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Well hello there boys and girls. I suppose it is time to introduce myself, seeing as I have been lurking here for nigh on a year now. . .
My name is Mark, I go to school in Montana, and I've become quite attached to my new baby - a (now) black '96.
I've known I wanted a miata for a long long time but never had the time to invest in a project, or the money to drop on something nice. There is, however, a time and a place for everything, and it is called college. After moving into a place with a garage last year, I started scanning craigslist and eventually landed on my project for $750. Didn't have a title and needed some pretty serious bodywork. Perfect.
How I found her:
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So, starting in October I've been putting what little spare time I have between school and work into resurrecting my new pride and joy. I know she will never be perfect, but that yields character. I don't know all the history of the car, but long story short it had a (terrible) paint job to a powder blue, and sometime after that was rear-ended.
In addition to some engine work, I spent most of this winter attempting to right the wrongs of the previous owners. I removed nearly all the old paint, and bondod/fabricated the body panels back to a passable shape. After teaching myself how to paint, she got classed-up in satin black, and is now returning to the dignified little road warrior she is.
Flame away on the satin black, but it is something I've always wanted to do, and a $750 project car seemed like the time to do it. It is Blitz Black done right (aka, not rattle can), and I'm pretty satisfied with the results.
Next step is: a HDHC bar, Megan EZ streets, R lip, as well as a hardtop at some point.
She is a 4x4 right now, but given the roads around here, and large amount of gravel, it is a practical trade-off.
All told after some other car dealings, I've got right around $900 into this project - including all the body work, new paint, new Toyos, and licensing. Oh yeah, and she still has only 99k miles, and a LSD. I'm pretty pleased. Her name is Adrien.
I look forward to getting to know some of you all. . .
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My name is Mark, I go to school in Montana, and I've become quite attached to my new baby - a (now) black '96.
I've known I wanted a miata for a long long time but never had the time to invest in a project, or the money to drop on something nice. There is, however, a time and a place for everything, and it is called college. After moving into a place with a garage last year, I started scanning craigslist and eventually landed on my project for $750. Didn't have a title and needed some pretty serious bodywork. Perfect.
How I found her:
So, starting in October I've been putting what little spare time I have between school and work into resurrecting my new pride and joy. I know she will never be perfect, but that yields character. I don't know all the history of the car, but long story short it had a (terrible) paint job to a powder blue, and sometime after that was rear-ended.
In addition to some engine work, I spent most of this winter attempting to right the wrongs of the previous owners. I removed nearly all the old paint, and bondod/fabricated the body panels back to a passable shape. After teaching myself how to paint, she got classed-up in satin black, and is now returning to the dignified little road warrior she is.
Flame away on the satin black, but it is something I've always wanted to do, and a $750 project car seemed like the time to do it. It is Blitz Black done right (aka, not rattle can), and I'm pretty satisfied with the results.
Next step is: a HDHC bar, Megan EZ streets, R lip, as well as a hardtop at some point.
She is a 4x4 right now, but given the roads around here, and large amount of gravel, it is a practical trade-off.
All told after some other car dealings, I've got right around $900 into this project - including all the body work, new paint, new Toyos, and licensing. Oh yeah, and she still has only 99k miles, and a LSD. I'm pretty pleased. Her name is Adrien.
I look forward to getting to know some of you all. . .
