Rust Bucket Miata

[Tuck&Poke]

no go on the flash to pass...

Not sure if you already looked this up, but VW sells a relay that converts non FTP cars to FTP, I installed it on mine.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Passat_B5-FWD-1.8T/Search/SiteSearch/Komfort/ES8792/

Perhaps it could be retrofit to work.

[MrJereMoose]

Not sure if you already looked this up, but VW sells a relay that converts non FTP cars to FTP, I installed it on mine.

http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Passat_B5-FWD-1.8T/Search/SiteSearch/Komfort/ES8792/

Perhaps it could be retrofit to work.

It was supposed to be just one diode stuck into a wiring harness, no cutting, just stick it in and go... but I couldn't get it to stay in place while touching metal... I'll figure it out eventually; the diodes are like 23 cents each, but mucking up a wiring harness is priceless... Thanks though!

This is what I'm going off of

[MrJereMoose]

Yeah, I only suggested it because of this v

Roger, got it.

Nah, this kid offered to do some paint and body work for me, but he considers himself an amateur. If anything, I'll just be paying someone else a bunch more money to take care of it...

[GTOguy]

My only gripe is the abundance of stripes lol

[MrJereMoose]

My only gripe is the abundance of stripes lol

Haha, yeah, it is very cliche '90s which is why I'm taking my time pulling them off. I might get a new trunk before paint, and a new hood wouldn't be a bad idea either...

[MrJereMoose]

Drifted into a snowbank and ripped my front lip off... I probably should have seen that coming....

[mikey G]

Nice!

[Dremetos]

I would start kicking @ your rocker and rear QP's just to see how bad the rust really is. If it's awful I'd just try the reverse half cut honestly. Otherwise it would be sectioning panels off which a lot more people would feel more comfortable doing I feel.

[MrJereMoose]

It's getting pretty bad... having to daily it with all the snow and salt is taking it's toll!

[Hellalime]

Wow man, I really love this, these kind of builds are the best.


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[MrJereMoose]

I ordered a new lip. It's not going to be presentable this spring or summer, but it will be low.

[MrJereMoose]

Wheels should be delivered on Thursday. Still need to order tires and then have them mounted. I want to try and get that all taken care of before the UConn Car Show and DOD8... Hopefully I'll have the 2002 to go in, but just in case, I want this ready to at least drive to the shows in.

[MrJereMoose]

Took the stripes off the fender, you can still see their ghosts...

I'm going to wait for a really nice day to take the ones off the hood.

[MrJereMoose]

Wheels and tires are loaded up to head to Banchwerks in Providence tomorrow. I should have them back in a few days and on the miata a few days after that.

[MrJereMoose]