Obelisk's Garage - Daihatsu Midget II, Mazda MX5 (NC2), racing mower

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Good luck man, how often do you wash your cars? We wash ours once a week. We own a 2006 Toyota Corolla. Hope you achieve your desired goals for your cars and Midget.
 
I hope you had a safe Halloween and are making progress with your Midget and other cars. Best of luck to you my friend!
 
Good luck man, how often do you wash your cars? We wash ours once a week. We own a 2006 Toyota Corolla. Hope you achieve your desired goals for your cars and Midget.
Sorry for not responding to this - Every 3 weeks or so.
 
No problem man, don't worry about being inactive. You deserve a break/rest from all the hard work you put in with those cars/ and the Midget.
 
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You see that dirty, mucky filter on the left?

Yeah. That was the air filter inside the Midget. It looks like it's the original one that the car was sold with. The more I find, the more annoyed I get with the prior owner of the Midget.

Took me a few days of experimenting, and finally caving in to a $7 app, but I got the carb retuned to account for the new air filter and the vastly improved airflow.

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The annoying thing is that despite everything being dialed in and verified with the app, the Midget still:
  • sounds like a riding mower
  • sounds like it's fast idling

Some things you just can't change, I guess.
 
What a great improvement to your Midget. Keep up the great work and labor, I'll support you every step of the way.
 
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Put the Midget to work today, had some stuff to take down/move ahead of the winter season.

This was the third and final load the little old lady hauled for us today. After that was a quick errand and a much needed car wash. I'll be heading to a Cars and Coffee / Toys for Tots event tomorrow a few towns over.

Figured the toy truck would be appropriate for the toy drive!
 
You know I may have to end up buying a Midget when I get some extra money to help transport furniture, supplies or any of my needs to appointments or my family's/cousins house. Would help me out a lot since I have health issues.
 
You know I may have to end up buying a Midget when I get some extra money to help transport furniture, supplies or any of my needs to appointments or my family's/cousins house. Would help me out a lot since I have health issues.
Honestly speaking, you would be better off with one of the alternatives - Daihatsu Hijet, Mitsubishi Minicab, Suzuki Carry, Honda Acty, Subaru Sambar... to name a few.
 

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