Yes, this is mine. When I bought it, I was making a track rat out of it. Then I built a lemons car, now I'm about to build another one, so no more room for the Miata.
Stats: 1990 model (1989 build), 173k miles, A package. Located in southeastern PA (Birdsboro). Clear title.
This car runs and drives well, I've driven it 10k miles since June 2010, as far as New Orleans and back, and it has been my daily driver most of the time for the past year. It is probably a bit too rough for a street car, but is a great race/lemons/GRM/crazy whatever project car, that you can drive on the street while you gather parts.
Mechanically: The engine doesn't burn or leak a drop of oil between 5k mile changes and is strong for a 1.6, trans shifts well. Mechanically, it is good all around. Brakes are fine, trans has never ground and shifts fine, steering works fine, etc. Recently replaced (in last 10K): Clutch (complete kit), clutch master and slave, timing belt, thermostat, plugs, wires, backup light switch, battery. Needs: Starter is getting old, and you have to click it a few times before starting, but it always starts.
Mods: Tokico springs and shocks were on it when I bought it.
Cosmetically, it is a rough car. Interior is somewhat missing (one door panel, gauge hood, little bits). It has a Sparco R100 seat on the driver's side, stock passenger seat.
Body wise, not much rust, just the spot in the spot in front of the rear wheels that all old miatas rust. I put some fiberglass over the floors as they were starting to get thin in places, they are very solid now and sealed in epoxy. The LF fender is beat, and the reast of the body is fair at best. The top holds out the water for the most part, but is old.
Plenty of parts to sell off to recoup: Good tombstone, low profile lights, fair rear finish panel, etc.
Really, it is a reliable, decent car, but would take too much work cosmetically to make a good street car, but it is a perfect race car project. $1100 firm for GRM/Lemons folks, will go on CL in a few days for more. email: abbottcd at g mail dot com, or call me: 508fivesixty six 65 fourty fiver.
Lots of (not so) pretty pictures here
