Monthly Archives: June 2013
Paint prep and motor maintenance
As the title suggests I got around to some maintenance items on the engine and did a little paint prep on the suspension components this weekend. My buddy Danny came by to hang out and help; which worked out well. … Continue reading
Parts cleaning and other ramblings
Got back to working on the sub-frame last night. The front K-member looks to be in good overall shape; a little surface rust in a couple places and a little heavier rust in other places. None to bad that the … Continue reading
Off Topic – NASA at Sebring
Just got back from a track day at the historic Sebring International Raceway! What a fun track to drive on. Here are a few pics of the car hanging out in the pits with its brothers. And a couple of … Continue reading
Valve Cover Part 3
I have been using the wrinkle black from Advance Auto for a few years but for some reason I decided to try the wrinkle black from Rust-Oleum for the intake manifold. Well it did not work. Well that’s not fair, … Continue reading
Valve Cover part 2
Saturday I finished up the valve cover for the Catfish. Wrinkle black from AdvanceAutoParts and a pair of 500W halogen shop lights does the trick. Now I have to find the time to service the engine. Flying Miata makes … Continue reading
Valve Cover
I have been on a little hiatus from working on the donor car this last week. I was distracted by several non car related events and I have a HPDE up at Sebring in two weeks so I will be … Continue reading
Catfish? 