Here we are! The final part of the TEIN rebuild tale. Part 1 and part 2 can be seen on their respective links. The UPS tracking showed that I’d come home to find my TEINs waiting for me tonight. It was not wrong. There was a happy box on my doorstep with a familiar logo. […]
Remember part 1 of the rebuild? Click that link if you don’t. I received notification from TEIN today that my shock rebuild is finished! The total was $524 before shipping. That’s a good $15 cheaper than their low estimate and shipping with paypal was $1 more than their high estimate. I’m happy with that. And […]
Something that’s been in the back of my mind for a while, long before my 97’s wreck, is having my TEIN shocks rebuilt. The shocks have something like 60,000 miles on them. I’m the 2nd owner. The first owner was my buddy Tom, who used them on his 99 for about a year. They were […]
The hardtop rear legs can be adjusted. Here’s wayyyy too many photos and far too much text about doing that, along with some celebratory topless Sharka pix.
There’s a new revlimiter garage, which means a chance to epoxy-coat the flooring and spruce up the place a bit. For more than you ever wanted to know about garage flooring, read inside.
Sharka and Bucky both got a new treat from Garage Star – delrin door bushings. They may not look like much, but these little pieces completely transform the Miata chassis.
My last shipment of Vessel tools for my personal toolbox. Some strange and awesome tools lurk in this blog post. And a few Transformers are hiding in here as well!