The Sharka Blog

Mazda Basement Tour – Road Cars

I only have eyes for you

The street-roaming cars of the Mazda R&D Basement. Be warned – there’s no Miatas in this post.

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Mazda Basement Tour – Race Cars

Drool.

The first post in the Mazda R&D Basement series. This one shows all of the race cars currently living in their underground garage.

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Sharka Visits Joshua Tree

Happy Tears

Sharka and I race to beat the sunrise into Joshua Tree National Park.

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Sharka Road Trip Prep

Spare Tire

Some random Road Trip prep done over the past couple months.

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Tiny Car Museum

The Miatas.

I added LED light strings to my Hot Wheels cases. And then I took photos of all my tiny cars.

Beware – insanity lurks inside.

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NC MX-5 Miata (2006-2015) Oil / Trans / Diff Fluid Change

Engine oil, transmission fluid, and differential oil! This post has info on changing all of these. And for a bonus, adding some fluid to the shifter turret.

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Bras Are the Devil, Mkay?

Doesn’t look evil, does it?

When I bought the Stormtrooper, I noticed the little hood bra. Not bad, right? That’s what I told myself anyway. It wasn’t a full bra. Just the hood. And not that much dirt gets trapped on the hood right? right?

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Miata Oil Gauge – Real vs Fake

Real on the left, fake on the right.

Got an NA Miata with the dummy oil pressure gauge? Want to figure out how to spot a real gauge? This is the post for you.

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Old Parts > New Parts

New/old Runabout parts.

New/old Runabout parts.

A while back, I simplified Sharka’s bodywork. No more side stripes, no more air splitter. It felt like the right thing to do in order to move forward. Taking a step back, you know? It’s sometimes good and helps bring a fresh perspective.

And now it’s time to go forward.

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Momo Prototipo Restoration

This wheel has seen a few things. As has the robot.

You didn’t expect me to live with the cracked, glossy coating on my old Prototipo steering wheel did you?

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