Here It Is!!!!! Miata All Done!!!!!

[THOR]

All that is left is to modify the hard boot to fit around the roll bar and for the car to be buffed and waxed. Excuse the pics cuz the car is dirty! I finished it on Sat. and had to wait till Sunday to drive it! We drove the wheels off it Sunday and today we took a trip to Bar Harbor to drive around the coast :thmbsp:

First I will do the before and afters ;)

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Side view

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Back

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Interior

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Now some full size pics

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[JDaniel]

Thor - where are the whitewalls?? :D

Nice job there amigo. How's a big fella like you fit in that thing anyway?

Have fun with it.

JD

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Last one and if you want to read and see the whole dirty tale from start to finish here ya go ;)

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/729312

[Sandy G]

Wow !! Nice ride, Thor. You should be VERY justifiably proud. Take care of her, & have fun!! -Sandy G.

[luvvinvinyl]

JD, can you imagine the look on some @55hole's face, after he cut's off that car, and flips Thor off. Pulls over, and gets out, only to see Thor climb out of the driver's seat! :yikes:

[luvvinvinyl]

Thor, looking at that beauty, the work has to seem worth the effort, right?

You have every right to be proud. Enjoy the fruits of your labour, and motor with care. Well, a little bit of care.

[Celt]

Beautiful! You should be proud of it Thor! The hard work and tears really paid off! :yes:

[Cleve]

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Nice job there amigo. How's a big fella like you fit in that thing anyway?



Yeah, and how do you hang an axehandle on that fancy chrome gun rack thing there?

[reyneman]

Nice rehab THOR. :thmbsp:

But, I'm really going to miss the pink Miata jokes :sigh:

[styler]

really well done! i like the rollbar, it makes it look tougher. best miata i've seen. congrats! :thmbsp:

[skippy_ps]

Lookin' good. Nice alloy wheels.

Murray

[kerozene]

Very nice job indeed...

[bolly]

way to go THOR! :thmbsp:

[Fast_Eddie]

That turned out great! What are those mirrors? They would look perfect on my car.

I'm really motivated to get to work on it after seeing your pics. Great job! Enjoy her!

Ed

[RuSsMaN]

That's awesome, good turn around time too!

Blur the Lic. Plate in your pics broham.

Cheers,
Russ

[CarlV]

Congratulations on a job nicely done and sticking with it through the tough times!

Carl

[vega ls-12]

congrats!! looks damn good :thmbsp: :thmbsp:
im ready to take you on, when your ready :naughty:

[grumpy]

You have every right to be one proud pops !

[VinylHanger]

About all I can say is "NICE", very nice job Thor. Gives me inspiration on the 'ol Buick. Congrats, and enjoy 'er.

[RocknRoll]

In my best Paris Hilton impression - that's hot

[LBPete]

Thor,
That's a very nice job. Well done!! Buy why did you paint it blue? Did they run out of pink paint?

- Pete

[RussinOhio]

Love that blue!

Now all you need is a pair of Rayban shades.

Howcome no pics of thy-self behind the wheel?


(is the dude bending over in front of vehicle you?)


Russ

[Unican_Eric]

Now wasent all that cussing and swearing worth it? You did an excellent job. My hat is off to you. :thmbsp:

[OvenMaster]

Very, very, very well done, Thor :thmbsp: Congratulations on a job to be proud of! Absolutely beautiful.
Tom

[opt80]

Nice,BA,nice

[TWantiques]

Nice, Thor. Love that roll bar!

And still plenty of summer left to enjoy it! :thmbsp:

Terry

[ckelly]

:thmbsp:

Simply beautiful... nothing more to say!

Congrats on the car - she looks stunning :)

Chris

[SPL db]

Looks great Thor! :thmbsp:

How does that stereo sound after all the hassle?

Scott

[Manitoulin]

As one who knows the perils and pitfalls of projects like Thor's. All I can say is well done and enjoy.

Cheers,
Joe

[veg-o-matic]

Wow, Thor! I am impressed! You done good!

And just think--underneath it all, it's still a titty-pink Mary Kay car :D

veg

[veg-o-matic]

Hey! Get the hell out of that handicapped space!

[mhardy6647]

Congratulations, Chris. I know it took real work.

[Billfort]

Looks fantastic Thor, congratulations! Must be real satisfying to row through the gears now after all you went through.

[Shain]

VERY NICE THOR !! :yes: Great work!

Looks great and I'll bet is even more fun to drive!

[gonzp]

:beerchug: Nice job THOR. It takes a BIG man to take all of the pink Mary Kaye jokes and slam it in their faces. :ntwrthy:

[mhardy6647]

BTW:
If you ever drive down to Boston "MetroWest"... I wanna ride!

[Jstas]

Looks good! Not too fond of teh wing but it ain't my car so what does it matter? I like the color too!

[THOR]

Wow, Thor! I am impressed! You done good!

And just think--underneath it all, it's still a titty-pink Mary Kay car :D

veg

Oh no, all the paint and right down to the bare metal was stripped off, including the old bondo ;)

[THOR]

Looks great Thor! :thmbsp:

How does that stereo sound after all the hassle?

Scott

Stereo sounds amazing! Even at 60mph with the top down the music is clear and loud. All the soundproofing we laid under the carpet and the deck and trunk and door panels really paid off.

[veg-o-matic]

Oh no, all the paint and right down to the bare metal was stripped off, including the old bondo ;)

You can strip the paint. You can't strip the karma. :D

[piece-it pete]

[low whistle]

Dude! That is almost beyond belief. Nicely done!

Though I'll miss the pink jokes, too. And the gay pride avatar lol.

I'll be sending you my car shortly, let me know when it's done! ;)

Pete

[Inspiribomb]

That looks fantastic, and I don't even like miatas. Kinda resembles the old school RX-7's. I bet that thing handles great with its 50/50 weight ratio. Congrats!

[philo426]

Thor that chrome roll=bar that follows the contours of the seats is very cool!I like the front and rear airdams and the body-cladding on the sides!Add to the fact that metallic blue is one of my fave colors and you have a ride that should be a real head turner!

[MikE]

Hey Thor, I just ran across your thread - Sweet as shit! I really like to aero-body work and rollbar [nice touch]. Awesome interior too! But please, could you post some pixs of your fat ass in the car?! Seeing is believing!!! :scratch2: :no: :banana: MikE

[mhardy6647]

http://audiokarma.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=35486

I don't have the heart to tell him... it looked better before.

[mhardy6647]

(only joking...)

[THOR]

Hey! Get the hell out of that handicapped space!

My GF is handicapped, heel spurs and arthritis as well as two herniated discs in her neck, I took the placard off my rearview mirror for the pics ;)

[THOR]

BTW:
If you ever drive down to Boston "MetroWest"... I wanna ride!

Definetely mhardy! :thmbsp: Mhardy made a lot of what I did possible with his lending me a dremel tool. I just got a couple more jobs to do and I will get your dremel back to you ;)


I will posts pics of my fat ass driving it as well when I get someone to take some ;) They have a lot more room in them than you think, I have more room in it than in my GF's 98' Dodge Intrepid :yes:

[bully]

Congratulations, Thor, a very well done job!
Now all you need to do is bolt a turbo in there to make up for the added weight.

[THOR]

I gotta say I was toying with the ideas of all those types of mods BEFORE I drove the car. Turbos, superchargers, V8's ect. BUT the car as is with a rinky little 1.6 is PERFECT! I can't believe how tourquey and peppy the thing is even with a motor with 180,000 miles on it. Mebbe it's the light weight, mebbe it's the 50/50 weight ratio, mebbe it's the same reason go carts seem to be going fast when you drive them, cuz they are small ;) Mebbe it's because my last four cars were, Bronco, GMC Pickup, Cherokee, Expedition. But I gotta say the thing litterally ZIPS along, it gets up to speed more than fast enough for me and goes around corners like it's on rails. I have never driven a car that didn't have the body roll around the corners. I see why the seats are designed the way they are cuz you need something to hold your ass in the seat. Sometimes it's kinda scary just how fast I can go around corners in it and more scary that I want to keep doing it ;) I am not so sure I NEED a turbo or anything else. I may change my mind after driving more but as of now fogetaboutit :thmbsp:

[Retro Stereo]

WOW!!!! Man, I am impressed and jealous....
Great work THOR!



Retro

[THOR]

Thanks for the kind words all ;)

[Army]

Thanks for the kind words all ;)


I just got back in town, and gotta say you did yourself proud there Buddy :thmbsp:

I am so happy for you bro :yes:


Sweet Ride !


So now you have to come to the next fest, ya got the sweetest ride, why not drive it :D

[Don C]

That's a cool car, enjoy!

[scorpio]

That's right purty! Got any pix of the kids? :D

[harmkard330guy]

Here is my car 1974 corvette

[Rybeam]

In 1975 I started with a 1967 Sunbeam Alpine loved it, reliabilty sucked. Bought a '72 Chevelle 3 months later, than owned in order a '72 Lemans, '72 chevy truck, '72 Dodge truck, '65 Cutlass, '70 Cutlass, '76 Cutlass than a 1969 Newport for 5 years. I changing in 1990 to a '69 Elcamino, I drove for 11 years, 3 on tree no power. All except the limey car were 100K + when I sold them or crunched 'em. I like to drive fast so I know wheel hop, rear end slides and extreme body roll. Automobiles that are scary at half the speed of a "sports" car. 3 years ago the bottom end let go on the Elcamino, had to have a car. I saw a SMALL car on a lot for cheap, a 1993 Nissan NX. WOW I love it, it is my "lost" exotic sports car ! Four wheel suspention, front disc, rear sway, overhead cam, fuel injection, 5 speed for $2500. Equal performance to a late '60's Austin Martin 6 cylinder for twice what that Sunbeam cost me 30 years earlier !!! The modren world is so cool, and all relative.