Heldenzeit's Garage (Endless Maintenance)
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Changed the horn button to a more race inspired unit by Daikei. Not sure if I'll leave it on; it kinda needs a more race inspired steering wheel made from suede.
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White leather isn't very race inspired lol
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I know haha. That's why I want a black suede wheel to put that button on.
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Went out to Grange for the weekend. Car isn't really suited for it, but I still had fun.
Donut challenge!
Donut challenge!
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Getting a new grille for this car soon. Then to find wheels/tires so I can install my coilovers. Thinking about OZ Opera or some other 18" VIP style wheel.
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My belts finally came in for the Miata. Schroth Profi II six point camlock. Now I can put in my seat.
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Changed the grille on the Lexus. Made by a company called Imperi back in the day when this car was fairly new.
Also had some time at Streets of Willow in this.
Also had some time at Streets of Willow in this.
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Seeing that orange example makes me wish Mazda offered the standard car in a few more shades. Mariner blue and some kind of bright yellow would be a good start.
Seeing that car also makes me want a few more laps in the Global Cup car.
Seeing that car also makes me want a few more laps in the Global Cup car.
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Me too. Imagine a Montego Blue RF in my driveway next to the NA haha.
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Maybe Mazda will make some special edition with the cool colours from other models
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Looks weird without the roof on.
Installed my new Cobra seat with PCI brackets. Harnesses next.
Installed my new Cobra seat with PCI brackets. Harnesses next.
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Asking this because I ask it of everyone who fits a new seat in their Miata: How low does that seat drop you? From what I've seen so far the selection of aftermarket seats that sit you lower than the standard chairs can be counted on one hand. I've pretty much given up on anything that isn't originally designed for the Lotus Elise.
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It's not as low as the Elise seat, but pretty close if I remove the cushion. I had to hammer the trans tunnel to get this one in haha.
Elise seat isn't aggressive enough for me, nor does it have harness slots. Perfect for street only use though.
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Yeah, the lack of harness slots is a slight concern for me, but I think I'm going to try the Elise seat thing for a while and on a few track days to see if I could live with that (aim with mine is probably 80/20 street/track). If it doesn't, I've had my eye on Corbeau's Elise replacement seats for a while, and several of those do come with harness slots.
Not surprised you had to hammer the tunnel either. Led to believe the stock seats are actually offset on the bottoms to account for that, and since regular aftermarket seats tend to be symmetrical it takes a bit of coercion to get them to fit. The other reason I like the idea of Elise seats is that they're tiny so seem to fit without any modification...
Not surprised you had to hammer the tunnel either. Led to believe the stock seats are actually offset on the bottoms to account for that, and since regular aftermarket seats tend to be symmetrical it takes a bit of coercion to get them to fit. The other reason I like the idea of Elise seats is that they're tiny so seem to fit without any modification...
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I highly recommend the Elise seats for street/light track use. Might need to bring the steering wheel closer depending on how tall you are though. They are almost too low!
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I'm relatively short (somewhere around 5'9") and find the standard pews way too high (if the Elise ones sit me six inches lower I wouldn't consider it excessive), so I suspect they'd be fine.
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I think I brought the wrong car to the track. Oops.
Full disclosure: It was a parade lap and I was limited to 55mph. Other notable entries:
Full disclosure: It was a parade lap and I was limited to 55mph. Other notable entries:
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Most comfortable track day ever.
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Wish I was as cool as this guy.
On a side note. I'm hopefully going to Buttonwillow at the end of the month. I'm eager to try out the new seat setup.
On a side note. I'm hopefully going to Buttonwillow at the end of the month. I'm eager to try out the new seat setup.
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New Schroth 6 point harness is in. I feel much more confident now.
I love this:
I love this:
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Friday night was the largest Miata meet in socal, run by the club I'm a member of. This year was also the 10th anniversary of meeting up at this spot, so the turnout was excellent.
At the afterparty.
2am delinquent picture.
At the afterparty.
2am delinquent picture.
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Cali's car scene kicks the crap out of anything we have in the UK. I definitely need to move there one day.
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For real. I put up with all the other BS here because the car scene is so good.
I ordered some wheels for the Lexus from Japan. Should be here Thursday.
