Usually after about 20 minutes in the car on a hot day, I start making mistakes. Nothing horrible, but I know that it’s fatigue setting in that makes my brain work less well. Driving a Miata is a physical experience, but less physical than doing something really physical like playing basketball. So […]
Derek and I pulled the head off the car last week. Among the list of to-dos while the head is off is to service the fuel injectors. Like most cars, the Miata has sealed injectors, but there’s still a bit an average person can do to keep them in top shape.
I initially was […]
Our Miata came with power windows, which are nice. However, not having glass inside the doors is better than having it — not only for a weight savings, but for safety reasons too. Because we have an open trailer, and the Miata sometimes stays outside overnight, it needs windows. So what it needs are windows […]
I drove the Miata down to Laguna Seca raceway yesterday, following pop and Arti in the wagon. The Golden Gate Chapter of the BMWCCA was holding a Driver Education event there, which I thought was a good choice for the Miata’s first outing since they hold the safest and sanest events I’ve attended.
After packing the […]
Here are some photos of the car after I got the dashboard back in.
Below are some photos of the sweet exhaust that Tony fabbed up for the car. Now it is in “Laguna” (quieter) mode. There is a downturn that bolts to the flange in the rear that eliminates the rear muffler […]
I took some photos of the car this morning and posted them here:
http://www.thenobot.org/pictures/20070112-miata/
Picked up the car from Tony this afternoon.
He did the cage, fabricated an exhaust (with “Laguna” and “non-Laguna” configurations), mounted the seats, aligned, and corner weighted the car.
TC Design’s work is known for being the best around, and I think this car is a great example of that!
Alignment settings are:
Front: -2.5 degrees camber, 1/16″ toe […]
Tony had pre-cut and pre-bent most of the tubing for the roll cage last Friday, so he was able to get most of the cage together yesterday. I went over this morning to figure out the best place for the seat, and I took some photos of the cage. He still needs to […]
Today I embarked on a string of small projects for the SM.
First (and most exciting) was my “cheap-ass Intake” project. I had raided Home Depot on two occasions to stock up on tubes, adapters, and flanges so that I could build an air intake system for the car. I had ordered a K&N […]
Installed the “R” Chin Spoiler this morning. It ended up being fairly easy, there are just lots of clips and bolts that hold it to the existing bumper cover.
