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How cool is that? Looking at my logs this morning, someone from an MX-5 racing forum in Sweden (MX-5 Racing Club ) posted some links to two different posts on this site that discussed my driver’s seat mounts: Roll Cage: Trans Tunnel Patch, Driver’s Seat Mount and Roll Cage: Seats Installed, almost ready to weld .Continue reading "Visitors from Sweden...
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I’ve been working on a new color scheme. Here it is finally. I think its quite a bit better. http://www.tomhampto...e_thumb.png
A while back I bought a gently used Racepak G2X. These seems like a simple task to install: connect power, ground, and an RPM wire…done. Well, I suppose it could be done that way. But, I want to be able to turn it on and off without starting the car. That requires a switch, and an unswitched wire. In addition, while I was in the dash wiring things up...
Final assembly day. I had several odds and ends today. Again its all pretty self explanatory.Hood / Trunk Pins I made lanyards out of 1/16†steel rope, and drilled holes in the understructure of the hood and trunk. Then I pop-riveted the strike plates in place.http://www.tomhampton.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/P1010012_thumb2.jpg Continue reading...
This is mostly a pictorial, its all pretty self explanatory.Unveiling the Cage It takes time unwrap a cage after being masked. Lots of tape, and still sticky paint. It took a couple hours to get it all off. But, I think it was worth the wait.http://www.tomhampton.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/P1010003_thumb1.jpg http://www.tomhampto...o/wp-content...
Not exactly Mazda related; but, hey its still an internal combustion engine. The Damage Hmmm…this isn’t good. The lawnmower grenaded. It looks like the con-rods fused to the crankshaft, and then inertia took over. One rod broke into about 3 pieces, the other into about 60 smalll fragments. So, I ordered a couple new con-rods, and a crankshaft. I c...
Last weekend I primed the cage. As I said then, I’d hoped to paint it on Sunday but the temp fell into the 40s. This week 80+…tomorrow…55. Ah Texas. Anyway, painting…the theory is that it is easier to paint the cage first, mask it, and paint the floor/interior second. Lets test that theory!I’ve elected to go with Rustoleum Safety Yellow, Gloss fo...
One major task for this weekend, and several small ones. I’d planned on trying to get the interior completely painted, but the weather on Sunday didn’t cooperate. while Saturday was 75+, Sunday barely made it to 55. Sure, you “can†paint when the temp is above 50…but, should you really? Anyway, Saturday spent the day prepping and then priming the inte...
Roll Cage: Welded, window net, Dash, ductwork, and Fire patching
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The thing missing from this post is “reinstalled exhaustâ€. That’s because it won’t fit. The catalytic converter is incompatible with my transmission tunnel notch. Not sure what I’m going to do about that. I’d really hoped to be able to install the cat for street use. I guess I’ll have to find out if I have to pass an emissions test, or if I can pass...
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, the spec miata seat is a short seat pan and leaves your legs feeling unsupported. William Bonsell suggested elevating the front edge of the seat by about 1â€. I tried this last weekend and it makes a big difference. So, today I bought some 1 1/4†angle, cut it to length, and then ground notches in it to get the seat...
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