Where would they look? Suppose the condition of the body, engine and trans were un-important.
Is Copart as big of a scam as it looks?
Is there a secret stash of parts cars somewhere?
Are the Craigslist pickings pretty slim everywhere, or just in MI?
Where would they look? Suppose the condition of the body, engine and trans were un-important.
Is Copart as big of a scam as it looks?
Is there a secret stash of parts cars somewhere?
Are the Craigslist pickings pretty slim everywhere, or just in MI?
You pretty much have to watch Craigslist like a hawk because any reasonably priced Miata is going to get bought quickly.
You could also scour self-service junkyards in your area. Miatas show up from time to time in the yards around here, but they are usually picked clean within days.
Um what parts do you need? If the body isnt needed or important, the engine & trans un-important, what's left? I have donor parts available.:-)
Well, hypothetically speaking, suppose you worked at Ford.
Now suppose that there were some facilities where you were required to drive a Ford vehicle to park in the close parking lots.
Now suppose your commute was 50+ miles a day
At this point, you'd be wanting a small four-cylinder car.
You'd be very disappointed that all the Ford four-cylinder cars are wrong-wheel drive and you'd want something like a RWD 91-96 Escort GT or a RWD ZX2.
Since those cars are happen to be within an inch of an NA/NB in track width....
SVO Mustang or see if you can justify an XR4Ti?
That's a ton of fab work to park closer to work. Just park in a far lot, or get a focus to drive to work and back.
Or do a mid-engined Fiesta.
Is it a ton of fab work? Yes. Would I like to try it? Absolutely. I dropped decent coin on my MIG and it's just sitting in the corner of my garage. I've built a utility trailer and used my el-cheapo tubing notcher for a few trivial projects. I'm itching to dig into something more substantial.
I can't get past the appearance of the Focus, and I really enjoy my Miata. If it had a Ford badge, my problem would be solved.
Have you looked at one of the two seater Capris?
In this case This is the answer, not Miata:
I have but they are so very wrong wheel drive and inferior to the NB I already have. I'd rather have a NB based 91-96 Escort. It'd be like the Miata equivalent of a MGB GT
bgkast wrote: In this case This is the answer, not Miata:
As a Fiero owner, I do like FWD powertrains crammed in the wrong end of a car.
http://www.kugelkomponents.com/focus/focusv8.php
http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701310615
http://youtu.be/JCsOW5TXC00
Then here's the EGT: http://youtu.be/e0f4mGY72Y8
ProDarwin wrote: http://www.kugelkomponents.com/focus/focusv8.php
That looks like a kit to build an ugly Fox body.
Swank Force One wrote: http://forums.probetalk.com/showthread.php?t=1701310615 http://youtu.be/JCsOW5TXC00
That Probe is fantastic. Exactly what I imagined with an Escort GT. The Escort GT even shares the BP motor of a Miata.
That's funny.... i thought the EGT had the KL... 
Well...if you want to drive down... I have a complete dressed set of NB sub frames with spindles rack etc Just add Escort and stir. lol...
Put ZX2 wheels and a Ford badge on the Miata?
I've only ever seen one Miata in a salvage yard in the past 7 years.
metalman wrote: Well...if you want to drive down... I have a complete dressed set of NB sub frames with spindles rack etc Just add Escort and stir. lol...
How far down is down?
KurtAKX wrote: Well, hypothetically speaking, suppose you worked at Ford. Now suppose that there were some facilities where you were required to drive a Ford vehicle to park in the close parking lots. Now suppose your commute was 50+ miles a day At this point, you'd be wanting a small four-cylinder car. You'd be very disappointed that all the Ford four-cylinder cars are wrong-wheel drive and you'd want something like a RWD 91-96 Escort GT or a RWD ZX2. Since those cars are happen to be within an inch of an NA/NB in track width....
I'll just leave this here...
In reply to KurtAKX: He's in the Atlanta area.
For what it is worth, I saw a Mazda 6 wagon today that was debadged but had a strange looking emblem mounted over the license plate area. It was rectangular, with the left half saying something like "Assembly Plant" and the right half looking like a Ford symbol.
He passed me at a high rate of speed so I didn't get much of a view. But, we have several Ford plants around here, so who knows?
Pennintj wrote:KurtAKX wrote: Well, hypothetically speaking, suppose you worked at Ford. Now suppose that there were some facilities where you were required to drive a Ford vehicle to park in the close parking lots. Now suppose your commute was 50+ miles a day At this point, you'd be wanting a small four-cylinder car. You'd be very disappointed that all the Ford four-cylinder cars are wrong-wheel drive and you'd want something like a RWD 91-96 Escort GT or a RWD ZX2. Since those cars are happen to be within an inch of an NA/NB in track width....
That is awesome
Pennintj wrote:KurtAKX wrote: Well, hypothetically speaking, suppose you worked at Ford. Now suppose that there were some facilities where you were required to drive a Ford vehicle to park in the close parking lots. Now suppose your commute was 50+ miles a day At this point, you'd be wanting a small four-cylinder car. You'd be very disappointed that all the Ford four-cylinder cars are wrong-wheel drive and you'd want something like a RWD 91-96 Escort GT or a RWD ZX2. Since those cars are happen to be within an inch of an NA/NB in track width....
I'll take it. When can I pick it up?
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