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I say ditch the surge brakes and put electric brakes on one axle. They will work fine.

I don't even know who you people are anymore .

I believe Steve Lepper, owner of Gearhead's Garage is fairly well-versed in the Miata as well.

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:Fast-forward 15 years: Durham dies of a stroke from as the result of bad dietary choices.

Then his widow sues and is awarded $18,000 which she parlays into an ice cream truck.

Apparently, the toothbrush also qualifies as a complicated gadget. Join me in perpetuating the stereotype.

John Coffey wrote:We stacked hay bales in front of posts, fire hydrants, and other bicyclist unfriendly objects.

Hay bales probably aren't all that friendly either.

Plus, if you're throwing darts from the couch, once you've delivered the entire salvo, you gotta get up to retrieve them. Unless you tie strings on each one so you can just yank them back, of course. Hey, that's not a bad idea...

My favorite part was that the guy said because he was a Leo, he was a lion too and therefore identified with the cubs. Now it appears he was a lyin' alright.

Pat.

Sorry to bring this thread back on topic :mrgreen:, but here is a blog that a guy in Oregon wrote while doing a 914 conversion. Now, this guy is an actual electrical engineer , of apparent above-average intelligence and even though he bought a kit expressly designed for the Porsche 914 ($13k, not in...

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:...90-93 Miata...

Bob, I'm curious why you would limit it to just the 1.6?

Pat.

Look at this one. This is an example of when money is no object, apparently. Nearly $16k for motor/batteries/ultracaps. I don't see any performance numbers anywhere, but the project sure is clean. I like the idea of using the ultracapacitors as "electronic NOS", sort of.

Pat.

Has anyone ever done a gas->electric conversion? My idle daydreaming has been of that lately. Here is a blog I've been watching.

Pat.

Art Rinner wrote:How's that for aging myself.

I think just pointing out that you worked for $1.25/hr was sufficient ;).

Cruising to Alaska on the Norweigian Pearl July 20!

When I was 18, my girlfriend's father pulled some strings and got me my first real job: service writer at Scandia Auto Imports in Whittier, a Saab/Fiat dealership. Her father was a Saab mechanic. I made $600 a month, I couldn't imagine how I could spend all of that money. I also wasn't familiar with...

I have one of those cheap Big Tex wood-deck open trailers with the dinky 4' ramps. I also have a lowered Miata. But rather than messing with longer ramps, I just back my truck up on my Rhino ramps to lower the rear of the trailer. Works fine. Also, to get the door to clear the fender, I built car-le...

Curt Luther wrote:I knew Irish was cool ...

I'm Irish, but not nearly as Irish as Irish .

Curt Luther wrote:

Bob Beamesderfer wrote:...hush puppies ...

I once bowled on a team called the "Hash Pappys". We made frequent trips to the parking lot. TA might remember. Hey, it was the '70s!

just noticed if you open a thread, at the upper right there's a link that says, First Unread Post. Nice for the multipage threads. In fact, there's a "first unread post" button from the index page as well. It's just to the left of the thread title and looks like a little sheet of paper wi...

Just wanted to post something so I could see my avatar. Also, to post an image so that everyone can remember what real racing is ;). Ahh, just kidding. Really like the new forum!

Pat.