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barry - 23 Jun 2007 23:48 GMT

i recently got into an accident, resulting in the insurance company
writing off my '90. so i'm shopping for a new miata.

my mechanic looked at a '96 for me. he was able to ascertain an
accident which resulted in damage to the front subframe & he
recommends that it be replaced.

i bought another 90 for parts & the question i have is whether the
front subframe from a 90-93 is interchangeable with the subframe on a
'96.

thanks.

"i can spell. i just can't type."

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pws - 24 Jun 2007 00:47 GMT

> i recently got into an accident, resulting in the insurance company
> writing off my '90. so i'm shopping for a new miata.
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> "i can spell. i just can't type."

The same control arms fit all 1990-1997 subframes and the subframe does
not have to be replaced during the 1.6 liter to 1.8 liter engine
conversions, so I am about 99.9% certain that they are interchangeable,
but that .1% would still have me looking at the part numbers to be certain.

This one is a 1990 that had the rear subframe swapped with one from a
1996 model, so we at least know that the rear is compatible for all of
the M1 miatas.

http://miata.net/motm/2007/max.html

The people at www.planetmiata.com can probably tell you for certain on
the compatibility of the front subframe.

Pat

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barry - 24 Jun 2007 10:02 GMT

>> i recently got into an accident, resulting in the insurance company
>> writing off my '90. so i'm shopping for a new miata.
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>
>Pat

thanks!

"i can spell. i just can't type."

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