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Old 06-24-11, 09:33 AM
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Do you have any pictures of your mounts and oil pan?

I'm itching to do this swap.
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Ill try to take some today
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Damn that is a nice build. I want a Miata but already have to Rx-7 projects and I cant afford one right now. One day I will build a Miata but hopefully by then Mazda will release the RS Coupe.
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that is beyond sexy im glad you did that swap instead of the more conventional miata swaps
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Update please, videos would make my day. Please and thank you.
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All the wiring is done just have to throw oil lines to the turbo and switch the fuel lines to the other side been a little preoccupided with the rx7





heres what ive done so far only a week or so from starting it









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Fire this beast up yet?
Old 10-04-11, 09:57 PM
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yea but its taken apart now doing a new wire harness with fd igniters, temp sensors, coils, gm map sensor to install a power fc that i bought
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How you mount up the transmission ?
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got the car started idling like a champ and when i started pouring coolant it hydro locked. im guessing the irons are warped should have checked. whats a good place to send irons to get lapped
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Damn Vargas...u are havin' a run of shitty luck lately. First the fb...(although that new engine is sounding tough) and now the miata...how do you find the time??? Love the projects though. I guess it helps when your girl is into it too...lol.
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Miata is finally running ill post vids up soon all thats left is finishing up the exhaust been driving it up and down open down pipe
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good stuff! Congrats!
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http://youtu.be/xQADgVpTUc4

This is the only vid I could take before it got dark and I forgot to close the hood.
car has no exhaust still need to get on that soon
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Cool swap
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Another vid of my fiance driving it
http://youtu.be/O8BOmMjhL2Y
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you know how they make fun of rednecks with the "hold my beer thing"
I think your fiance's first words after driving being "that's fun" is awesome lol
you've got some shitty luck bro, but it's defeinitely a nice build.
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some pics of it been driving it in the street for a couple of months and took it to autox and straight out killed it on it lol. hopefully i can go next month again and use the go pro

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Old 02-12-13, 12:05 PM
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Ad one more to the cool build list! That thing sounds awesome! Good job on the perseverance to see it through!
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freaking sweet dude, great work Im jealous
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