Leopold...

Repairs & Upgrades

The car feels a bit better with the spun aluminum knob from Moss Motors, a short shifter from Jackson Racing & a wood wheel from Grant (use the adapter for a Mazda 323 & some creativity to get rid of the airbag but keep the horn working.)

Here's the clutch disc after many thousands of not-so-nice miles. Even after all that, it's still worn evenly and the rivets didn't even damage the fly wheel.

Thin, very thin.

The front of the motor is stripped bare to get it's seals, new timing belt, pulleys, water pump, etc...

I'm a believer in Mobil 1 after seeing virtually no sludge develop on this motor (even though I got it pretty warm a few times).

The front end was upgraded to Tein springs, KYB AGX shocks & Flyin Miata sway bars.

Same set-up out back.

Upgrading the front brakes to the ones used on the 1.8 liter cars does a nice job of eliminating brake fade.

Posted by leo at February 11, 2007 10:11 AM