Very cool and good luck!
I also agree about the raffle ticket idea and would be in for a number of them.
Edit: after a quick Google session, there may be tax issues with a raffle that may be more than what the car owner (Carly?) would want to deal with. Hmm... this could be a tricky one.
One more reason I love this place
In for a raffle. Loving the build. A Turbo-rotary has been something I've wanted to see for a looooong time 
Ian F wrote: Very cool and good luck! I also agree about the raffle ticket idea and would be in for a number of them. Edit: after a quick Google session, there may be tax issues with a raffle that may be more than what the car owner (Carly?) would want to deal with. Hmm... this could be a tricky one.
Well, then lets stop calling it a raffle and just go with the idea of $20 donations to her college fund.
How and to whom she decides to will the car is then up to her.
NOHOME wrote: Well, then lets stop calling it a raffle and just go with the idea of $20 donations to her college fund. How and to whom she decides to will the car is then up to her.
I like it. In!
Engine and trans are now sitting safely in the Miata.
Ian F wrote: Very cool and good luck! I also agree about the raffle ticket idea and would be in for a number of them. Edit: after a quick Google session, there may be tax issues with a raffle that may be more than what the car owner (Carly?) would want to deal with. Hmm... this could be a tricky one.
Yep, gov't makes the raffle idea pretty undoable, and even if that were not the case, pretty massive promotion is required to get a fair amount of $$ for an affordable ticket price. We're gonna do this short and sweet and get the car sold for Carly as soon as possible.
Margie
Bringatrailer.com might be the perfect venue to get lots of exposure and a quick sale.
Kudos on doing a great thing!!
Dusterbd13 wrote: Where in North Carolina and what days?
Did I miss the answer to this?
Engine and transmission are in the car and it's rolling. We're leaving Columbia, SC now and headed to Asheville, NC to a bigger shop to get it driving.
Loaded up and ready to go.
Great team of guys to work on a car with.
Enjoyed working with you guys. I wish I could make the trip to Ashville with you.
In reply to Ed Higginbotham:
Asheville? Should we have lunch delivered tomorrow?
Yep, they are in Asheville at Steve Eckerich's shop. Great place for this: No one knows rotaries like Steve--he helped Speedsource win several championships--he was a big part of our Ro-Spit project, and he's very, very good people.
Margie
Wow! I haven't heard Steve's name in forever! It's a small world. I met him in ~2000, when I bought a gorgeous e30 M3 from him. Picked it up from his shop in Asheville! I foolishly sold it in 2003. 
So with the GRM/CM connections to Barrett-Jackson, will it be going across the stage in a prime-time slot?
So proud of this community and business.
Did I miss the information about where we could make a financial contribution to the college fund?
In reply to Ed Higginbotham:
Could you identify all the guys in your photo?
In reply to ZOO:
The website is listed here:
https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/news/funding-an-education-with-a-rotary-miata/
DeadSkunk, The fat guy on the right is me. The guy in the drivers seat is Rod, Mike's brother. Next to him is Keith, a local hill climber and rotard. The black sweat shirt is Steve. Far right is Tuck, also a hill climber and rotard.
DeadSkunk wrote: In reply to Ed Higginbotham: Could you identify all the guys in your photo?
Absolutely. From left to right: Tuck, Steve, Keith, Rod and Allen (toyman).
Alright so here we are in Asheville. We immediately pulled the engine back out to finalize everything before the engine goes in for the last time.
Threw it up on a rotisserie.
Made a brace for the diff since we won't be using a ppf.
Smoothed out a lot of the welds on the subframe and cut out more of the firewall.
Just like new.
Made some new engine mount spacers.
Looking good!
AngryCorvair wrote: So with the GRM/CM connections to Barrett-Jackson, will it be going across the stage in a prime-time slot?
Tom said that BaT would probably end up being the best place ...but that they would wait a bit to make any decision
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