fwdtamiya Tries to Ruin Another NA

[— fwdtamiya —]

So, I'm updating this. Miata has just been getting the daily abuse, I decided to show the paint some love a little too late. Clear is separating bad now on whatever the sun has hit.





I took the car in to get smogged and after the wait smog attendant says "Well, you failed." Tells me it's because of the intake after the AFM. You see, I had the RB elbow to an ARC chamber. They're both metal, the CARB EO# is on the bracket that goes between both pieces and the paperwork I handed him for the RB elbow doesn't mention where it begins and ends, so I thought I could sneak by. He had come back to me with a printed picture of the intake he pulled from the internet, dude wen the extra mile to fail me, even though it passed on emissions numbers. Anywho, he said if I had the stock pipe I could swap it back in and pass, so I did the same day, then he runs the full test again and gives me the pass. Set for another 2 years.



While I was doing that swap, I damaged my old and fan thermo switch


so I bought a new one form Moss Miata for super cheap and installed it this morning when I put the ARC back in. NBD



The garage is looking cramped! Did I tell you all that I live with JonB now? I actually bought another BRG a little while ago, for very cheap, to clean up and flip. It was a fun little project. Hopefully it will be gone soon to a new owner in San Diego.



So of course I made the garage more cramped with the addition of a 2012 Triumph Street Triple R. It features a pair of Arrow titanium cans, Brembo adjustable front brake lever/master cylinder, ASV adjustable shift lever, a Daytona 675R rear Ohlins shock, along with some other minor bits. It's a joy to ride.



But, back to the miata. I custom ordered some mirrors and am super stoked with how they came out. I've been wanting water flower mirrors for a long long time, but their $1000-2000 price tag for the 1 pair and 1 single mirror I've ever seen on YJA kept them out of my hands. These were a bit cheaper and because I got to choose every option of their essence, it makes them very dear to me.









An adapter is being drawn up by my good friend Jeremy (artcentermiata), as with his 3D printing experience, technical/art background and OCD, he's basically the only one I would trust with this work. I sent him some measurements:



Remember when I rolled my last car? Well, these two finally got some paint (not pictured) from a shop called Hermes Performance. So I'll have to install them soon and get some pictures I guess.

[oldgrayleather]

Love the updates!! Love that you’re sharing them with the rest of MRNet even more!!!!!! xo