Maisonvi
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As many of you know, I had a bit of a fire at the track a few months back. Car was a total loss. My plan at the time was to take all the money I had saved for re-doing my LeMans from selling parts that I made (shift knobs and various other projects) to buy something. It wasn’t a lot, but it might get me something that I could start with. Then Nator came together and generously gave (and I wont ever be able to say thank you enough) me a check that let me buy something I can actually use safely on the track.
So without further ado, ladies and gentlemen I present to you my new track toy.
This, much like the speed, will be an ongoing never ending project. I cant help but tinker and this car will be no different. The goal here is to have this be a track car (that I can legally drive to and from the track). No more dual duty car, I will figure out something else fun eventually for DD life.
Details on the car as it sits when I got it. 99’ Miata with an Ecotec motor swap out of a Pontaic G6. Motor is bullet proof, and even if a failure happens long blocks are like $400. Car’s paint is ROUGH, but it’s a race car, so Im telling myself not to care. Has a harddog roll bar, some cheap crappy seats and that’s about it.
Things I have already got going for it:
Step 1 was de-sticker
New wheels and tires. Picked up a set of Konig Dekagrams and 225/40R15 RS4s.
New set of 6 point harnesses (they are brand new but expired, which is nbd for me, so I got them on a steal).
New seat is on order; going with an OMP First-R after sitting in my buddies and loving it. Going to be a few weeks before I get it though.
And last but of course not least, all new safety gear: Fire suit, HANS, shoes, gloves, balaclava, socks, and a new SA rated helmet. Have to give a big shout out to OG racing for hooking me up with a killer deal on all this. They have been super helpful getting me in some gear so Im not gonna die if there is a fire again. (lets hope not)
Still left to go is, fire extinguisher, and of course I need to make a new shift knob for the car. That pretty much eats up the entire budget, so Im gonna hop on selling some more parts to build funds back up to make things happen.
Im going to try and keep this page updated with progress, as well I have started an Instagram where I will probably keep a lot of the random pics: maisonvi_mx5
Looking forward to see where this one goes eventually!
So without further ado, ladies and gentlemen I present to you my new track toy.
This, much like the speed, will be an ongoing never ending project. I cant help but tinker and this car will be no different. The goal here is to have this be a track car (that I can legally drive to and from the track). No more dual duty car, I will figure out something else fun eventually for DD life.
Details on the car as it sits when I got it. 99’ Miata with an Ecotec motor swap out of a Pontaic G6. Motor is bullet proof, and even if a failure happens long blocks are like $400. Car’s paint is ROUGH, but it’s a race car, so Im telling myself not to care. Has a harddog roll bar, some cheap crappy seats and that’s about it.
Things I have already got going for it:
Step 1 was de-sticker
New wheels and tires. Picked up a set of Konig Dekagrams and 225/40R15 RS4s.
New set of 6 point harnesses (they are brand new but expired, which is nbd for me, so I got them on a steal).
New seat is on order; going with an OMP First-R after sitting in my buddies and loving it. Going to be a few weeks before I get it though.
And last but of course not least, all new safety gear: Fire suit, HANS, shoes, gloves, balaclava, socks, and a new SA rated helmet. Have to give a big shout out to OG racing for hooking me up with a killer deal on all this. They have been super helpful getting me in some gear so Im not gonna die if there is a fire again. (lets hope not)
Still left to go is, fire extinguisher, and of course I need to make a new shift knob for the car. That pretty much eats up the entire budget, so Im gonna hop on selling some more parts to build funds back up to make things happen.
Im going to try and keep this page updated with progress, as well I have started an Instagram where I will probably keep a lot of the random pics: maisonvi_mx5
Looking forward to see where this one goes eventually!
