My DD MX-5 Miata Build

[iamdallas]

are you getting some sort of front lip on this car ???

yeah. definitely. I've been looking 'round and checking out some. I found a few that I really like.

cause i seen some with a lip and look 20x better

agreeeeed

[DA9_Vito]

post a video of what it sounds like without exhaust lol. then with the borla on it.

[iamdallas]

This is the thought process.

"Well, I bent the inner tie rod. I'm gonna have to pay for an alignment after I fix it. Don't wanna ruin the other new set of Star Specs I get. And something was fucked with my alignment last time. They couldn't get it right. Probably the Alignment bolts going.

Might as well get some OEM bolts while I'm under there... might as well get some new OEM R Package Tie Rod Ends too... Might as well do my bushings... might as well paint and restore my Control Arms... Might as well install those I.L. Motormounts I got from RSpeed (aka Heaven)... might as well install that 949 Clutch line I haven't done yet. ...Might as well get a new set of Star Specs since 2 are ruined"

I hurt. Mind you all, I have a dirt and gravel driveway. Those pics from the swap were at a friend's house. I was working at night, in the rain 24/7. It's my only car, lol.

NO PICS AT ALL. But, I got it done with $0 in the Bank and a couple maxed Credit Cards. I was so broke that I had to order the tires in pairs from different accounts... not as a set.

But I know you fellas love pics.







Got a deal on some DDMWorks. Still very dirty.



Then.

I went to Rod Run in Pigeon Forge Tennessee. I got Rearended by a Redneck in a Cummins Diesel.

It's cool, because it paid for half of this.

But first, lets get some reference photos.




You can't see much of the damage caused by the rear-ending in the pic. The trunk was already that color.

Last pic of the car before paint.



Then came the body work. There were lots of little dings to fill. Most of what is here was caused by the accident though. The truck was so jacked up that it was all the way up in my interior. Lucky I had the top off or it would have ruined my hard top. It basically wrapped around the car and made all sorts of damage.







Put it on jack stands for the backs! The guy who did the body work has been doing it for 53 years! He was awesome.

Although, it was strange. The only thing that I haven't done to the car with my own bare hands. I guess some things are better left in the hands of professionals.









Decided to get some East Coast Miata mirrors instead of paying for the Ogre Ears to get re-done. Good choice IMO. If you're tall, they're probably not so useless! haha







I'm gonna tinker with the mirrors and put them on like this.



This is with the pass side on the driver's side. It looks really cool but I'm going to have to do a little modification so that I can actually see out of them. It's no fun without function!