This is my Miata and we call her Vanilla. It's 1990
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Washed her up from the underside to the body to begin my build throughout the winter season and it was surprisingly really clean.
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Time to start stripping her down
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DSC_0524 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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DSC_0528 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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Out! It was my first time removing an engine with a hoist and banged a couple of things on the way out but nothing major.
Next I stripped the interior to remove Cruise Control, AC, and to do a wire tuck along with a clean up.
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DSC_0643 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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DSC_0691 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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DSC_0446 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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DSC_0447 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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DSC_0448 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6462978847_d0ba4745b0.jpg)
DSC_0445 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
Washed her up from the underside to the body to begin my build throughout the winter season and it was surprisingly really clean.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6462973543_19bfa25a59.jpg)
DSC_0408 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6462973955_cf8f8d88a6.jpg)
DSC_0410 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
Time to start stripping her down
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6463004633_4f4b98c07e.jpg)
DSC_0514 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6463005077_61c2bcaf89.jpg)
DSC_0515 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7027/6463006555_deb5c77a87.jpg)
DSC_0524 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7024/6463008537_bda879524f.jpg)
DSC_0528 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6463009831_11d9a52cc1.jpg)
DSC_0531 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6463010771_8e8b473242.jpg)
DSC_0533 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6463011269_ff2f1e293b.jpg)
DSC_0534 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
Out! It was my first time removing an engine with a hoist and banged a couple of things on the way out but nothing major.
Next I stripped the interior to remove Cruise Control, AC, and to do a wire tuck along with a clean up.
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7170/6463013841_54010f2526.jpg)
DSC_0643 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
![](http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6463295315_c4b0d611fc.jpg)
DSC_0691 by Derrick Michel, on Flickr
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