Another n00b
 

Hello all,

Some might recognize my screenname from other Miata forums. This is me:

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1995 R with a GT2871R, Hydra ECU, and a mildly built 1.8L with a '99 head.

In any case I've been trying to sell the car to pay off remaining student loans/debt (it'll be nice to be debt free), although selling the car as a whole is proving difficult. I'll probably be parting it out in January. After which I'll be getting a reliable daily driver and will start saving money as an LSx swap is definitely in the near future. Not sure what my goals for the new project are yet, other than it will be in an NA body (have some exterior bits I really like now and want to carry over), but I want to complete it out of pocket, so I'll be taking my time with it, but fortunate to have a good job so it won't take forever. I've been doing some reading and research about the various LS engines and setups so I'm sure I'll have questions sooner or later.

It's really nice to have local resources for this project too, Jason @ Enthuza will definitely be fabricating my exhaust, and since Nathan Sumner used to be a local, there's still some remnants of his work, mainly the 10AE LS6 and it's owner, David.

Glad there's a forum for this sort of thing, so thanks to whomever is responsible.

That car looks like an excellent starting point. Why not sell everything and keep the chassis you have for the V8?

-Jason

The chassis would be a great candidate as it's in perfect shape, however, I've been considering a more subtle exterior (more of a sleeper if you will). And with the modifications that have been done to support the flares, it's impossible to go back.

Why would you wanna go back. that car is sweet!

I understand paying bills off though. I'm continually selling of a finished project to pay off debit.

I'm currently about to sell my 93 in the next few weeks.

I love that car though. What offset are those wheels?

Thanks! They are 15x8 +0.

Just FYI, last I heard David is actually selling V8R kits out of atlanta (no shipping $). Might want to give him a ring if interested.

Is there a way to change the flares out for some more subtle ones? I am thinking I might need flares on my v8 project, and I would like to go with some subtle ones that are molded into the panels.

Thanks Nathan, he and I have been discussing this possibility for a little while, I'm definitely going to go through him if he does. I'm trying to convince him to let me come work for him too. :)

Yeah, there's a different version that Autokonexion sells that is about half the size of the ones on my car: http://autokonexion.com/product_info...7-fender-flare