"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
09/18/2014 at 09:58 • Filed to: PROJECT FREE MAZDA
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"Luc - The Acadian Oppo" (luc5)
09/18/2014 at 09:58 • Filed to: PROJECT FREE MAZDA | 10
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After !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! I finally put on some new tires on my 14" x 5-1/2" Miata Enkei wheels...
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These are nothing fancy just some cheap tires from walmart. These are 175/65R14 Nexen Weathermax $275.88 installed. I totally blew the budget in this project with these new tires and wheels($375.88 for wheels and rubber) I was not planning on putting this much money on this car I just wanted to fix it up and use it as a daily commuter.
After finding out the hard way that my tire wrench was 19mm when my lugs are in fact 21mm I decided to get the right wrench($16.49) just incase I don't always have my tool kit in the trunk.
I made sure to put the 19mm wrench where it belonged.
Here she is with the wheels finally on for the last time.
My wife decided she wanted to drive the car for the first time today. I was all for it, she deserves to have a little fun after saving my ass on sunday. She's a great helper.
She enjoyed it more than she expected. I told her "never judge an old Mazda by how in looks. remember the zoom zoom commercials? well what they mean by that is all true!"
Car Purchase $1.00
Valve Cover Gasket $28.99
Thermostat $7.99
Thermostat Gasket $1.49
Overpriced Coolant $10.99
Radiator Fan Switch $37.99
Coolant Temp Sensor $26.99
New o'rings for the injectors $2.58
Toggle switch and related hardware $9.00
Throttle Body Cleaner $7.99
14" x 5-1/2" OEM MX5 Miata Enkei Wheels $100.00
175/65R14 Nexen Weathermax tires $275.88
Correct 21mm Tire Wrench $16.49
Total invested so far : $527.38
mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/18/2014 at 00:32 |
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Cool car! I appreciate when others take the time to write articles. I get tired of seeing the, "look I found a picture." posts lol.
Luken10
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/18/2014 at 00:40 |
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I like the wheels on it! Call me crazy, but I think they look better here than on a Miata.
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
09/18/2014 at 01:02 |
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I agree and I appreciate all the comments on the stuff I write. I'm enjoying sharing my experiences with this car.
If your interested in reading more about it you can check it out on the link below
http://oppositelock.jalopnik.com/tag/project-fr…
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> Luken10
09/18/2014 at 01:04 |
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I agree 100%! On the Miata they look really tiny but on here they look like they are supposed to be there. It's definitely better than the stock 13's.
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mXxxxXm24 /O/ /O/
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/18/2014 at 01:18 |
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Cool man; I'll check it out.
D
> Luc - The Acadian Oppo
09/18/2014 at 02:21 |
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Hey, it may hurt to put money on the table for some tires but at least that's something you won't have to worry about for a loooong time. Loving the updates btw, this is the kind of thing that interests me
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Luc - The Acadian Oppo
> D
09/18/2014 at 09:58 |
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Thanks I much appreciate the interest. I wish more people did this sort of thing. The only other one I remember was the guy with the AMC Eagle and that's where I got the idea to keep a detailed journal of the project.
Keep your eyes peeled there is much more to come as I'm not done with this thing yet.