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Old Feb 14, 2013 | 11:33 AM
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Welp, my plan was to sell my Firebird and pick up a motor and trans to put into the Miata.

But, my headgasket in the Firebird blew last night.

Soooooooo, going to keep the motor, PCM, and trans (which has less then 3k miles, bonus!) and part the rest of the car out. It had relatively decent mods and not relatively decent paint, so that was probably the best course of action anyways.

This will be a slow build, I am going to have to make some money parting the Firebird out and I've got to get a DD.

I probably won't tear into the Miata until summer starts.

Current project: Get the motor and trans out. Rebuild the motor. Pick up an LS2 damper and convert to the LS2 belt setup for more space.
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And now we're starting to get into it. Currently parting the Firebird out, about to pull the engine and trans.

Wiring is my biggest worry. Can you guys let me know: If I am correct, this is all the wiring I need from the car?



I don't want to have to rebuy something I already had.
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