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A friend’s Miata was involved in a crash last week, so I did the honorable thing and stripped out all the useful parts I could get my hands on before he sent it to the junker. Picked up some sunshades that were missing on mine, a protection panel in the trunk for fuel components that … Continue reading Further polishing the turd that is the $200 Miata
Decided that it wasn’t worth paying recurring registration costs (especially with them doubling this year) for something that sees limited usage already, so I took the plunge and applied for SP tags. In Oregon it’s a one time registration and a permanent plate. Weird to think that early Miatas qualify for antique/classic plates in most … Continue reading BRB, putting classic plates on the $200 Miata
H/T to Rev_Crackle_Repeat. I had no idea that Jeep LED headlights were plug and play on the NA miata. These things have SO much more light output than the garbage stock lights. Still need to wire up the halos as selectable DRLs, and the built in orange rings to the signals, but I’m really happy … Continue reading $200 Miata, now with drugged out eyes
Decided it would be good for a laugh to send the oil from the $200 miata in for a blackstone analysis. Since I’ve been seeing slightly low oil pressure (and an issue where I had no oil pressure under breaking a for a while), I figured it would be a less than stellar report. Got … Continue reading $200 Miata, used oil analysis
This photo amuses me A local race shop put out a feeler Tuesday on facebook looking for a stock 1.6 Miata exhaust manifold. Apparently, they are in the process of converting an old track Miata into a spec car and couldn’t find a stock manifold from their normal sources on short notice (race is tomorrow, … Continue reading $200 Miata, now with more parts
I realized over the weekend that I havent’t made a $200 miata update in almost a year. And after seeing how nice AestheticsInMotion’s car is in person at the oppo meet, I decided to finally post an update on my pile. As of the last update I’d found an old early 2000's miata turbo kit … Continue reading Long Overdue $200 Miata Update
I am excited, I’m sure some stuff needs servicing, but the package looks far more complete that I expected. Hot parts for the FR-S came back from ceramic coat last week too! Hopefully I can get that up and running sometime in April. Turbo all the things.
A relative I’m visiting for the holidays randomly has a 1.6 turbo kit sitting in his basement. I think she’s getting boost.
After a few months of general laziness and awaiting used parts, I finally have a running shoestring budget Miata! I’ve had it out the past few days and, *all things considered* it actually drives pretty well. *the unknown alignment (poor, judging from tire wear), unknown miles on motor, no power steering, 50lb front wheels, and … Continue reading $200 Miata: Part 5
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