Ratti Slow Build Thead Extravaganza!!
#1
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So I'm a long time Miata fan and a long time lurker. Decided to make a username just for this build.
Hopefully if/when I come upon something I don't know you magnificence people can help me out.
Long term plans for this build are MS3 Begi turbo, but for now I'd love to just have it together.
Ratti is a 95 M edition with hardly anything actually attached.
Hopefully if/when I come upon something I don't know you magnificence people can help me out.
Long term plans for this build are MS3 Begi turbo, but for now I'd love to just have it together.
Ratti is a 95 M edition with hardly anything actually attached.
#2
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Day 1 arrival at it temporary storage facility. That blue box has every wiring harness the car has in it.. Plus a few
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/95623-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-nndzsymh.jpg?dateline=1385414651)
Those lights.. Uhgg
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/95624-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-2onkzqsh.jpg?dateline=1385414651)
Literally nothing is fully attached to the car at this point minus a side marker or two. The sub frame was just snugged onto the car so I could get it on the liftback.
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All the parts have come in boxes and it's my job to make sense of it all.. I bought a complete car.. Just not a completely together car.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/95623-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-nndzsymh.jpg?dateline=1385414651)
Those lights.. Uhgg
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/95624-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-2onkzqsh.jpg?dateline=1385414651)
Literally nothing is fully attached to the car at this point minus a side marker or two. The sub frame was just snugged onto the car so I could get it on the liftback.
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All the parts have come in boxes and it's my job to make sense of it all.. I bought a complete car.. Just not a completely together car.
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Minor update: Looked inside the gas tank to find this disgusting mess.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97064-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-hgoxtcrh.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Found a new tank on Craigslist for $20!
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Installed FM frame rails while it was easy
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97065-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-5adlak0h.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
(coffee can I used to balance the subframe while putting it back onto the car after installing the new tank.)
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97066-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-z9yjasih.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Painted a spare 1.8 valve cover for the car (if you look behind there is a 1.6 I was planning on using for my daily.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97067-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-ysydl7ch.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Installed wiring harnesses and bottom carpet.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97068-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-cgvoflzh.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Anyone have an idea what this plug goes to? There is one behind each seat.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97064-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-hgoxtcrh.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Found a new tank on Craigslist for $20!
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Installed FM frame rails while it was easy
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97065-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-5adlak0h.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
(coffee can I used to balance the subframe while putting it back onto the car after installing the new tank.)
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97066-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-z9yjasih.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Painted a spare 1.8 valve cover for the car (if you look behind there is a 1.6 I was planning on using for my daily.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97067-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-ysydl7ch.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Installed wiring harnesses and bottom carpet.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97068-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-cgvoflzh.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
Anyone have an idea what this plug goes to? There is one behind each seat.
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/build-threads-57/97069-ratti-slow-build-thead-extravaganza-yyfownnh.jpg?dateline=1386695584)
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