um yeah..... so I have a little wrenching to do....

[white_2kgt]

So for spec miata you get a full legal competitive racecar for $1500 + car?

--chad

I wish!
A bare bones build up would be:

1.6 Shell with good motor: $3000 (my 1.8 was $5k)
Hardtop: $1000
Rollcage: $1800 (maybe more with higher steel prices now?)
Seat+ install: $750
suspension kit: $1400
15x7 wheels: $400
15x7 wheels: $400
dry RA-1s: $600
wet RA-1s: $600
align+corner $140
exhaust: $160
hardtop brackets $100
and a bunch of other stuff Im forgetting

total over $10k

and then all the basic maintenence on an old car like new calipers, fluids, radiator (mine popped already), new hubs (weak point on miata) and other optional stuff like steering wheel, hub kit, chin spoiler, and you have yourself a pretty substantial total, but still cheap in comparison to other racecars. I had almost $10k in parts alone on the WRX, and it wasnt even close to being a racecar.

Still not bad. I've got 2x that just in aftermarket parts on my car right now and that's sans cage and fuel cell.

--chad