Information for the Do It Yourself Miata Owner
Construction: Foam core wings often require holes drilled long distances into the foam to accommodate servo wires and wing tubes. Keeping these holes in proper alignment is almost impossible using a hand drill or even a common drill press. This is how we constructed a drill to drill almost perfectly aligned holes deep into a […]
Matt set out to upgrade the suspension on his supercharged Miata to make it more competitive in the SSM autocross class. We started by moving the Xida shocks from my car to his car. Then he ordered a Delrin bushing kit from SADfab. This is how we went about installing the bushing kit. The first […]
I finally got the AEM F/IC6 installed in March 2015 and ready to run. Now all that is left is to tune it. I called AEM support to get the unit working. They flashed the unit and helped me to be sure it was working. I tested the unit by loading a zeroed out calibration […]
The driver’s side window in my Evolution Orange Miata started lowering to only about half way down and would it not go any further. However, it would roll back up without issue. Since the regulator motor still worked, I suspected the cable keepers for the power unit may be interfering with the mechanism some how. […]
I had installed a Powercard to manage the boost when I first installed the Jackson Racing M45 supercharger in my 00 SE. It was running the car without issue but ran very rich according to the wideband AFR gauge. I was planning to install a smaller nose pulley on the supercharger to increase boost a […]
I bought a used Flyin’ Miata front sway bar for the 00 SE a while back and installed it on the car. My son got a Racing Beat sway bar for his car, but also bought some sway bar mount supports. I wanted to add the supports but could not see spending $90 for […]
I needed to replace the throttle cable on the Rallycross Miata. So, as usual I read all I could find on Miata.net about how to remove it. I found out that removing the part at the firewall was very difficult. Most of the suggestions involved trying to push the clip fingers in while someone […]
I bought a set of AST Xida shocks from DaWorstPlaya on Miata.net. We worked out a deal quickly. Money sent and he had them on their way that day. Thanks DaWorstPlaya. The shocks have about 1000 miles on them and have hardly been used. I was excited to be able to purchase them and not have […]
The OEM shocks on my 00 SE were worn out and allowed the car to rock and sway during acceleration, braking and turning. I purchased some 75000 mile MSM shocks and springs from a craigslist ad in August of 2014. I also made a new friend named Bruce when I picked them up. They were a […]
Since there are so many Miatas around here that need alignments, I decided to purchase the Flyin’ Miata Hub Stands. They took about a week to arrive, but got here the other day in fine shape. I took some pictures as I assembled them. The roller bearings should be kept clean so I needed […]