New Philadelphian, not new to Miatas 56k grab lunch
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Hello all, my name is Alex and I have a 2004 Miata. Just thought I would join up here and say hi to you all and see what the deal was with the site, hopefully I will be sticking around for a while.
Here are a few snaps of my car, I will try to be chronological with them and work a little cheesy story in.
Bought it from a dealer that I work for on 6/4/08
On our lot:
![](https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v292/174/105/332600751/n332600751_241512_6750.jpg)
Of course I had to take some better pictures
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v314/174/105/332600751/n332600751_281279_1624.jpg)
![](https://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v314/174/105/332600751/n332600751_286667_2515.jpg)
My original plan was to first pay off the car and then mod it lightly...took about 3 weeks for that to get thrown out of the window.
A month later I had this stuff at my door and installed it with a friend over the course of 2 days.
FM Intake Kit
![](https://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v370/174/105/332600751/n332600751_310370_8102.jpg)
Stewart Warner 15psi/30hg Boost/Vaccum Gauge
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_d2c81e4b97c341edba4963202952f9ca.jpg)
That cured my itch for a few months until FM had their 25 year anniversary sale so I picked up this amazing stuff!
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295575_178.jpg)
![](https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295576_491.jpg)
A friend was nice enough to help me work on it all in his garage and of course helped...many LOLs were had
Here is one of me, confused by what I was holding in my hand (I later found out it was a wrench)
![](https://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295549_2061.jpg)
And here is my buddy sam working at the suspension
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295551_2627.jpg)
And a little video from the ordeal
YouTube - Mazdaspeed Miata work
The following week we went on a performance run, it was a blast, you can see a few glimpses of my car in it.
YouTube - The First Annual Autumn Endurance Run 10/12/08
I was content with that for a little while, and meanwhile had bought Hawk HPS pads for 4 corners to install later on (just did them on sunday). Then I met a curb, we had a disagreement, and the curb won leaving me with 2 bent wheels, a shot alignment, and something bent that we can't quite trace but the car aligned fine and we decided to leave it alone for now. Needless to say I was pretty pissed, and I missed the first winter SOLO event.
Ended up snagging some aftermarket wheels instead of stockers. This is the last shot I have of the car pre-accident
![](https://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1936/174/105/332600751/n332600751_336798_1639.jpg)
And here she is now, sitting on 16x7 +35 BBS RK wheels.
![](https://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2106/174/105/332600751/n332600751_348502_544.jpg)
![](http://photos-b.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2327/174/105/332600751/n332600751_350737_2871.jpg)
![](http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2327/174/105/332600751/n332600751_350739_3484.jpg)
Also had the exhaust shop take out my muffler and resonator and fill the sections in...sounds oh-so-juicy!
![](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/30/l_2101c1568dc74d8fbda36bdc83d1afb9.jpg)
So that's where my car sits now, I've got an autocross coming up on Sunday that I'm excited about and I'll have media from that as well. Here are a few fun pictures.
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/52/l_9e876b351dc846839e0649c2683ade08.jpg)
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_cac56a56b4d3463bacf10ed94593eb4a.jpg)
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_678bd15942c04b19917e699aa442da78.jpg)
And for the sake of fun, here are my previous cars.
First was a 1990 Pontiac 6000LE (thanks dad!)
![](http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7016/pontiaccgf6.jpg)
Second was a 1998 Dodge Neon Sport (nothing sporty about a 3 speed automatic)...I should have probbably just circled the whole car.
![](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9408/neonzux8.jpg)
And my last piece of rice, 2001 Honda Civic LX
![](http://a905.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/65/l_0cb5ad9bec5f694d3c458de4a98a0f98.jpg)
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_c4e5c2517f0f5bf24330dcf1587a56f2.jpg)
This one might not look so bad till you come around the back...what was I thinking?!
![](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_e566e856d87204f5bd2869ffe25ab5d9.jpg)
A close-up in case you missed it.
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_ca3dac745b8bbc4726fbb2e0582589f0.jpg)
Hey, I guess we all grow up sometime right
. Anyway that's my car and my previous burners, hopefully I'll find some reason to stick around here.
Future plans for the Miata:
Rollbar
Downpipe
Driver Mod (too bad I can't buy this one)
Here are a few snaps of my car, I will try to be chronological with them and work a little cheesy story in.
Bought it from a dealer that I work for on 6/4/08
On our lot:
![](https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v292/174/105/332600751/n332600751_241512_6750.jpg)
Of course I had to take some better pictures
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v314/174/105/332600751/n332600751_281279_1624.jpg)
![](https://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v314/174/105/332600751/n332600751_286667_2515.jpg)
My original plan was to first pay off the car and then mod it lightly...took about 3 weeks for that to get thrown out of the window.
A month later I had this stuff at my door and installed it with a friend over the course of 2 days.
FM Intake Kit
![](https://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v370/174/105/332600751/n332600751_310370_8102.jpg)
Stewart Warner 15psi/30hg Boost/Vaccum Gauge
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_d2c81e4b97c341edba4963202952f9ca.jpg)
That cured my itch for a few months until FM had their 25 year anniversary sale so I picked up this amazing stuff!
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295575_178.jpg)
![](https://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295576_491.jpg)
A friend was nice enough to help me work on it all in his garage and of course helped...many LOLs were had
Here is one of me, confused by what I was holding in my hand (I later found out it was a wrench)
![](https://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295549_2061.jpg)
And here is my buddy sam working at the suspension
![](https://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-sf2p/v356/174/105/332600751/n332600751_295551_2627.jpg)
And a little video from the ordeal
YouTube - Mazdaspeed Miata work
The following week we went on a performance run, it was a blast, you can see a few glimpses of my car in it.
YouTube - The First Annual Autumn Endurance Run 10/12/08
I was content with that for a little while, and meanwhile had bought Hawk HPS pads for 4 corners to install later on (just did them on sunday). Then I met a curb, we had a disagreement, and the curb won leaving me with 2 bent wheels, a shot alignment, and something bent that we can't quite trace but the car aligned fine and we decided to leave it alone for now. Needless to say I was pretty pissed, and I missed the first winter SOLO event.
Ended up snagging some aftermarket wheels instead of stockers. This is the last shot I have of the car pre-accident
![](https://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v1936/174/105/332600751/n332600751_336798_1639.jpg)
And here she is now, sitting on 16x7 +35 BBS RK wheels.
![](https://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/photos-ak-snc1/v2106/174/105/332600751/n332600751_348502_544.jpg)
![](http://photos-b.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2327/174/105/332600751/n332600751_350737_2871.jpg)
![](http://photos-d.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v2327/174/105/332600751/n332600751_350739_3484.jpg)
Also had the exhaust shop take out my muffler and resonator and fill the sections in...sounds oh-so-juicy!
![](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/30/l_2101c1568dc74d8fbda36bdc83d1afb9.jpg)
So that's where my car sits now, I've got an autocross coming up on Sunday that I'm excited about and I'll have media from that as well. Here are a few fun pictures.
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/52/l_9e876b351dc846839e0649c2683ade08.jpg)
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/4/l_cac56a56b4d3463bacf10ed94593eb4a.jpg)
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/60/l_678bd15942c04b19917e699aa442da78.jpg)
And for the sake of fun, here are my previous cars.
First was a 1990 Pontiac 6000LE (thanks dad!)
![](http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/7016/pontiaccgf6.jpg)
Second was a 1998 Dodge Neon Sport (nothing sporty about a 3 speed automatic)...I should have probbably just circled the whole car.
![](http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/9408/neonzux8.jpg)
And my last piece of rice, 2001 Honda Civic LX
![](http://a905.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/65/l_0cb5ad9bec5f694d3c458de4a98a0f98.jpg)
![](http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/74/l_c4e5c2517f0f5bf24330dcf1587a56f2.jpg)
This one might not look so bad till you come around the back...what was I thinking?!
![](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_e566e856d87204f5bd2869ffe25ab5d9.jpg)
A close-up in case you missed it.
![](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/99/l_ca3dac745b8bbc4726fbb2e0582589f0.jpg)
Hey, I guess we all grow up sometime right
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Future plans for the Miata:
Rollbar
Downpipe
Driver Mod (too bad I can't buy this one)
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I don't need more power...well we shall see how well my Eagles hold the road.