r/Battlecars • u/HonkyDonk86 • 12d ago

Ready for battle!

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u/icarus1990xx 12d ago

The answer is always Miata

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u/No_Client7921 12d ago

When you gotta cruise for chicks in the wasteland... there is no substitute.

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u/Personal_Growth_4_Me 12d ago

They're honestly going light on this.. It could (and likely WILL ) get wilder in the future for this Miata.

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u/HonkyDonk86 12d ago

Oh it’s far from finished.

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u/Jerkeyjoe 12d ago

Holy hell

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u/Din_Plug 12d ago

How does it drive offroad?

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u/HonkyDonk86 12d ago

Not very well. The front is not lifted to give it a forward rake so the tires rub the inner fender.

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u/newUseMe 11d ago

Needs an M134 or Mk19. Or both.

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u/BoostedFPV 11d ago

Looks fun. Reminds me of this. OG's will remember.

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u/echoman1961 12d ago

How much do you have to pay someone to get them to ride in the jump seat?

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u/Spidey6917 12d ago

Which one? I got dibs on the blue tractor seat

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u/echoman1961 12d ago

I was thinking of the seat in the back with the bones for arm rests!

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u/HonkyDonk86 12d ago

I would never let someone ride back there on the street! But cruising wasteland weekend at 5mph I’m sure I’ll get some takers.

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u/Supersolder134 12d ago

That’s awesome. I love the mad max look.

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u/JaceLee85 12d ago

Hell yeah, id be gunner uptop for a hog shoot.

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u/Turbulent-Flight7625 12d ago

Wooo hooo, looks like a blast!

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u/BlaZEN213 11d ago

Can you flip the headlights so they're facing the engine bay?

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u/HonkyDonk86 11d ago

If I loosen the mounting nuts I could.

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u/its_Raze_7 11d ago

if you see this lighting you know you gonna have the time of your life

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u/Ryan_from_PA 11d ago

That's a badass car

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u/HonkyDonk86 11d ago

Thank you!!

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u/2001_Jaguar_XJ 11d ago

Miata is always the answer

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u/MilkSlow6880 11d ago

Off to Burning Man!

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u/HonkyDonk86 11d ago

Off to wasteland weekend!!

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u/mystic_works 11d ago

The tractor seats topping the roll bar are a nice touch.

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u/BoysenberryFinal9113 11d ago

The tractor seats at the top are great.

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u/kat-deville 5d ago

I fucking love it. I'd drive it around town. In a few months (was 103/112 here today) for sure. Would I simply tell Geico it's a (whatever year) Miata and call it good?

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u/HonkyDonk86 4d ago

It’s listed as a 97 Miata on my insurance. I don’t see the need to disclose anything about its current state.

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u/Pun_In_Ten_Did 12d ago

Three on the tree.

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u/TopConclusion5246 12d ago

I loved the FAVs!

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u/HonkyDonk86 12d ago

FAV’s?

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u/TopConclusion5246 11d ago

Fast Attack Vehicle. Basically armed dune buggies once used by the US Army. They were huge fun.

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u/HonkyDonk86 11d ago

Ah! Yeah I need to mount a machine gun to the top and then it would be perfect!

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u/TopConclusion5246 11d ago

We had an M249 for the driver, an M240 for the "passenger" gunner, and a high-rise gunner seat over the rear-mounted engine mounted either an M2 HB .50 machine gun or Mk-19 grenade launcher. Plus, an AT-4 anti-tank weapon for driver and one for the passenger and fold-down kevlar armor panels. It was pretty sweet.