01-11-2009, 09:28 PM
Edit: Original "ZOMG I bought it" thread is here.
I figured I'd better start a thread now that I'm doing things to my car.
For starters, it's a 1995 Miata with the 1.8L motor. Makes ~128 HP at the crank, no idea how much at the wheels (less, duh). It has the Popular Equipment package, so I have cruise, power windows, headrest speakers, and a Torsen LSD.
Mods so far:
JVC KD-G510 head unit installed to replace my 13-y.o. Mazda unit.
Pioneer door speakers, to replace the crumbly Mazda ones
Headrest speakers replaced, with 3" ones from a Zenith home-theater-in-a-box system. They suck less than the Mazda ones that were (again) falling apart.
I also installed a set of Flyin' Miata sway bars over the break. Here's my first "issue" I guess. Front one is installed fine. Rear is, too, except for one bolt on a bushing. We uh, snapped it in half. Most of the bolt is still in the car. The sway bar is on, but I need to get the bolt out and replace it. Soon.
So, any tips for getting that bolt out? I know I can run to Lowe's and buy another bolt, but I may have to drill the other one out. It's threaded, I think. We tried just hammering it out and that failed.
The project thread begins [/list]
I figured I'd better start a thread now that I'm doing things to my car.
For starters, it's a 1995 Miata with the 1.8L motor. Makes ~128 HP at the crank, no idea how much at the wheels (less, duh). It has the Popular Equipment package, so I have cruise, power windows, headrest speakers, and a Torsen LSD.
Mods so far:
JVC KD-G510 head unit installed to replace my 13-y.o. Mazda unit.
Pioneer door speakers, to replace the crumbly Mazda ones
Headrest speakers replaced, with 3" ones from a Zenith home-theater-in-a-box system. They suck less than the Mazda ones that were (again) falling apart.
I also installed a set of Flyin' Miata sway bars over the break. Here's my first "issue" I guess. Front one is installed fine. Rear is, too, except for one bolt on a bushing. We uh, snapped it in half. Most of the bolt is still in the car. The sway bar is on, but I need to get the bolt out and replace it. Soon.
So, any tips for getting that bolt out? I know I can run to Lowe's and buy another bolt, but I may have to drill the other one out. It's threaded, I think. We tried just hammering it out and that failed.
The project thread begins [/list]
Now:
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M
'16 Ram 1500 | '97 BMW M3 | Some Press Loan
Then:
87 BMW 325e | 91 BMW 535i | 96 BMW 328i | 95 BMW 325i | 95 Mazda Miata | 13 Focus ST | 09 BMW 128i | 00 Pontiac Firebird | 05 Yukon Denali | 96 BMW 328iC | 11 Ford F-150 | 06 BMW M3 | 10 Range Rover SC | '03 Ford Ranger | '18 Ford F-150 | '01 BMW X5 | '98 Volvo S70 T5M