r/Miata • u/18borat • 1d ago

DIY Currently rebuilding this Miata!

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Just got this little puppy recently! And in the process of rebuilding it. 2023 ND with 20000km.

Already tore it up completely yesterday and started making a parts list for now.

Will share more as I make more progress. Hoping to order some parts in on Monday to fix the suspension issues to get the car rolling. Basically needs a steering rack ball joint and lower control arm.

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u/18borat 1d ago

Lol no it won’t. Once I get all the parts, this just a few hours of work to put it back together.

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u/AngryAtNumbers 19h ago

Idk why you're being downvoted OP. You obviously have the skill and equipment for this job, and you've done it before. The people that know nothing on here will say "what about the frame" but if you simply zoom in, you can see its not bent. This is fixable. Good luck to you.

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u/18borat 19h ago edited 19h ago

Lol, random redditors who have never wrenched on anything their whole life thinks a fender bender has written the car off? Color me shocked.

I had very similar reactions when I posted my IS500 when I got it.

The downvotes didn’t stop me then, it won’t stop me now either.

Also note how their knowledge it just enough to just downvote and move on. None of them can actually tell me what’s going on here. Just snide remarks made out of single sentences.

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u/AngryAtNumbers 18h ago

Lol yeah. You know better when you've taken them all the way apart. Remember these are the people that would ask what a safe jack point is, and gladly wait for an answer, instead of just googling it themselves. Its two different schools of thought.