Winter Modifications?
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From: Central CT
Mods for the shop cars . Hoping to get the Miata back on the road this year. I miss my little S2k replacment 
Doing some internals is the last peice of the puzzle since I have almost everything else a Boosted Miata needs without cutting corners or cheaping out. I have in wait s a AEM EMS , Innovate gauges, Harddog rollbar, Brand new Garret snail, Scored a hardtop also and a PWR liquid to air intercooler.
I also have to cage the M3 this winter for Hillclimb racing next season. I got most of the suspension worked out at the end of last season.Bushings, coilovers, sways, wheels and Hoosiers.
I even have a small colection of goodies to Boost the shop XB posibly if the world does not implode before I get to it
If there is anything I can help you guys out with LMK. I can match most of the internet and get stuff to ya in 2 days
Doing some internals is the last peice of the puzzle since I have almost everything else a Boosted Miata needs without cutting corners or cheaping out. I have in wait s a AEM EMS , Innovate gauges, Harddog rollbar, Brand new Garret snail, Scored a hardtop also and a PWR liquid to air intercooler. I also have to cage the M3 this winter for Hillclimb racing next season. I got most of the suspension worked out at the end of last season.Bushings, coilovers, sways, wheels and Hoosiers.
I even have a small colection of goodies to Boost the shop XB posibly if the world does not implode before I get to it
If there is anything I can help you guys out with LMK. I can match most of the internet and get stuff to ya in 2 days
PM me what can you do for a price on KW V3 Coilovers. I've found em for around $1900 shipped. I really don't have much stuff left to buy, those are pretty much the last big purchase for me.
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From: Worcester, MA
Couple small things and a couple big things. I'd like to pull the dash and flock it. See if I can remove any weight from behind there as well. I'd love to get the car down to 2400lbs. I also need to repaint or cover the floor with something more durable than the chassis undercoating I used before. I also want to cover the hardtop with some sort of heat reflective tape. Its always 20* hotter in the car than it is outside. Hopefully I can get that down to a 5* or 10* difference. Seeing 120* temps inside the car wasn't abnormal. I need to mount a proper seat on the passenger side or install a removable petty bar. Some of the stewards weren't impressed with the fiberglass go kart seat or the ziptied Kirkey just to be class legal. I need to make a new sealed icebox for my cool shirt or just buy one. I'd like to make a light weight slip on muffler too. This one just isn't cutting it!
A proper data acquisition and good suspension are the big things. I also need another set of wheels and scrubs for practice. I'd like to do a proper tire rack, tool box and winch on the trailer as well.
A proper data acquisition and good suspension are the big things. I also need another set of wheels and scrubs for practice. I'd like to do a proper tire rack, tool box and winch on the trailer as well.
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Anxious to get the car assembled and back on the road this winter. Going for a new tune with Jeff Evans and would like to to finally break the 500hp mark. Looking to get some body work done with a new asm front bumper that is in my garage right now and a respray of the front end. Also adding a Hard Dog roll bar and 6pt harness along with trying to pull bit more wieght from the car. From there just want to work with getting the suspension and allignment dialied in and attend some autox events over the next year. I just hope my dif and tranny hold up this year.
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From: East Lyme, CT
Other than ScottyBallistic, do folks have a heated garage to work in? I want to heat my garage eventually, but I have to insulate it before then. It does share 2 walls with living space, so it shouldn't be too bad to do.
Even with mechanic's gloves, grabbing cold wrenches/ratchets really makes projects slower and less enjoyable. But I'm spoiled, as my Dad had a heated and air conditioned garage. (He's an HVAC guy)
Even with mechanic's gloves, grabbing cold wrenches/ratchets really makes projects slower and less enjoyable. But I'm spoiled, as my Dad had a heated and air conditioned garage. (He's an HVAC guy)
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Ah, I had no idea! I just assumed it was kept warmer than ambient temp. My garage has a cupola on top for ventillation, as well as some large gaps around the garage door, so it's always rather cold, unless the sun's beating on it in the summer.
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Started a thread a few weeks ago.. BUT my plans for winter are...
Semi-gut the interior, Harddog Roll bar, Bride seats, 6pt harnesses, brake ducting for the front, custom center console to go with the sparse interior... debating if I want to put my Invidia custom 3" single back on or keep the Megan Drift Spec I have on it now... I love the look and it is a bit quieter to me but it scrapes EVERYWHERE if I don't have it basically bolted to the bottom of the car! Doing that it buzzes real bad when idling...
Probably will end up touching up the brake calipers a bit, swapping out the fluids in prep for the Dragon this year, possibly a better head unit...
Already got the interior stripped out, Bride seats and the lap and 6th pts are in (PITA). Picking up the center console base this weekend to fit and wrap...
As far as heating the garage, I picked up a portable torpedo heater thing from a friend in trade for a few bux of his detail next year. Work nice to take the chill out of the garage this past weekend and the other evening when working on a friend's SUV...
Semi-gut the interior, Harddog Roll bar, Bride seats, 6pt harnesses, brake ducting for the front, custom center console to go with the sparse interior... debating if I want to put my Invidia custom 3" single back on or keep the Megan Drift Spec I have on it now... I love the look and it is a bit quieter to me but it scrapes EVERYWHERE if I don't have it basically bolted to the bottom of the car! Doing that it buzzes real bad when idling...
Probably will end up touching up the brake calipers a bit, swapping out the fluids in prep for the Dragon this year, possibly a better head unit...
Already got the interior stripped out, Bride seats and the lap and 6th pts are in (PITA). Picking up the center console base this weekend to fit and wrap...
As far as heating the garage, I picked up a portable torpedo heater thing from a friend in trade for a few bux of his detail next year. Work nice to take the chill out of the garage this past weekend and the other evening when working on a friend's SUV...
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From: Central CT
I am going to go back to the Greddy SE Dual and this time use a test pipe. Also considering springs/coilovers.
Outside of that, I intend to reinstall the stock header and sell the ASM. If anyone here is willing to uninstall/reinstall stock I will give you a great price on the ASM.
Outside of that, I intend to reinstall the stock header and sell the ASM. If anyone here is willing to uninstall/reinstall stock I will give you a great price on the ASM.
If you wait till spring, I'll take off the header for ya. After all I put it on. lol