BFF Miata Build! Bracing! Turbo! Drift? Auto-x? LETS DO IT ALL!
#1
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hey guys, this is my 95 M edition.
stock:
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well, this is how i ended up with this car!
my friend bought it from an older man, its been sitting on grass/gravel for awhile. so the day we drove it home, the rotors and brakes were rusted.
I had to drive it home for him since he couldn't drive a 5sp all to well.
a couple weeks of him owning it, he took it to my dad's shop and i did a couple things to it.
timing belt, water pump, valve cover gasket, tune-up, brembo oem pads and rotors, rim and tires, and coil overs.
well he drove the car for a little less than a year before i decided i wanted to try and boost a car... up until this time I've only rebuilt turbos on a couple volvos and fixed a couple turbo diesels hot/cold pipes.
i was looking at a couple miatas but he called me and told me he would sell me his, and i couldn't pass up that because, well, i knew what was already done and how he drove. soooo, that's how i ended up with this miata!
i got the car back in, i think, early august.
I am uploading pics to Photobucket as im typing so ill update you guys in a couple minutes!
Edit:
here is how it sat for a couple months before boosting it
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after turbo build!
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stock:
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well, this is how i ended up with this car!
my friend bought it from an older man, its been sitting on grass/gravel for awhile. so the day we drove it home, the rotors and brakes were rusted.
I had to drive it home for him since he couldn't drive a 5sp all to well.
a couple weeks of him owning it, he took it to my dad's shop and i did a couple things to it.
timing belt, water pump, valve cover gasket, tune-up, brembo oem pads and rotors, rim and tires, and coil overs.
well he drove the car for a little less than a year before i decided i wanted to try and boost a car... up until this time I've only rebuilt turbos on a couple volvos and fixed a couple turbo diesels hot/cold pipes.
i was looking at a couple miatas but he called me and told me he would sell me his, and i couldn't pass up that because, well, i knew what was already done and how he drove. soooo, that's how i ended up with this miata!
i got the car back in, i think, early august.
I am uploading pics to Photobucket as im typing so ill update you guys in a couple minutes!
Edit:
here is how it sat for a couple months before boosting it
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97056-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-1273431_225023017660091_1230340284_o.jpg?dateline=1386690037)
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after turbo build!
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Last edited by BFF Larry; 12-10-2013 at 10:41 AM.
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I didnt take any pics while installing the coil overs :[
but i did get a couple pics of when i pulled the tranny and replaced the clutch
XTD stage 2
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old
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my best friend under the lift
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old clutch disc, bearings, i drove around on broken springs until the clutch kit came in. i got stuck a couple times and had to no lift shift home from work the day i was supposed to replace it.
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new PP and CD
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also installed a new boot, the original one was ripped and you could hear so much road noise and feel so much heat ha
but i did get a couple pics of when i pulled the tranny and replaced the clutch
XTD stage 2
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96977-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-2013-08-23185324.jpg?dateline=1386662929)
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old
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my best friend under the lift
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96961-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-img_20130908_152910.jpg?dateline=1386659752)
old clutch disc, bearings, i drove around on broken springs until the clutch kit came in. i got stuck a couple times and had to no lift shift home from work the day i was supposed to replace it.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96962-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-img_20130908_153335.jpg?dateline=1386659752)
new PP and CD
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96963-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-img_20130908_155853.jpg?dateline=1386659752)
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also installed a new boot, the original one was ripped and you could hear so much road noise and feel so much heat ha
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96967-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-img_20130911_193624.jpg?dateline=1386659752)
Last edited by BFF Larry; 12-10-2013 at 03:08 AM.
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okay, a couple days after getting the shipment ive been waiting on for the longest, me and my best bro finally finished a couple things at the shop, so we could use the mini lift at night!
first night!
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the build took less than 6 days, working on it about 2-4 hours a night.
I'll let the pics do the rest
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first night!
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the build took less than 6 days, working on it about 2-4 hours a night.
I'll let the pics do the rest
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the longest time spent was on how to route the hot and cold pipes and mounting the intercooler!
since i still have A/C and P/S, i couldn't route it the way i saw begi and a couple other builds on here... so we cut and torched some metal out of the way!
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tapped the gm open element into the coldside of the intercooler.
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since i still have A/C and P/S, i couldn't route it the way i saw begi and a couple other builds on here... so we cut and torched some metal out of the way!
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tapped the gm open element into the coldside of the intercooler.
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i also bought an 2.5'' cat back exhuast, i already deleted the cat.
Beluga Racing Mazda Miata 1990 1997 MX 5 1 6L 1 8L Performance Catback Exhaust | eBay
it was supposed to be a direct fit, but you know how anything aftermarket never fits right. i had to space the bracing, cut the exhaust and extend the part by the axle to keep if from notching up and destroying it.
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spaced the bracing
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Beluga Racing Mazda Miata 1990 1997 MX 5 1 6L 1 8L Performance Catback Exhaust | eBay
it was supposed to be a direct fit, but you know how anything aftermarket never fits right. i had to space the bracing, cut the exhaust and extend the part by the axle to keep if from notching up and destroying it.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/96992-bff-miata-build-bracing-turbo-drift-auto-x-lets-do-all-img_20131010_231923.jpg?dateline=1386667246)
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spaced the bracing
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