Miata Time: The Sequel

The last time we had a Miata in the garage, it was our 1996 project that we more or less raised from the dead. I wrote a ton of posts about our progress on it and, ultimately, we sold it back to the person we got it from for what we put into it. Ever …

So Long, Miata, and Thanks for All the Fish

Ever since we got the Ecoboost Mustang, we haven't been driving the Miata nearly as much. And that purchase was not strictly about having another fun car, either, as we wanted a fun car with enough seats and room for car seats and strollers. Which should start coming in handy mid-January 2020. So, where did …

Steering Column Fix, Subframe Bracing Install, and the never ending EGR tube saga

Little by little we're repairing all of the issues this Miata has. Or at least trying. In true project car style, as we nail down and fix one issue at least two more seem to pop up. A great example is the EGR system, which it would seem we'll never be done with. But I …

EGR Redux & Piddly Things

EGR Tube (third time's the charm) I have a sickness, and the only prescription is an EGR tube that doesn't keep breaking. I've attempted to fix this tube at least 3 times by this point, and each of them has failed. The game plan before now has been to wrap the broken tube in exhaust …

New Headlights & Old Problems

EGR Pipe Redux So, a few weeks ago I thought I would be really clever and use some exhaust patch tape to fix the EGR pipe that decided to divorce itself. It worked pretty well for a few days, but an unfortunate incident with the MAF sensor coming unplugged on a trip occurred, which caused …

Fixing More Issues

The first weekend of having the Miata on the road was glorious, but unfortunately, some issues came to light that ended up garaging the car for about a week. Luckily we took care of those issues so the car is as healthy as ever and all is right in the world again. Unfortunately, the weather …

The First Weekend on the Road

Now that the Miata is inspected, time to get the title and registration sorted and finally see how it drives on the road! Legal Stuff Not going to bore you too much with the process, but I wanted to mention who we ended up using to take care of the title transfer and registration. Instead …

Getting Ready for Inspection

Last week, I was having trouble getting the cheapy cheapy head unit we got for $30 from Amazon to power on. Since I wasn't getting any voltage from the wires I should have, I decided to skip all the annoyance of troubleshooting the electrical system that probably got hacked to bits when someone installed a …

Interior Electrics

Now that we're driving the car a bit around the neighborhood and are oh so close to getting all of the legal stuff figured out so it'll be fully street legal, I've started focusing on getting the interior squared away and more liveable. This consists of three main goals: Find a center console Get window switches …

The Miata Gets Some Paint

After spending nearly a month working on getting the hood, headlight covers, front bumper, driver's side front quarter panel, lower driver's door, and a few other spots ready for paint, I decided I would need a lot of convincing to ever look at a palm sander or bondo again. Upon making that decision, I decided …