Automobiles
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Building a Track Car – Lighting Failure
It was with great anticipation that I opened the large carton with the ORACLE Flush Mount Headlight Kit in it. It seemed like the perfect solution to the barn door pop-up headlights that came on the first generation Miatas. Advanced… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Hardtop acquired!
One key component in this project that has been missing is a hard top. While I could run on the track sans any top, having a hardtop installed simplifies compiance with safety regulations. I chose the Hard Dog roll bar… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Completing the front end and the brake system
The car has had its rear suspension completely rebuilt and the rear portion of the Good-Win four-wheel brake upgrade installed. The front suspension needed much the same. An earlier post went over some of that process, but left off with… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Rust remover
Some day I should invest in a CARFAX report and find out the history of this Miata M-edition that I have. From the VIN it looks like it started out in NC as well as ended up in NC for… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Drive Shaft
Yes, in a previous entry I talked about a road trip to pick up a replacement drive shaft for the Miata track car and then left you hanging. Well, here is the tale. I had found out that the Driveshaft… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Road Trip!
Sometimes the special parts you want are not available in or near the city in which you live, but the road trip it takes to get there is an adventure in itself. I made the decision to change out the… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Attending to small projects
Most of these entries have covered portions of the track car preparation that take hours of time and often a modest amount of engineering. But there are many other things that need to be worked on that don’t really take… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Brace yourself…
For those of you that have forgotten – the Miata is a convertible. It is a two-seater, front-engined, rear-wheel-drive roadster. And as such it has an inherent weakness of most convertibles and that is a flexible chassis. But there is a… Continue reading
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Time for a Field Trip!
Yes, we needed a break from all the work on the track Miata and fortunately there are some really interesting places to visit around Raleigh if you like cars. Today a friend of ours joined us on a ride over… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Progress yes!
Time moves on and so does the project Miata. A lot of focus has been on getting the front suspension done. The right side was torn down and the lower control arm was cleaned and its original bushings were pressed… Continue reading
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