Care and Feeding

January 15, 2012

Building a Track Car – on to the drivetrain

It was time to move on to the drivetrain of this roadster. With 150,000 plus miles on the clutch I really didn’t want to trust it to a track session or two before I replaced it. With a little Internet… Continue reading
January 13, 2012

Building a Track Car – Topping the Miata and adding a Hard Dog

A couple of posts back we took a road trip to Bethania to visit the garage where Hard Dog roll bars are made and sold. It was a fun trip and we hope to make it back again when the… Continue reading
January 12, 2012

Building a Track Car – BIG brakes

With the rear suspension completed (minus the V-Maxx coil-overs) it was time to get the rear half of the big brake kit on that we had purchased from GoMiata. The kit is developed by Good-Win Racing and had gone through a recent… Continue reading
January 11, 2012

Building a Track Car – The rear suspension comes together at last!

In an earlier post we took the rear suspension apart, although not without some trouble. The axles were just about frozen into the splines of the rear hubs. With a great deal of effort we were finally able to extricate… Continue reading
January 9, 2012

Building a Track Car – Time for a road trip to Bethania

The Internet has been a boon for those of us looking for ways to improve our rides. It has amazing search capabilities and its ability to aid in shopping can save a lot of heartache and gasoline. But sometimes it… Continue reading
January 5, 2012

Building a Track Car – Thoughts on the Miata

As I wait for more parts to arrive I am continually reviewing what needs to be done to the car to make it track worthy. There will no longer be a need for Air conditioning so I will remove all… Continue reading
January 5, 2012

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 130,000 times in 2011. If it were an exhibit at… Continue reading
December 27, 2011

Track Car – More work on the Miata

The Miata track car project is making progress. One of the first things to accomplish was to remove the aftermarket anti-theft system that had been installed in the car. The last thing I needed was to have the anti-theft system… Continue reading
December 22, 2011

Building a Track Car – Miata Project Car

Parts have been ordered and many have shown up already. A lot of thought goes through just what to spend money on and how much. If this were a Spec Miata I would be somewhat limited in the modifications that… Continue reading
December 16, 2011

Building a Track Car – Miata Project Begins

Its been a while since my last track day and I’ve been itching to return to VIR and get some time in HPDE (High Performance Driving Education). While I certainly enjoyed the power and handling of the Evolution VIII MR… Continue reading