Baby avec les stripes

Baby is a 1990 Classic Red Miata. A full list of her modifications is available, but you're here to see photos. Visible modifications include lowering by 1.5" or so, the factory air dam and 16" SSR wheels. Now, she's got the rear skirt modified to work with the dual pipes and a roll bar. The stripes are a metallic silver, 8" wide, with about 1.5" in between. They were not done from a kit, but from regular 3M vinyl. Oh yes, that roll bar.

Enough of that - on to the photos!

Dressed up for Hallowe'en. The most popular pumpkin on the block! This shot is more dramatic.

Her current appearance:

My current top picks:

At a recent autocross. Fastest time of the day by a long shot! Here's another, along with a shot of a great race face. What's in that trunk, anyhow?
Sometimes we autocross in the wet. Yeehah!
One of my favorites ever: at night with the new wheels.
Baby and 338 and a sun flare.
With the Golf. More Golf photos are here.

This photo appeared in Road&Ster issue #17. Road&Ster is the Japanese Eunos and Mazda Roadster Club magazine. I'm baffled at how it got there, but I'm proud :)

With 338. Baby's got a new friend. Here are some family photos of the two cars. You can also look at them as before and after shots, as that's what Baby looked like a few years ago.

Portrait - (63k).
Ride height difference - (47k). This shows the drop in ride height between a 1990 with tired springs and shocks, and FM springs. You can also see the difference in sun flare (as above)
Noses - (38k). You can see the monster brakes peeking out.
From above - (51k). That's the proud owner of 338 with the cars.

Roll bar! It's a Hard Dog Sport in black with a leather cover. Very nice, and it also both stiffens the car and protects my head. Of course, I haven't actually confirmed the protection aspect, but that's what they tell me.

The duals, fat rubber, and roll bar.
Rear quarter - (42k). Yes, that's snow in the background.
Rear cockpit - (55k). A good view of the Momo wheel, Voodoo Ti shift knob and various other bits.
Nothin' but roll bar - (49). Check out that cover. Very well done.
Interior trim - (35k). You've got to do a bit of chopping to get a roll bar in.

New wheels! 16" SSR Integrals. Only 14 lbs each!

Side - (18k)
Rear quarter - (37k)

In the Poconos at MMM...

Between two 99's. Nice colour combo!
My friend Werner drove her on his 40th birthday at the autox in the Poconos.

The Z3. This is interesting, as they don't look like the same scale! I came across the Z3 parked at the side of the road.

Front - (30k)
Rear - (32k)

Old favorites:

Front view - I love this shot. (42k)
Front quarter view - walking around the car. You can just see the M behind the front wheels. (52k)
The M - That's Mr.Blue in the reflection. (22k)
Rear quarter view - This is probably the best shot of the striped hardtop, and you can see the duals pretty nicely. (32k)
Rear - The hardtop and the duals. This is what most other drivers see. (61k)
Squirt - The latest addition to the familiy. They make a really cute pair, really. The stripes are even made of the same stuff, and that little sucker really scoots! (26k)
The VW - Well, I couldn't resist. This way, I can always find my car in a parking lot no matter which one I drove! Also:From the front
With a couple of friends - Three 1990s. Taken at the Underground Miata Network driving day. (17k)
Several months of the year, this is what Baby has to deal with. And people wonder why I use a windblocker! (33k)

There are a few photos of Baby with Mr. Blue over at his place. You can compare a stock car to my modified one there.

Some photos from when I had a Racing Beat style bar installed. I kept it for a week, and then took it off again. It just didn't fit with my concept of how the car should be modified.

Front view - not much to see of the bar, but you can spot the lights and the wonderful autumn colours. (49k)
Side view (26k)
Rear quarter - probably the best of the bunch. Dual humps, dual stripes, dual exhausts.... (41k)
Rear view (44k)

A couple of other shots, but not the best ones.

A shot from the roof, taken with the hardtop on. Good view of the stripes, but the car's got snow on it! (18k)
Same angle, 24 hours later. A little more snow on the car! (18k)
Close-up of the rear, in which you can see the new rear skirt. The sticker on it (long removed) said "By Dealer Alternative". Thanks, Bill! (27k)

Interested in putting stripes on your own Miata? Here are a few resources:

Other striped Miatae, including a couple of sources of stripes
I think you need to visit The Stripe Machine. Java required.

Keith Tanner
keith@miata.net
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