WHAT A SHAME! 02 Mazda Miata Special Edition With A Problem Even I Can't Fix

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A Midweek? You bet. Unfortunately that's where the celebration stops for me.
As not all of you know, I own and run a full service auto salvage business and we deal more in specialty cars than anything else. Land Cruisers, Chevy trucks, diesels, BMW's, and of course LOTS of first and second generation Mazda Miatas. I buy as many as I can and usually, they are rusty, wrecked hard, or otherwise unfit or financially disastrous to try to put back on the road.
This car was a Facebook marketplace find, a 2002 Miata SE. The only 2nd generation Miata ever offered in yellow. The SE's had some special parts, this one unfortunately has an automatic transmission but the SE's with a manual were 6-speed transmissions, had headlight and taillight covers, special wheels(missing from this car), and ground effects/lips along with minor interior changes. When I went to look at this car the battery was dead, had no idea of mileage, or if it ran. So in this video I go through my normal process to get cars running. Sometimes its easy, sometimes it involves lots of repairs and parts swapping.

Unfortunately, I cannot do anything involving returning this car back to the public streets. This rust free chassis is either going to be someones spec race car(while I understand NB2 chassis aren't the most desirable), or it'll end up cut up and scrapped.
I know many of you think its just another 20 year old Mazda, but to me these cars are pretty special and I only enjoy parting out cars not worth saving.
If this video wasn't your cup of tea, you can check out a new blown engine teardown every Saturday!
I hope you enjoyed this video and as always, I love all of the comments, feedback and even the criticism.

Catch you all this weekend!
-Eric