- brakelines, tires and shocks |
enhancing the handling |
on 15 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
The previous owner's old tires had to go and the 60k miles oem shocks needed replacing as well.[...] |
These are the stainless steel brakelines with the old shocks: And here with the adjustable AGX KYBs: These are the new Toyo S1 Proxes, a notable improvement over the old worn ones from the previous owner: [read more] |
- Spare tire relocation |
getting the spare out of the trunk |
on 15 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
In order to make more room in the tiny Miata trunk, one can relocate the spare tire under the car, b[...] |
I got a 1st generation Isuzu muffler (#h3d 6773m) from Midas and had it mounted at an angle that would allow me to mount the spare under the car: This is the new muffler before I installed the spare next to it. As you can see, the spare is tucked in there very snuggly and completely invisible, if you're not [read more] |
- Trunk release mod |
temporarily disbale remote trunk release |
on 15 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
To prevent thieves from slashing your top and easily gaining access to the trunk via the remote trun[...] |
The Miata trunk can be opened remotely with a lever inside the center console. To temporarily disable this remote trunk opener, a simple modification has to be made to the tumbler of the trunk lock. So I took it apart: I used my trusty Dremel to file off a little notch on the tumbler and now I can disable the [read more] |
- Specifications and features |
all data on the 1996 Miata M-Edition |
on 12 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
All the technical details of the 1996 Mazda Miata M-Edition. |
Miata specifications: * 1.8 liters DOHC 16-valves engine * 133 hp @ 6500 RPM * 114 lb-ft @ 5500 RPM * Redline @ 7000RPM * 5-speed manual overdrive transmission * Torsen limited-slip differential * 4-wheel disc brakes with anti-lock brake system * Driver's- and passenger's-side air bags M-Edition features include: * Starlight Mica that is metallic blue color [read more] |
- 1980 Volvo 240 GLD6 |
the first car I ever owned |
on 12 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
It's a big, long, yellow moose |
This is a (for European standards) huge, old car I acquired in Würzburg in July 1994 and sold in March 2000. I drove it for over 100.000km. Isn't it a lovely little yellow car? I admit there's a little more rust on this side than on the other, but otherwise not bad for an old car, isn't [read more] |
- 60k miles (100.000km) maintenance |
the timing belt is due |
on 12 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
Pretty soon after I bought the Miata, on 02-09-14, I had to do the basic maintenance at 60k miles: t[...] |
This is what the engine bay looked like when I started: On the first weekend I opened everything up: I took the cam sprockets off to get to the cam-shaft seals and removed the water-pump for replacement. The crank-shaft seal was also replaced. On the second weekend I put everything back together: new cam- and crank-shaft seals, new waterpump, cam sprockets, new idler [read more] |
- The first pictures |
this is how my Miata looked when I bought it |
on 12 Sep 2003 by bjoern |
I bought the car totally stock with just over 60k miles on it in Wimberley near Austin, Texas, USA. [...] |
This is the picture from the autotrader.com ad that alerted me to the vehicle: And this is what it looked like once I had it in Houston, Texas: With the top up. With the top down from the front. With the top down from the rear. And finally, the interior. As soon as I got it, I changed the sparkplugs and [read more] |
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