EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
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The Pit Crew Miata [pics]EmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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Jan 28, 2013 10:46:43 GMT
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So this little honey is apparently owned by Sean Shokouh of JDM Palace (hence the JDMP plates). I freaking love it, although frankly I'm not a big MX5 fan and I never really like the pitcrew conversion before now.      it's this shot here that gets me:  |
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VIP
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Jan 28, 2013 11:00:21 GMT
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I love the rear quarter shots, but the Pit-Crew front makes the front-end too long and droopy, then the side profile looks terribly imbalanced as a result.
I'd look to see a Pit-Crew rear end on a [reasonably] stock style front end.
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
Posts: 5,934
Club RR Member Number: 108
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The Pit Crew Miata [pics]EmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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Jan 28, 2013 11:48:01 GMT
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I love the rear quarter shots, but the Pit-Crew front makes the front-end too long and droopy, then the side profile looks terribly imbalanced as a result. I'd look to see a Pit-Crew rear end on a [reasonably] stock style front end. I hate it when you're right.  The chrome touches on the front do help - although to be bang on the front needs smoothing into the wings and the bonnet is the wrong shape. |
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Jan 28, 2013 12:06:45 GMT
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With the first pic, if you squint a bit, it looks like someone's done something obscenely cheeky to a 250 GT Lusso.
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g40jon
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Jan 28, 2013 13:12:41 GMT
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I love the rear quarter shots, but the Pit-Crew front makes the front-end too long and droopy, then the side profile looks terribly imbalanced as a result. I'd look to see a Pit-Crew rear end on a [reasonably] stock style front end. the rear end isn't pit-crew as far as i'm aware. i could be wrong though. wish i hadnt clicked on this page. thinking about selling my mx, but now i'm thinking i should reconsider!! |
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Jan 28, 2013 13:15:43 GMT
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I love the rear quarter shots, but the Pit-Crew front makes the front-end too long and droopy, then the side profile looks terribly imbalanced as a result. I'd look to see a Pit-Crew rear end on a [reasonably] stock style front end. This one has a Zoom rear end, the Pit-Crew is a lot less smooth. However a Zoom rear on a standard-ish front would look good. Pit-Crew rear:  |
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EmDee
Club Retro Rides Member
Committer of Autrocities.
Posts: 5,934
Club RR Member Number: 108
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The Pit Crew Miata [pics]EmDee
@emdee
Club Retro Rides Member 108
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Jan 28, 2013 13:25:33 GMT
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I hate it when you're right. the rear end isn't pit-crew HA! ;D One of the links I found about it said that this car has apparently been dubbed "The Pit Crew Miata" (hence the thread title) which is ironic considering. Side profile is surprisingly not as bad as I thought too:  Have a shonky vid |
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Clement
Europe
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Jan 28, 2013 13:36:51 GMT
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I really love the PitCrew front end but this one seems "stuck-on" whereas it usually looks more blended in? Not sure that makes any sense.  If I had a Miata I'd love to do this kind of transformation, standard front end isn't very interesting imho. The PitCrew rear end is lovely! |
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Jan 28, 2013 13:41:28 GMT
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The one you posted Martin is notorious in Roadster circles for (in the kindest possible way) being a load of ultra-rare parts stuck to one car. It's a bit of a polariser to be honest, there's a lot that don't like it since if you know what you're looking at nothing matches, but in my opinion it works a hell of a lot better than it should. Suppose it's all a matter of opinion.
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Last Edit: Jan 28, 2013 13:42:16 GMT by WillCarter
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qwerty
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The Pit Crew Miata [pics]qwerty
@qwerty
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Jan 28, 2013 19:03:21 GMT
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That straight side on looks quite good. Pointy front end with rounded back works well. Kind of like a rounded TVR wedge kind of look. |
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Jan 28, 2013 21:51:53 GMT
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love it ! only would change the hardtop if it was mine  |
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if sparks don't fly you're ridin too high !
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