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Jaime's Miata* page

(*) On May 26, 2005 [just before our twins (Katharine and Joseph) were born], and after 11 years & 124,000 miles, I sold my Miata to make room in the garage for a minivan. We've kept Jeanne's Miata, so maybe our kids will get their first top down ride one day in Mommy's car. We were the first (only(?)) his and hers Miatas of the Month.
Lists
Miata License Plate List

Looking for ideas for your personalized license plate for your Miata? Check out the License Plate List. (I'm no longer accepting additions or changes)
Miata Features Chart

So what year was Silver available? Did the '93 model have passenger side airbags? What year did Mazda start using the 2-position oil pressure gauge? These questions, and many more can be answered by looking at the Features Chart - a comprehensive description at the features included in each package of each model year of US market Miatas. Be sure to also check out Chris Lambert's Miata Guide, as well as John Emerson's Miata Production Info FAQ.
My Miata and me
Laguna Blue 94 B pkg
Installations
Some things I've done to the car.
Amplifier and Speakers
Jackson Racing Sway Bars
Lighted Rear View Mirror
Sony radio and CD changer
Trailer hitch/bicycle rack
Horn button bumps [07/18/1996]
Headrest speakers [08/14/1996]
Flyin Miata Strut Tower Brace [05/26/1996]
Wet Okole Seat Covers [12/07/1996]
Racing Beat air intake [12/04/1998]
Hard Dog Hard Core Roll Bar [12/28/1998]
KYB AGX shock install [09/11/1999]
Clutch release cylinder replacement [02/27/2000]
Seat foam removal [04/22/00]
15x7 SSR Competition wheels [05/25/01]
Ground Control coilover springs [11/17/01]
Fumoto Engine Oil Drain Plug [04/26/02]
In car video [05/08/02]
Kenwood KDC-MPV619 MP3 head unit [05/21/02]
Timing belt and water pump change [06/29/03]
Optima Red Top Battery Install [08/23/03]
Internet Resources
Clubs and General resources
Miata.net - The mother of all Miata pages
 
Miataforum.com - Web based discussion groups
 
SOCALM - Do you live in Los Angeles, the Beach cities, Orange County, Ventura County, the Valley, or Inland Empire? Join the Southern California Miata Club!
 
SDMC - If you live in the San Diego area, then the San Diego Miata Club is for you.
 
Miata Owner's Club - Official, Mazda-sanctioned national club
 
Track Days in California & Nevada - Open track events local to this area.
 
Forced Induction
SSCOR - Sebring Supercharged Miatas
 
Miata Power - Miata Power page
 
Driving
10 common high performance driving errors
 
Driving and your Brain
 
Physics of Racing series by Brian Beckman. Great stuff!
 
TurnFast Road Racing Resource Center
 
John Stevens - a highly regarded UK track instructor has great anectodes at this site
 
Pulp Racing stories - Smack-talking, real-life racing adventures of Doug and his NSX and S2000, and his best pal and fellow Go Fast crack addict, Wayne.
 
Prepping for Willow Springs driving school - Might be useful for first time attendees for Fast Lane Racing's driving school at the Streets of Willow Springs
 
Suspension
Spring rates - Table of spring rates for 90-94
 
Miata suspension bumpstops - Great page about bumpstops
 
Automobile Ride, Handling, and Suspension Design with Implications for Low Mass Vehicles
 
Wheels, Tires, Brakes
GSP9700 - Neat tire balancer useful in elimating the 65 mph shimmy that sometimes affects the Miata.
 
Wheel weights - Table of wheel weights
 
Brake myths - The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System
 
Brake Systems and Upgrade Selections - Another nice article by the folks at StopTech
 
Miscellaneous
MiataDrives.com - Great Sports Car Roads
 
Miata Exhaust Sounds - vroom vroom!
 
Miata Parts Diagrams - Parts catalog in PDF format
 
Miata Technical Data - Tech data from shop manual in PDF format
 
Blog
Top Down

A web log of Miata related links updated regularly. Plus a bunch of other interesting and cool links. Updated daily.
Our Road Trips
A Lap around the US [September, 1996]
 
Y2K2AK: Our Miata trip from Irvine, CA to Alaska [June, 2000]
 
Photos

NC Miata spy shots and renderings
 
Photos: Miata Events
Thunderhill Driving School [March 1997]
 
SOCALM: Willow Springs Driving School [September 1998]
 
Miata World 99 in Dallas, Texas [May 1999]
 
SOCALM: Earplug fitting [September 1999]
 
SOCALM: Willow Springs Driving School [October 1999]
 
SOCALM: Fall Trek to the Eastern Sierras [October 1999]
 
SOCALM: Willow Springs Driving School [April 2000]
 
SOCALM: Spring Trek to the Western Sierras [May 2000]
 
SDMC: Willow Springs Driving School [December 2000]
 
SDMC: Willow Springs Driving School [May 2001]
 

Questions? Comments? Send them to me at jaimev@panix.com
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