Sharka Build List

Welcome to the laundry-list-o-mods. This is a build list for Sharka, my 1st-gen MX-5. Miata. I could write a few pages of history. Instead of that, here's a little timeline.

July, 2000: Purchased Sharka, a 97 montego blue Miata with 51k miles on the clock.
August, 2000: Installed rollbar. Attended my first SoloII event. I was hooked.
2001: Autocrossed in B-stock class, came in 1st place for the year in my region.
2002: Miatas were bumped to C-stock. I raced another season in stock and came in 1st again.
2003-2004: The mod bug hit me. I installed a lot of parts (mostly suspension) and raced CSP for 2 seasons. Came in 2nd and 3rd for the respective years.
2005: I tried to race in SM2. I bought a supercharger. I installed a supercharger. I learned to hate vacuum leaks and supercharger belts. My car never ran well. I hated life.
2006: Ripped out supercharger, went back to N/A. Installed Link ECU. Life went back to being enjoyable.
2007: Installed 99 engine and gave up on modifying my car to fit a specific SCCA class. I just drove and played with my car for my own enjoyment. Life got even better.
2008: Lost Sharka-the-97 in a freeway hit. Could have lost my life. Instead of following sanity and moving on with some other car, I chose to rebuild Sharka, better/faster/stronger.
January, 2009: Purchased Sharka, a 95 montego blue Miata with 31k miles on the clock. Spent the next year rebuilding him.

Powertrain

• Fresh (10-15k miles) 1999 engine, head and intake manifold.
• Link "OBIWAN" ECU - Maybe my favorite mod ever.
• Carbon fiber Monsterflow intake
• Racing Beat 4-1 (94-97) header w/ TDR heat shield
• Racing Beat Powerpulse Exhaust (nice and quiet)
• Mazdaspeed (2005+ turbo NB) clutch
• Fidanza 8 lb aluminum flywheel
• Fresh NGK blue ignition wires (every 2 years!)
• Fresh NGK plugs
• Custom Zest-style turn signal intakes
• Carbon fiber NACA ducted headlight lid (read: COLD air)

Old Powertrain stuff

• (REMOVED!) BR Performance Coldside supercharger
• (REMOVED!) WMD Coldside intake
• (REMOVED!) WMD Coldside intake isolator box
• (REMOVED!) Improved Coldside idler system
• (REMOVED!) Coldside NACA ducted headlight lid - cold air for the Coldside.
• (REMOVED!) BRP dual feed fuel rail w/ Powercard piggyback computer
• (REMOVED!) Magnecor 8.5mm wires (caused misfire after 6 months of use)
• (REMOVED!) 2.5mm overbored throttle body
• (REMOVED!) Jackson Racing 4-2-1 header
• (REMOVED!) Enthuza M1 Racer (loud) cat-back exhaust system
• (REMOVED!) Flyin Miata 02 clamp

Suspension/Chassis

• Hard Dog Hard Core Double Diagonal M2 (HDHCDD) rollbar
• Flyin' Miata front shock tower brace
• Flyin' Miata frame rail stiffener braces
• Tein HA coilover kit for 99+ Miatas (NB)
• Tein pillowball front upper shock mounts (NB)
• DP6061 pillowball rear upper shock mounts
• Racing Beat 1.25" NB double-adjustable front swaybar
• Racing Beat swaybar backing plates
• Stock 11mm (94-97) and 12mm (90-93) rear swaybars (depending on autocross course)
• Racing Beat urethane swaybar end links (nice and quiet)
• Autocross: Kumho 215/45/13 Ecsta V710 tires on 13x7.5" Lenso VPD wheels
• Street: Toyo T1R (195/55/14) on 14"x7" Enkei RP-F1 wheels (8.6 lbs)
• Axxis Ultimates brake pads (4th set!)
• Autocross spec alignment

Old Suspension stuff

• (REMOVED!) KYB AGX shocks
• (REMOVED!) Spherical rod-end swaybar end links (clanky)
• (REMOVED!) Ground Control frankenstein NB coilover setup
• (REMOVED!) NB tophats for Ground Control setup
• (REMOVED!) Autocross: Kumho 225/50/15 Ecsta V710 tires on 15x7" Team Dynamics PR1 wheels
• (REMOVED!) Racing Beat solid NA front swaybar (too small)

Interior/Exterior

• Official WMD vinyl stripes (1" outside stripes, 10" inside stripe)
• Painted and striped Mazda front chin spoiler / airdam
• Painted and striped Mazda rear skirt
• Wolf Motorsports Development ABS front air splitter
• Moss updated Low-Profile headlights
• KG Works vintage Mazda nose emblem
• OEM 1960s-vintage Mazda emblem on the tail
• Street: Lotus Elise Probax fixed back seats
• Autocross: Momo 1000 Lakes FiA approved Kevlar/Carbon fixed back seat
• GForce 6 point camlock harness
• KG Works vintage Mazda horn button
• Momo Prototipo steering wheel (hand polished)
• Momo F1 "D shaped" steering wheel
• Momo Type 36 vintage steering wheel
• Nardi Tokyo polishied spoke steering wheel
• Honda S2000 starter button (working)
• Artworks Dewa brushed and polished HVAC panel
• KG Works chrome HVAC sliders
• VDO Industrial Chrome auxilary gauges - water, oil temp, and volt
• WMD angled single-DIN gauge holder
• Joyfast short shifter knob
• Cobra replica shifter ring bondo'd into the center console
• Voodoo polished aluminum brake knobs
• Leather shifter and brake boots - loose fit
• M-Road polished aluminum vent rings
• IL Motorsports chrome defroster plates
• Aerodramatics polished metal door cups
• KG Works chrome interior door latches
• 93LE polished Mazda OEM speaker plates
• Custom diamond-stitched door panels
• Custom polished aluminum gauge rings
• WMD padded armrest
• Custom F1-inspired gauge faces
• JVC Arsenal 800 mp3-playing head unit
• MB Quart 6.5" door speakers with integrated tweeters