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In the beginning…

Once I decided I would start this project I realized I would need a donor. The North American favorite is the Mazda Miata because of the rear wheel drive configuration.

Talking to John Holt at HoltWheels and he mentioned he had this 94 with rear end damage. After discussing the terms we came to an agreement and he even delivered it.

What I landed on was a 94 Miata M with an open rear diff.

Driveline Donor.. in 2005

Reason it was a donor..

Build Table was needed and we used a piece of 1/4″ plate. It was “Flat enough” even though I see a good number of new builds with NASA level of engineering on their table.  I bought an abrasive saw- I wouldn’t recommend it. New carbide saws or band saws are leaps ahead.

Initial Build Table.. 1/4″ steel Plate
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2 Years with the Storebro Bruk

Shocking to believe that 2 years has flown by so quickly!   I bought this lathe after it fell over on a fork lift while being unloaded. Needless to say it needed work.

Looking back at it now I don’t regret buying the lathe because it fell and needed some work -all of those repairs were relatively easy.  What does concern me more is the footprint it occupies.  This is a big boy!

There are still some handles that need to be made and the motor has been rewired for  VFD. In terms of performance it is certainly a rock star!

In the near future I hope to provide some updates with where the machine is and what was needed to get there.

 

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First Post- Why I created this page..

One of the most frustrating things I have encountered lately is a fortune of great posts being ruined by images no longer being available because of hosting changes.  I told myself that I wanted to own all the pieces for future preservation!

I previously had a web server and it required a good bit of rework… rather than doing all that hard labor I just created this site!

About 13 years ago I started on the car you see below. There should be a good number of historic pages added to discuss the build and modifications.