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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#1 2016-05-15 15:18 |
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[Hey guys, since this is my second rp, I will try to be a little bit more realistic this time out.]
Hey guys, I'm from Tampa, Florida, and I just started college in USF. Since I don't have a car, I will try to look for one around the price range of V$1000, I'll keep in touch with you guys. |
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Benny
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Location: Bosnia And Herzegovina Lukavac Occupation: Electrictian Age: 30 V$: V$756 |
#2 2016-05-15 15:28 |
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Good luck. Since u didn't had a car I would suggest you to check for S13 Onevia or S14 that needs some work or a E36 beemer.
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#3 2016-05-15 15:53 |
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Thanks for the advice, right now I just found an MX-5 Miata on Cragslist for V$2900, all stock, except the previous owner engine swapped it with a NA8C engine. I might try to make him talk down the price. Here is the picture:
 It's pretty sweet, I'm going to see if my mate can drive me to the place in an hour or so. Added 41 minutes later: Alright, my mate got off of work 20 minutes ago so he picked me up. When we got to the sellers house, I noticed something cool about the engine: It came with an HKS air filter, which is a nice little addition. We talked the seller down to 2500 for the car and bought it. I'm ordering a supercharger for the car, which costs V$2488, so that should come in in a few days, expect more from me this week. Added 56 minutes later: Alright, I know I'm posting this really soon, but I just posted up my miata for sale, see if I can make any profit. If it does sell, I will make V$1000 profit, and I will try to make a S15 or something. The owner of the supercharger actually lives a couple of blocks away from me, so he said I could drive over there and pick it up. YES! This post was edited by sonyguy699 (2016-05-15 17:31, ago) |
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Lagano
Posts: 1739
Location: Slovenia West side Occupation: Taking it easy Age: 24 V$: :$V |
#4 2016-05-15 19:29 |
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That miata is clean! Why are you selling it already? You could have some fun with it. (Just one tip: NA8C is the original engine of the Miata, no need for a swap.)
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#5 2016-05-15 21:07 |
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Oh, thanks mate. I ended up not selling it XD. I'm already too attached to it. Thanks for telling me the original engine, I had no idea. I looked it up on the wiki and it said something diff., but you can never trust the wiki. I'm hoping to get some hochtech wheels on it soon.
Added 1 hour 42 minutes later: Alright, just installed my supercharger, wasn't too hard, tommorow prob gonna go drifting or something. Added 55 minutes later: I just ordered some alfa romeo rims and tires for the MX-5, should be in tommorow This post was edited by sonyguy699 (2016-05-15 23:46, ago) |
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#6 2016-05-16 11:52 |
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Alright guys, my rims just came in. My buddy is going to help me fit them on
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#7 2016-05-16 23:36 |
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Hey guys little update here:
I got the rims on, but to make them actually look good I need new suspension. Also I haven't taken any pics of the engine, so it's also in here:  Added 3 minutes later: I'm gonna go to a car show today, I won't be getting any cars, don't worry, but I'll show you some of the cars I guess |
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Driftphantom
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Location: United States Occupation: AOW Sales Rep Age: 27 V$: |
#8 2016-05-17 01:37 |
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The wheels are looking good man!
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#9 2016-05-17 20:52 |
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I'm about to post some pics of the cars I saw yesterday. It was lit lmao, the cars were amazing.
Added 1 hour 50 minutes later: Sorry guys, its raining rn, cant get any real work done, I am ordering some new suspensions for the mazda for V$800 though, should be fun. Added 33 minutes later: Hey guys, I was on my way to the DMV because the rain stopped (I'll get you guys the pics of the show in a few) and I ran into a guy selling an old S14. Perfect condition, VR36DETT engine, kakimoto muffler, it had everything. He was in desperate need of some money so I talked him down to V$3500, so worth it 
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#10 2016-05-18 22:31 |
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Hey guys, went to work after a long needed vacation. A customer came in looking for a new hood to be installed in his car, so I did that to get some money for the Miata. He said he worked for a magazine and paid me V$100 to take pics. SO worth it.
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#11 2016-05-21 15:54 |
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Sorry I haven't been posting lately, but a lot happened. I did an engine swap for this guy at the garage, which took around a day or two. He bring the engine, but didn't know how to put it in, so it was about V$2000 for labor costs. Here are the pics:
   Also, I got a new suspension kit for the miata, which was V$800, so I should get that stuff on soon. |
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sonyguy699
Posts: 22
Location: United States Occupation: Owner of Tampa Auto Works Age: V$: 9,727 |
#12 2016-05-21 21:05 |
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So, I figured out why the 180SX was so cheap, the engine is BROKE as hell. I suspect something is wrong with the fuel system, but I was planning to dp an engine swap anyway so that's what I am going to do. I ordered a RB26 for V$3000, and I'm getting ready to get the engine out right now.
 Man, this is going to be sweet I can feel it 
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