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 […]

After many months of letting layers of dust and dirt pile on the Miata, I finally decided to give the car a wash over the weekend. What started out as an innocent maintenance task turned into a nightmare. Before I even turned on the hose, I had to take care of the spoiler, which wasn’t […]

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 […]

Got a taste for the d0rifto life yesterday night. It was fun and the Tomei 2-way locks up superbly. I found it pretty easy to keep the tires spinning, even under stock power. Following a very low red S14. Changing the rears of said red S14 over to spares (got tuck?). On location. Fast and […]

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 […]

With the hardtop on the car, I went for a quick drive and took a couple pictures on the way home. I’m getting really lazy with the camera thing. I also didn’t clean the car at all because, frankly, I don’t care. The front is raised up a few turns from before. Blah blah blah, […]

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 […]