Saturday, February 27, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Finally!
As of February 1st, The Tick is paid off!
While a small victory in and of itself, what this means is that all of the cars are now paid off. Gotta admit, it's a pretty good feeling...Christy and I have been very blessed!
Now that The Tick's paid off, it's time to think about what modifications I'd like to get done to "finish" the project:
Wheels, Tires, & Suspension:
*Upgrade front swaybar to Mazdaspeed Miata unit.
*Re-do alignment.
*Flip tires.
Interior/Chassis:
*Add the OEM Shock Tower Bar to tighten up the front end.
*Upgrade driver's seat to Elise seat. It'll let me sit lower in the car (important if I want to look into a rollbar), support my back better, and give me a real headrest for once. My friend Adam has some ideas.
*Once the head height problem is solved, get a rollbar for safety. I'm thinking a Hard Dog M2 Sport (no diagonals).
*Buy an iPod adapter kind of like this one.
Aesthetic Clean-ups:
*Fix the slight rust issues in The Tick's trunk.
*Clean up The Tick's cloudy headlamp lenses.
*Get the wheels refinished.
*Paint The Tick's valve cover in red crinkle-coat. Looks something like this (Mazda did quite a job from the factory!). Come to think of it, Harvey's valve cover could use a similar treatment this summer.
*Replace the antenna base with something a little less swept.
What do you think?
While a small victory in and of itself, what this means is that all of the cars are now paid off. Gotta admit, it's a pretty good feeling...Christy and I have been very blessed!
Now that The Tick's paid off, it's time to think about what modifications I'd like to get done to "finish" the project:
Wheels, Tires, & Suspension:
*Upgrade front swaybar to Mazdaspeed Miata unit.
*Re-do alignment.
*Flip tires.
Interior/Chassis:
*Add the OEM Shock Tower Bar to tighten up the front end.
*Upgrade driver's seat to Elise seat. It'll let me sit lower in the car (important if I want to look into a rollbar), support my back better, and give me a real headrest for once. My friend Adam has some ideas.
*Once the head height problem is solved, get a rollbar for safety. I'm thinking a Hard Dog M2 Sport (no diagonals).
*Buy an iPod adapter kind of like this one.
Aesthetic Clean-ups:
*Fix the slight rust issues in The Tick's trunk.
*Clean up The Tick's cloudy headlamp lenses.
*Get the wheels refinished.
*Paint The Tick's valve cover in red crinkle-coat. Looks something like this (Mazda did quite a job from the factory!). Come to think of it, Harvey's valve cover could use a similar treatment this summer.
*Replace the antenna base with something a little less swept.
What do you think?
Saturday, January 23, 2010
New Calendar Hotness!!!!!
As you may or may not know, I'm a moderator over at Club Roadster. The forum is dedicated to owning and modifying your Mazda Miata in ways that, in some cases, can be quite off the beaten path. Some highs, some lows, but I'm one of the original members of the forum (member #6, if I recall). In addition to our own gathering at Deal's Gap (otherwise known as CR@TG), we've made group appearances at Miatas at the Gap. We have users all over the world--literally!
We recently completed a run of calendars for 2010. I'm a horrible photographer, but here're some shots of my copy:
Big, BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG shout-outs to Randy (aka Phatmiata, whose car is the pin-up for January) for getting this done!
We recently completed a run of calendars for 2010. I'm a horrible photographer, but here're some shots of my copy:
I approve!
If you're interested, the calendars are for sale. My friend and fellow moderator Adam (aka Revlimiter, whose car Sharka graces the cover) also has a contest going!
Big, BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIG shout-outs to Randy (aka Phatmiata, whose car is the pin-up for January) for getting this done!
Sunday, January 17, 2010
New Year's Resolution
My New Year's Resolution is pretty simple this year: manage the mail pile better.
If you've lived in a house and/or paid bills in your life, you know that mail seems to pile up if you don't keep on it. An irrational fear of finding out you've been canned via the mail or something similarly nefarious does nothing to help this. When I was living in Ft. Thomas, I had a box full of mail that was unopened, presumably to be shredded. I seem to recall thinking that the wedding gift I probably used (or at least appreciated the most) was a simple shredder. Needless to say since we got married, moved, and bought a house, the mail stream has yet to relent. Unfortunately, my patience for actually sitting down to sift through it all has yet to find itself.
If you've lived in a house and/or paid bills in your life, you know that mail seems to pile up if you don't keep on it. An irrational fear of finding out you've been canned via the mail or something similarly nefarious does nothing to help this. When I was living in Ft. Thomas, I had a box full of mail that was unopened, presumably to be shredded. I seem to recall thinking that the wedding gift I probably used (or at least appreciated the most) was a simple shredder. Needless to say since we got married, moved, and bought a house, the mail stream has yet to relent. Unfortunately, my patience for actually sitting down to sift through it all has yet to find itself.
I mean, come on...we're in the 21st century here--doesn't anyone believe in doing things online?!
(The honest truth is that I'm lazy about doing the mail because I tend to keep tabs on everything online, and therefore know that most of what I get in the mail is either junk or a notification that I probably would have gotten too late had I not already taken care of it online. That, of course, does not matter because it doesn't get rid of the giant piles Christy and I keep putting off every couple weeks.)
So anyway...a quick picture just to give you an idea of what I'm working with here. To note: the mail pile today contained at least one item from Oct 23rd and I had emptied the shredder prior to going through my part of the pile...
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