I’ve got a friend with limited funds moving here at the end of the month, and since being carless in Houston severely limits employment opportunities, I’ve been helping her look for a cheap car so that she can get around. She has found a listing for a 2002 Volvo S80 with the N/A 2.9L for ~$2k with just under 140k on…
Been away from Oppo for about a month or so since I got laid off due to OPEC fucking with oil prices, and thus I’ve been spending time working on my portfolio and such so I can get a new job. Out of the stuff I’ve been doing this is the first thing I thought Oppo would be interested in. They’re the few shots I took…
Finally got Onibaba off the jack stands and took her for a short shakedown spin around the neighborhood. First time driving her since April of last year, and I’m pleased to report no major issues! A few things that still need adjusting, but basically everything worked like it was supposed to! Well....except I…
I was out of town for most of this weekend, but I still managed to get a little bit of work done on her on Sunday. She now has a driver seat bolted in once again, and the notch that needed to be made on one of the front driver side lower control arm mounts so the zerk fitting will clear and give the suspension free…
I’m currently sitting on the back porch smoking a good cigar, listing to classic jazz, and sipping on some good bourbon. I definitely think there are worse ways to spend a Friday evening :-)
And eveyrone els in the way of Bill; Batten down the hatches and try to stay dry, today is going to suck hard core.....actually looking at the forecast I think blow might be the better term.
Seems apropriate with the current title being what it is.
OK, so got Onibaba up and running this weekend, and as a result I’m posting a nice big update with lots of pics.
Lets start off with the sway bars. I went ahead and installed both the front and rear upgraded units, but general consensus of people who track their Miata’s regularly is that the best set up is a thicker…
So, I’m restoring and building up an NB1 Miata (I’ve made a few posts on the build in the past) but for the last month or so I’ve been stuck. This has been primarily due to a lack of time to work on the car, and the damned exhaust manifold....specifically the flange between the cast portion and the pipe.
source. ...Is it wrong that I now want to find this, and watch it while drinking sake....preferably large amounts of the stuff?
Largely unmolested NB1 in excellent shape for $3300....where was this thing when I was looking for one?
Found out when I got new tires for the FoST that 3 of my OEM wheels were bent. I don't know exactly how it happened since I've never smacked a curb or anything with it, but I do live in Houston and pothole are just a fact of life here so one of those may have done it. Anyways, regardless of the why and how, they had…
Got the replacement control arm in, got the bushings pressed out, and zerks installed along with the new poly bushings, and the single remaining coilover. It's all bolted up ane tightened down. The suspension is finally done, ad I couldn't be happier! Tomorrow's to do list: rear brakes, reassemble the driver seat, and…
These are awesome! The cars are going on my desk at work, and the valve caps are going on the miata....once it gets tires on the wheels again
My brother just introduced me to these guys, some damn good talent here, and some really solid songs in the album. But you've got Greg Puciato from Dillinger Escape Plan & Max Cavalera from Sepultura on vocals and guitar, Troy Sanders from Mastadon on bass, Dave Elitch from Mars Volta on drums.
So, since some of these pieces are really pretty I figured I'd post a few detail shots of them to let y'all see as well.
So, as promised, here are the pics of yesterday's work. Would have had them up last night, but the ending had me too disgusted to bother.
Took the day off work today to wait for my shipment from Flyin Miata, since it requires a signature, and decided I'd spend the time to fix the CEL the car has. It's nothing major, just an issue with the EGR solenoid. Poking around online I've found this is often caused by buildup in the certain parts of the intake…
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