Chasing the UP Big Boy in Iowa
Had a pretty nice day yesterday. Drove the Miata down I-35 to Ames, IA, then West on Hwy 30 to get a look at the Union Pacific Big Boy locomotive that was touri...
Category: Misc
Miata Brakes and other Misc
This weekend I put new front brake pads and rotors on the Miata. The old pads were pretty worn.
Busy Car Work Weekend
This weekend I did a bunch of maintenance on the Subaru and the Miata. I started out with the Subaru. Since we’ve been having some overheating issues when...
Miata Mods and Upgrades – A Quickie
Yesterday I installed an LED light strip in the trunk of the Miata. The stock light is in the rear wall, down low and doesn’t illuminate the trunk at all ...
Miata Mods and Upgrades – First Repair
I was hoping that moving to a newer car would allow me to avoid things breaking for a while, but apparently I was mistaken. A few days ago the passenger side wi...
Miata Mods and Updates – One
The Miata came with a factory radio that had a six disk CD changer built into it. Unfortunately it had two issues: There was no AUX in or Bluetooth. The CD play...
Two Books – A Review
I don’t know if I’ve ever written a book review before but I’m currently reading two books that are fascinating me and I want to tell people a...
New Rear Hatch for Der Wagen
*blows on mic* Is this thing on? It’s been a long time since I posted something here, lets see if it still works. This weekend was spent swapping a new ha...
My Music Streaming Solution
I’ve been collecting mp3s for years. I have about 32,000 files, over 200GB of music. What I haven’t had is a way to play them on my good stereo gear...
528i Angel Eyes Achieved!
Yesterday afternoon I decided to buckle down and make the angel eyes work. I redid all the wiring, making it cleaner. The internet told me that there would be a...