by "TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
Published 02/27/2017 at 04:24
by "TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
Published 02/27/2017 at 04:24
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STARS: 19
About two weeks before Christmas i saw an ad on Craigslist. An ad that only had three pictures of the car and barely any description... The car was located in WV three and a half hours from where i live, i took two trips one to look and one to buy. When my honorable friend and i arrived we were shocked at how well preserved it was. When we opened the hood we found a Jackson racing intake, 4-1 header(unknown), and connecting to the header was a Racing Beat Power Pulse. The interior was very clean... like i could eat off it. It had the OEM headunit (broken). The Miata also has a style bar which saddening, but on the shiny side it does tie the middle of the car together. The suspension has also been fettled to the tune of Tokico illuminas and springs. I decided that i was not going to buy a miata unless it had an LSD. The owner was not sure so we looked at the original window sticker, I had an LSD. So now the “Wiata” is now on the road.
Things that need to be addressed. Alignment, LR tire has slow leak, Oil, diff, and trans fluid change, and some better headlights.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
02/27/2017 at 04:32, STARS: 2
so you’ll now be TheStraightFourKid?
;)
nice one!
"4kc" (4kc)
02/27/2017 at 05:49, STARS: 8
very nice!
don’t forget no style bar is safer than style bar no matter how much style said bar is giving you
"Captain of the Enterprise" (justanotherdayinparadise)
02/27/2017 at 08:15, STARS: 0
Cool! That’s my favorite NA color!
"Jobjoris" (Jobjoris)
02/27/2017 at 08:16, STARS: 0
Great buy, no shots of the interior?
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
02/27/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 1
Ditch the style bar, its really just a safety hazard. Good buy.
"daender" (daender)
02/27/2017 at 20:45, STARS: 0
If that’s a 1.6L NA, then you don’t have a Torsen LSD but rather a viscous LSD unless the PO swapped in a Torsen unit. Still a good buy, I like the R-package rear bumper trim (even if it costs you 1-2 mpg due to added drag).
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https://www.miata.net/garage/diffguide/
"Nauraushaun" (nauraushaun12)
02/27/2017 at 21:08, STARS: 1
Holy shit! It’s perfect! Great color, love the little pinstripe too though I suspect it’s aftermarket (period aftermarket isn’t so bad!). Pls keep it as it :)
"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
02/27/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 0
Yeah it is a viscous diff
"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
02/27/2017 at 23:46, STARS: 0
Holy shit... I didn’t think the Wiata was going to get so much attention.
"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
02/27/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 0
It will be gone when i get the money. Any recommendations for roll bars?
"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
02/27/2017 at 23:53, STARS: 1
I will always have Bmw in my heart.
"TheStraightSixKid" (thestraightsixkid)
02/27/2017 at 23:57, STARS: 1
Power will stay the same until i get bored with the sound (not happening for a while). For the suspension i would like some coilovers just not sure what to get.