ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
5/29/15 12:11 p.m.

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Top issues:
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Pass. Side dent:
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Driver's side dent:
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Interior pics:
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Underside pics:
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This car was prepared for autocross by a buddy of mine. I helped him with various parts of the build, and co-drove with him for a year (that's me "driving" above). Then I bought it. But I also got a house, and now have ProDarwin Jr. due to arrive in a week or so. I simply don't have time for this any more.

Its fun. Its ugly. Its currently STR legal. Swap the diff/wheels and you have a good STS car. Go nutty and have fun in CSP. Break out the sawzall and you have a fun DP starting point. It doesn't keep up with higher power STR cars too well (in my hands) on the big courses, but on small lots its a blast. I've set fastest street tire time several times with it at CDC events in the DC area.

I'll let these quotes from my buddy's for sale ad explain the state of affairs when the car was purchased.

Mark said: This is my dedicated autocross car. It is foremost a race car and secondly a beater. The care and maintenance on this car has been primarily for reliability and performance. This is not a show car, this is a race car. It is fun as hell to drive and corners like a dream. It’s a wonderful sunny day car and it’s very easy to work on. I have autocrossed it over the last 3 years and have done well with it. It was built as an autocross car and qualifies for CDC’s “small bore” class or the SCCA “STR” class. I am selling it because I have too many rear wheel drive cars that don’t hold a baby seat. The paint scheme for the car has gone through various “experiments”. It was primer black when I bought it. I painted it with chalkboard paint for a season. I messed around with a rustoleum paint job. I scrapped that and it is now painted with black plastidip. It’s a fun car. It has a fun paint job. Then nice thing about plastidip is that you can keep painting over it, then peel it off like Elmer’s Glue. There are a few dings on the body. Nothing major, but it has gotten backed into by my ****ing neighbors twice without me being there and they claimed it wasn’t them. Front quarter panel and rear corner panel. Again, it’s a racecar, not a show car.

1994 Miata with R-package
74k miles.

Relevant Details:
1.8L original engine
Torsen Differential
R-package rear spoiler and front lip. Not shown in pics above. Working AC
Original manual steering
Passed NC inspection and emissions a few months ago
The car weighs 2300# in autocross prep and has weight to lose

Performance:
Fat Cat Motorsports Custom Revalved Bilstein Coilovers with 600/375 Springs. These were custom valved by Shaikh for this specific car. Less than (edit) 5 years old.
Racing Beat 1.125” x 1/8” hollow front sway bar. Heavy duty brackets and stiffeners.
Miata Cage spherical bearing adjustable endlinks with cotter pins for quick adjustment
Energy Suspension bushings all around including rear diff bushings.
Mazda Motorsports Motor Mounts
Header, Racing beat intake (not presently installed), Racing beat exhaust. Header heat shield bag.
15x9 949 Racing 6UL wheels with older 225/45 Hankook RS3s. Rolled fenders.
Assorted front and rear Axxis brake pads.

Extras:
Smaller diameter (no airbag) steering wheel. Not a big name brand.
A set of stock non-R shocks/springs.
A few Miata repair/upgrade books
A bunch of spare fasteners, couple small heater hoses, etc.
Couple sets of brake pads.
Tonneau cover
R-Package rear lip, brand new in package.
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Bad:
The top goes up and down, but the back window is cracked, yellow, and is torn near the zipper. Gorilla tape or sunny days are your friends here. Or budget for a new top.
The small cover below the steering column has fallen off, and the fastening tabs to hold it in place are broken.
Couple of dents, as described above. I will update this thread with pictures ASAP.
Minor plastic rivet or small hardware fasteners from some underbody plastics missing, a few missing plastic tabs on front bumper missing (currently replaced with sheet metal).

A couple of people have asked about the underside. I've posted some pics above. Have to correct a few, but what's there will give you an idea of what there is to work with. Car is very solid. Surface rust on a few brackets, mainly the fuel-line/filter brackets, heatshield, braces, and the diff, but nothing structural as far as I can tell. There's some evidence on the pass side of the bottom hitting something (large rock) and banging/scraping it up. Aside from the heatshield + fuel brackets, all of the other bolts, braces, rear subframe, etc. on the underside have pretty much come off during the build. Any of those being seized is very unlikely at this point as the car has only been in VA/NC since then. There is no rust around the drain holes or evidence of soft metal there, however they have not been enlarged per the TSB.

Located in Winston-Salem, NC 27106

$4K OBO
Open to partial trades that involve any of the following:
Full-Suspension 29er size Large, or even a good frame with fork/shock, or some good components for one.
Also would consider a large hardtail SS 29er.
15x8 4x100 wheels w/ tires (for the DD)

I am best reached via email. My username @gmail.com is my primary address. Or you can PM me.

paul
paul HalfDork
5/30/15 2:21 p.m.

Would you be interested in a mint GT Carbon Zaskar Expert 29'er? The frame size is a medium, but I'm 6' and it's slightly large for me. It has around 100 suburban miles, very lightly used.

Review:
http://www.bikeradar.com/us/gear/category/bikes/mountain-bikes/product/review-gt-zaskar-9r-expert-12-45769/

calteg
calteg HalfDork
5/30/15 8:33 p.m.

Would you trust this thing to make a trip from NC to TX?

I REALLY don't need another 94R but...racecar.

ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
5/30/15 10:41 p.m.

Not interested in the GT... already have a hardtail geared 29er.

Yes, I would trust this NC to TX.

Ian F
Ian F MegaDork
5/31/15 6:35 a.m.

Oh my...

ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
5/31/15 12:46 p.m.

Cleaned the dust off and posted updated pics above. Pics of underside to come later.

Ian F
Ian F MegaDork
6/1/15 7:50 a.m.

PM/email sent.

ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
6/2/15 8:06 a.m.

Underside pics posted.

pacobeagle
pacobeagle New Reader
6/4/15 3:47 p.m.

That drift though!

ProDarwin
ProDarwin UberDork
6/6/15 3:40 p.m.

Sold!

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