My '91 was a freebie so I sorta know the feeling. (eventually sold for the '96M, but not until racking it over 200k ) I'm just saying keep your eyes open is all.. First I ran into a hardtop less than 2h away, (local was a HUGE shock in this area), for a very reasonable price & then bumped into Torsen's in any flavor for a mere $300?! Believe me, snows + LSD is crazy too, though still just as fun. I like your other upgrades.
About the Volvo's, that old one's neat. It'll no doubt look excellent once finished!
Haha, yep! My eyes are open. Actually as far as lsd's, the guy I bought my miata from had a clutch-type FC rx-7 diff that he had rebuilt, and is supposed to fit in the miata rear end. I'm a broke unemployed college student right now, but I hope to be getting another job within the next few weeks, so I'll have to shoot him an email and see what he wants for it. Oh, and he's got a set of Tein flex too, that used to be on the car. Damn it, now you're making me want to spend more money on my miata...
Thanks though guys! The amazon is such a rad cruiser. Tough as nails, drives smooth, and simple as a tractor. Runs like a swiss watch and gets 25+ mpg. And the attention it gets is crazy.
I was hoping to retain the original paint, but I think, once I get after the little surface rust there is, I won't really be able to match the faded factory paint. :/ I'll eventually respray it in the same color though, I think it's just perfect for the car. Kind of like the bit of white accenting black in a tuxedo - The dark blue paint just accents the chrome perfectly, and makes it look super classy. First time I went and checked out the car for sale last summer, I knew I had to have it. Especially for $1400.
phone doesn't capture true sound since it auto-levels
sounds dirty and deep on idle, sounds great when the gate opens.
part throttle does sound a little tractorish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k5oII6-viw
doesn't capture the sound well in this either, but the gate is much more high pitched, just sounds like rushing wind on the video o_\\
I've been rolling my wheelarches upfront, wheels fit really good now. No need for expensive fiberglass shit. Just need to do the backs a bit more now. Will post pics when I get home.
Now running 17x8.5J ET13 upfront, but al much more wider track. That's why i need so much room. And 17x10J in the back, fits almost without rubbing.
I used to have a 1962 122S (the station wagon), pretty much the same car. It used to get some funny looks with my pet pig's snout sticking out of the passenger window.
That's not a surprising sound at all. It's pretty much how a straight six with turbo and not much silencing in the exhaust sounds. Idle is bit of a burble burble, but should sound pretty mean when giving it beans.
Almost forgot, that I have an S2 account, yesterday started to play LFS again, also readed lfsforum.net a bit, found some old threads where I was posting. Anyways, a little update on my car.
Images are clickable.
Also 2.0i pinto engine died, so 2.9i Cosworth it is.
) I'm just saying keep your eyes open is all.. First I ran into a hardtop less than 2h away, (local was a HUGE shock in this area), for a very reasonable price & then bumped into Torsen's in any flavor for a mere $300?! Believe me, snows + LSD is crazy too, though still just as fun. I like your other upgrades. 
Damn it, now you're making me want to spend more money on my miata...
