A quest to buy, build, and enjoy a car from almost nothing.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Not quite epic, but fail none the less
Well the wheels fit... kinda. In hindsight I should have gone with a 45 series tire rather than a 50. Been having some rubbing issues on the front, so I figured I would roll the fenders. Even with a heat gun I managed to crack a little paint. What's more in trying to get the inner lip flush I put a few small dings on both front fenders. Looks like next weekend will be spent with a rubber block and small mallet to try to get them out.
On the plus side I only had one small rub since the roll & pull.... and I get to learn a bit more about DIY body work.
On the plus side I only had one small rub since the roll & pull.... and I get to learn a bit more about DIY body work.
Saturday, April 16, 2011
Wheels & Tires are on
Pardon the crappy camera phone pictures, it was the easiest way to get something up now.
Got up on the early side and made a few calls to find someone to mount and balance tires I didn't purchase from them on wheels I didn't purchase from them. Turned out the answer was about a block from home.
So after a few walks and drives; getting the wheels and tires over to the shop in the Jeep, walking home to the get the miata, and back they were on.
Here's the Miata in monster truck mode, I was very worried about fitment at this point.
Then I got home after hearing a few rubs on the block drive home... time to get the baseball bat and do a quick little roll.
No dice, still rubbing, still eating up the tire, gave it another go. No luck, got to a friend's house and we went crazy on rolling, the need to do so became more apparent when I left some rubber at the entrance to his driveway from the horrible rub that come with turning and going over a bump.
As you can see they fit well, a bit aggressive, and they fill the gap nicely on my car which is only slightly lowered. The added 20mm of rubber grips much better, though I can feel a bit of added weight coming from the hollow spoke R-package wheels.
Got up on the early side and made a few calls to find someone to mount and balance tires I didn't purchase from them on wheels I didn't purchase from them. Turned out the answer was about a block from home.So after a few walks and drives; getting the wheels and tires over to the shop in the Jeep, walking home to the get the miata, and back they were on.
Here's the Miata in monster truck mode, I was very worried about fitment at this point.
Then I got home after hearing a few rubs on the block drive home... time to get the baseball bat and do a quick little roll.
No dice, still rubbing, still eating up the tire, gave it another go. No luck, got to a friend's house and we went crazy on rolling, the need to do so became more apparent when I left some rubber at the entrance to his driveway from the horrible rub that come with turning and going over a bump.As you can see they fit well, a bit aggressive, and they fill the gap nicely on my car which is only slightly lowered. The added 20mm of rubber grips much better, though I can feel a bit of added weight coming from the hollow spoke R-package wheels.
Friday, April 15, 2011
Spec Miata Birthday Cake
From Reddit (which is a wonderful site, if you haven't checked it out). Guy's sister is a Spec Miata Racer, and this is her cake.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Enkei 92's showed up!!
My Enkei 92's showed up, 15x8, can't wait to get them on! Hopefully I'll get tires and have them on saturday, I can't friggen wait. This pic goes with the theme, here they are with a found dollar.
Thank you JSCSpeed, you guys delivered!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
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