No More Turbo Miata
#82
lol my parents wanted to kill me when i got rid of my bmw bought a miata and a turbo kit and then built the motor and made 243whp uncorrected which is 292whp =] now im waiting for my new manifold downpipe and turbo to come seeing how my old setup will not make any more power.
#89
ON TOPIC:
I certainly agree with your dad. I would have done the same thing. For liability, and for my kid. I was dumb when I was 18. Luckily I never got the 390 in my '65 Thunderturd running right (changed everything but the rotor in the distributor) and ended up trading with some guy for a '65 Impala I6 with a three on the tree. Kept me outta trouble.
Before this I had wrecked:
'83 Celica
'92 240SX
Plymouth POS Sundance (sister's)
Lucky I don't have more than a little bit of neck pain from whiplash.
I certainly agree with your dad. I would have done the same thing. For liability, and for my kid. I was dumb when I was 18. Luckily I never got the 390 in my '65 Thunderturd running right (changed everything but the rotor in the distributor) and ended up trading with some guy for a '65 Impala I6 with a three on the tree. Kept me outta trouble.
Before this I had wrecked:
'83 Celica
'92 240SX
Plymouth POS Sundance (sister's)
Lucky I don't have more than a little bit of neck pain from whiplash.
#91
Oddly enough, my parents never said I couldn't have what I could afford..which was odd considering how insane they are. But, my first car was a FC, which I got into a little fender bender with, but fixed. The nI got my 96 Miata and worked on it..they didn't care. Hell, I s/c'ed the 96 and they had no clue. My dad knows about car stuff but never cared to get into it with me. I saw my partens over a year ago when I bought my 02 and told them what all was done to it...I knew they didn't have clue as to what I was talking about.
Wow.. I just realized I have not seen/talked to my parents in over a year now. Oh well, well deserved.
Wow.. I just realized I have not seen/talked to my parents in over a year now. Oh well, well deserved.
#92
Just for ***** and giggles, I agree with your parents too Paul. I've seen you drive. Though your mechanic skills are far greater than mine and you may not blow 20k cars up... you sure can drive like an asshat sometimes (on horrible St. A roads of all places!).
Now is a much better time for you and I both IMO. First one to get a ticket in St. Augs when you're back owes the other lunch!
Kev
Now is a much better time for you and I both IMO. First one to get a ticket in St. Augs when you're back owes the other lunch!
Kev
#97
When I was 17 I bought a 1966 GTO 389 tri power. In the course of maybe 18 months I had destroyed 4 differentials, 3 transmissions and finally the motor. I wound up selling the shell for a couple hundred dollars and proceeded to blow **** up on a '68 Impala SS. Worked my young *** off for those cars. Now 47 years later I'm still beating the **** out of my car. It just doesn't hurt as bad when it breaks. Never ran into anything. All my friends with muscle cars eventually wrecked them. Some didn't make it. I can see your father's point, but you're gonna do what you're gonna do. One year isn't going to change anything.
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When I was 17 I bought a 1966 GTO 389 tri power. In the course of maybe 18 months I had destroyed 4 differentials, 3 transmissions and finally the motor. I wound up selling the shell for a couple hundred dollars and proceeded to blow **** up on a '68 Impala SS. Worked my young *** off for those cars. Now 47 years later I'm still beating the **** out of my car. It just doesn't hurt as bad when it breaks. Never ran into anything. All my friends with muscle cars eventually wrecked them. Some didn't make it. I can see your father's point, but you're gonna do what you're gonna do. One year isn't going to change anything.
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