Keep that NA conversation going

Let's get a Random chat started about NA Miatas, it can be about anything as long as its NA Miata related................. and begin .........


Ok so I drove my NA pretty hard today since it hasn't been driven in a while (2 days), a yellow light and sweeping uphill right hand corner was clear for me so I just went for it:mrgreen: downchangin revmatching into second, turn the wheel, I can hear the front tires squeeling and beginning to understeer, I give it some more throttle, now the rear end starts stepping out but ever so progressively, on exit the tail wags a bit, but straighten up onto the main road of the busy intersection, at least 50+ cars plus pedestrians onlooking... thinking to myself, yeah goddamn, so good, I love 185 profile tires, just the right amount of skinny and no grip to have fun.

Next traffic light i stopped and all the cars behind me who witness my majestic drift (no doubt convincing them to go out and buy a miata/mx5) caught up. I thought, hmmm, should I just go for it again?

Burnout and rip it right? Nah my car is a BRG, its way too classy for that.:cool:

wouldn't want to tarnish the reputations of my other fellow gentleman BRG brothers right? :lol:

RIGHT! :lol:

Sounds like a lot of fun. I ought to do the same with mine. Take it out and just devour a few unsuspecting intersections.
I've been remodeling my house for about the last 3 months getting it ready to put on the market so my Miata had been extremely deprived of attention this summer.
Isn't the law enforcement pretty severe in their punishment for for traffic violations down under?

In my generation or at least for some of us we may find that a bit too permissive. That is allowing your emotions to be justified by "I got skills or see what I can do with this" in a way that may put some someone in jeopardy including deliberately getting someone else's attention. Now if there is a desire for such may be an autocross would be more appropriate or a more remote area where there is more control and no pedestrian as possible. Just randomly thinking and saying.....lol

Be safe brothers......

had money saved up for a sweet rollbar, and some sexy SSR wheels pop up for sale in the perfect offset for my flares. :fp:

Long story short I could have bought several rollbars for this kinda money, ugh

http://i.imgur.com/ouUQDp0.jpg

I know... And you're probably right but sometimes, while driving a beautiful road-hugging roadster you just want to ignore the brake and let it roll! I agree that driving on public roads is a great responsibility and believe me, I've payed for doing stupid stuff on the road.
Nowadays when I do get to enjoy a nice drive it's usually on a back country road, which we have plenty of here, later in the afternoon to enjoy the sun going down, the fresh air and my wife sitting next to me. Picture perfect!
I'm pretty much done with the crazy antics of my past years. Just want to enjoy life.

Went to Jackson Racing to get a new supercharger pulley. I need to make all the boosts.

Had a nutjob in a S2000 want to race. Lucky for me there was another nutjob in a Civic SI there to accommodate him. The S2000 guy stalled it and the Civic got a jump on him. The S2000 caught him just as traffic blocked the second lane. The guy in the S2000 decided to pass in the bike lane, and the Civic swerved to block. The S completed the pass, which was remarkable considering he did not have any room between the curb and the Civic. I thought they were going to fight at the next light, but the Civic turned right and the S2000 gave chase. Whole lot of stupid going around there.

My friend has been borrowing my Miata for about a month now while his VW R32 has been broken. I get the car back tomorrow! Can't wait to drive it!

I still want a 91 BRG, I have an entire interior waiting to go in one, there was a nice looking one that popped up today for $4000 but always when I dont have the play money. Anyone have BBS wheels on a BRG? I bet it would look super classy!

I blew the horn in my Miata today, at a lady that sat threw a whole green light cycle, and then the light turned green again and it still took her about 20 seconds to go, I was about to get out and go check on her, was starting to think she died behind the wheel or something.

on another note, I plan on custom building me a box for my cone filter on my intake, the previous owner put a cone on it and lost the factory box and I like the sound of the cone but I hate the billion degree air it draws in just being open so I am going to design a box that works in tandem with a headlight door that has a vent in it.

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Originally Posted by MightyM

Isn't the law enforcement pretty severe in their punishment for for traffic violations down under?

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Yes and No. Depending on your demeanor/behavior. I've never had any problems with the popo down here and always find them pretty chill.

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Originally Posted by mx54life

In my generation or at least for some of us we may find that a bit too permissive. That is allowing your emotions to be justified by "I got skills or see what I can do with this" in a way that may put some someone in jeopardy including deliberately getting someone else's attention. Now if there is a desire for such may be an autocross would be more appropriate or a more remote area where there is more control and no pedestrian as possible. Just randomly thinking and saying.....lol

Be safe brothers......

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Have to agree there, the 'mx5 moment' got the better of me that time, (it doesn't happen all the time I see a clear way I promise lol). Safe driving everyone and never try to reach your limits on the public road.

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Originally Posted by Phatmiata

I still want a 91 BRG, I have an entire interior waiting to go in one, there was a nice looking one that popped up today for $4000 but always when I dont have the play money. Anyone have BBS wheels on a BRG? I bet it would look super classy!

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phat those gold ssr wheels would look boss on a BRG, more boss than BBS haha:slayer:

Phat, so you were planning g on putting on the BBS's then found these beautiful SSR's? What dimensions are the SSR's?
The gold will look sweet on the black LE!

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Originally Posted by MightyM

Phat, so you were planning g on putting on the BBS's then found these beautiful SSR's? What dimensions are the SSR's?
The gold will look sweet on the black LE!

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Was originally going for an S-Limited look with my miata (black car and gold/bronze wheels)

http://i.imgur.com/y1FTi9Z.jpg

Still gonna do that, just with a little more flare :blaugh2:

Nothing crazy on the wheels since I still want function. They are 15x8

Very nice. That's the perfect size imo. Can't wait to see them on!

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Originally Posted by toms96mx5

I blew the horn in my Miata today, at a lady that sat threw a whole green light cycle, and then the light turned green again and it still took her about 20 seconds to go, I was about to get out and go check on her, was starting to think she died behind the wheel or something.

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Time to upgrade to air horns?? :whistle:

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Originally Posted by Phatmiata

I still want a 91 BRG, I have an entire interior waiting to go in one, there was a nice looking one that popped up today for $4000 but always when I dont have the play money. Anyone have BBS wheels on a BRG? I bet it would look super classy!

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Same here my daughter got 3 more semesters and then some recovery period before I see some serious play money. Both my LE and BRG projects are place on hold. Complete interior sets are patiently waiting. Now those SSR would make a BRG super gorgeous. I can only dream of it for now :-(

I was planning to biuld the 93LE and the 95M but it's too costly with my miata habit lol

Just down to (1) miata now so hopefully the build will progress faster now.

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Originally Posted by Phatmiata

I was planning to biuld the 93LE and the 95M but it's too costly with my miata habit lol

Just down to (1) miata now so hopefully the build will progress faster now.

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So I would guess the 95M was let go? It requires a lot of deliberation to consciously focus just on one miata. I am really torn between a clean tan and red interior. In my mind I would pick the LE interior any day but when I see my nice tan interior in my spare room, the thought of a BRG will linger for days. I still several parts I need to install with my SC 94. We shall see after I recover from my recent Carpal Tunnel surgery but then again both hands have to be done so it may not be till 3 months later before I can turn some wrenches.

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Yes and No. Depending on your demeanor/behavior. I've never had any problems with the popo down here and always find them pretty chill.

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My wife went to visit her sister in Sydney a few years back n was saying that people there don't even touch their cell phones while they're driving because of how strict the cops are just made me think they were like that about all "illegal" activity on the road.

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Originally Posted by Phatmiata

Anyone have BBS wheels on a BRG?

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Like this?
http://i1341.photobucket.com/albums/...ps64e32d12.jpg

I've been trying to find good info on the 185 cup to no avail, sadly.
And I've also been finding myself more and more envious of people with 85 Ms...

I wonder if any other car can beat the hunger for aftermarket parts as NA owner has LOL. I know that the lust to modify a car is still well alive so it makes me think if other platforms are as active as ours.

I am loving my NA9C .

I need to put thread lock on my shift knob cause the harmonics of full throttle first gear pulls make it come loose.

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Originally Posted by mx54life

I wonder if any other car can beat the hunger for aftermarket parts as NA owner has LOL. I know that the lust to modify a car is still well alive so it makes me think if other platforms are as active as ours.

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Its kind of interesting that you say that. Yesterday I was doing a random Google search with Miata in the search bar and came across another forum where these s2000 guys where dogging Miatas... Talking about how they can "take" a Miata off the line, a stock Miata... Thats not a very difficult task. A stock Miata is not the greatest drag racer... but when it is upgraded to have the power output of say an s2000, then it becomes a pretty serious competitor.

The list of upgrades from so many different vendors world wide for the Miata is so vast its mind boggling and the history behind the car is nothing short of fascinating. I personally am a PROUD owner of my Miata and now coming to know it better than I ever have before, the only other car/s that I would drive would be exotics or some very rare one off type of car. I used to lust over the E46 M3 which is still one of my favorite "practical" high performance cars but I dunno if I would trade my Miata for it... Just not the same.

I'm still having a blast with my 96 Montego Blue. I bought an 07 Rabbit for commute, it's a nice torquey car that handles well with plenty of room, but I ended up driving my Miata more throughout the summer with the top down. Speaking of "top down" I'm finally getting another softop, the one I got on my car is all tattered.

I think we all have our own list of dream cars/cars we would like to own, but all those cars I can live without. MX-5/Miata is a car I can't live without and that's why it's my 'dream' car.

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So I would guess the 95M was let go? It requires a lot of deliberation to consciously focus just on one miata. I am really torn between a clean tan and red interior. In my mind I would pick the LE interior any day but when I see my nice tan interior in my spare room, the thought of a BRG will linger for days. I still several parts I need to install with my SC 94. We shall see after I recover from my recent Carpal Tunnel surgery but then again both hands have to be done so it may not be till 3 months later before I can turn some wrenches.

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Yes, I sold the 95 Merlot this year. I figure I can find a clean BRG, or 95M later on down the road. And I still have a complete tan interior from a 91BRG, NOS tan Closed loop Carpet, V-Special Eunos Roadster door panels, V-Special floor mats, etc. So I think those items are the hardest items to get these days, (had bought all this when I sold the white Miata) and anyways I can always find a NA Miata.

^^^definitely the NOS Tan closed loop carpet is the hardest. I have seen NOS LE several times already but not on tan the yet. Worst case scenario I can settle for the plush ones I guess :-(

Correct you will indeed find a clean NA pretty easily and turn that into a project. This thought thus makes me calm down lol....

It's easier to find a clean NA down south. I was looking over winter and could only find a couple rust free NA's in PA. I ended up grabbing a 96 C package with Torsen.

Fbody boards are pretty mod happy but some of that is LS swap stuff into other platforms.

I need more hidden cracks in my NA8C dash like I need a second one on my ass.

Anyone got a clean and fresh NA6 tan dash they'd like to donate?

Yes swap it!!! NA6 dash is best !!

I must be in the minority but I like the NA8 dash better.

NA6 looks clean with the flat passenger side (no airbag)

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Originally Posted by Phatmiata

Yes swap it!!! NA6 dash is best !!

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I've wanted to for the longest time now. All I need is the tan NA6 dash, a black crash pad, and a JDM DIN tombstone. Oh, and some tan loop carpet too... and some 93LE speaker covers... and some Nakamae quilted bits. You know, just the base essentials, no biggie.

I've seen it at ilmotorsport as an option, but googling it only lead me to german pages which I cannot read: was there a miata with a 1.9 liter engine?

no miata 1.9L ever

In Aus we only get the NA6 dash! no airbag dash for us no sir

We are 10 posts ahead of the NB conversation thread :blaugh2:

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I've wanted to for the longest time now. All I need is the tan NA6 dash, a black crash pad, and a JDM DIN tombstone. Oh, and some tan loop carpet too... and some 93LE speaker covers... and some Nakamae quilted bits. You know, just the base essentials, no biggie.

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You might want to pick up (or recover your existing) upper door cards in black. It's a much nicer flow.

example: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2669/...eac0f449_z.jpgDSC07484 by Tony Driver, on Flickr

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Originally Posted by Demon I Am

You might want to pick up (or recover your existing) upper door cards in black. It's a much nicer flow.

example: https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2669/...eac0f449_z.jpgDSC07484 by Tony Driver, on Flickr

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On 94-97 with tan interior the door uppers are black from the factory :)

good to know!

I plan to do the conversion on my Miata also when I find time... I picked up a dash from a 92 SE I believe earlier this summer. It came with the tombstone but no hood. Will my current 94 hood fit?
http://i.imgur.com/vhuoXtH.jpg

This is what I want mine to look like though, without the center portion and glove box.
This interior has been a huge inspiration to me. Not sure who it belongs to though.
http://i.imgur.com/BBqHd2I.jpg
Also I can't remember who it is but one of our forum members did an aluminum inlay in his crash pad and it looks absolutely awesome!

That was Slevin's? I think... I couldn't go back to daily driving without carpet and heat shielding.

No your 94 hood will not fit on the 92 dash. I made that mistake a few years back.

I would keep the carpet also. I like the sound barrier that carpet adds along with comfort.

So the tan closed loop carpet does not quite match the tan OEM carpet? Or is that the faded tan color I am seeing?

random observation:

Aston martin DB7 vantage door handles are the same as ours:mrgreen:

http://cdntbs.astonmartin.com/sitefi...r.jpg?sfvrsn=0

http://www.ammar.my/wp-content/uploa...4.jpg_1024.jpg

some very interesting retrimmed NA seats on YJA

http://i.imgur.com/UGewPkX.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/d9ikaw0.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/d9W6nJv.jpg

not my style but can certainly appreciate the work

lovely, but they don't look good with that carpet color. Maybe a light grey, or that biscuit tan from the NB...

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So the tan closed loop carpet does not quite match the tan OEM carpet? Or is that the faded tan color I am seeing?

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In the pic that Demon posted? I think the floor mats are faded.

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In the pic that Demon posted? I think the floor mats are faded.

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Now that I have been paying attention to it even in other tan interior posts they all look similarly in lighter tan shade. It's the plush carpet tan carpet that actually resembles the OEM "Camel" tan carpet. Or may they were also faded lol.

That was my first NA, The floor mats were faded badly, and I had not yet bothered to replace them

FM are finally releasing their Fox suspension.

https://www.flyinmiata.com/fox-suspe...a-chassis.html

About same price as I have to pay for a set of Øhlins with TUV.

I kinda want to print another NA Miata tee-shirt for the forum, what about a widebody Miata on the front of the shirt, probably going to run 1 color this time as printing with more than 3 colors its crazy expensive in screen printing.

I just had an agreement with the dude that was braking a brg NA8. He decided to keep the BRG intact for track purposes, and he is braking a USDM NA6 '91. So I got the black dash, black floor carpet, black door cards, both doors (manual windows converted to auto) and rear trunk woth third stop light.

My project is taking shape finally!

I'd love to find a nice-designed NB shirt, of course... but the NA ones are usually good.

somebody grab these sexy TODA cam pulleys in the for sale section!!

http://mazdaroadster.net/showthread....able-Cam-Gears

I've had the Mazdaspeed engine mounts in for a while now and man it's just rattling the shit out of my car. Everything is vibrating - my headlight, my hood latch, my steering column cover, stuff i don't even now is vibrating lol. But upshifts at high rpm are rock solid, no engine movement there buddy, none.
Door bushes in for a week now and I can say the difference was quite noticeable on my car. Door section feels much more solid and less flexing over bumps.

engine bay shot 'coz why not

http://i.imgur.com/r7FpDHE.jpg

Would you suggest them for a daily? The engine mounts, I mean.

Something else I wanted to ask. I read somewhere here, that in NA6 the 6 stands for 1.6l engines, and NA8 for 1.8l engines (89-93 and 94-97) for USDM and JDM models. What about EUDM models. The 94-97 with the detuned 1.6l are considered NA8?

Did both a autocross and a trackday this weekend.
Huge fun!

Some pics:

https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...47822685_o.jpg
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...83089649_o.jpg
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...94623609_o.jpg
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...04151318_o.jpg
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...60789736_o.jpg
https://scontent-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net...30365272_o.jpg

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Originally Posted by 91BRG

I've had the Mazdaspeed engine mounts in for a while now and man it's just rattling the shit out of my car.

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Could it be that your diff need new bushings?

^looks like a lot of fun

Rat, if your engine mounts are fine I would just leave them, if they are worn out then consider these. As for having them for a daily, that depends on how hardcore you wannabe:mrgreen:

don't think so slam, most of the vibration is coming from the engine bay, but some of it transfers into the front end of the cabin.

I'm in an NB (which I know Apples:Oranges) but I didn't notice much difference at all between the stock mounts and the Mazda Comp mounts.

whats up with the surge of used NA Miatas? Is everyone trading up for the ND? I see a ton of rare and special edition NA and NB cars up for grabs online with low low miles.

Maybe you guys with higher miles might look into picking up another NA? I know I am. :whistle:

ok which one of you is gonna jump on this??

http://page11.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/j...ion/n156659084

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vz6ikUxr98g

Such a great story if you haven't seen it. And my god the sound of that 1.9.

It might be an end of summer thing as to why we are seeing them come up for sale.

Had my dad drive Hakumei today. Noticed he was shifting at around 3k rpms...

Me: Dad what are you doing? Drive it. Torque kicks in around 4k. Shift at 7k.
Dad: I don't want to break your car.
Me: ....Just do it.
Dad: Hmmm... Not bad at all.

That made me feel all warm inside since my dad drives a 350ish hp Stealth TT. :D

Buuump, why did this thread die? I installed my NA6 dash yesterday, but the heater is not working. My car does not have an AC, but i used a HVAC with the AC button, because... well, I liked it better. Do they have compatibility issues? At least the heater isn't supposed to work?

Had my injectors rebuilt and cleaned. The tech even dunked and cleaned the rail. End result? 2 injectors are off by only 15cc. Not bad for original injectors with 180k miles.

Removed a wheel stud with fubar threads.

Did not manage to get water hose from thermostat-housing down to waterpump? stop pissing, before duty called. Makes me mad.

https://i.imgur.com/lJppGnE.jpg
hey guys what do you think of my new intake? :mrgreen:
thats what you get when you've had a bit to drink and use photoshop :toomuch:

Damn that's hot! :P

Fire Sale coming up soon? :teehee: