08-04-2009, 10:55 AM
Nice work Goodspeed, it looks great!
If you plan on just dailying it, just keep it as it is and it'll be fine (except for that steering wheel wrap). Maybe get the 01+ center console which is much better than the piece of crap plastic hinged 99-00 center console. I might have a stock shifter (sans knob) but I'm not sure if it'll require the bushing and whatnot. I'm not sure if the 6spd has the same rubber boots surrounding the shifter but if they are, it might be time to replace them if you're in there anyway.
If you want to start tracking it, which I hope you do, since its already got a roll bar, I've got a few suggestions, in no particular order.
This book has some pretty good basic info on wrenching on the Miata and its pretty cheap:
http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dept...r=46-86000
Brakes are so easy to change on this car. Rotors are stupid cheap too ($20 for fronts at NAPA), so there's no reason to not have a dedicated set of pads and rotors for the track. Get a big tub of the high temp slider pin grease and always grease them up everytime the caliper comes off.
Get a hardtop. All the 90-05 hardtops fit on all the cars. Some will have a headliner and/or defrost, but that doesnt really matter too much. You may not be able to use the side latches since you've got the rollbar in there, but if the top is adjusted pretty snugly, you should be fine. I can't tell from the pics but it doesn't look like you have the frankenstein bolts on the rear striker plates, but those are only like $10 for the pair.
I'm not sure if the 10AEs came in both the Cali and Federal emissions versions. Regardless, both the 99-00 came with cast iron boat anchors as exhaust manifolds. The 01+ tubular headers retain the stock appearance but add power and shed a bunch of weight. That being said, its kinda hard to find those without paying a ton for them. You'll also need the 01+ EGR pipe if you do that upgrade. If your car is the Cali version, it'll have two cats and messing with the O2 sensors is going to be a pain.
The OEM radiator is puny. The OEM radiator for the automatic transmission version is only slightly less puny. There are a lot of different aluminum dual core radiators out there but some might have fitment issues, especially with a big beefy front sway bar and the fans.
If you want, we can talk about suspension stuff too but this post is already pretty long.
If you plan on just dailying it, just keep it as it is and it'll be fine (except for that steering wheel wrap). Maybe get the 01+ center console which is much better than the piece of crap plastic hinged 99-00 center console. I might have a stock shifter (sans knob) but I'm not sure if it'll require the bushing and whatnot. I'm not sure if the 6spd has the same rubber boots surrounding the shifter but if they are, it might be time to replace them if you're in there anyway.
If you want to start tracking it, which I hope you do, since its already got a roll bar, I've got a few suggestions, in no particular order.
This book has some pretty good basic info on wrenching on the Miata and its pretty cheap:
http://www.flyinmiata.com/index.php?dept...r=46-86000
Brakes are so easy to change on this car. Rotors are stupid cheap too ($20 for fronts at NAPA), so there's no reason to not have a dedicated set of pads and rotors for the track. Get a big tub of the high temp slider pin grease and always grease them up everytime the caliper comes off.
Get a hardtop. All the 90-05 hardtops fit on all the cars. Some will have a headliner and/or defrost, but that doesnt really matter too much. You may not be able to use the side latches since you've got the rollbar in there, but if the top is adjusted pretty snugly, you should be fine. I can't tell from the pics but it doesn't look like you have the frankenstein bolts on the rear striker plates, but those are only like $10 for the pair.
I'm not sure if the 10AEs came in both the Cali and Federal emissions versions. Regardless, both the 99-00 came with cast iron boat anchors as exhaust manifolds. The 01+ tubular headers retain the stock appearance but add power and shed a bunch of weight. That being said, its kinda hard to find those without paying a ton for them. You'll also need the 01+ EGR pipe if you do that upgrade. If your car is the Cali version, it'll have two cats and messing with the O2 sensors is going to be a pain.
The OEM radiator is puny. The OEM radiator for the automatic transmission version is only slightly less puny. There are a lot of different aluminum dual core radiators out there but some might have fitment issues, especially with a big beefy front sway bar and the fans.
If you want, we can talk about suspension stuff too but this post is already pretty long.
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