1990 Miata Build by switched

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It's been a while since I've updated the thread here, as I haven't really done much. I just finished doing an axle swap on my jeep and now that it is all squared away, I can focus back on the miata. I finally got it inside the garage- here's how it sits:

There's just too much stuff in this little garage. That's the rear seat from my jeep sitting on top of the roll cage. Rolling Eyes

BUT! The pile has gotten a little smaller (although much messier, sigh...)

Decided to get some work done on the interior next. Got the carpets all installed again and cut to fit around the roll cage.

Installed my "new-to-me" Momo start seat and Simpson 3" 5 pt. harness. I haven't put in the submarine belt as I have to cut some brackets to use as backing plates. I'll do that later.

Next up, I ripped off that ugly stock steering wheel and the now useless airbag and bolted on a MOMO hub. Anyone who has installed a hub must know that they don't exactly just bolt right on. I ended up shaving down the connector for the airbag and horn button coming from the steering column, and then drilling out a 1/2" hole in the adaptor where the connector "hit" the hub. This hole allowed it to slide right in, allowing me to bolt the hub up flush- and I didn't have to mess with the turn signal stops this way either. Next up was a carbon fiber NRG Thin quick release hub. After this came my MOMO Competition wheel and a yellow MOMO horn button. MOMO was kind enough to not put the correct connections on the horn, so I got a little creative. A friend of mine came up with a great idea on how to get around this problem. I took the horn button apart, and bent the ground wire up through the "ground" hole, soldered a connector on it, and bent it flat. This allowed me to then hook up the connections for the horn on the quick release, and install the wheel.

After this, I didn't feel like doing anything else in the interior, so I went and grabbed my TSI's. They were a little too smooth for paint to stick too, and had some burrs on them, so I sanded them down smooth.

Since I haven't posted in a while, I will show you what has recently arrived in the mail.

First up, some 258 Mazda regrind cams.

The cams came wrapped in JDM paper too!

Next, a pair of LOVELY Flyin Miata cam gears

I don't know how well the purple is going to go with the red, but it's a small price to pay I suppose....

And the piece I waited 7 months to get! A Beatrush under tray! This is a work of art! Many thanks to CT Auto for sourcing this for me.

Well that's it for now. Hopefully I can get some more done this weekend.

2/3/2008

Here's a pic of the passenger seat, just a stock one for now. I plan on upgrading it, but since I don't sit over there, it's low on the list.

Well a deal fell into my lap that I just couldn't pass up. Can you say bulletproof miata? I'm certainly on the way!

RX-7 TII tranny:

Miata 6 puck clutch with an RX-7 spline:

AND, an adaptor plate which I just need to trim to fit. All the holes have been drilled and the inside was cut out.

SOOOOOo excited!!! Anyone who has a lead on a TII rear end w/LSD and a driveshaft please get in touch with me!!!!

2/12/2008

OK Motor pics, as promised! The first couple were taking by a good friend of mine (http://www.danrothfeld.com/). I had a few buddies over and we banged out the re-install. Enjoy!

And my personal favorite:

That was all he took, so now it's back to my crappy pics  

and one more:

I will be trimming the valve cover so the cam gears are fully exposed. I have a gates racing timing belt, and both gates racing accessory belts (hence the blue color). The motor went together very smoothly.