Life and Cars
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Building a Track Car – The Miata being prepped for paint.
Yesterday I drove out to Masterblend to meet with Phil and see how things were looking as regards the Miata. He had already been working on the hardtop prior to Mark and I bringing over the Miata. I had thought… Continue reading
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Discovering Your Ride is a Chick Magnet
Last Saturday Mark was good enough to help me by loading the Miata onto his roll-back and we transported the soon to be Track Miata to the paint shop of Masterblend in Rolesville. Phil has done a lot of work for… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Closer to Paint
Today a few for details were taken care of on the front bumper cover and a lot of time was spent on the rear deck area behind the seats. With the carpeting, the convertable top, and other interior trim pieces… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – Oil cooler
With the engine running and in great shape it was time to add one more piece. A good deal came up on a used Cobalt kit that relocates the oil filter to the firewall and also adds an oil cooler. … Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – a Very BIG Weekend
This weekend’s work on the Miata really was a milestone for the project. Last weekend Doug lent a hand and changed out the timing belt and the water pump. Two very important components on this car with over 150,000 miles… Continue reading
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Building a Track Car – have a seat
The factory Miata seats were pretty well worn out and a replacement set was received a while ago. They are not true “race seats” as I am watching my budget and this is an HPDE car, not a race car. The replacements have… Continue reading
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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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