Painted the seat brackets last night/this morning. This morning I got both seats installed, everything fits and works except for the back release levers (due to interference with the seat belt receivers) but I don't need that anyway. I mounted the seat belt receivers on the inside support connecting the back and bottom of the seats. Header was installed and torqued down, thank heavens for ratcheting wrenches as two of the bottom nuts are about impossible to tighten due to clearance issues with tubing. Moved valve shims around based on the readings I took previously, however when I measured the clearance after that some of them are still out of whack. I'll have to do those again. The rest of the day was spent removing shingles from the roof for installation of a new roof tomorrow. I am beat.
What have you done to your Miata today?
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She was paid off yesterday!
Assembly continues today. I gave up removing the shingles with the garage left and got the roofers to do that which freed me up. Last night after working on my son's Protege I finished up the valve lash adjustment and put the timing belt on along with the crank pulley. This morning I've gotten the 'charger, alternator and all belts back on along with some bits and pieces. Front sway is in place, I have to research how those RB braces I bought are installed to and get those in, then I can put the radiator etc back on and get her fired up.
Assembly continues today. I gave up removing the shingles with the garage left and got the roofers to do that which freed me up. Last night after working on my son's Protege I finished up the valve lash adjustment and put the timing belt on along with the crank pulley. This morning I've gotten the 'charger, alternator and all belts back on along with some bits and pieces. Front sway is in place, I have to research how those RB braces I bought are installed to and get those in, then I can put the radiator etc back on and get her fired up.
Got everything back together, and she fired right up! Decided not to mess with the sway bar braces for now as I need some bolts. Did the shakedown drive with 5 months worth of dirt on her. Once I got back home she got bathed right, ready for the cruise tomorrow. Those Rivals are sticky, I heard new noises pulling out of the driveway and it took me a bit to figure out it was stuff getting flung off the tires.
That looks like a great lot for it.
Yesterday's drive was fun. Car ran great the whole way, although my idle was a bit high (at 2,000 rpm). I had adjusted the throttle body butterfly slightly open per something I read about helping reduce idle droop, but I got it just a bit too open. That was fixed today, after I washed off the dust and bugs. I did find out yesterday that straight piped Harleys aren't as fast as they think.
Going on another drive today, this one should be more sedate so the wife is riding along. Can't wait to find out what she thinks of the Recaros. Oh yeah, I installed an inflatable lumbar bladder I've had for a bit in the driver's, it's about perfect now.
Yesterday's drive was fun. Car ran great the whole way, although my idle was a bit high (at 2,000 rpm). I had adjusted the throttle body butterfly slightly open per something I read about helping reduce idle droop, but I got it just a bit too open. That was fixed today, after I washed off the dust and bugs. I did find out yesterday that straight piped Harleys aren't as fast as they think.
Going on another drive today, this one should be more sedate so the wife is riding along. Can't wait to find out what she thinks of the Recaros. Oh yeah, I installed an inflatable lumbar bladder I've had for a bit in the driver's, it's about perfect now.
princess peach
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- '92 Miata, '06 MS6
Beat the crap out of mine at an autox, think they lost count of the cones I killed... lol
Yep, didn't look bad, but didn't look like you were really able to attack the course either, as much as just trying to keep the rear of the car from passing the front.
Oh man with some sticky tires you would've destroyed me. The acceleration! I don't think a Miata should do that. 
Looks like a good run too btw.
I wish I had thought about it before but I have a set of 949s with RE-11s in my garage. They're only 205s but they would've been better than the DWs.
Looks like a good run too btw. I wish I had thought about it before but I have a set of 949s with RE-11s in my garage. They're only 205s but they would've been better than the DWs.
princess peach
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- '92 Miata, '06 MS6
You cheated, shouldn't have a 5 speed...
