Nardi is for kids, OMP is for adults. As classy as Nardi steering wheels look, I just loved the raw, business look of the OMP WRC. Here it is bolted on.

Got these BC Racing coilovers put on… I’ll save the introductory debrief on these, since they’re the same ones as these. For Miatas, they come with 8k/6k spring rates, but I had them upped to 10k/8k. Started on the rears first, which were really straight forward. The hardest part about doing the rear suspension was […]

I’m trying to moving fast with this build, but in doing so, a certain level of commitment is required. Since my goal is to actually drive this car, I don’t want it to linger in the whole build phase forever. I already wasted months looking and buying parts for a car that never happened. I’m […]

I was debating for a while whether or not to even throw this brace on, but I figured why not. It looks to be much higher end than the factory steel tube brace, and also lower profile. This Racing Beat item has a superior mounting arrangement, with 2 mounting holes on each end and metal […]

Given that a stock NA Miata is like a wet noodle, an inherent trait of a lightweight convertible, increased bracing was a must. From what I know… the suspension components are what’s supposed to handle articulation, not the body of the car. Mazda cheated a little in obtaining the car’s low weight number; there’s a reason why […]

This son of a bitch was expensive, but a necessity. The Miata is incomplete without a lip in the front. I’m not a big fan of the Garage Vary lip, but the OEM R-Package lip is nice and subtle. I installed the lip in the evening sometime this week. What I thought would be a […]

Pulled off the stock steering wheel earlier this week… With the wheel off, I decided to tear down the interior a bit more to prep for a couple of upcoming items and the roll bar install. I also took the gauge cluster off to pull the airbag bulb and the check engine light bulb. Even […]

I converted the car’s headlights to accept H4 bulbs with a pair of Bosch E-Codes. For the bulbs, I chose the PIAA Xtreme Whites. I’m against using plug-in HIDs on cars that have lenses designed for halogen use. I rather have proper cutoffs over cool blue light that’s thrown everywhere. Taking off the lights was […]

As a quick follow-up, here is the engine bay now in its current stage and after I did more cleaning. Looks fairly presentable now. I took off the coolant overflow reservoir in this picture, should have something else in the works soon. This is the open differential, now a big paperweight. Can’t wait to try […]

When I was looking around for Miata exhausts, it didn’t take long before I realized that the available options are thin. So I went another route. I contacted ARTech Fabrication from Texas and contracted a custom build. I’m done with big fart cans, I wanted something more sophisticated. Since the choice was under my control, I […]

Alright, this post might come out a bit nonsensical because I’m super tired, and I barely did any actual labor today. Well, I did spend hours wrestling on a stupid U-Haul hitch for the Prius, but that’ll be another post. After having the car back for a day, I decided to ramp up the speed. […]

With the car still at the body shop, I decided to undertake a paint project of my own. The valve cover on Miatas have a front lobe that covers the cam gears and timing belt. It’s mainly for protection of the belt but there’s really no point. Plus, if you ever need to do anything […]