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December 6, 2004: A friend needed some tires, so I donated the set that was on my spare wheels.
This means I have four bare wheels just waiting for me to do something interesting. Trouble? Oh, of course! They're standard 1990 Miata wheels with the pesudo-Panasport look and light weight, perfect for the car. Being a child of the 80's, I want to paint them black with a polished lip. I've always liked this look and I think it will suit the car well. Ideally I'd match the paint on the front fenders but I don't know if I'll be willing to spring for more BMW paint. This thread on Miataforum has some good directions as well as photos of some nicely finished wheels. A bit of playing around with Photoshop has shown that this should look good. As usual, I am open to suggestions via email or the guestbook. These will end up as my normal street wheels with Azenis tires. I'll also have to do some repair on the wheels as the previous owner sometimes parked by feel.

On other fronts, the oil pan is being cleaned right now and I'm trying to decide on the valve springs. It's a reasonable price for me, I just have to suck it up and do it. I also received my remaining wiper parts and they'll do the job perfectly. It'll take some nerve to cut into that scuttle for the wipers but it really does need to be done eventually. I am also contemplating some changes to the suspension setup based on what I'm seeing in photos, most noteably increased ride height.

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