What did you do to your NA today? 2016 version

[— kung fu jesus —]

I'll never get over how much weight you lost, Steve!

Thanks, man! I'm pretty proud I have been able to keep it off. My longtime friends here couldn't believe it either.

[Demon I Am]

Oh yeah? Let's see! Oh yeah, there's a thread for that

[BRGNA8]

Not much of an update but replaced the battery as whatever battery it had was struggling to turn the car over. Brand new OEM Panasonic item I managed to score.

Car will be going in to the shop in the next month or so for a few things

Toda clutch + lightened flywheel
OEM clutch master + slave cylinder replacement
Goodridge braided clutch line
GarageStar lightened alternator + water pump pulleys
OEM NA6 oil pressure sender
RacingBeat sway bar endlinks
Dixcel Type SD 6 slot rotors
Dixcel Type M brake pads
Mazdaspeed engine mounts
Minor service (oil + oil filter change, etc)
OEM front + rear lip kit

[Oregonmon]

Rock chip repair.

[HarryB]

Wow, did not expect that.

[Corifto]

I can finally say I have a turbo Miata.




Took a celebratory photo after taking a short drive.



Also installed fender braces from Garage Star



I also finished my Zoom winker wiring like a pro. Individual heat shrink over each connector, braided loom over it all, terminated with a larger heat shrink.




The car has been down for about two months, and we've done a lot.

Install Torsen
Install full exhaust
Install Garage Star fender braces
Install MkTurbo kit
Install oil lines
Drill pan for drain
Swap valve covers
Add Joyfast bolts
Install boost gauge
Extend IAT wire
Install Zoom side winners
Had pipes welded and turbo ported by Wrench Masters LLC
Had hot side ceramic coated by Engine Armor Coatings
Installed Garage Star tow hook
Installed rear mud flaps
And I'm sure I'm missing stuff.

[—Martin—]

I used child labor to pull the blower motor so we could clean out leaves and pine needles.



I don't bend like that any more.

[NCGreasemonkey]

Hey Martin!

You gonna hire out the young in's to other Miata owner's?

Went around the sharp bend on Jones Road yesterday and had the puddle spew from my HVAC box. Cleaned the tube and outlet today. Would have been easier with a smaller body. And younger!

[—Martin—]

Give us a shout if you're ever in northwest Arkansas and need some work done

[— kung fu jesus —]

FYI, that black crossbar there in the glovebox void comes out, 2 or 3 screws. Makes accessing the blower very easy.

[JamieH]

Today I decided to take out the Garage Star delrin door bushings and reinstall the stock rubber bushings. Not to say the GS delrin bushings don't do exactly what they say they do, they work fantastically at giving the doors a more solid connection to the rest of the car when closed. But they do require more force to close them all the way, and it does get tiring on a daily basis.

While I was as it, I removed the door bushing cups to hammer the openings in a little to try to get a similar effect from the old, stock rubber door bushings. Think I'll look into getting new OEM bushings. And I know they still make them since Mazda hasn't changed them at all, the ND uses the exact same door bushings as the NA.

[— kung fu jesus —]

Do you know the guy in the red NB, black hood, behind you in the Killboy shot?

[JamieH]

Do you know the guy in the red NB, black hood, behind you in the Killboy shot?

Nah, met him on the way back from the donut run. Here's his facebook though.

[CJ10]

$20 for a red powdercoated valve cover

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[— Hammerhead —]

As the build of 93LE #1040 is not yet completed and I gave the Rover to my daughter to drive to school, I've been driving my long neglected 93LE #140. I bought new 205-50/15 Direzza DZ102 tires, installed a new shorty radio antenna and Runabout mirrors. The MSSS1 stereo was acting up, so I pulled the Panasonic I purchased last year off the shelf and installed it last night. I need to custom fab a faceplate and bracket so that it fits properly.