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June 22, 2004: I decided to hook up the throttle pedal last night.
I think I've got pretty good pedal placement but that will be confirmed later. I also put together the box that covers the steering column and top of the pedal. The dimensions were pretty good but one of the bends wasn't done on a break and I had to do a bit of hammering to get things to fit. It'll stay in shape when the rivets are popped into place. The rectangular hole for the throttle cable was both in the wrong place and too big - the cable wouldn't snap into place. It was easy enough to rectify this. I'll need to fabricate a different throttle cable bracket as well, as the Miata one is too far back for this setup. But now all I need is a steering wheel and I can play Race Car Driver with a working gearshift, brakes and throttle!

I just had a chat with Larry at OK Miata. They've put together one of these cars with an eye towards customer buildups. The final weight ended up at just over 1200 lbs and they've used a number of the same parts I have. They also report breaking the differential mounts almost immediately...

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