Vehicle Info
Bought: Feb, 1997
Bragging Rights
- Weight2000 lbs
Major Upgrades
- extrude-honed
- port and polish
- stroke-increase
- bore-increase
- turbo
- nitrous
Modifications
Performance Parts
- Extrude Hone Intake
- Racing Beat Header
- Custom Exhaust
- Custom Engine Comps.
- Custom Ignition
- KYB Shocks
- Eibach Springs
- Racing Beat Strut Bars
- Wilwood Brakes
Car Audio & Video
- Alpine Sound Processor
- Boston Acoustics Speakers
- JL Audio Subwoofers
- Custom Sub Enclosure
- JL Audio Wiring
- Boston Acoustics Tweeters
- Alpine Head Unit
- Xtant Amplifier
Interior
Exterior Styling
1989 MIATA SAND SCULPTURE
When the Miata hit the streets in 1989, it was love at first sight for me. Unfortunately, the timing wasn't right to get one. I had recently purchased my first brand new car, a red 1987 Acura Integra, and was less than half way towards paying off a five-year loan.
My enthusiasm for the Miata phenomenon inspired me to recruit a team of friends to enter the Long Beach, CA annual Sea Festival sand sculpture contest. Within a four hour time limit, we constructed a life-sized sand sculpture of a Miata helmed by a big sunglass-clad cat giving a cool thumbs-up gesture to passersby.
The rear license plate read "MEOWTA" and for judging purposes, the sculpture was titled "The Cat's Meowta." It was a hit with the crowd and the judges and we won a first place trophy! Here's what it looked like:
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