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Last year was my rookie year too and the rock hard, 20-year-old tires I ran were great. Not that they had any grip, they didn't, but they did allowed me to learn what the car does at the limit without going warp-3. Based on my data set of 2, I'd run the cheapest tires you can find.

Paul

Thanks Walter.

Rich and I would like to be corner workers at Washington too, but I haven't found who to contact. Any leads?

Thanks Walter. If I move the whole hoop back, it hits the rear window. What I really need to do is leave the top of the U right where it is and rotate it's legs back.

The more I think about it, it may be best to make a new roll-hoop/B-pillar. Any rules about back-stays being continuous?

Paul

I was going to say...maybe that ledge. I dont know how the Miata unibody is made up. How does that surface with the wire harnesses running across it tie into the sills below it? If it doesnt look substantial you might consider going through it and tie the bottom of the main hoop into the floor and ...

sdwarf36 wrote:Spec miata cages-and MX-5 cup cars all mount the main hoop up on the ledge.

Thanks Sherman. I think I have an example of why that's the most common method.

Is it OK to cut and modify the 1-piece tube that makes the hoop behind the seats? The factory seat was squishy enough to fit next to this tube, but the racing seat's fiberglass shell isn't squishy. Basically, I need to move this one tube back about 3" and make a different mounting plate to atta...

I saw Walters picture of the seat bracket in the VW build thread. The bracket I have doesn't have half as many mounting holes and finding the right seat position has been elusive, so far. Can more mounting holes be drilled? If so, is there documentation about the limits of where and how many holes, ...

Thanks for the write-up. Great job. Now I have even more nutty ideas running around in my head.

Paul

Quicker:
I'm running a lowered Miata with about 3.0" ground clearance at the lowest point (roughly at the center of the car) and haven't bottomed yet. The roads are very, very bumpy though.

Paul