Morrison's Garage

Building on a tradition of over 70 years of Morrison men playing with cars.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Painting a Miata, part 2

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The paint prep continues. The entire car has been sanded with 400-grit and some small dings on the passenger side filled. I also filled the...
Sunday, November 13, 2011

Painting a Miata, part 1

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I started sanding the body today. I'm using sanding pads with 400 grit dry sandpaper. Once I hit the paint with sandpaper I passed the ...

Final details on the cooling system.

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So today I installed the Koyorad radiator in the Miata and got the rest of the coolant hoses installed. I also finalized the routing of the...
Thursday, November 10, 2011

Koyorad 37mm Aluminum Radiator

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Got this in from Good-Win Racing today. Nicely packaged to arrive safely. Beautifully made, very light, and should perform well. The M...
Monday, November 07, 2011

Engine install details

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I found the issue with my transmission not wanting to mate to the engine. It was my fault. Using the transmission jack, I got the transmiss...
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Installing the Miata Engine.

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Today I installed the flywheel and clutch and dropped the engine in the car. But first... Here's my method for getting seals out. Fir...

Engine details

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I was a little premature in declaring the motor 'done'. In reality there were still a few tasks to take care of. I wanted to get as ...
Friday, October 21, 2011

Motor done

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Ok, I'm declaring the motor DONE. I got the oil pan reinstalled today. The front and rear gaskets cost me $4.50. They go on the curved ...
Friday, October 14, 2011

On Leaky Oil Pans and Intake Manifolds

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Before I pulled this engine I knew I had some serious oil leaks. I was getting drips on the garage floor and the whole bottom of the car was...
Sunday, October 09, 2011

Miata Cylinder Head Assembly and Installation

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This weekend I concentrated on getting the engine together. The '99 head is going on the '94 short block. I had to install the valv...
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