
A detailed, step-by-step of putting a big hole in your Miata’s drain pan. And then tapping that hole for a drain line. Because even turbos need to potty.
[ Read More → ]July 6th, 2010 — Engine, Turbo, Wrench Turning

A detailed, step-by-step of putting a big hole in your Miata’s drain pan. And then tapping that hole for a drain line. Because even turbos need to potty.
[ Read More → ]October 29th, 2009 — Body Work, Miata MX-5, Wrench Turning

A couple weekends in the garage, some bondo, and some scooter turn signals? What could I possibly do with these ingredients? Turn signal intakes!
[ Read More → ]August 5th, 2009 — Interior, Miata MX-5, Wrench Turning

Finally, after weeks of gathering parts, I present my super-vintage-retro door panel project. With photos of sharks!
[ Read More → ]July 1st, 2009 — Miata MX-5, Suspension, Wrench Turning

A really smart guy named Dan who posts on ClubRoadster came up with this really cool upper shock mount (known in the biz as a tophat) that lets you slam the hell out of a Miata while retaining full suspension travel. I’ve lusted after them for months. I finally bought and installed a set. As you can see above, it went well. Read on for the full install.
[ Read More → ]March 3rd, 2009 — Miata MX-5, The Sharka Rebuild, Wrench Turning

I’ve been so hard at work stripping the 97 that I’ve not updated my blog with pix of it. I’m quite done now. It is very stripped. Not much left. This weekend, I bought a nice big shelf to store parts and make room to actually WALK in my garage. I came back to find [...]
[ Read More → ]February 23rd, 2009 — Miata MX-5, Wrench Turning

I’ve not written an update about the dead 97 for a while. As I sit here in front of the laptop, every joint in my body aches. I glare in the direction of the garage. I dream of the time when I’ll be done (soon) and able to park my new 95 in there. Soon. [...]
[ Read More → ]January 22nd, 2009 — Miata MX-5, Wrench Turning

After my big weekend of new-Sharka upgrades, I realized that if I didn’t get started on the big tear down of the 97, I’d never get to park in the garage again. That car wasn’t gonna take itself apart. Well, not much more than it already is anyway… So I made a pact with myself [...]
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