Engine Overhall (01/05/14)
'Phira is back in commission but she ran up quite the bill at the doc's. Nearly $2500!
Tires
I go through at least one set of tires per year. My current rubber of choice are the Dunlop Direzza DZ101 UHPS' in a 205-50-15 size so this is pretty much an open fund, haha.
New Wheels
An alternative (or addition for mounting high-end performance tires) to refurbishing the OEM wheels, The 92 is part of Enkei's new "Classic" product line which includes a 15x7" size that fits the Miata perfectly.
Refurbished Wheels
Just like the New Paint wish, not something on my mind just now. More of a future expense. The STO Edition came with 15x6" Enkei 5-spoke wheels. These retail new from suppliers for $400+ but restoring undamaged ones costs substantially less.
Frog Arms
The last piece of the puzzle when it comes to stiffening up the chassis. With this, the butterfly, the tower brace and a roll bar you pretty much have as stiff a Miata as you're going to get without seam-welding or a full cage
Flyin' Miata Butterfly Brace
Probably one of the best products ever made for the Miata. Like most old roadsters, the MX-5 suffers from poor chassis rigidity and in particular, soft steel frame rails. This fixes it.
New Paint
Not really something I plan on dealing with until the engine is sorted but about a year ago what turned out to be a (very) cheap respray of clear started flaking off. I want to have her stripped, un-dented and repainted the original Twilight Blue Mica
Flyin' Miata Shock Tower Brace
Okay, so the Miata's double wishbone suspension means that lateral loads on the towers are nothing like cheaper strut-types, but there's still that big space between the fenders. This fixes it.
Racing Beat 4:1 Header
In my research, probably the best header available for the Miata. Since I'm not planning a turbo for this car its a good part that will compliment the high-flow catalyst and exhaust system
RoadsterSport Catalytic Converter
'Phira's old cat is pretty much a cooked goose at this point. With 17 years under her belt now plus a recently-discovered ignition problem the catalyst is done. Once the engine is running well again though, the exhaust is in my crosshairs.
Roadstersport3 Cat-Back Exhaust
One of the best classic-type exhausts available for the NA Miata, the Roadstersport has gone through multiple generations, finally arriving at this example which features a full oval muffler, polished mid pipe & swappable insert for different sound levels
Taylor S
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Oh, and if for some reason in this dreadful economy you actually want to help with one of the "wishes" on this list you can send money to my paypal account using this email address: roadsterland@yahoo.com. Just make sure you check the "Send money to friends" box and tell me what you want it to go to. (bear in mind if you say "put it toward the exhaust" and the next day my clutch goes out...well guess where the money's gonna go)
