SFL Miata's Montego Blue Track Build

[SFL Miata]

So I'm finally getting around to starting a build thread over here. I'll try to get as much from the original thread.
As some of you know this a very simple build that is primarily focused as a weekend/track car. I don't have any intensions of going crazy with the car as in gutted, caged, and fender flairs. Although the car will soon have a 02' VVT motor going in.

Started off with a completely stock 94 M-edition. No rust anywhere and a pretty clean overall.

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First round of parts
Tein Flex 9k/6k
Master ES bushing set (not installed yet)
Centric rotors
Carbotech XP8 brakes
949 SS brake lines and clutch line
A few other random maintenance stuff
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Then I got my HDHCDD installed along with the HD door bars
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Before purchasing this 94M I had bought s slightly wrecked 02 for the complete drivetrain. Basically ended up ripping everything out and sold the shell for $450! I'll just say i made quite some profit after parting out/selling the shell. Plus I ended up keeping the motor and trans for myself.
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The VVT with just under 90k miles that will being going in my 94M soon.
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This is what $450 buys you in Miami lol
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Then i went back to work on my 94 and redid all the brakes including new centric calipers
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New stuff installed.
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Got my wheels in today!
I havent really seen many people with these wheels but anyways
TRMotorsport C3M 15x9+36
wrapped in hankook RS-3 225-45-15

I know most won't like these and say that they are knockoff 6UL. In a way they are, but I just don't like how the 6ULs look. Yeah sure they are 3 pounds lighter a piece but they are almost 100 dollars more each when you add in lugs, valve stems, and rings. The C3Ms came with all of that and the tires already mounted, balanced, and heat cycled ready to go! So for $109 a piece for a 15x9 wheel I think its a great buy.
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[SFL Miata]

Installed the coils and put on the wheels. This is what it initially looked like without any adjustment or a front lip.
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Then tried to put on an nb front sway bar and realized that the mounting points were slightly different so 949 links were soon to follow.
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crappy pic of the car still 4x4 status
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949 sway bar endlinks came in. I just need to get a set for the rear.
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Finally some pics of how the car actually sits about 4' at the pinch welds with the rear just a tad bit higher.
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Then I found this sweet turbo 1.6 on craigslist for a ridiculously cheap price. Ended up parting the entire car out and again I made a killing.
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This is the car's current state. Anyone need a shell?
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Did some more maintenance and got the timing belt/ water pump kit from rosenthal mazda. I very happy with the kit that they put together because it includes everything you need. Comes with the timing belt, water pump, tensioner pulley and idler pulley, crank and cam seals, new gaskets for the water pump, and two new belts. Install was pretty straight forward and I didn't really have any problems just it was a pain in the ass and took me all day. I also got new plugs and wires so the car idles a lot better. I'm now running straight water with some water wetter until the temperatures get a bit colder down here. Thats about it. Here are some pics...

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valve train looking good even though it has a million miles on it.
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A hard day of work for stuff you can't see
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[SFL Miata]

So first track day with this car was a success. It ran great for the first three runs. The last run i had a spark plug cable pop off the coil pack and basically the coilpack is all craked and it was causing the motor to misfire. No brake fade and no understeer or oversteer. I obviously was not pushing the car to its limits, but I'm still new this tracking thing so speed will come with time. Here are some pics...

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Went for a cruise the next weekend with the gf. I really enjoy driving the car around the city so this is why the car will stay relatively mild.
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Here I am with the gf
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crappy rolling shot
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I had been looking for a hardtop on craigslist for a while and suddenly one popped up and I picked it up for a mere $400 bucks!!!!!!!!! All the latches are good and the rear mounts are in perfect shape. The paint is in ok except its seriously chipping by the glass but whatever. I'll get the top painted one day. Here are some pics.

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First up is a Recaro SPG Profi. I must say that I love this seat. It's pretty light, around 17 pounds, and even though it has little padding it is still very comfortable. It hugs you in nicely, well at least it does for me and I'm about 5'10" with a 31 waist. The fabric is very nice and the bumpy padding on the shoulder pads is a nice touch. Overall I'm very happy with the seat and I feel good that I got a legit seat not a knock off.

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[SFL Miata]

Now for mounting solutions...I initially bought a used set of recaro side mounts which you can see are mounted to the seat. I don't know why, but in my mind I somehow thought that they would simply bolt onto the stock. This is certainly not the case and I quickly realized it. So onto some else. I got hooked up with a guy that makes custom brackets(thanks Nial) and he sent me over the same bracket that he made for Nial. The bracket is super high quality and it feels extremely solid. Today I try to install the seat and the bracket is pretty off. I now am assuming that the 1.8 cars have slightly different floors and transmission tunnel design which isn't allowing the bracket to sit correctly. So now I'm not sure what to do and need suggestions. I don't want to hack apart my brand new bracket, but we'll see.

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Here you can see where it doesn't fit properly because it hits the trans tunnel
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The back doesn't fit to well either
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Now to go with the seat I got a Schroth Clubman 6-point harness. It's the cheapest one they got, but it's still very high quality and I really like to camlock that they use. I'll be mounting the lower belt with some HMS plates that I got, I'll get pictures of those soon.

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So the last few days was a rush to get my seat mounted. My friend and I ended up completely hacking apart my seat bracket and we welded it back together. I have pics on my phone that I will try to upload later. Long story short the seat was mounted up and in a perfect spot specifically for me. The last day before the event I threw on my harness and we were good to go. On the track all I can say is what a difference from the stock leather seats! It was like night and day and I no longer had to fight to stay in one spot. Much easier to drive the car and concentrate on my line and turn in, instead of trying to stay in place. One of my favorite mods on the car. Next up is a nardi 350mm deep corn with qr to aid getting in and out of this car. I talk a lot here are some pics
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No clearance issues with the door bars
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tons of space on this side as well
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just a few mm of clearance here
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Also got a few other parts a while back. I took the hella light from my turbo '91 and put them on this car. What a difference between the hella lights and the stock sealed beams. Although I rarely even drive this car at night.
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Heres a pic for "fitment" and tire beefiness
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I have no pictures, but I installed my aluminum shifter bushing from 5x racing and I actually felt a bit of an improvement. I also changed the fluid in the turret. Now the shifter is tight and i can go through the gears much better.

Finally, got me a tiny Deka ext9 that weighs in at 6 lbs. No problems so far and it even cracked over the car one morning when it was around 35F. I just got a set of battery terminals from summit and made a custom bracket to hold it in place. Please excuse my dirty trunk.
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Got some small parts with some extra money sitting in my paypal account.

First up is a 5x racing solid shifter bushing. Nifty little piece of aluminum. I haven't installed it yet, but I'm not expected any drastic changes because my current shifter bushings are in ok shape.
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Next up is a set of INJOY visor block off plates. Nice little piece that have a slight wrinkle finish to them. Packaging was nice and they cleanly cover the holes where those worthless sun visors once were.
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[SFL Miata]

This is how you modify a seat bracket the proper way! This was quite an ordeal and I was in hurry to get everything done before my track event.

First things first. Take a plasma cutter to it!
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Now we have 3 pieces instead of one.
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Then cut off the excess from the back, bend the steel, drill new holes.
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Now we have a new base to work from.
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Bolt the brackets to the seat. Place the seat/brackets over the new base, take some measurements, check for clearance issues, and bam weld it all back together! New bracket that gets the job done. I know it doesn't look to pretty, but it works and its welded from underneath as well. At a later date I'll pull it out and paint it.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/Gio217_photos/IMG_0012.jpg

So here is my latest batch of parts. A bunch of stuff that isn't needed but sure is nice to have. I took a lot of pics for you guys since these items don't seem to have much documentation.

So first up this is everything that I ordered. Just some Italian stuff and Japanese stuff.
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DSC_0094 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851624805/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

We'll start with the Works Bell Miata specific short hub (55mm) Machined out of a solid piece of aluminum. Comes with everything you need to rewire your horn and defeat that airbag light. Also came with lots a instructions (of course in Japanese) with some semi helpful pictures.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6851630645_80f057db43_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851630645/)
DSC_0097 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851630645/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6851636329_687ed649ea_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851636329/)
DSC_0099 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851636329/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

With that big cutout, it doesn't require any modification to the clock spring which is a plus for me.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6851641693_a1451d20ab_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851641693/)
DSC_0101 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851641693/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Here you can get a nice view of the plastic piece surrounding the hub. Looks pretty good to me.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6851647155_e9e97bbc08_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851647155/)
DSC_0102 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851647155/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7043/6851652409_d4ec8e004e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851652409/)
DSC_0103 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851652409/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Next up is the Works Bell 12mm adapter to go from momo to nardi bolt pattern. Nice little piece of machined aluminum. Also comes with the hardware that you need.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6851658033_4b718f5403_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851658033/)
DSC_0104 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851658033/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Here it is stacked on top of the hub. Still a very slim setup 77mm total.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7206/6851674303_03ce04108e_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851674303/)
DSC_0109 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851674303/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

And the star of the show, 350mm Nardi Deep Corn with perforated leather and red stitching. Not too many people seem to have this wheel. Not sure why.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7070/6851697681_ff517d8911_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851697681/)
DSC_0113 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851697681/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Some concavity
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DSC_0114 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851703349/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Here is a close up of the stitching and leather. Some quality stuff right there.
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DSC_0116 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851715385/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Here is is with the horn button.
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DSC_0119 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851727659/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

A picture of the backside
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DSC_0121 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851739727/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

More closeups
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DSC_0122 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851745773/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Something you don't see everyday
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DSC_0123 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6851751455/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

[SFL Miata]

Got some installed pics even though they aren't the greatest.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/Gio217_photos/DSC_0021.jpg


Got a garage star 4" shifter extender from my buddy etikoner. Looks a little funny, but I want to try it out on the track. Should make shifting much easier.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/Gio217_photos/DSC_0022-1.jpg

I'm very happy with the quality of the works bell hub, but it really bothers me that the little plastic cover doesn't sit flush with the plstic steering column surround. I wish they just made it longer and then you can cut it down to suite your needs. O well it's going to stay.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/Gio217_photos/DSC_0023-1.jpg

Also my horn button popped in but it still is loose. I guess since I don't have a quick release it doesn't really have anything to hold on to from the inside. It works though and I wired one of the supplied resistors and no airbag light.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk265/Gio217_photos/DSC_0027.jpg

just chillen in the garage
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Thats all for now. I have one more small mod to finish off the interior, but thats for a later date.

In other news I wake up to this... My car got a new paint job courtesy of my girlfriend for valentine's day. About two hours of work and 2,200 post its later we get a piece of art

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7062/6875957431_6693079487_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875957431/)
DSC_0024 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875957431/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6875968871_758c0c8e64_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875968871/)
DSC_0026 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875968871/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7055/6875981149_97c34d80c2_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875981149/)
DSC_0028 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875981149/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

My brother added a touch cause he helped put on the post its
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DSC_0029 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6875993227/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7189/6876004251_3e378dacdc_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6876004251/)
DSC_0032 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6876004251/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

Finally got one of these. My amazing girlfriend got it for my birthday. Now I just need to get the rollbar mount.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7191/6903518961_f7844ee817_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6903518961/)
DSC_0025 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/66609977@N07/6903518961/) by Gio's photo stream (http://www.flickr.com/people/66609977@N07/), on Flickr

[SFL Miata]

So there you have it. The history of my car in the short 7 or 8 months that I have owned it. Sorry for the sort of randomness in the pictures as they are not all in order and some of the descriptions are in present tense instead of past. A lot of money, work, and time has already been put into this car. I have a total of 4 track days in March so you guys will be seeing plenty of video's of me driving around since I finally got a go pro. Phase 2 of this build will soon follow, but you guys will have to wait to see what I have planned.