[treeafodo]

Been wanting to clean mine as well since I haven't had carpet in there for a while. I think the time has come for me to do the same.

It's very messy, but makes a huge difference.

Ohhh yes. OCD all the things <3

Bronto! <3


It's the weekend, which means updates!

I picked up the weld thru primer. My cost through work was still costly. $65 for 4 cans.
IMG_3063 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

I cleaned up the interior a little more then primed the interior.
IMG_3075 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
IMG_3074 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr


In between the first and second coat I removed the cowl trim and cleaned it up. Very happy to find no rust.
IMG_3060 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
IMG_3061 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
IMG_3124 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

After I sprayed the second coat I made a run to Detroit to pick up my Garagestar seat rails. I thought I ordered a pair, but I guess it was only 1 side. I didn't really read the ad, kind of assumed "rails" meant both sides. lol I just know I've wanted these since Garagestar first announced it.
IMG_3125 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

The rail was pricey, especially for one, but everything is top notch, even the hardware. It was nice that they included new floor mount bolts as well.
IMG_3138 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Installation was a little tricky at first. I originally tried bolting the rails into the car and then bolting the seat on first, but getting everything lined up didn't really work. I removed the rails from the car, bolted it to the seats and then bolted it in the car. I set the seat as low as possible, so getting the back bolts in was a hassle, but I eventually managed.

The entire assembly- seat, bolts, rails is 18.8 lbs
IMG_3143 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
IMG_3144 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

And then the finished product. :hello kitty: The cage will fit so tightly to this seat with my seating position. Not really easy when you're 6'2
IMG_3148 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

It's very close, but it's not touching.
IMG_3149 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

I got the seat lined up with the wheel without any beating to the tranny tunnel.
IMG_3152 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Good luck to my fabricator. It's not going to be easy fitting a cage around this thing. lol
IMG_3158 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
IMG_3155 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

I got this thing sitting low. Very, very low.
IMG_3151 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

I gave it a little bit of recline to help my head clear the rollbar, even then the seat is low in the front. The gap in the front is my index finger, the gap in the rear is pretty much non existent. There is a light shining through from the other side yet you see nothing.
IMG_3157 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

 

[treeafodo]

Another post since I hit the image cap on the last one.

I literally cannot fit this nail under the back of the seat and the floor.
IMG_3161 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Head room is a good thing.
IMG_3162 by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Very pleased with this product. All I wanted was a seat rail that I could set the seat right on the floor since I'm pretty tall, and I got what I wanted with this product. Installation, once I figured out the order, was straight forward. Dialling it in was a bit tedious.

I will be purchasing another one for the other side, but my next purchase will probably be my fuel cell.

 

[Crazyblackman]

Yeah I love mine, selling my other set cause I just want a normal seat over their for now since I haven't even used the other seat, and its a bottom mount anyways!

 

[treeafodo]

Just purchased another garage star seat rail. Picked this one BNIB off crazyblackman for a good price. Can't wait for it to show up.

 

[treeafodo]

The passenger seat has been mounted on the garage star rails I picked up from Crazyblackman. Pictures will be posted soon.

I also just ordered my fuel cell!


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[treeafodo]

Update!

For those of you that don't already know- On Thursday morning I was struck by a vehicle while taking my motorcycle to work. The vehicle took off after hitting me, leaving me on the side of the road. I made out very lucky; thankfully I was wearing my gear. I made out with a lot soreness and a small patch of roadrash, about the size of my hand, on my butt and thigh. The bike faired pretty well, all things considering. The handle bars, shift lever and kickstand were bent, the plastics on the left side of the bike have some roadrash, and the left fork is leaking. I put the bike away for the winter now. It'll give me time to repair/upgrade it. I will miss riding it for the rest of the season, but I'm sure I will manage. I am very thankful to be alive, let alone relatively uninjured.



As promised, more miata content!

Got the other seat mounted using another Garage Star Rail
Both Seats Mouted by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

Then I picked this up after last night's GWAR concert(which was mental by the way).
Box by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

ATL 15 gallon fuel cell.
ATL Fuel Cell by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
ATL Fuel Cell by Austin Rajki, on Flickr
ATL Fuel Cell by Austin Rajki, on Flickr

 

[Rustrat]

Been following this thread for some months now, time for my first post here.

Great Miata content, but happy that you are ok after your accident. Did you keep anything from the car that hit you? License plate, make/model etc?



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[treeafodo]

Been following this thread for some months now, time for my first post here.

Great Miata content, but happy that you are ok after your accident. Did you keep anything from the car that hit you? License plate, make/model etc?



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Thanks for following the build, good to see people are still interested in this.

The only thing I know is that the car was silver or white. Survival mode kicked in as I got hit. I honestly don't even riding the bike home after getting hit.

 

[AccentedBlack]

Sorry to hear you got hit man. The down side to riding a bike is that more often than not its someone else's negligence that gets you injured/killed. Glad you made it out relatively unscathed.

That fuel cell is awesome. 50% larger than stock is nice. Also is it filled with open cell foam to prevent slosh, or is that just packaging?

 

[be good]

Nice work man, If you need any help reach out to me. I did this swap about 5 years ago and i'm still racing the car. I've spent the wrong money on everything and learned the hard way of what not to do.

PS. **** that hit and run guy, seriously. glad to hear you're ok.

 

[Crazyblackman]

Shitty thing about the accident, but glad to see you are ok and still hammering things out.

Keep at it bud!

 

[treeafodo]

Sorry to hear you got hit man. The down side to riding a bike is that more often than not its someone else's negligence that gets you injured/killed. Glad you made it out relatively unscathed.

That fuel cell is awesome. 50% larger than stock is nice. Also is it filled with open cell foam to prevent slosh, or is that just packaging?

That is open cell foam in there.

What you said is the sad truth about motorcycles.

Nice work man, If you need any help reach out to me. I did this swap about 5 years ago and i'm still racing the car. I've spent the wrong money on everything and learned the hard way of what not to do.

PS. **** that hit and run guy, seriously. glad to hear you're ok.

I will definitely keep that in mind, Thank you very much!

Shitty thing about the accident, but glad to see you are ok and still hammering things out.

Keep at it bud!

Thank you for the kind words.

The fabricator has reassured me that the time for the miata is getting closer!

 

[treeafodo]

Full part out will be posted shortly. If you need anything message me to get dibs on parts.

 

[CollinMB]

WAT

 

[ShadowMX5]

Well that's no good

 

[Louros]

 

[Rcrootbeer]

There is no god...:cry2:

 

[Phung018]

**** was really hoping for a solid update

 

[Crazyblackman]

Nooooo!!!!! Not another one!

 

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