I’m kicking myself for stalling up until now to install a set of mudguards on the Miata. I was initially uncertain about whether to add mudguards or leave the car clean… glad I eventually made the right choice. These are OEM (what else?) and mount conveniently to pre-drilled holes on the car. The rears go […]

Hammered out the remaining tasks today and finally got the bike rolling. After piecing together all the fairings and bodywork, I can really appreciate the amount of detail Honda put into these things. There are so many intricate pieces and snap-on points. I undertook cutting new holes for the Woodcraft frame sliders in the morning. […]

Today was quite motorcycle oriented, but I’m not complaining. In the morning, I prepped and repainted the mid fairings… for the 5th time. The first 3 times, I used a different type of paint which was hard to lay a smooth finish, and I was never happy with it. For the fourth time, I actually […]

With the SharkSkinz taken off and tucked away, the next task on the list was a big one: wiring. I don’t like to openly admit things, but I will here. When I have an idea and a project to accomplish, I lunge headlong into it, thinking of little else other than its completion. In this […]

Approximately 3 months ago, I had my third and latest track day. In the time period up until now, I have not even touched my bike. With the Miata finally done and out of the way, I can refocus back on my favorite thing. First, let’s recap briefly on that track day, which I never […]

Going through deliberate means of hiring a professional to roll my fenders the first time proved futile. The fronts were rolled nice, but on the rears, he didn’t completely flatten the lips. They were more or less curved inwards, which still caused rubbing. Apparently, even though I tried to have it done right the first […]

I’m starting to lose my grip with this whole project. As a disclosure, never think for even a second your car build is done. You close one door and 5 more will open. That’s the thing with cars, there’s just too many things that need to be taken care of, it’s almost endless. And all […]

I tried my best to like the soft top and convertible idea, but in the end it wasn’t happening. A hardtop was a must. I think the car loses character with the soft top up, yet I hate driving around with the top down. Having a convertible is cool for maybe 5 minutes, then you […]

After only a couple of drives, I made the decision to switch up the white Grid Offroads. The white on black combo was simply too loud for me. I am now an old man, so I can’t hang with the whole “tuner” crowd anymore. Which is the main reason why I opted to not install […]

After exerting a monumental amount of effort over the course of a month, this Roadster Project is finally winding down. The first major phase, at least. I already have ideas on changes and additions, but we’ll get to those when the time comes. I hope to, at last, drive this car in the meantime. Earlier […]

The preceding catalyst to all this traces back to the paint job. When I got the car back from the shop, I noticed that the belt line molding on the driver side wasn’t even anymore and there was a rip in the door molding near the top corner. To their credit, the belt line molding […]

The car came with an Alpine CDM-9803, but I decided to toss it in favor of the Alpine CDA-117 I have. Out of all the head units I’ve owned, I’d say the CDA-117 is the most impressive. Most importantly, it has the very good Burr-Brown decoder. I also picked up a new center console because […]