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Older miatas can be had for $2k all day long, no trouble. Have a '90 myself and have ax'd it a few times. Neat car that is very inexpensive to fiddle with but, and this is going to sound really stupid, 50/50 balance is just boring.

I've done sway bars and v710's on the car but just haven't figured out how to really drive the car yet. the key i suspect is no brakes but that means you've got to be set up right going in and THAT is not so easy to do. the miata and my '70 911 weigh nearly the same i'd guess but one had maybe 170hp with a rear motor and the other is MAYBE 100hp and 50/50 weight distr.....you just can't drive the two in the same way.

The soul just isn't there on the miata for me. I tried to love it but i just haven't felt it yet. Too bad because they are just damned cheap and simple.
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Well i had #6 adjusted perfectly but then just before i tightened it a butterfly in Zimbabwe farted and now i have to start all over again!
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