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Old May 29, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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They are a dime a dozen and rust-free down here in Florida/Georgia area. My buddy in Atlanta is about to haul off a rust free 1.6 chassis to the crusher that needs front end sheet metal and a bumper cover. It still has a complete drivetrain.
i dont have a passport, if i did i would be on my way to pick it up i have extra front parts
and to bring the car up to canada and do the inspections and the paper work would just give me a massive headache
Old Jun 3, 2013 | 08:28 PM
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well i got the lights working today and im freaking happy after about 15 hours total of redoing all the wiring the headlights lit up i was so damn happy
Old Jun 3, 2013 | 09:14 PM
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Nice man! Congrats on the work. Always feels good when you work hard towards something and it actually works out haha.
Old Jun 4, 2013 | 05:10 PM
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I have worked all day for little victories, so I empathize.
Old Jul 1, 2013 | 07:19 PM
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hey guys im back to work on this instead of it being in my drive way now its been put into my garage out of the elements:
first off painted valve cover:
BEFORE

AFTER

i personally think it looks alot better

now for the real fun im going to start the major body work to make it pretty for the road:







cut out and sanded the rust:





fenders off waiting for the new ones to arrive:


and at some paint someone added in these aftermarket turnsignals:


More soon
thanks for looking

Robert
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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 05:38 AM
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The turn signals in the sides of the fenders are standard for some European market cars. It is either factory on your car or some fanboi did it trying to stand out.

You made me want to paint my valve cover. It looks really good.
Old Jul 2, 2013 | 08:38 AM
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wow its looking better already. may want to check and make sure the seals on the master cyl resivour are good, thats what usually causes the rust under it. keep up the hard work.
Old Jul 2, 2013 | 05:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sixshooter
The turn signals in the sides of the fenders are standard for some European market cars. It is either factory on your car or some fanboi did it trying to stand out.

You made me want to paint my valve cover. It looks really good.

my car is originally from California i know 100% for sure Canadian cars didn't have turn signals but as for american cars im not so sure but maybe 92 cars had them and they stopped putting them on the cars? you guys seem to know more about miatas than me its my first one and im only 17 so i dont think its going to be my last

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Old Jul 2, 2013 | 11:17 PM
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I would say that since it was a us car those are aftermarket. So if your taking it back to stock I would lose them. But personally I don't like them to begin with. Just my .02
Old Jul 4, 2013 | 01:29 PM
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Originally Posted by RedTurboMiata
I would say that since it was a us car those are aftermarket. So if your taking it back to stock I would lose them. But personally I don't like them to begin with. Just my .02
i dont like them either i might just get a set of repro miata fenders


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