THE CAR WAS SOLD 12/23/04
Updated 10/4/04-Added pictures of new seats from Northwest Automotive Leather
Updated 1/12/04-Added Leather Lid information
Updated 1/12/04-Added MSSS1 Installation How-To
Updated 10/6/03-Added pictures of my newly installed Hard Dog Center-braced Deuce on page 8. Also includes pics of custom windblock.
Updated 2/3/03-Added page 7 of winter beach trip pictures.
Updated 12/4/02-Updated page 5 with B-Quiet Extreme sound deadener installation, and pics of Cocomats on page 4.
Updated 11/26/02-Updated page 5 again with pictures of my MB Quart component speaker install utilizing the stock tweeter grilles.
Updated 10/30/02-I've updated page 5 with pictures of my amplifier installation and my hideaway antenna.
Updated 10/11/02-I've added pics with the windstop on page 6, as well as an explanation of how I modified the brackets to provide enough clearance for my M2 top.
Here's a picture of my 1993 LE, number 377 of 1500, taken during a drive up Page Mill Road in Palo Alto, CA. I purchased the car in June of 2001 on impluse. I had planned to pick up an older, inexpensive Miata as a second car the following summer. Ideally, it would be a sunburst or a silver, and I didn't want to spend more than about $4k. I started doing my research and stumbled across this car on eBay. Until I found it, I didn't know that the 93 LE existed, so I found Miata.net and quickly realized what a unique car it is. Luckily, the car was about five miles from me, so I went and took a drive. I was pretty high on the car immediately, and though it was way ahead of schedule and way out of my desired budget, I was the proud owner just a couple of days later. It was a total impulse buy, but I've had absolutely no buyer's remorse.
This is my second convertible, my first being a 1976 Fiat Spider that I bought when I was 17. It was a great car, and rarely had any mechanical problems. I think the only time it stranded me was when the starter went out. During one summer I installed a new top and, ironically, changed the interior color from red to black. I'm probably the only person on the block to have owned two convertibles with red interiors. That car was a good learning experience for me and it helped develop my love of roadsters.
Table of Contents
Page 2- 1993 LE Features
Page 3- List of Mods
Page 4- Various Pics
Page 5- New Stereo
Page 6- Oris Windstop Mod
Page 7- Winter Beach Trip
Page 8- Hard Dog Deuce and Tombstone Windblocker
Page 9- MSSS1 Replacement How-To
Page 10- Padded Leather Console Lid
