1990 track day car in Houston
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I bought a 1990 Miata for my new track day car. So far just picked up a hardtop and started installing Sparko (fake Sparco) Evo2Plus seats in it. Picked up a spare 1.6 engine which I will hopefully build into a track-ready turbo engine.
Short term goal: GT2560
Long term goal: Sub 2min TWS
Here are some pics of the car before I decided to buy it:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993..._miata_pre_buy
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Ba-oOrwTPZ8/T7g_WHUWKtI/AAAAAAAAALI/7TCqKpdm1DA/s800/IMG_8292.JPG)
Project name is Shades, you can ask gospeed81 where the name comes from![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yuTCvk6-9IE/T7hCNqMbqoI/AAAAAAAAAQk/DsI1Ht39eSs/s800/shades.jpg)
Here are some pics of putting the seat in and getting the engine to the shop.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993...8655169/May_17
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993...8655169/May_19
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-FhZ6sNscdTk/T7hA5U9-WTI/AAAAAAAAAM0/BU9llgQICYk/s800/IMG_8324.JPG)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-41Uq_g7ZpGQ/T7hA6GuFAxI/AAAAAAAAANE/mpMi8pqJlME/s800/IMG_8331.JPG)
![](https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-gyp_xGtXyFc/T7hA6y7N16I/AAAAAAAAANU/g1fA3TjPAAg/s800/IMG_8334.JPG)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-EdQKx4X55ko/T7hA8uqfr4I/AAAAAAAAAN0/pFZwXao2NRg/s800/IMG_8341.JPG)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-twPrp7yCp0A/T7hA9kZ4WoI/AAAAAAAAAOE/mgQ1P7FBzBA/s800/IMG_8344.JPG)
![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zFZJ1Tj3Qno/T7hCHshwlFI/AAAAAAAAAOs/PVipxkNDAtU/s800/IMG_8348.JPG)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-bvxEl5whiNc/T7hCIYJAiCI/AAAAAAAAAO8/lIjtRl_vMOE/s800/IMG_8350.JPG)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-guafvu6qZO0/T7hCK_6-S9I/AAAAAAAAAPs/d0-xwOND0nQ/s800/IMG_8360.JPG)
![](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-HtiRl3xndE4/T7hCM1OAVHI/AAAAAAAAAQU/-AlRDlJngjI/s512/IMG_8364.JPG)
I was about to put the engine on the engine stand, but the bolts I needed are M12x1.5 which my local home depot didn't have, my local lowe's didn't have, ace hardware was closed and the pep boys my gps took me to didn't exist![vash](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/vash.gif)
Also, check out www.axiom1.com for the other stuff going on in the shop. I'm getting my PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Structure Interaction) and the car stuff just keeps me sane![yippee](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/yippee.gif)
Nik
Short term goal: GT2560
Long term goal: Sub 2min TWS
Here are some pics of the car before I decided to buy it:
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993..._miata_pre_buy
Project name is Shades, you can ask gospeed81 where the name comes from
![](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/smile.gif)
![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-yuTCvk6-9IE/T7hCNqMbqoI/AAAAAAAAAQk/DsI1Ht39eSs/s800/shades.jpg)
Here are some pics of putting the seat in and getting the engine to the shop.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993...8655169/May_17
https://picasaweb.google.com/1071993...8655169/May_19
I was about to put the engine on the engine stand, but the bolts I needed are M12x1.5 which my local home depot didn't have, my local lowe's didn't have, ace hardware was closed and the pep boys my gps took me to didn't exist
![vash](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/vash.gif)
Also, check out www.axiom1.com for the other stuff going on in the shop. I'm getting my PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Structure Interaction) and the car stuff just keeps me sane
![yippee](https://www.miataturbo.net/images/smilies/yippee.gif)
Nik
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