Went to a salvage yard about an hour ago

"Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen" (sportwagen) 02/16/2015 at 14:34 • Filed to: None

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Found some interesting cars...

can anyone tell me what this is?

Ford Explore that was mutilated?

1990 MIATA!!! Sadly a victim of a broken timing belt. It has a good top with the glass rear window intact (but the driver side striker almost broke my damn pinky :(

Probably going to get that along with the cruise control parts (my grandfather's 94 doesn't have it) and the hand brake along with the gauge cluster cover. The only part that I would feel bad about is that the interior is IMMACULATE and taking the top would certainly ruin it...

Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:40

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Corolla FX-16. Now that you mention it, I usually see 1-2 a day. It is now 1-2 every 3 months.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 02/16/2015 at 14:40

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What's so special about them?

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:41

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Looks like a Corolla hatchback

Cé hé sin > Satoshi "Zipang" Katsura 02/16/2015 at 14:41

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I haven't seen that variety of Corolla for a very, very long time.

RustedSprinter > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:41

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Its a corolla fx 16 silly. Its like a AE88 if I remember rite.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:42

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Buy the Miata whole, Parts car

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > RustedSprinter 02/16/2015 at 14:42

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Like an AE86 just FWD?

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time 02/16/2015 at 14:43

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I'll see what I can do :) It's in damn good condition, only the drivers side rocker is starting to rust. The owner took really good care of it until the belt broke... it only had 170k miles on it too

:(

twochevrons > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:43

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If I recall correctly, the FX16 was the hot-hatch version. A Corolla GTI, if you will. Supposedly quite good, if not terribly well known.

RustedSprinter > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:43

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Think so. I could be wrong tho.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > twochevrons 02/16/2015 at 14:44

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This one has been there for about 3 years... it was there the last time I was there in summer of 2012

McMike > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:44

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Can anyone tell me what this is?

You mean the one that says "Corolla FX16" on the decklid?

That was Toyota's hot FWD hatch back when 8valve motors were the norm, which is why the called it FX16, and wrote "DOHC" and "16 valve" all over it. Only available 87-88.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/toyota…

wkiernan > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:44

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Why would anyone throw away a perfectly good Miata over a mere timing belt? It's a non-interference engine; when the timing belt lets go it just coasts to a stop and the valves survive. And as timing belts go, it's pretty accessible, right out there in the front of the engine.

I wish I could get hold of that top, though, it looks like it's in good shape. The window in my '99's top is held in with duct tape. I'd probably snag the seats and the center console as well.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > McMike 02/16/2015 at 14:45

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Oh cool! I think it had a bad motor though... probably a broken timing belt and/or dropped valves like most of the other cars there including the Miata

twochevrons > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:46

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I thought Miatas had non-interference engines. It'd be terribly sad if a broken timing belt was all that landed that there – all it would need would be a new belt and tensioner.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > wkiernan 02/16/2015 at 14:46

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NO THE TOP IS MINE! Sadly I don't know what happened to the engine other than the fact that it had bits of timing belt EVERYWHERE and the timing sprockets were off the car sitting on the dash lol

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > twochevrons 02/16/2015 at 14:47

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IDK the engine was partially disassembled though :(

I would buy it as a parts car though :)

Coty > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:50

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Budget, budget, budget Sport Trac.

Coty > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:51

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Same engine as an AE86, just FWD.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Coty 02/16/2015 at 14:53

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Yeah lol thats what I thought

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Coty 02/16/2015 at 14:53

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Oh cool! too bad the engine was bad

Coty > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:55

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Yeah, they're cool little things. I'd own one.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:56

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Aww... Poor FX16.... Was the engine still in it/did it look usable? I loves me some 4AGEs.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/16/2015 at 14:56

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IIRC it said "bad motor good trans"

so.... no :(

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:57

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It's its own chassis. Super light-weight, independent suspension all around, and a stupidly rev-happy little motor that goes to 8000.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > twochevrons 02/16/2015 at 14:58

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Extremely good. I'd be hard pressed to choose between one of those and an original GTI.

dogisbadob > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:58

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oooo an RX7

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:58

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Nothing AE86ish other than the engine. It's the 4AGE, which was also in the MR2 and a few other cars.

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 14:59

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The 4a's a non-interference engine. Timing belt won't do anything to it.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > dogisbadob 02/16/2015 at 15:00

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They had 3 of them in varying conditions...

a black one in decent shape, everything was there

white one in shitty condition, interior has been exposed because open sunroof

There was another one too in "eh" condition

All were 1st gen FBs

SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 15:01

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4AGEs are pretty unkillable. Imma guess that they tried to start it, couldn't and decided it was bunk when it really just has a vacuum leak or something.

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 02/16/2015 at 15:01

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IDK then... just what it said

Jayhawk Jake > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/16/2015 at 16:02

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Any CRXs? I'd like new seats

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > Jayhawk Jake 02/16/2015 at 16:06

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No :(

No CRXs at all. They only had one Miata... however they did have 3 or 4 RX7s and like a billion Taurii and Pontiacs lol

BlurpleToyotaDishwasher > twochevrons 02/16/2015 at 17:22

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I think they were actually called the Corolla GTI here. They've got the 4AGE from the MR2 & AE86 right?

pip bip - choose Corrour > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/17/2015 at 04:53

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Mercury Capri and just to its left Nissan Exa N13

Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen > pip bip - choose Corrour 02/17/2015 at 07:59

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???

In front of the Miata? On the right is a first gen RX7, on the left you're probably right.

If you are talking about the row farther up you are probably correct

pip bip - choose Corrour > Sportwägen, Driver Of The Red Sportwagen 02/18/2015 at 01:29

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yeah next row in front.