BoBo's 96 montego blue (short) build thread

[BoBo]

I converted to the OEM NB shift knob & bought the TopGaiters leather shift boot & e-brake cover.

[BoBo]

Still running strong @185k.

[BoBo]

RB power pulse exhaust system arrived yesterday. The looks and quality is second to none. GWR ships fast!!!

[BoBo]

More pictures. The RB Cat Back definitely gives the car a nice accent. Not raspy & obnoxious like those coffee canister exhaust. I'm still in the "Break-In-Period" so for now, it has a very mild but deep drone, only on throttle though.

[Ihatecars]

I've been seriously considering the RB cat-back. What did you think of the weight of the entire thing? I've heard a few people complain about it being heavy.

[BoBo]

I've been seriously considering the RB cat-back. What did you think of the weight of the entire thing? I've heard a few people complain about it being heavy.

It's actually about 5lbs heavier than the oem unit. OEM unit is 22lbs vs RB being 27lbs...plus or minus a pound according to my scale. I will post a review tomorrow. I gotta say, it seems well built, it's a crime that this shiny bling has to be under the car.

[BlitzWing]

as a fellow RB kit owner its great, get it. I have the race center pipe and even then its quite mild (almost stock) until 4k. At 6k it starts sounding rather racy and 7k is an almost perfect sound to me for these cars.

[BoBo]

I picked up my car today, I recently had my transmission replaced.My tranny went bad a week ago, it was still shifting fine, however, it made some loud whining noises. I dipped into my boost fund, but it was worth it. With 109k on the replacement transmission, the shifting was vastly improved even before I had transmission problems.

[BoBo]

FlyinMiata packed everything nicely!!!
x2 Tophats
FM STB
FM Master Cylinder Brace

Will post more picks after install.

[BoBo]

Put the two bars together and the FM (stb) looked great!!!
Master Cylinder Brace


Top-Hats to freshen up the suspension

[BoBo]

Moroso coolant tank. My OEM coolant tank had crud stuck inside it, so why not replace it with some durable bling. The fitment was not exactly perfect, but some minor dremel trimming should fix it. I will talk more about the Moroso unit as soon as I get a chance to post a review.

[BoBo]

I received the Technafit brake lines this morning. I gotta wait until the "Super Storm" dies down before installing though.

[BoBo]

The FM springs has finally arrived!

[BoBo]

My Miata is officially retired from being a commuter car. The rest of it's remaining life will be used for HPDE and mountain runs. I cannot wait to have my 96 re-painted and restored.

Checkout my new commuter car! 2.5L 5 cylinder 6sp Tiptronic. I love the heated seats.

[BoBo]

I just finished installing the front set FM springs. I like how it's not loose like the Eibach pro kits once installed. It's good to know nothing will come loose under full droop.

It's amazing how these Monotube shocks can last. It still looks and rides nice like the first day I got it, even after 20k of hard driving on bumpy roads.