D Prepared Miata Build

[JamesCH]

I'd powder coat it. Red on white would look nice (2thumbs)

 

[aMaff]

I'd powder coat it. Red on white would look nice (2thumbs)

You paying? And the car's black...

 

[roy obanion]

White interior?

 

[aMaff]

nope, that's black too lol

http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ISJa6QOsPQw/TClpZnerONI/AAAAAAAACjs/WwMlpmYCIms/s800/100_0872.JPG

 

[JamesCH]

(braindead I got distracted by the white miata, that's clearly not yours, in the first post.

 

[aMaff]

(braindead I got distracted by the white miata, that's clearly not yours, in the first post.

lol fair enough

 

[aMaff]

Cleaned it up some to make Dave's (the fabricator doing the roll bar) life a little easier.

Prior to cleaning. Underneath the carpet and padding was FILTHY!

After vacuuming:

Out to dry after a quick hand wash (PS: drain holes are your friends lol)

Once I get it back from Dave, at some point I'm going to take out the dash bar, take the angle grinder to those protrusions from the passenger side, then clean the whole thing up with a wire wheel and hit it with some black rattlecan paint. I'm considering taking off the "support" for the center cluster. Any reason anyone can think of that it should stay? Kevin? Will you need that to affix the switch gear as planned?

 

[aMaff]

PS: Found another 8.5 lbs pulling off the headlight assemblies (that doesn't include the barndoors, which will be going back on). I'm up to 225 lbs recorded of stuff removed

 

[Shadow102]

that dash bar is going right?

 

[JamesCH]

Doesn't the dash bar help out side-impact crashes?

 

[aMaff]

that dash bar is going right?

Well, there's gotta be SOMETHING there to hold the steering column & switch gear up. When we eventually cage the whole thing, there will be a 'proper' dash bar welded to the floor. So for now, it stays. Hence cleaning it up and painting it....

Doesn't the dash bar help out side-impact crashes?

I imagine it would. it's pretty stout.

 

[Shadow102]

Doesn't the dash bar help out side-impact crashes?

i dont think thats a huge concern in auto-x...but i figure at least pull it out and put a straight lightweight piece of chromemoly in its place

 

[aMaff]

i dont think thats a huge concern in auto-x...but i figure at least pull it out and put a straight lightweight piece of chromemoly in its place

While that's not a bad idea, the biggest thing is that the steering column bolts right up to the stock dash bar. Not that it's an insurmountable obstacle, but one I simply don't feel like dealing with now.

 

[aMaff]

Anyone have a suggestion for a decent / not too spendy coolant overflow? I had to un-bolt mine today briefly and found it, much to my surprise totally empty. Fortunately, I also found a massive effing crack in it....

 

[JamesCH]

I like JAZ overflow stuff. You can get it from Jegs for not too much $$.

 

[aMaff]

Good call, thanks!

Summit racing (which has a semi-local location to me) also has them. Prices are the same. Thanks for the tip.

 

[aMaff]

Big honkin roll bar? Done

Now to buy some red paint

 

[JamesCH]

Sweet! That thing is looking pretty awesome. (cool)

 

[aMaff]

Sweet! That thing is looking pretty awesome. (cool)

Thanks Next big things are paint, a pair of already gutted doors that I picked up for $50 coming, and once the ECU is in and tuned up, taking a sawzall to the windshield

 

[aMaff]

A few more pictures since getting 'er home

Also got this little guy installed. Awwwww, adorable ain't it?

EDIT: Just noticed some more sound deadening that can come out LOL