Our father son miata project
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Well my stepdad and I decided we wanted to do a little father son project and so after doing some research we picked up our white 1995 miata and are turning it into our own autocross/track beast!
Here it is the day we picked it up.
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Eric (stepdad) and the car
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Monster truck!
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That will have to be addressed soon.
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Dirty engine bay
I went to a subaru meet this weekend and while I was gone Eric cleaned up the engine bay and replaced the leaky valve cover gasket. He also gave the valve cover itself a little makeover while it was off.
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We ordered up our first parts bunch on friday. I'll post up some pics when we get it!
Here it is the day we picked it up.
![](http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/6039/1001862sl1.jpg)
Eric (stepdad) and the car
![](http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4890/1001855pk9.jpg)
Monster truck!
![](http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8573/1001857dh5.jpg)
That will have to be addressed soon.
![](http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/378/1001864pi9.jpg)
Dirty engine bay
I went to a subaru meet this weekend and while I was gone Eric cleaned up the engine bay and replaced the leaky valve cover gasket. He also gave the valve cover itself a little makeover while it was off.
![](http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/1303/1001878.jpg)
We ordered up our first parts bunch on friday. I'll post up some pics when we get it!
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Good deal man! Are you planning on turbocharging it or leaving it stock? Personally, for a dedicated autocross car, first thing I would do is suspension and tires. Turbo makes the car a lot more fun on the street though.
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If you're just autocrossing it, tear that rear finish panel off and call it done. Its a bit of a mroadster look, but it'll be better than how it looks now, free, and you'll gain performance! (weight loss is everything!)
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Haven't really driven on them enough to really get a feel for them yet. The roads around here are pretty much covered in gravel from winter so I have yet to experience a lot of grip. They ride pretty quietly so far. That's always nice.
Maybe I'll post up a review when we get some autox time on them.
Maybe I'll post up a review when we get some autox time on them.
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Time for another update!
some goodies arrived in the mail![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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We also got to work on fixing the rear finish panel (why not diy it and save like 150 bucks right?)
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more progress shots.
old and busted
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new hotness
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in the midst of the suspension install, a monsterflow intake made its way onto the car
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I forgot to take pics of the swaybar install cuz I suck but here's how it sits now!
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and the finish panel. Not a perfect fit but waaaayyyy better than a huge hole
some goodies arrived in the mail
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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We also got to work on fixing the rear finish panel (why not diy it and save like 150 bucks right?)
![Name: IMG_3377.jpg
Views: 93
Size: 56.0 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207511d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3377.jpg)
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more progress shots.
old and busted
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Size: 39.6 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207513d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3383.jpg)
new hotness
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Views: 76
Size: 42.7 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207514d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3381.jpg)
in the midst of the suspension install, a monsterflow intake made its way onto the car
![Name: IMG_3384.jpg
Views: 92
Size: 78.6 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207515d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3384.jpg)
I forgot to take pics of the swaybar install cuz I suck but here's how it sits now!
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Size: 51.6 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207516d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3392.jpg)
and the finish panel. Not a perfect fit but waaaayyyy better than a huge hole
![Name: IMG_3393.jpg
Views: 68
Size: 39.7 KB](https://www.miataturbo.net/attachments/media-53/207517d1501255478-our-father-son-miata-project-img_3393.jpg)