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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

I’m actually going for a mad max look for the car!

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Hyperious3@reddit

Rust out the body panels and put them back on

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

I’m going to rust what is left of the car the body is long gone.

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Ace_Hennessey@reddit

I would honestly coat and seal what's left, then paint the rusty patina you want onto it. Once that frame rests, it's the beginning of the end for any car.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

I live in California and the car stays in the garage so the frame will probably outlive me. If it gets real bad I’ll hit it with some clear and seal it in.

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Mean-Veterinarian647@reddit

Got any beer in the fridge when I come over to look?

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jeanm0165@reddit

Do you have a build process, I'd be a cool video to watch while I eat cereal lol

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

No, it would be fun to watch but I’m not much of a videographer.

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jeanm0165@reddit

That's chill feel free to update us on progress tho it's super cool.

Are you doing most of the fabrication and work yourself?
How much have put into this and how much do things going to cost to finish?
Do you have a place in mind that you want to ride this beast?
How much do you just stop and stare at it?

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It hasn’t been very expensive, I bought a used Paco 3 inch lift kit for $150, and I put used stock struts on it for $40 since I had lowering coilovers on it before. The rest is just time and cutoff discs. The tires were very pricey, almost a grand for those. $150 for rear subframe drop kit as well.

I built it as a drift/auto cross looking car. Now it’s going to be a post apocalyptic mad max style rat rod for an event called wasteland weekend in September.

I make excuses to go out to the garage to look at it lol!

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jeanm0165@reddit

Fantastic,

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2-StrokeToro@reddit

I'm not into Miatas or Miata culture at all, and yet I love this thing. Will this be a road legal thing or just for off-roading?

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Road legal, it has lights, turn signals, a windshield, seat belts, and it will have fenders.

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RACECREW75@reddit

Dude maybe, just maybe if you could make it fit, you could have a super cool beachiata.

Nonetheless really cool car man.

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piratemreddit@reddit

What is this body? My next project is going to be an offroad Miata and I could make that happen.

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Der_Dampfhammer@reddit

Classic VW Bug(gy) kit. They used to sell these everywhere.

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RACECREW75@reddit

Honestly I just searched for “fiberglass buggy body” and looked for one of the first that had those kinds of headlights lmao

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NopeNeg@reddit

The Meyers Manx is probably the most well known example of this body.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Thanks!!

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chikenlegg@reddit

Simplify, then add lightness.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Mine is a tweaker Lotus.

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Own_Appointment_695@reddit

It would be cool if you can keep it street legal and scare people driving down the street

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

It’s going to be street legal. I have lights and turn signals and a muffler. It passed smog too.

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Own_Appointment_695@reddit

That’s freakin awesome. I would love to see that thing going down the street!

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NoSail16@reddit

Hawt

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Naive_Adeptness6895@reddit

I love it. Don’t be afraid of the red line. That is where that engine is happiest.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Oh I zing that thing up all the time!

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Naive_Adeptness6895@reddit

Great roll bar/ wing mount. Up there in the less disturbed air. NASA has a great website where you can design your wing. Consider putting a Gurney lip on it.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

I had a carbon fiber wing on it previously but the mount is going to be repurposed to mount a third seat and there will be a 3d printed .50 call mounted on the main hoop.

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Sudden-Potential-985@reddit

OK. You are absolutely nuts. Please post pics.

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Will do!

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classless_classic@reddit

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The_DaHowie@reddit

Paco Motorsports lift?

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HonkyDonk86@reddit (OP)

Correct! But I think I’m going to take it out. The car sits too high in my opinion. It has a 2.5 inch subframe drop in the rear as well.

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Tropical_Fruitz@reddit

calling it tasteful while it looks like a mad max miata on stilts is hilarious but I respect the commitment these things somehow survive abuse way better than they should

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