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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift oldgrayleather's Avatar
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    Been driving Berg more often since the new clutch. My only gripe is the stock seats since I've gotten so used to the lower and more snug Nakamae R's. Have been bringing Berg to work ("what, you have another one?!"), KINOD ("what, you have another one?" and the beach ("cool Miata dude" or "oooh, isn't that cute").



    Ordered a replacement Safety Drive horn button since I broke the first one and wanted to put the Momo back on (the 330mm Nardi is just too small and blocks too much of Rev's stunning gauges)



    With all the driving also now closer to 90k than 80k. To me, mileage is only a measure of enjoyment.


    It's not like Benny is getting ignored as I've really been trading off the two. Such a difference in driving character mostly down to seats, clutch and tires.


    Work's still grinding (thus the late night post) but coming home tonight to a package from 949 helped with the unwind...




    Very excited about things. Things that may make me unintentionally neglect Berg again for a while...

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    Oooh, I smell FI??

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    I really need to do that reroute.

    Keep up the awesome work.


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    Eldest son took dog and I for a drive up to Palos Verdes, such joy sharing the great roads, stunning views and love of Miati. I've never been a great passenger but for some reason not the case when I'm with him.


    Thursday was a great day. Started off like most school days.. middle son and I off on the school run with Benny.


    There was a work event announcing a new game so was wrapped up by 2pm. Given the hours we've been working, made the team take the rest of the day and Friday off to recuperate. Decided to swing by to see Makito and talk about when we could get Berg in for some paint and fitment work. There was a great collection of FC's, FD's and some S2K's. There was only one parking spot for me, beside this...


    I'd never seen a Simpson Design car in person. Really impressed...




    Got home and there was a little package from Randy-san with the Sazaire keyhole cover and an aluminum odometer reset button...


    Small details but super happy with them.



    I'd taken off the AWD aluminum overlays from the speedo and tach to scan them for my custom RevLimiter gauge project and have been loving driving around seeing all the 1013 gauge faces. Now really torn about putting them back on just out of principle. I think its going to be hard to cover up the beautiful design Adam's been coming up with. For any of you that have shared the thrill of getting his gauges, the process of making your own personalized gauges is at a completely different level.

    Thursday night ended with a wash and much contentment...




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    Benny is beautiful as ever, Pete! The wheels are 7" wide and the r888s are 225 correct? They look so meaty, jelly for sure.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greasemonkey2000 View Post
    Benny is beautiful as ever, Pete! The wheels are 7" wide and the r888s are 225 correct? They look so meaty, jelly for sure.
    The sharks are 14x8.5 -8 with 225 on the rear and 215’s on the front. Didn’t plan to do staggered tires but the fronts were still rubbing. Haha

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    Oh wow, didn't realize the rear wheels were that wide...were they widened? I didn't think they made them wide from ssr. Really makes me want to stick to my plan of getting 14"×8.5" or 9" Watanabe's....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Greasemonkey2000 View Post
    Oh wow, didn't realize the rear wheels were that wide...were they widened? I didn't think they made them wide from ssr. Really makes me want to stick to my plan of getting 14"×8.5" or 9" Watanabe's....
    They were rebarreled and completely rebuilt by Barrel Bros in Australia. I also have wide Wats on my wishlist

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    No driving pics yet this week but just got confirmation on a couple orders that are on their way and decided not to wait until they arrived to share...

    Karo mats from Japan. Super excited about these though I'm sure many will think I went with the most boring of options they had. I believe the black check originally was a special edition only provided to Recaro for the NSX. Bill over at MiataRoadster was the one to have them measured up and made specifically for LHD models.


    And being a good samaritan I'm "helping" out a friend who's parting out his third NA that's been written off in the last year and a bit. He's moving onto a new project which I can understand given the luck he (hasn't) had. Looking forward to some MS and RetroModern goodies...



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    Quote Originally Posted by MX5Wisher View Post
    Aaron?
    Yessir

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    Friday was kinda crap. KINOD started out as usual and it looked like there was going to be a good turn out when five police cruisers showed up. Apparently there's been a lot of car related shenanigans (closing down intersections for donuts and freeways for races) and some fatalities in City of Industry so they've been instructed to shut down all car meets. They were decent about it and all but frustrating that some morons have to ruin it for the rest of us.

    Saturday went out for a drive with eldest son who brought along his DSLR. First time I'd ever tried using one.. it shows




    Design for my first set of custom RevLimiter gauges are just about finished so those with the new cluster will probably going in before too long. Already prepped the other cluster but was a lot harder to get Adam's lenses installed but only because of the cleaning and trying to ensure every bit of silicone was off them. Have really been enjoying looking at the full AWD gauges for a bit...


    Also really noticed how happy I am with the M2 mirrors especially after driving Berg. They have the right balance of size without totally compromising visibility. The Zoom's are also good with the wide/blue lenses but they droop all the time no matter how hard I've tried to tighten them up. Gotta figure that out.. anyone have any tips?

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift oldgrayleather's Avatar
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    I was super excited a couple years ago to win a set of black JDM mats from YJA. Unfortunately they didn’t match color-wise and didn’t wear terribly well either.. driver’s side got a snag and ran badly and then it developed a hump right in front of the pedals. I flatted them under some weights for 48 hours but the problem returned shortly after. Then I tried putting Velcro on the backside and on the floor but that didn’t work either. I’d seen a lot more JDM mats showing up but guessed the issue was that RHD fitment wasn’t a perfect match for LHD so didn’t want to again take the risk. Sad mats…


    After a bunch of research (mainly on NSX forums since they seemed to have been adopted as a great upgrade) I finally bit the bullet and ordered a set of Karo mats from Bill at http://www.miataroadster.com.

    Got home late last night and the package was propped up by the door. Packages from EMS really are the best.


    I loved the subtle black/ black check I opted for…


    This morning I went out early for a test fit. 10/10. Bill had to size them for Karo and they’re cut to accommodate NA + NB so my longer M2-inspired dead pedal works perfectly.



    OK, a whole post dedicated just to mats and too much gushing but I love them. Will see how they wear, how well they keep clean, etc but for now.. spanking brand new mats really feels like its transformed the interior.

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    Those are hot. Confirmed on my "need to buy" list.

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    Yea imma need these. Tough to spend that much $ on mats but they look great.


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