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- brakelines, tires and shocks
enhancing the handling
on 15 Sep 2003 by bjoern author list
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 author list
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 author list
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 author list
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 author list
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 author list
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 author list
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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