Outfitting The NC MX-5 For Tall Drivers
Tall drivers who have driven all four generations of the Mazda MX-5 would probably agree on which cars they fit into best.
The most accommodating...
Fasteners 101: Understanding Torque, Stretch and Clamping Load
There are pursuits that stress the need for critical fasteners. Aerospace and energy industries are two obvious examples. The next most obvious answer, of...
Roll Cages Form the Foundation of a Proper Racecar
A good cage provides more than just safety. It’s the foundation upon which a racing car is built. A good cage strengthens the weaker...
Project Spec E46: Rear Suspension and Other Details
Before reassembling the rear subframe on a Spec E46, you must weld in a rear subframe reinforcement kit. I sourced mine from Condor Speed...
How to Build a Spec3 From a Donor
In the interest of furthering renewed interest in Spec3, the series leader and series director put together a constructors guide for those interested in...
Project Spec E46: Rear Subframe, Differential and Fuel Tank
With the cage freshly in the car and the car up on jack stands for the first of a thousand times, it’s starting to...
Beating Exhaust Heat
The factory downpipe from the manifold on NA and NB Mazda Miatas is wrapped with shielding and packed with insulation to keep the heat...
Project Spec E46: Installing the Roll Cage
Anytime you source out work to a shop, you are on their time schedule, not yours. You are not their only customer, you see,...
Project Spec E46: Sourcing and Stripping a Car
A few years ago, I wrote a series on building a Spec E30 as an average guy, doing a home build in his garage....
Spec MX5 vs Spec Miata
Typically, two of the costs an ambitious driver must contend with when moving up into a faster vehicle is greater complexity and a more...
