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Old 03-18-2007, 08:24 PM
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My dad just completed his Miata . 02 LS1 4160e low mile drivetrain . Racing beat front bumper , FD RX7 radiator, made his own headers - ceramic coated them , thunderbird rear end kit . Recovered the seats , repainted the car , made his own cradle , tranny mount , exhaust etc.
















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That is to much motor for a go-cart
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I bet that little sucker halls @$$
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Ha nice now we just got to get the FD's done to run with him hahah
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very impressive
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I like the Audi TT roll bar. Was it a easy install?
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Its actually a Stainless rollbar made for the miata .
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That's how Mazda SHOULD HAVE built the car... Too bad it's not AWD to take full advantage of all that power to weight advantage. Awesome job!
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That is bitchin!
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Vids!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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so much cooler than the 5.0 swaps...
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man, can own some 5.0's! haha! very nice!
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That looks amazing. very nicely done.



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