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From: daumda@smtplink.en.wpafb.af.mil
Subject: Miata Nose Mask (Bra)
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 11:05:57 -0400
Info to those looking for a protective nose mask:
Martin Mazda on Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, CA, sold me a Mazda factory
Miata bra for $53.90 plus $4.00 shipping, no tax, no phone charges, UPS to my
door. Call John in parts department at 1-800-394-5484. Charge to your credit
card.
DRAKE A. DAUM, President
Miami Valley Miata Club
(Dayton, Ohio)
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Subject: DAILY digest of "miata" mailing list (part 1 of 1)
Author: miata@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu at SMTPLINK
Date: 06/01/94 05:11 AM
Subjects of messages in this digest:
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Borla exhaust
Helloo.. and HELP..!!!!
Bra-Less in Houston
number for Swirl remover
Odd noises?
Re: Bra-Less in Houston
number for Swirl remover
RE: INDY II
BORLA EXHAUST
ODD NOISES?
Re: Miata FAQ on the Web
MCA
Re: Windows jarring loose
Re: Bra-Less in Houston
XGTV 4's work in the rain
Re: Borla exhaust
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:48:05 1994
From: Jeff Maurer
Subject: Borla exhaust
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:45:55 -0400
If memory serves I recall several people on the net that installed the
Borla exhaust and were unhappy with the fit and finish. Anyone know if
this has been resolved in more recent units?
thanks,
Jeff
_
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"Sometimes our big splashes are just ripples in the pool."
Neal Peart, RUSH
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:48:23 1994
From: jjnjw@clockwise.att.com (James D. Wynn)
Subject: Helloo.. and HELP..!!!!
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:46:16 -0400
I have been away from this list for quite awhile ..
hi, Ya'll..
i have a question ..
I ma looking for the number to
(am)
Rivera Mazda-Honda
this is Louie Rivera.. from Colorado..
he built the CSP MIATA for Jerry Bennington and has also build a few
Showroom Stock Miatas...
Please email me the number .. if you have it ...
====================
Also ..
i would like to address this to the people with GAB shocks..
some time ago ..
I had a problem withthe ajusting knob on one of my front shocks ..
well.. i took off the shock and brought it to WINGS, INC in Fremont, Ca.
I spoke to Kenzo ( the president ) and he looked at the shock and
they exchanged the shock .... nooo problem...
but ...now i am having trouble both of my front shocks...
=========problem==========
the first thing that happens is that the ajusting wheel gets VERY hard to turn
so hard , you need a pair of pliers to change the settings...
THEN ....after a couple months of THAT .. the wheel turns quite easily.. but has
NO stops/clicks...
========================
well. i called Kenzo, last week and he said that he would call Japan to
se eif they would exchange the two shocks ...
I ma waiting to hear from them/him.
====================
Kenzo had said that NOONE had reported any other problems except an Eagle Talon.
He has one shock with the same symptoms.... sooooo has anyone
out there had any of these problems?????
see ya
James D. Wynn
CSP2 Miata .. #38
jjnjw@clockwise.att.com
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:51:31 1994
From: "Ken Walker"
Subject: Bra-Less in Houston
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:47:43 -0400
Eddie wrote:
<< Does anyone recommend getting a hood bra for the miata. My dealer
<< has them for 80 bucks.
I borrowed a brand new bra from a friend of mine to use on my drive
from Houston TX to Los Angeles CA along route 66 (nice drive :-) ).
I didn't encounter any rain along the way, and the bra stayed on for
the entire trip (two weeks) before removal. It was a stock Mazda part
built exclusively for the Miata. I suppose it saved me from a few
flying bits of gravel (and one road-runner for sure) but it was *NOT*
worth the hassle encountered upon removal.
When I took it off after coming home, I was horrified to see a black
"scar" that the bra had buffetted into the white paint around the
front of the car. it was darkest around the edges of where the bra
was, but if you stood back a little, you could see a gray "tan-line"
that covered the whole bra-area. Several hours of TLC and what seemed
like a gallon of Meguires cleaner/wax later, all was well. I hate to
think what would have happened if I'd have let it air out and "cure"
that way.
My buddy put the bra on his red Miata and drove it on the highway
for a weekend trip to San Antonio... same thing. He returned it.
I am happy to say that 14 months later, there is no scar on the front
of my car that I haven't been able to remove with some of Meguire's
best. Knock on wood, but I feel like there really is no reason to
have a bra if you don't already. Looking around the roads, it seems
like the bra fad of the eighties is finally gone... Lets hope it
carries over to the beach! ;-)
Ken.
(Tan and White "C" with tan style bar to match!)
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:53:22 1994
From: emcgee@lucy.merrimack.edu (Edward McGee)
Subject: number for Swirl remover
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:46:51 -0400
I saw someone posted something about waxing and mentioned a product that
removes swirls. Does any one have the phone number for this company. I
beleive it was Mehgers or something like that.
Ed
Miata McGee
Merrimack College
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:55:28 1994
From: jfeinste@sas.upenn.edu (Jason Feinstein)
Subject: Odd noises?
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:48:10 -0400
Hi all,
I was hoping someone out there might know why my '92
with 14,000mi is making odd noises (re: it sounds like a piece of
metal dragging) between 3-4 thousand rpm in 2nd and 3rd gears.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
JHF
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 15:56:12 1994
From: emcgee@lucy.merrimack.edu (Edward McGee)
Subject: Re: Bra-Less in Houston
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 15:48:32 -0400
>
>To:
>From:emcgee@lucy.merrimack.edu (Edward McGee)
>Subject:Re: Bra-Less in Houston
>
>Ken,
>
>Thanks for your reply. That is the feeling I am getting from everyone. They do
>more damage then they are worth.
>
>I'm gonna let my little darling go braless.
>
>Eddie
Miata McGee
Merrimack College
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 16:48:35 1994
From: grant@wariat.org (Grant R. Baxter)
Subject: number for Swirl remover
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 16:47:56 -0400
Ed :
Swirl Remover - #9
Cleaner - #2
grant
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 16:52:54 1994
From: frank.potter@his.com
Subject: RE: INDY II
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 16:51:54 -0400
At Indianapolis, just look for Al. He's hard to miss and most people know him
by reputation (generally good) if not by sight. I expect I'll be around
someplace in the general area.
Frank
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 17:01:59 1994
From: frank.potter@his.com
Subject: BORLA EXHAUST
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 17:01:18 -0400
Jeff wants to knmow about possible problems with the Borla exhaust system fit
and finish. I had some problems with mine at first - the flange to the
catalytic converter was welded at the wrong angle. borla sent me a new one free
after I called. Beyond that, no problems at all - plenty of clearance with the
differential, and the exhaust fits almost exactly in the middle of the cutout
in the rear panel. Couldn't be better, nor could I be happier with it.
Frank
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 17:02:32 1994
From: frank.potter@his.com
Subject: ODD NOISES?
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 17:01:39 -0400
J Feionstein is wondering about a peculiar sound (like metal dragging) at
certain points in the course acceleration. I had a similar problem, which
turned out to be an inadequately welded heat shield off the manifold. Fixed
under warranty and never a problem again.
Frank
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 17:16:36 1994
From: Dore Brian K
Subject: Re: Miata FAQ on the Web
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 17:15:50 -0400
There seems to be a lot of problems accessing my web server. I've relayed
a few of the problems people are experiencing to our systems people to
investigate. A few people from off campus have succesfully accessed the
miata.html file from the URL I posted last week, so I assume that
something is working okay. I've had no problems using DOS, MAC, or Sun
Mosaic to access it from within our network.
This is a test site, the URL may change. Please don't add this URL
to a public menu. (Of course you can add it to your hotlist or whatever)
It should be available 24 Hours a day, 7 days a week.
If my server administrator finds (and/or corrects) a problem with our
server, I'll inform the list. The online FAQ will change (hopefully for
the better) as I play with it. I'm not going to send a message every
time I make a change, you'll just have to keep checking if you want
to see what I'm playing with. (I should have access to a color scanner
in the next week or so.)
Hope those of you who this works for enjoy it. I'm really sorry about
those of you who can't get it to work, we will try to make it happen.
Brian
Brian K. Dore' Internet : bkd@usl.edu
Systems Analyst U.S. Mail : PO Box 42770
USL Computing Center Lafayette, LA 70504
University of Southwestern LA Telephone : (318) 231-6868
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 18:20:00 1994
From: emcgee@merrimack.edu (Edward McGee)
Subject: MCA
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 18:18:56 -0400
I joined the Miata Club of America about two weeks ago. How long does it
take to get stuff in the mail. I have not received the latest issue of the
Mag. Also can you order back issues.
Thanks
Ed
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 18:50:11 1994
From: Milton Horst <71155.674@CompuServe.COM>
Subject: Re: Windows jarring loose
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 18:48:50 -0400
jnichols@ednet1.osl.or.gov (John D. Nicholson) writes:
>Anyone had their windows drop down a tad bit when hitting a bump
>at 65 mph or so? My passenger side window slips down about a
>16th of an inch..pretty annoying to have to reach over and make
>it snug again and again. Anyway to tighten this up? Maybe
I don't know if this is relevant, but I disassembled my
driver's-side window crank mechanism a few days ago and discovered
that there is a clock spring inside. Maybe this is intended to
somehow counterbalance the weight of the glass. I did not open
things up enough to see if it could be wound tighter/looser, but
it might be something to try. I only opened it far enough so
that I could pack it with grease to try to stop it from rattling
(it worked).
Milton Horst Seattle, WA '90 blue base
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 22:13:49 1994
From: craig@zilker.net (Craig Boyle)
Subject: Re: Bra-Less in Houston
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 22:12:33 -0400
>
>
> Eddie wrote:
>
> << Does anyone recommend getting a hood bra for the miata. My dealer
> << has them for 80 bucks.
>
> When I took it off after coming home, I was horrified to see a black
> "scar" that the bra had buffetted into the white paint around the
> front of the car. it was darkest around the edges of where the bra
> was, but if you stood back a little, you could see a gray "tan-line"
>
The Wolf bra does not leave any such marks on my blue 91. It is been
tried from Seattle to San Diego to Austin to Toronto etc. It does
result ijn overheating unless you cut the grille mesh away - found
this out while trailering in 100+ temps last summer.
Craig
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 22:20:06 1994
From: craig@zilker.net (Craig Boyle)
Subject: XGTV 4's work in the rain
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 22:19:28 -0400
A frequent topic of discussion is how bad the stock (SF 325's/D89's) are in the
rain.
Last night there was a huge rainstorm in Austin (looked good on the Weather
hannel radar). I usually hate driving in such weather as the Miata hates it.
The SF325's required 2nd gear starts in any kind of rain.
My (new to rain) XGTV4's performed incredibly, very little hydroplaning and
able to launch at 5000 without wheelspin from stoplights. Dry grip is
unnexceptional, but these tires are great in monsoons.
Running on full tread 205/55 15, Michelin XGTV 4's on 15x7 wheels.
May well be better in a smaller size
Craig
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>From archive-owner Tue May 31 23:36:40 1994
From: Al Staats
Subject: Re: Borla exhaust
Date: Tue, 31 May 1994 23:35:57 -0400
Jeff, you have already heard from Frank Potter, and maybe others but I'll
add my two cents. I developed the Borla exhaust for the Miata, my car has
the prototype that was used to build the jig. The system, of which I have
direct experience with 153 units, has had generally very favorable
response from owners. The fit, like all aftermarket systems is less
perfect than a stock one piece system, but if installed properly, is good.
It does come closer to the differential than the stock unit because the
intermediate pipe has one less bend. It centers just slightly right of
dead center in the rear but because of the more than 1 inch tolerence in
stock catyltic converters, this will vary from car to car. Of course, by
slightly rotating the muffler, this can be fine tuned.
The finish of the system, which is aircraft stainless steel, is dull with
a polished exhaust tip. The welds are strong and the integrity of the
system is superior to any other on the market (including the new Remus
system from Austria which we also sell, but is $200 more costly). All in
all, the Borla is in my opinion, the best aftermarket performance exhaust on
the market, particularly at the current selling prices offered by us and
the other Miata Mag. vendors.
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