So we’re building a track car, as you may have seen in part 1 of our build. This week we made some progress in the area of “stance” – a term we’re using to describe the looks and attitude of the car.
The track car you will see coming to life on your screen is a combination of parts sourced from two other “donor” Miatas, as well as new parts. One of the two Miata “donors” was a nicely prepped but poorly powered track car, and the other was a well powered but “pretty much crappy everything else” car – including a “stanced out” appearance. While loads of negative camber and unintended rubbing may sound interesting to some, it’s a classic example of how too much of a good thing can be really bad.
So in Part 1 we dissected the cars, gathering the best components from each and putting everything back together in the chassis / body that was the best candidate for new paint. Once we had all the goods (drivetrain, suspension, braking, safety equipment) in one chassis / body – we moved on to getting it to look the way we wanted it to. As we mentioned in Part 1, we wanted to paint it Laguna Seca blue – mainly because it’s the best color in the world. To match the bright blue color, we went with black Advanti Storm S1 wheels in 15×9 dimension wrapped in 225 Nitto NT01 tires. A local shop helped us with fender rolling, tire mounting / balancing, and an aggressive track-oriented alignment.
After our fenders had been modified to fit the wheels and tires, we took the car to paint – where our local paint guy helped with prep and shooting the Laguna Seca Blue on. We’re really happy with the results, the LSB is a very dynamic color – it appears much lighter in sunlight and darker in shade and fits the Miata quite well.
Up next, we’ll be finishing up the car with some final interior and exterior modifications and give you a detailed run of the parts and our review of the components.