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Samurai Sword Shifter Knob installation

I saw a Samurai sword handle shifter on a friend’s JDM import and decided to get one for myself through eBay a few weeks ago. It arrived today from China and I installed it in 5 minutes.

Posted on Apr 8, 2019 by Vikas N Kumar

Replacing the Air Filter

Changing an air filter in the Miata is really easy. Below in figures 1 and 2 you can see the two latches around the intake that need to be opened with a simple flip as see in Figure 3.

Posted on Apr 7, 2019 by Vikas N Kumar

New Floormats

In keeping with our post on installing new pedals on the Miata, I had ordered new Better than Factory floor mats from Moss Miata which turned out to be quite nice looking and similar in design to the original Miata mats from Mazda, as seen in Figure 1 below.

Posted on Mar 16, 2019 by Vikas N Kumar

Tires for E-Street

In keeping with our post on wheels for E-street class for Autocross, I ordered Dunlop Direzza ZIII tires from TireRack.com with 200 treadwear and size 190/50R15 for my 15”x6” OEM wheels.

Posted on Mar 12, 2019 by Vikas N Kumar

A mid-rise lift in my garage !

It is winter here, so I have not done any work on the Miata in January and February of 2019, but I did continue doing research and looking for the right tools. And lo and behold, I found a car enthusiast, who had 11 cars , who was selling his mid-rise lift on Craigslist for under a $1000 with delivery – a great deal !!! I cannot say I have been more excited to purchase a tool this useful.

Posted on Mar 10, 2019 by Vikas N Kumar