Who says Miatas aren't useful?
 

I'm moving next week and had to pick up some boxes. 18 in fact. They all fit in the Miata...

...sorta.

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It was an exciting drive home.

Fix your e-brake

:D

I wish I could find the picture I took when I had a sofa strapped to the back of my '90.

Whats wrong with the ebrake? Too far up?

What's wrong with my e-brake? It functions fine, calipers are adjusted, no slack in cable, etc.

He's Canadian, pay no attention to him.

Get back to me when you have removed the passenger seat and have a dressed motor in the passenger section. Not that I have done this. I have two trucks so I have no need for such shenanigans but I have seen it done.

No motor in the pax area right now, although I did recently carry a transmission there.

This is what my car looks like at the moment:

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It usually has one or two more pieces attached.

How to carry a mountain bike in a Miata.

Step 1: Put mountain bike in Miata.

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Step 2: Drive.


Harbor Freight nylon straps FTW. These are probably the single most useful thing I have ever purchased. Perfectly stable at 75 MPH.

ITT: Joe installs a roll bar in his Miata with HF straps.

I will eat a bowl of cat penises before I put a rollbar in my car.

Took home a 21 Gallon floor standing air compressor in the passenger seat. Wouldn't have fit standing up in most other cars!

When I have to buy a few 10' 2x4s, I take the miata to Home Depot instead of my outback because long boards don't fit in the wagon. Practical my ass.

I've hauled a kayak + paddle standing upright in the passenger's seat, 100 miles, at 80mph.

Odd question, but why dont you have a trunk?

I once climbed into my Miata on the way home from school with 20 party ballons...top up. It was my daughter's second birthday and I wasn't going to dissappoint.

The only one that popped was the one right next to my eardrum.

To whom is that question meant to be addressed?

Asks the man without a trunklid...

Well, that's why I was wondering. It's pretty damned obvious that I have a trunk- you can see it through the gaping hole which, on most miatas, is covered by a large, heavy lid.

You might as well ask "Why don't you have a top" or "Why don't you have a large wooden crate containing 500 lbs of cast-iron dildos strapped to the hood?"

So, Joe, why don't you have a large wooden crate containing 500 lbs of cast-iron dildos strapped to the hood exactly again?!?

The problem with your e-brake is that you are from Florida.



And that was the last time the mountain bike ever moved.

Joe, my question should have been more clear. Why don't you a have trunk lid installed onto the vehicle?

I do have a trunk lid installed on the vehicle. That picture was taken days ago when it was off.

(Not having a trunk lid is actually quite inconvenient. No secure place to stash things like your laptop when you go into a store.)

Obtuse answers. This is not court, no need to play lawyer games.

Why was it removed in the first place? And what about the top? Were you painting the well?

Because he is from Florida.

Hehe. Sorry, I've been in an ironic mood lately.

Yeah, I decided to paint the car. Using the infamous Brightside, and frankly, it looks like crap. Lots of orange-peel, more than a few fisheyes. Not nearly as bad as what was there before, but apparently I suck a bodywork and paint.

Fisheye usually indicates moisture in the paint. Were you spraying from a can, or a sprayer? High humidity outside? Sometimes small debris (pollen) can land on the fresh paint and cause it, too.

Orange peel is very hard to eliminate. It's usually a result of laying it on too thick, or not letting the first coat dry before putting on another. Mostly, it's the first one. If it's a smooth surface, I just sand it off, but sanding inside the boot area would be a royal pain in the posterior region.

My E-brake is the same way.

You MIGHT want to adjust your e-brake.

I carried a large dog cage (boxed) in mine for about 5 miles once. It wasn't too bad except when the wind caught it and tried ripping it out of my hand.

at one point, i had a box that was about 30x30x30 filled with my gf's ----.
took out pass seat and managed to balance it between the rollbar and windshield bar thingy

I was always under the impression that paint "fish eyes" when oil is present from not being cleaned properly prior to painting.

Yes, that is another cause. But, painting outside bodywork (virtuallly all my experience) you don't see much oil or grease contamination. You do get tiny spots where wind borne stuff like tree sap, pollen and even sweat droplets cause it.

Not having a dryer in the line from the compressor is usually the cause of moisture. Run a die grinder on a humid day, and you'll spit all sorts of water out the exhaust.

One of these days I'll get some pis of the cars I helped prep and paint.

I've hauled a few things in my miata. Mostly just lumber for house projects, having a convertible was a good thing honestly.

Well, here's what my air supply looks like:

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Filter / regulator, then disposable moisture separator, then desiccant. I don't think moisture in the line is a problem, I think I just suck at this.

Are you certain it isn't surface contaminants Joe?

You seem to be jumping to the conclusion of it being water in the line when it could very well be simply surface contaminants.