Yep $400 car. It came with a buncha those dents and then it didn't help that about a million times the hood slammed down on the engine hoist LOL. It has a few boo boos, passenger door has a dollar bill sized impact point, the passenger truck fender top has a few backward dents like someone kidnapped a little person and they banged on the underside of the trunk while they were trapped in there.
I have been watching craigslist for red hoods and fenders in good shape. I painted the fenders myself and they are a shade off but not bad for $40 worth of paint and supplys. They still need some time with the rubbing compound and the foam wheel I should be able to get them to shine and then the tint of the paint will be less apparent. I will probably find new fenders and a hood before I get around to it.
I'm into the car for under $1000 and I have a spare head, oil pump and 2 big nose 1.6 cranks.
$400 - Miata
$50 - SNC 1.6 with keyway damage and good BNC 1.6
$20 - loctite kit
$80 - spray paint
$125 - battery
$40 - starter
$30 - timing belt
$10 - plugs
$200 - new tires (Goodyear Integrity)
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$955 total!
In Phoenix running cars are usually worth $2000 its a good 10 footer so I imagine I could sell it for about that if I found the one other guy that wanted a AUTOMATIC transmission in a Miata? My Altima is a stick and my Miata is a auto.