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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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That is a sweet ride .. Nice choice of upgrades!
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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Te quedo cabron papa, cuidalo.

AND DON'T FORGET
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Old Apr 6, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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Te quedo cabron papa, cuidalo.

AND DON'T FORGET

Ya tu sabes Boricua..... Puerto Rican pride.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 11:56 AM
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I Loved it in RX TUNER, im lookin at turboin my 83. Same color and setup as yours, any tips?
Also the shift **** is out of a rx-8 but did u actually use a 6-speed rx-8 tranny also?
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by wickyc
I Loved it in RX TUNER, im lookin at turboin my 83. Same color and setup as yours, any tips?
Also the shift **** is out of a rx-8 but did u actually use a 6-speed rx-8 tranny also?
Thanks man....

About the tranny: No, I did not use a 6speed Rx8 tranny.... I wish!...... good Idea though..... I will check into it..... see if it fits a 12A.

If you have any specific questions.... send me a PM
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 05:12 PM
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Nice ride chico

But for real those Headlight are the best part!!! sorry if I offended anyone but they look much better then Stock!! Are they a cutom deal or can U buy them like that??????
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 05:56 PM
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Wepa, what's up with all these Puerto Ricans in da house

El carro se ve bien cabron!!
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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bendito nene!!! Aguadilla in da house
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 10:26 PM
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The headlights look awesome... Do they raise and lower, or are they always up?
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 10:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Frankie4skin
Nice ride chico

But for real those Headlight are the best part!!! sorry if I offended anyone but they look much better then Stock!! Are they a cutom deal or can U buy them like that??????

The headlights are kinda-custom. They were made for miatas, but with minor modification they can fit 1gens.

Here is the link... http://www.miata.net/garage/bsplow/
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 10:54 PM
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Originally Posted by $100T2
The headlights look awesome... Do they raise and lower, or are they always up?

The headlights can be set to raise and lower... however because of the turbo piping I was left with the only choice to leave them in the up position.
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Old Apr 7, 2005 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by luiml73
bendito nene!!! Aguadilla in da house
Hah, My Uncle lives in Aguadilla, grandmother in Arecibo, parents in Las Piedras. I live in Connecticut go figure. I love the weather down there.
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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by ssglopezvm
The headlights are kinda-custom. They were made for miatas, but with minor modification they can fit 1gens.

Here is the link... http://www.miata.net/garage/bsplow/
That is exactly how a write up should be done. Nice pics, clear, plain english.
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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by $100T2
That is exactly how a write up should be done. Nice pics, clear, plain english.
You can't get any detailed than that, but not to many people have the patience or time to take alot of pics, prep the pics, uplaod the pics and type out the instruction...I have to say great work there.
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Old Apr 8, 2005 | 01:08 PM
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what kind of modification was required? i don't have a 1st gen yet, so i can't go look at the headlights at the moment...
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 2wankel
You can't get any detailed than that, but not to many people have the patience or time to take alot of pics, prep the pics, uplaod the pics and type out the instruction...I have to say great work there.
Can that kit work on a second gen?
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Old Apr 15, 2005 | 07:30 PM
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what!? you drove you POV into the motorpool? drop soldier! j/k, nice car man! I just read about it a few weeks ago in RXTuner, and I like what you have done! Always wanted to see what the headlights would look like with something more like the NSX's too.
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by $100T2
Can that kit work on a second gen?
To know if this kit fits, measure the headlight dimensions on a second gen... they have to be the same as the 1gen.
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by kacivic
what kind of modification was required? i don't have a 1st gen yet, so i can't go look at the headlights at the moment...

No modification is required if you leave your headlights in the "up" position.... but if you want them to go up and down, fabricate the motor linkage.
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Old Apr 16, 2005 | 12:39 PM
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hey thats a mighty big automatic trany cooler in the front there.... lol j/k

looks hella nice!! very clean!!!
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Old Apr 17, 2005 | 06:30 PM
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de que classe turbo es eso?
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by cptpain
de que classe turbo es eso?
El Turbo is a GARRETT T4E.
Is a medium Turbo, custom to: ( .60 turbine, .69 compressor, P-trim )
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Old Apr 18, 2005 | 03:25 PM
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Such a Beautiful car, I could only wish to build or own one as cool as yours. BTW have you taken it to the drags yet to find out what it runs?
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Old Apr 19, 2005 | 10:18 PM
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Sweet car!

Hey, can I ask one question: in the After picture, you have a new rear spoiler. It looks like the old dealer add-on aftermarket style. Can you tell me how it attaches? I may have to take one off a car in the near future, and any insight on how thedse are hooked up will be helpful so I don't scratch the **** out of the car. Thanks!
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