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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift NCGreasemonkey's Avatar
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    "The 2017 Miata New Year's Challenge Thread!"

    Since no one else started a new one!

    Fill us in folks!

    This is the place to set your goals and check them off!

    I am building my list, too.
    Last edited by NCGreasemonkey; 01-04-2017 at 12:20 AM.
    ... Rick

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    New helmet for auto-x and Mechanix vented gloves
    Finish cutting out my rear bumper, because racecar
    Hella OEM style E-code headlights
    Replace Throwout & Pilot bearings
    Clutch & flywheel that came with the car
    FM Little Big Brake kit maybe.. current pads are good but rotors could use a turn.
    Find and fix the new, small oil leak
    Keep the interior clean, as usual. Paint is awful so no worries there.

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power freedomgli's Avatar
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    • Tune the Megasquirt ECU
    • Drive the car a lot, gather lots of data, refine the engine tune
    • Take car to a load bearing chassis dyno for even more engine tuning
    • Install new brake discs and pads all around
    • Reattach Redline Goods leather gauge hood cover where it is coming loose
    • Modify instrument cluster so that the lights behind the tachometer are more diffuse so all the numbers on the gauge face are illuminated, possibly install LED bulbs
    • Install Revlimiter anti-glare lenses for my KG Works instrument panel cover
    • Install new door panel interior trim (upper and lower panels, door pulls)
    • Maybe purchase and install new coilovers (Fox or XIDA) if time and budget allows
    • Maybe retrim spare NA6 seats in black leather if budget allows, swap out MSM seats
    • Start work on restoration of D-Tech M2-1001 front bumper and making mold to reproduce in carbon fiber

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! DarylSibcy's Avatar
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    - Also improve Megasquirt Tune
    - Nakamae Type R seats
    - Install FM Happy Meal Clutch & Flywheel
    - Wooden KG Works Cluster + Install Revlimiter Gauges
    - Install FM Butterfly Brace
    - Nardi Classico 340mm or 360mm Wooden Wheel
    - Center Console Delete
    - Simplify even further...
    - Sell Enkei RPF1s ;)
    - Sell Joyfast Short Shift Knob
    - Sell Nardi Deep Corn Wheel (330mm w/Red Stitching)

    DIY the heck out of the interior

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    Idling - Listen to it purr... BluFalcon's Avatar
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    I've only owned my car since Dec 2015, so my goals may seem a bit...."quaint".

    -Finally Install My Suspension Setup
    -Buy Some Real Wheels and Better Tires
    -Figure Out My Seating Situation (Keep Surfboards or Go Aftermarket)
    -Nuke the Bose Amp, and Get Better Sound From the Aftermarket Head Unit
    -Exterior Dress Up
    -Don't Go Overboard
    99 Mazda Miata-The Fun One
    05 VW Golf TDI- Daily Driver Oil Burner
    06 Mitsubishi Raider DuroCross V8- Hauls Things, Drinks Gas

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    4,000 rpm - entering the fun zone Paul B's Avatar
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    The realistic plans:

    -Install MR Short shifter
    -Re-cover door panels & install LE speaker covers
    -NA8 Seat belt recievers
    -FM Shock tower Brace
    -Corns shift knob
    -Trade my Nardi wheel for one with polished spokes
    -Frame rails / maybe butterfly brace
    -Valve cover powder coat change
    -New coilovers
    -radiator
    -clutch & fly wheel

    The "if those get done and Im feeling wild plans":
    15x9 or 15x10 6UL
    Fender flares

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    2,000 rpm - light wheelspin, no bog here! Ctsquid's Avatar
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    Part to be installed
    -MR short shifter
    -tail lights
    -headlights
    -exhaust
    -seats
    -gauges
    -tsi's
    -Radio
    -Center console

    Parts to purchase
    -Coilovers
    -FM Happy Meal kit
    -Wheels and Tires

    Problems to diagnose and resolve
    -Phantom draw on battery
    -Noise from front of motor

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift NCGreasemonkey's Avatar
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    Thanks Gang for making this thread worthwhile!

    I hope to post my plans. But today showed me a change.

    Have incoming parts and bits. But what is just a coolant leak finding another outlet is the game now. Hoping to arrive in Fla. in the original guise so I can come home to a swap. But the new time line if the 'moving leak' is more than expected is now up-for grabs.

    Post on fellow nutz! Push me to get Noir to 'Palooza no matter what I find after the snow!

    Peace!
    ... Rick

    Quote Originally Posted by Hammerhead View Post
    ...and don't be like an NCGreasemonkey.
    For the thread on Noir click below
    http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....e-light-Slowly

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    4,000 rpm - entering the fun zone Hyper's Avatar
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    WAIT - WAIT until the shop tuning the car calls me with good news, and then..... post a lot pictures dyno videos having fun with my NB roadster.

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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power MLambert19's Avatar
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    I just went back and looked at my 2016 goals, and realize that I actually met most of them (remarkable!) - and then deviated from that plan quite a bit (sold cams & ITB's, installed FM2).

    For 2017:
    1.) Recover NA6 Seats in leather from Pakistan, install.
    2.) Find a shop to Paint GV Tail, install.
    3.) Washer Fluid Bottle Relocation, Tribute Nozzle install.
    4.) Nakamichi HU & door speakers install, and Headrest Speaker Replacement.
    5.) FM Butterfly Brace install (since I went turbo, I now have room to upgrade from plain rail braces!).
    6.) Nardi knob & handbrake stain & polyurethane.
    7.) Sticky Dash (this will more likely be done NEXT winter, as I'm away again now...)

    A safe and happy 2017 to all! -Matt

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift Demon I Am's Avatar
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    Pretty much nothing. I think I want my own home more than car stuff now. I guess this is growing up
    Done.

    I had no time for my car last year. Hopefully this year will see some more positive changes.

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    6,000 rpm - mere mortals would shift NCGreasemonkey's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by Demon I Am View Post
    Done.

    I had no time for my car last year. Hopefully this year will see some more positive changes.
    At least get the passenger seat reinstalled...

    Oh, wait. I haven't one in either.
    ... Rick

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    ...and don't be like an NCGreasemonkey.
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    3,000 rpm - starting to feel the power BRGNA8's Avatar
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    * Maxim Works headers.
    * Fujitsubo Legalis R catback exhaust.
    * 4.1 Torsen LSD.
    * Samco silicone cooling hose replacements.
    * Nakamichi CD400 Headunit.
    * Retrofit JDM Eunos Roadster fog lights.
    * Refreshing all OEM suspension components and control arms.
    * Mazdaspeed suspension bushings replacements.
    * Mazdaspeed differential mount bushings replacements.
    * Retrofit OEM NA8 A/C unit with all component parts.
    * CocoMats Sisal custom floor mats.
    * Maruha power window regulators.
    * Nakamae tan plain doorcards with tan door pull straps.
    * Nakamae tan quilted seats with the seats re-foamed.
    * Robbins cloth soft top with glass rear window, no demister lines.
    * Wilwood 4 pot front brake calipers.
    * BBS Mahle 14x6 +13 wheels in silver (second set of wheels).

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    5,000 rpm - there be torque here! MiataQuest's Avatar
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    * Finish the wife's Mustang II (So I can start working on the Miata!)
    * Jetstream TSI's with clearsies
    * 3rd brake light clearsies
    * Polish & wax body
    * Zoom gas cap
    * Baseline the existing engine, fix cooling & oil leaks
    * Shifter bushings
    * Drive it a bit, decide on future brake and suspension upgrades
    * Ecotec 2.4 engine swap
    * Bling fog lights as DRL's
    * Tires and wheels
    * Start transformation from a Miata to a Eunos Manticore
    * Hood vents
    * Body stripe and Spec II spoiler
    * Mini winkers and side stripe
    * Carbon Miata quad light rear panel corrections, paint, and installation.
    * Front R-lip spoiler
    * Clutch and brake master cylinder, clutch slave cylinder.
    * RevLimiter vent rings
    * Finish Bikini cover, need clamps
    * Lower side skirts with reinforcements
    * Carbon Miata front air vent with Cosmo grill
    * Cut rear bumper and incorporate Corvair Monza vents
    * Fix quad headlights
    * Sell Flyin Miata engine
    * Update the Manticore build thread with more goofyness!
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    I've got no major plans for my car this year, mostly small things like some dress-up bolts under the hood. I am thinking that the shorty rear bumper needs some kind of cut-out, it is just too... vast. I am currenlty leaning towards something like this.


    I need to paint my trunk hinges as well.

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