different miata) but after meeting Ed and talking to him I just couldn't bring myself to change this car in such a way. Imagine buying Tyson's coupe and throwing a whole bunch of rice stuff on it, that's how it would have felt to me. People who are members of the club come up to me and say "I know this car!" or " I remember this car!" so here are the pics and my progress so far! this is the photo from the cl ad. ![]() this is when I brought it home. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() all the manuals and sale sticker. ![]() ![]() ![]() here is the key handoff pic with Ed (we just pretend like that guy I bought it from doesn't exist!) ![]() These are some pics that Ed sent me via email. my 90 with his mica blue Mx5 ![]() ![]() ![]() Ed taking one last drive before I swap out the 1.6L for a !.8L. ![]()
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here is the damage to the $600 canvas top due to the car sitting outside uncovered for 8 months.
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Being out in the az sun for 20 years the sun effects everything, and as you can see here the gauge cluster had uv damage really bad!
![]() ![]() after using some headlight restore it was good as new. ![]() I then took out the old sony unit and installed this pioneer deck and installed pioneer speakers as well. ![]()
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Nice, got any pink wheels or rainbow decals planned
![]() On an only semi-related note, LS1 > 302 ![]() Edit: Ah, still pics coming up ... excellent job on that cluster!
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A little after I bought it I noticed that I was losing a quart of oil every 500 miles or so and I was noticing oil soot deposits out of the tail pipe. After having a couple of people following behind me I found out that the motor smokes like Krakatoa. So I sourced this 1.8L motor to replace the tired 1.6L I am also swapping out the 5 speed as well just because my current one is worn.
![]() ![]() here is the Miata that I pulled all the motor,trans and brakes off of. It only had 116K miles and was rearended. ![]() I am also swapping out the brakes in favor of the 1.8L brakes which are a bit bigger. ![]()
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Here Is how it sits at the moment with new OEM floor mats (x-mas present from my sister) new top, Nardi torino wood grain shifter,and nicer looking steering wheel.
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I hope to have the motor in by the end of next month. I still need to buy a conversion kit to make the 1.8 work in my 90 it's only $200 bucks. but I need to wait till next month, my wife's g1 powersteering line kind of ate into the Miata project fund ![]()
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Miata's are fun! Is there a Miata circuit in your area? My friend in college was in a circuit specifically for Miatas and they'd haul ass in the X.
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![]() JK ![]() I plan on painting it either stock white or sirius white pearl metallic. as far as the v8 swapping goes expense wise 302 > ls1 those ls1 are ridiculously expensive!!
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I can't argue with that, heh
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chevy quality buddy!!!!
I have a friend dropping a 302 in a volvo 240dl.....which he has almost gotten so cleaned up you would think it was new....funny how we want everything stock looking but yet fast as hell these days...was just reading about something along that line in a mag. hang on....got some v8 miata links coming up! http://www.flyinmiata.com/projects/LS1/index.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtrORSLzoOk http://www.streetfire.net/video/v8-m...iii_156323.htm oooooooooooooooor **deleted because it was retarded** on second thought...scratch that last one....wasnt the one I was thinking of
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