New Project Car - One of the Twins
Whirlwind of buying a car in Phoenix. Thanks Fred for the fun day off and leading to meeting a great car enthusiast.
RS Blog 5 - Rivets and Drilling Holes
Making those panels fit perfectly. I do enjoy the methodic nature of this work, but am eager to get into some other stuff like suspension and wiring. Things with more margin for error…
Why?….Rod do you knock on my door at the worst times.
Why do you come in here? This was supposed to be a happy Miata post…
RS Blog 4 - Fitting Cockpit Panels
Making those first cuts and fitments. The start of a long slow road of measure twice, think about it, measure again, think about it and finally cut a little. Eventually I’ll get comfortable.
Reverting from Hover to Wheels
Long travel suspension installed and ready for more pre-Baja testing. Moving from 1.5” of wheel travel to 4” of travel from static is gonna be awesome!
RS Blog 3 - Removing the Final Portion of Body
With a bit of help from friends I’ve unlocked the chassis and let’s me start thinking about making actual progress.
Hover Mode Enabled
Where we are going we don’t need wheels! Well maybe not. Okay most likely I’ll need them at some point.
RS Blog 2 - First Ultima Drilling
Drilling holes and removing body panels. Early stages of the build.
Light Switches!
A post about Lando! Not really, he is just ready for our next miata off-road trip. This covers some little updates for Miata lighting.
RS Blog 1 - Ultima Build
The start of progress on my Ultima RS. Making some body panel holders.
We actually made it to the race with the E30?
General asshattery in the BMW with Lucky Dog Racing League. Good weekend with friends with plenty of learning opportunities
Weekend Racing a Rotary - LDRL 2022
I knew fuel was going to be our nemesis over the weekend, but didn’t think it would be in this way. Finding out the hard way the simplest idea is likely the solution.
Feeling Lucky?
Race Details for the teams found here.
—Yet Another Shitty E30
—Brapmobile
SoCal Gambler (BajaXL Pre-Run)
Proving that Miata is still the answer at SoCal Gambler. Baja proving grounds.
Ultima Inventory
Opening boxes!
Be excited with me
Racecarsssss Prep
“A couple of Nissan SR20's would pull a premium one week before race wars.”
General racecar maintenance is a pain, let alone pulling the engine weeks before our race.
Another Engine for the Ultima!?
Lightweight engine blocks are sweet. Hoping this $300 purchase saves me some serious time and headaches.
Swapping cars in shop
When you need some extra hands to move your latest project car…invite friends over for a BBQ. More Ultima progress.
Ulitma-te Arrival
Orange Ultima RS delivered to California. Adult Lego time!
Candy has a heartbeat
Bringing the beast to life. Purring like a kitten…a big deadly kitten. This FD is ready to hit the track soon.
Image used to support interest in Lucky Dog Racing League, the best amateur series ever. Taking our BMW E30 to compete with real race cars.