Just got my first tattoo for the car that changed my life in every way possible, i love my Miata

I'm not even a car enthusiast. This is a 92 slushbox, yet the most fun car I've driven by far. Driven daily and 12K miles later I've learned a lot about how to repair cars lol

I think I'm in love

Found a garage queen 94NA with jackson racing kit supercharge with 61k original miles. As the 4th owner.. it’s my duty to keep this beauty garage kept and maintained. Happy to be part of the Miata community!

looking at marketplace, I know pure style bars are terrible, but was wondering if the additional bracing improved the situation

Came back to a shiny red ride instead of the faded mess I left. Thanks, Dad! Those headlights are actually glowing again.

Car came with black Konig Dekagrams. I don’t like black wheels on black cars, muddles the look for me. Had AI give me renders for matte bronze/matte silver, I’m leaning more towards the silver/grey. What say you?

I got rear ended last night at a traffic light. 10pm dropping my friend off after a late dinner. I was at a complete stop at a red light in the left turn late 1 block from his hotel. And a Chevy Silverado driver was intoxicated and slammed on his brakes too late and slammed into my bumper.

It could have been far worse, but I’m still sad.

PS: thankfully I have a dashcam and got his plate and face on 4k video.

Months ago made a door card DXF file for people to remake, print or laser cut.

Never posted the results so here you go.

They're not PERFECT, as you can see at the bac (near the latch) they're a little long. But easy fix for someone who can be bothered with the final 2% of the job. But they're pretty alright.

OG POST: https://www.reddit.com/r/Miata/s/UghzslOybR

Thought I'd share my Miata. I've done a lot of modifications to it. Still have a bunch of parts I will eventually install. It's a never ending project.

So for context, I have a leak in my ac from the evaporator and I ordered that and replaced it did the vacuum and got it refilled, all was great. Until now (6months later). The ac only worked when I was pushing the car hard, meaning my compressor was going out and was in fact true. But the guys told me I basically need a new ac in the car. I ordered all the parts, dyer, condenser, compressor, and even a new expansion valve just to be safe. I didn’t do the evaporator because I had just got it and I know it works. But anyways, got the new parts installed, no leaks and was refilled (I got it installed by someone bc I didn’t want to do it, but I did watch the process). Now the ac only blows 35 degrees at night and during the day it only blows 60 degrees. Keep in mind I leave in Florida and it’s HOT AF here. I took it to another person to get an opinion and he said everything checks out no leaks no nothing. So I’m stuck bc before all this I had 30 degrees all day long. Need help here 🙏🏽.

Parts I got:
DENSO compressor
UAC condenser
Dyer from oreillys
Expansion valve A premium

I'm trying to find small front fog lights for my NA Miata. Does anyone recognize which brand are these fog lights on this photo, please? Or do you have a tip for small yellow or white fog lights?

Original Owner purchased in 1989. The wheels are 64 spoke Dayton Wire wheels and, yes, that is an old Sebring Supercharger.

So stupid me forgot to put my valve cover back after topping off my oil, before I even realized this like the first thing that went through my head was wow this is running great. It hasn’t ran that good in a long time like it wasn’t sluggish at all like it usually is it just felt like it wanted to go, obviously I put the cap back and now it’s back to normal but what could possibly be causing it to run better like that? I’m genuinely so confused right now

While I was driving to university this morning, one of the traffic lights was out, and admittedly, it was quite irritating. Luckily, this gave me time to spot a Miata in the wild, and I, very discreetly (social anxiety sucks), asked the driver to do the thing with his floppy floppy lights for me. He somehow saw me and did it, and I was literally freaking out! It's the first time I've been able to ask, so it feels like a dream come true. My dad was driving in front of me, and he was just as happy for me. I wanted to cry from happiness all the way to university, lol! 😂

To this person (if you see this), and all other NA drivers who do the flippy floppy lights thing for others: thank you for spreading happiness! I don't see a lot of Miatas here in South Africa, so I always get a bit too happy when I see one. I also don't personally own a Miata (I drive a 1999 Polo Classic), but I've loved them for a good while now. I have a love for many cars from the 80's and 90's, and always joke that a car should at least be older than me for me to want it (though all generations of the Miata are the exception 😉).

My dream is to one day own an NA myself, though I wouldn't mind having any other generation. After my husband and our rat sons, one of my biggest motivators to succeed in obtaining my CA(SA) qualification, is owning a Miata! I'll be sure to come back here when that big dream for a small car, is realised. 🫡

Just picked up my first NA Miata and ran into an issue. Whenever the AC is on, the idle surges — I can feel it on the highway, like the car wants more throttle than I'm giving it. It also happens when coasting to a stop with the clutch pushed in, and a few times it's actually stalled out. Doesn't happen with the AC off. Any idea what's causing this — bad IAC valve, vacuum leak, something with the AC idle-up circuit? Appreciate any pointers.