Miatatude

Almost

Almost ready to move to the new site design, just a few back end things to take care of, Comment Preview Page, some of my Info Pop-Ups, etc. have to be finished. Maybe tomorrow night.

Tomorrow during the day is the Master’s Miata Club Tech Day and my project/mod for the day is to make the rear side markers working lights. And I’m feeling ambitious I might go ahead and turn them and the fronts into turn signal repeaters.

Started down, went up, back down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 53

Youze Ain’t Looking Hard Enough

There was 31 pounds of air in the right rear tire this morning, down a pound. After work I dropped Donna at home and headed over to the tire store. They took the car in back and I waited, marveling at the 20″ & 22″ DUBS they had in the showroom (I wondered how much one weighed, but didn’t try and lift one for fear of herniating myself.) After 20 minutes the fellow came from back and said, “Which tire?” I confirmed that I told him right and he said that they had the tire submerged and they couldn’t find any leak. I told him that I thought that I found something and had marked the tire. We walked out into the shop and they pulled the tire again and I found my mark and showed them what I saw. They pried around in the hole while drizzling it with soapy water, but couldn’t make a bubble. I went back inside and waited. Twenty minutes later he came back out and said they couldn’t find any leaks. The tech had removed the tire from the wheel and felt all around on the inside and could still find nothing. They sent me on my way, no charge, saying if it keeps leaking, bring it back.

I’ll put 30psi in tonight and keep checking it…

Started up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 44

Here We Go Again

It was just a month ago that I had to have a hole patched in one the tires on the car. Last night on the way out I noticed that the right rear tire looked pretty low. Sure enough it held only 21 pounds of air compared to 29 for the other three. On the way to the dinner I stopped at the corner station and put 29psi in it. This morning it was down to 28. Just walked by it and it might be my imagination, but it looks lower than that now.

I just took the tire off and at first look I didn’t see anything. A second closer look I found a small slit that when pried slightly apart revealed something shiny. None of the local tire places are open on Sundays, so I put 31psi in the tire and I’ll check it again in the morning. I’ll probably just drive it to work and get it fixed after work.

Started up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 44

Ammended Total Dinner

I had to amend the top transition total from yesterday’s post. After we got back from the store and the photo shoot I put the top back up as it was still a little damp. It stayed up all day today because we didn’t even go out in the Miata until nearly dark.

We went out because it was the Master’s Miata Club’s Twelfth Anniversary Dinner. Every year we get together and go to a local restaurant and eat. What’s different than the usual monthly gathering at a local restaurant and eating you ask. Well, we don’t discuss Club business in a formal matter and where we are is usually a notch up on the restaurant pecking order, i.e. the food is better and we usually dress a little nicer.

From our original newsletter:

On January 30, 1993, at 3:00 in the afternoon, a small group of people met at the Gibbs Memorial Library in Evans, Georgia. There were twelve people present, all from different walks of life: different ages, different lifestyles and different tastes. The one thing they had in common was a love for their Miata.

So, we do the anniversary dinner towards the end of January or February, because that is the time of year the Club was formed and it is usually cold enough around here that doing a top down driving event would be iffy.

Started up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 44

I Guess Nobody Wanted It

Auction ended today for the Japanese license plate and mount. Even though 3 people put it on their watch list, there were zero bids. Even though I know this is a studio shot with a photoshopped in background, it’s still a cool image of the new Miata.

New Miata

Started down, went up, still up.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 40

Another Marvelous Day

Middle70’s and sunny. The car is still dirty because it is going to rain again tomorrow. I probably will wash it Saturday because we have a Miata Club event on Saturday night. It will be dark by the time we get together so no one would notice that the car is dirty and it is going to rain again the next day, but it will be time, last washing was over a month ago…

Started down, went up, back down, back up, down again, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 39

I Was Wrong

Yesterday I would have sworn those pictures were not the real thing, but I guess I was wrong. Today Autoweek put a small article and a photo gallery online and sure enough those are the real thing, the next gen Miata. I kind of like it, the interior less than the exterior, but it really doesn’t matter as I am not due for another new Miata until 2010.

Today was an unseasonably warm day, it was about 15 degrees above normal, so my old raggedy 2003 Miata got to be driven around topless. Almost made the trip to the dentist for a couple of fillings enjoyable. And after work, we of course, took the long cut home. Tonight we will probably take the long way to the store to get OJ for tomorrow’s breakfast. Tomorrow will be more in the normal range, but Thursday it is supposed to be 10 degrees below normal. Make up your mind Mother Nature.

Started up, went down, still down.
Miata Top Transitions since 01/01/05: 35